Global Learning Collaborative Sessions
Sessions are held from 8:30 – 10:00 am MT; 1530 – 1700 UTC
Simultaneous French and Spanish translation will be available during each session.
Upcoming Sessions
Date | Title | Speakers | Registration Link |
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February 1, 2021 | Supporting Equitable Vaccine Distribution Worldwide |
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Register for this session |
March 1, 2021 | COVID-19 Diagnostics | Dr. Souyma Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization | Register for this session |
March 15, 2021 | What have we learned about the Chronic Outcomes of COVID-19? | TBA | Register for this session |
Facilitation by:

Sanjeev Arora, MD
Director, Project ECHO
Matthew Bouchonville, MD
Associate Director, ECHO Institute
Past Sessions
February 1, 2020
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.
Panelists
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Souyma Swaminathan, MD, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization
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Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo, MD, MSc, Technical Lead for the R & D Blueprint, World Health Organization
- Sanne Wendes, MSc, Lead Design and Operationalisation, Office of the COVAX Facility at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Didactics
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Souyma Swaminathan, MD, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization
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Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo, MD, MSc, Technical Lead for the R & D Blueprint, World Health Organization
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Richard Mihigo, MD, MPH, Coordinator, Immunization and Vaccine Development Programme, WHO Regional Office for Africa
- Sanne Wendes, MSc, Lead Design and Operationalisation, Office of the COVAX Facility at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Session Videos
December 7, 2020
Science and the Response to the COVID-19 " Infodemic "
Moderator
Soumya Swaminathan, MD, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization
Panelists
- John R. Inglis, PhD, Director Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press;
- Amadou Sall, PhD, CEO, Institut Pasteur, Senegal, Director, WHO Collaborating Center for Arboviruses and viral hemorrhagic fever;
- Devi Sridhar, MPhil, DPhil, Professor & Chair, University of Edinburgh
- Zeynep Tufeckci, PhD , Associate Professor, UNC, Chapel Hill;
- Siouxsie Wiles, PhD, Associate Professor, Microbiologist and Science Communicator, University of Auckland
- Video (English)
- Video (French)
- Video (Spanish)
Didactics
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
- Jay Butler, MD; Deputy Director, US Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- George Gao, DPhil, 王晓琪; Director-General, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC)
- Marion Koopmans, DVM, PhD; Head of Department, Viroscience, Erasmus MC
- Karla Soares-Weiser, MD; MSc, PhD, Editor in Chief, Cochrane Library
This series was created with the generous philanthropic support of the Bristol Meyers Squibb Foundation