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SUMMARY:Preparedness Summit 2025
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Preparedness Summit will be held this year from April 29 – May 2 in San Antonio\, Texas. \nJoin more than 2\,500 attendees—who work in all levels of the government (federal\, state\, and local)\, emergency management\, volunteer organizations\, healthcare coalitions\, and academia—to share best practices\, build partnerships\, advance your skillset\, and take away innovative solutions and practical strategies to address the vulnerabilities in our country’s health security system. \nHighlighted presentations include: \n\nA Common Operating Platform to Support Public Health Readiness and Response\nConsiderations of Moral Injury in Health Care Providers Treating Patients with Acute Radiation Syndrome in the Aftermath of a Nuclear Disaster\nRisk Communications for Radiological Emergencies\nUpdate to the CDC Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Anthrax\nModernizing Pandemic Preparedness with Virtual Tabletop Simulations\nImproving Pre-Distribution of Potassium Iodide (KI) in a Nuclear Jurisdiction through Community Partnerships\nLeveraging Vaccine Policy Data for Domestic Preparedness\nDevelopment of Guidance to Address Gaps and Needs to Efficiently Meet the Needs of Those at Increased Risk During Decontamination and Evacuation\nHospital Playbook for Special Populations Experiencing High-Consequence Infectious Diseases\nA Dashboard Design for a Radiological Emergency Public Health Response in New York City\nA Low Resource\, High-Impact Special Pathogens Unit Call Down Drill at NYC H+H/Bellevue Hospital\nActual POV Throughput Determination Based on 2024 Fall Vaccination Clinic Time Studies and Its Application in POD/POV Planning\nAdapting in a Crisis: Leveraging Remote Response Capabilities for Public Health Coordination in Hurricane Beryl Response\nAlliance for Health System Resilience: A Novel Workforce Development Collaboration\nASPR Trends Reporting as a Tool for Data-Informed Transition from Disaster Response to Recovery Efforts\nAssessing Individual and Community Preparedness to Disasters and Pandemics in the State of Idaho\nLessons Learned from Oregon’s Clinical Laboratory Consortium during COVID-19\nBrewing Resilience: Stirring Community Health Workers into the Emergency Preparedness Blend\nBuilding a Resilient Health System: Development of a Health Emergency Operations Center\nChicago MRC Volunteers: Mobilizing a Swift and Diverse Response to the 2024 Measles Outbreak at New Arrival Shelters\nLeveraging Data-Driven Decision Making to Minimize Impacts of Disease on Incident Response\nConverting a Hotel into a Hospital: A Solution for Medical Surge\nTransitioning to a Pharmacy Emergency Response Model in Kentucky\nEnhancing Public Health and Medical Safety During National Special Security Events\nEnsuring Medical Countermeasures Reach Those at Increased Risk During the Recovery Phase of Emergency Responses\nEstablishing an Innovative and Customizable Health and Homeland Alert Network Emergency Notification Syste\nEvaluating the Effectiveness of Self-Swabbing Among Children for Improved Public Health Surveillance\nExamining How Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) Fill the Gaps in Disaster Preparedness Efforts in Florida Communities\n\nThe Preparedness Summit is the first and longest-running national conference on public health preparedness. Since its beginning in 2007\, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has taken a leadership role in convening a wide array of partners to participate in the Summit; presenting new research findings\, sharing tools and resources\, and providing a variety of opportunities for attendees to learn how to implement model practices that enhance the nation’s capabilities to prepare for\, respond to\, and recover from disasters and other emergencies. \nPlease visit the Preparedness Summit website for more information and to register to attend. \n 
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/preparedness-summit-2025/
LOCATION:Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center\, 200 E Market St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
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SUMMARY:BBSRC Sparking Innovation Conference 2025
DESCRIPTION:The UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) will host an innovation conference 30 April – 1 May 2025 in Leeds. \nThe conference aims to bring together the bioscience community to showcase bioscience innovation and enable meaningful connections and collaboration opportunities through a series of dedicated panel discussions\, presentations and networking opportunities. \nBringing together over 150 bioscience innovators\, academics\, entrepreneurs\, investors\, industrialists and broader members of the UK bioscience community. \nThe conference will be focused on enabling knowledge exchange\, networking\, discussing challenges and future needs of bioscience innovation in the UK. The event features a bio-innovation showcase and start-up demo day. \nPlease visit the BBSRC website for more information and to register to attend.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/bbsrc-sparking-innovation-conference-2025/
LOCATION:The Leeds Met Hotel\, 5 King Street\, Leeds\, LS1 2HQ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Astrobiodefense: Biological Threats and the Next Frontier
