Simultaneous American Sign Language, French, and Spanish translation will be available during each session.
May 20 at 9:00 - 10:30 am MT/5:00 - 6:30 pm CET
July 1st
Sanjeev Arora, MD
Director, Project ECHO
Matthew Bouchonville, MD
Associate Director, ECHO Institute
March 1, 2021
COVID-19 Diagnostics
Innovation and development of SARS CoV-2 diagnostic tests is happening at a rapid pace. Yet innovation isn’t the only thing that is needed to ensure tests are safe, effective and lead to public health action. Understanding the significance and clinical impact for healthcare providers is essential. This panel of international experts provides insights on the latest diagnostic innovations. We’ll discuss the ways diagnostic developments impact public health and the challenges associated with regulation and implementation during the pandemic.
February 1, 2021
Global Learning Collaborative: Infodemic
Innovation and development of SARS CoV-2 diagnostic tests is happening at a rapid pace. Yet innovation isn’t the only thing that is needed to ensure tests are safe, effective and lead to public health action. Understanding the significance and clinical impact for healthcare providers is essential. This panel of international experts provides insights on the latest diagnostic innovations. We’ll discuss the ways diagnostic developments impact public health and the challenges associated with regulation and implementation during the pandemic.
Moderator: Hanan Balkhy, MD, Assistant Director General for AMR, Lead, ACT-A Diagnostics Pillar, World Health Organization
Emma Hannay, MD, MPH, ACT-Accelerator Secretariat, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND);
Frank Konings, PhD, Senior Laboratory Advisor, WHO
Irena Prat, Group Lead, Assessments/Diagnostics, WHO
February 1, 2021
Supporting Equitable Vaccine Distribution Worldwide Infodemic
Join leaders from the World Health Organization for an update on vaccine distribution. Chief Scientist Dr. Souyma Swaminathan will moderate a panel of experts discussing updates on COVID-19 vaccine distribution on a global scale, including strategies to support equitable vaccine delivery.
Souyma Swaminathan, MD, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization
Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo, MD, MSc, Technical Lead for the R & D Blueprint, World Health Organization
Ann Lindstrand, MD, MPH, PhD, Unit Lead, Essential Programme on Immunization, World Health Organization
Richard Mihigo, MD, MPH, Coordinator, Immunization and Vaccine Development Programme, WHO Regional Office for Africa
Souyma Swaminathan, MD, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization
Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo, MD, MSc, Technical Lead for the R & D Blueprint, World Health Organization
Ann Lindstrand, MD, MPH, PhD, Unit Lead, Essential Programme on Immunization, World Health Organization
Richard Mihigo, MD, MPH, Coordinator, Immunization and Vaccine Development Programme, WHO Regional Office for Africa
December 7, 2020
Science and the Response to the COVID-19 " Infodemic "
Soumya Swaminathan, MD, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization
November 2, 2020
What Have We Learned About the Clinical Management of COVID-19 Patients?
Moderator: Soumya Swaminathan, MD, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization
Panelists: Maurizio Cecconi, MD FRCA FFICM, Head of Department Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Units, Humanitas Research Hospital;
Janet Diaz, MD, Team Lead, World Health Organization;
Flavia Ribeiro Machado, MD, PhD, Professor, Chief of Division of Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain, Federal University of Sao Paulo;
Zarir Udwadia, MD, FRCP, FCCP, Consultant Chest Physician, Hinduja Hospital & Research Center, Breach Candy Hospital, and Parsee General Hospitals
September 18, 2020
What Have We Learned About COVID-19 Transmission?
Panel Moderator: Soumya Swaminathan, MD; Chief Scientist, WHO
Session will begin with a 10-minute overview from Dr. Swaminathan regarding current updates on COVID-19.
Panelists
This series was created with the generous philanthropic support of the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and The Audacious Project.