DESCRIPTION:This Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will convene a meeting on May 8\, 2025 to discuss Astrobiodefense: Biological Threats and the Next Frontier. \nThe focus of this meeting will be to provide the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense with a better understanding of how to strengthen international astrobiodefense and planetary protection efforts through: \n\nCurrent government astrobiodefense efforts\nNew scientific and technological advances for astrobiodefense\nCollaborative efforts and public-private partnerships\n\nThe event will be held in Washington D.C \nPlease visit the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense website for more information.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/astrobiodefense-biological-threats-and-the-next-frontier/
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SUMMARY:WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: The New Face of Pandemic Preparedness
DESCRIPTION:Charting Resilience in a Fragmented World \nPublic health leaders\, global health professionals\, and policymakers are invited to join the second installment of the WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: The New Face of Pandemic Preparedness\, taking place virtually on 14 May 2025. This timely consultation will feed into the development of the 2025 Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) Report\, a strategic document shaping the future of global health security in a world transformed by COVID-19. \nRethinking Preparedness in a Post-COVID World\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has served as a stark reminder that health crises reverberate far beyond hospitals and clinics. With impacts spanning from economic downturns and labor disruptions to inflation and weakened development gains\, it is clear that traditional approaches to pandemic preparedness must evolve. The upcoming webinar explores how emerging vulnerabilities—from digital dependencies to misinformation and geopolitical instability—are reshaping the global preparedness landscape. \nThis webinar is a key part of a broader consultative process for the GPMB’s 2025 report\, which will focus on three pivotal questions: \n\nWhat are the various impacts of pandemics we need to prepare for?\nAfter COVID-19\, what can we anticipate for the next crisis?\nWhat insights can be drawn to improve preparedness in a fragmented world?\n\nWebinar Objectives\nParticipants will gain insight into: \n\nThe short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across regions and sectors.\nHow these impacts are informing revisions of pandemic preparedness strategies and National Action Plans for Health Security.\nKey lessons learned\, policy gaps\, and strategic directions for strengthening resilient\, adaptive preparedness systems.\n\nFeatured Speakers\nThis high-level consultation brings together global leaders in public health: \n\nDr Maha El Rabbat\, Former Minister of Health and Population of Egypt\nProf Mika Salminen\, Director General\, National Institute for Health and Welfare\, Finland\nDr Palitha Karunapema\, Director\, Health Information Unit\, Ministry of Health\, Sri Lanka\nDr Lisa Indar\, Executive Director\, Caribbean Public Health Agency\, Trinidad and Tobago\nDr Abdou Salam Gueye\, Regional Emergency Director\, WHO AFRO\nProf Victor J. Dzau\, President\, U.S. National Academy of Medicine\n\nModerated by: \n\nDr Sylvie Briand\, Director\, GPMB Secretariat\nDr Maaya Kita\, Technical Officer\, GPMB Secretariat\n\nJoin the Conversation\nAs the world faces evolving global threats\, it is more important than ever to build a shared understanding of pandemic risks and develop cohesive\, forward-looking preparedness plans. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the dialogue shaping the next generation of global health resilience. \nLearn more and register at the WHO event page
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/who-epi-win-webinar-the-new-face-of-pandemic-preparedness/
LOCATION:https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QUPGpWdWSY-yZV9MqhJEvQ#/registration
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SUMMARY:Assessing Research Security Efforts in Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:The National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine will convene a meeting of experts on 22023 May 2025 to explore potential avenues\, challenges\, and opportunities to assess the effectiveness and progress of current U.S. Federal government research security efforts in higher education\, as well as potential new efforts \nThe primary focus is research security and protection efforts at the Department of Defense (DoD)\, although initiatives at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other Federal agencies will also be considered\, to the extent feasible. \nThe event will bring together DoD and other Federal agency representatives\, higher education administrators\, national security experts\, research administration experts\, program and policy evaluation experts\, and the broader academic community. \nThe Meeting of Experts will be convened to scope out topics and issues for the workshop\, including working definitions\, types\, and goals of research security\, potential frameworks for understanding research security efforts in higher education\, and lessons learned from other types of related assessments\, such as in dual-use research of concern. \nPlease visit the National Academies’ Assessing Research Security Efforts in Higher Education event page for more information.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/assessing-research-security-efforts-in-higher-education-experts-meeting-and-workshop-series/
LOCATION:National Academy of Sciences\, 2101 Constitution Avenue Northwest\, Washington\, DC\, 20418\, United States
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