Appendix B
Workshop Agenda
DAY 1—TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
10:00 AM–2:30 PM ET
| 10:00 AM |
Welcome Peter Daszak, chair, Forum on Microbial Threats President EcoHealth Alliance |
| 10:10 AM |
Opening Remarks Victor Dzau, President, National Academy of Medicine |
| 10:20 AM |
Workshop Overview and Goals Elizabeth Hermsen, workshop cochair Head, Global Antimicrobial Stewardship and Health Equity in Infectious Diseases Merck & Co., Inc. Rafael Obregon, workshop cochair Country Representative in Paraguay UNICEF |
Keynote Addresses
Kumanan Rasanathan, session chair and moderator,
World Health Organization
| 10:30 AM |
A Vision for the Future Helen Clark (cochair, Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response) A Blueprint for a Whole-of-Society Approach to Health Care H. E. Hanan Al Kuwari (Minister of Public Health, Qatar; Managing Director, Hamad Medical Corporation) |
| 11:15 AM | Discussion (45 min) |
| 12:00 PM | BREAK (30 min) |
Session I: Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on Health Equity
Session objective: Assess the current knowledge and outstanding questions on the consequences of COVID-19, identifying research priorities and implications for public health strategies—including gaps in systemic health equity.
| 12:30 PM |
Pandemic Inequities in U.S. Health Care: Evidence and Solutions David Blumenthal (Commonwealth Fund) |
| 12:45 PM |
New Onset of Mental Health Conditions, Social Determinants of Health, and COVID-19: Evidence from a National Health Insurance Claims Database Mir M. Ali (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) |
| 1:00 PM |
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome in the Pediatric Population and Strategies for the Next Phase Danilo Buonsenso (Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Italy) |
| 1:15 PM |
Probing Disease Mechanisms of Long COVID Akiko Iwasaki (Yale University) |
| 1:30 PM |
Discussion(45 min)
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areas for multidisciplinary problem solving in pandemic recovery and future capacity building. |
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| 2:15 PM |
Observations and Closing Comments Kumanan Rasanathan, session chair |
| 2:30 PM | ADJOURN |
DAY 2—WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
10:00 AM–2:30 PM ET
Session II: Addressing Uncertainties During a Pandemic
Session objective: Identify actionable paths toward systemic change for encouraging public engagement and establishing trust in health crisis response (especially in times of scientific uncertainty).
| 10:00 AM |
Welcome, Recap, and Overview William Hallman, session chair, Rutgers University |
Trust and Engagement in Pandemic Responses and Outcomes
| 10:10 AM | Theory Presentations (15 min each) |
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Engaging for Equity: An Approach to Mitigating Pandemic Impact on the Underserved
Vish Viswanath (Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health) |
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Science Advice and Trust in the U.S. During the Pandemic
Roger Pielke, Jr. (University of Colorado, Boulder) |
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| 10:40 AM |
Case Studies (20 min each) Each of the case studies will:
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were shaped, public adherence of these policies, and the resulting case burden. |
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Case Study 1 Siouxsie Wiles (University of Auckland, New Zealand) Prerecorded presentation |
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Case Study 2: Title Trust and Engagement in Pandemic/Epidemic Responses: Lessons from Ebola in Sierra Leone Lawrence Sao Babawo (School of Community Health Sciences in the Department of Nursing, Njala University) |
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Case Study 3 Stephen B. Thomas (Center for Health Equity, University of Maryland) |
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| 11:40 AM | Discussion (60 min) |
| 12:40 PM | BREAK (15 min) |
Understanding and Addressing Misinformation on COVID-19
| 12:55 PM |
Facts and Myths about Misinformation Brendan Nyhan (Dartmouth College) |
| 1:15 PM |
Panel Discussion (60 min) Panelists:
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| 2:15 PM |
Observations and Closing Comments William Hallman, session chair |
| 2:30 PM | ADJOURN |
DAY 3—THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
10:00 AM–2:30 PM ET
Session III: Systematizing Recovery Efforts to Mitigate the Next Pandemic
Session objective: Identify knowledge, technology, and tools (as well as the persistent gaps in each) that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic, and discuss how they might be integrated more permanently into existing health systems to improve both the ongoing COVID-19 response efforts and capacity for future outbreak readiness.
| 10:00 AM |
Welcome, Recap, and Overview Chandy John, session chair, Indiana University School of Medicine |
Community Engagement in Public Health
| 10:10 AM |
The Pandemic as an Opportunity Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable (National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health) |
| 10:30 AM | Q&A |
| 10:45 AM | Case Study Presentations(15 min each) |
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Designing for Care Equity: Strategies from a Community COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Lauren Hahn (Penn Medicine Center for Digital Health) |
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NewYork-Presbyterian Center for Community Health Navigation: A Hospital-Community Partnership to Improve Community Health and Well-Being Patricia Peretz and Adriana Matiz (NewYork-Presbyterian Center for Community Health Navigation) |
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An Equity-Driven Approach to Incident Command Structure (ICS): Lessons from the New Mexico Department of Health Vaccine Team Laura Chanchien Parajón and Miranda Durham (New Mexico Department of Health) |
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The Role of Community Engagement During the Pandemic: Lessons from the Paraguay Experience Guillermo Sequera (Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, Paraguay) (Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social–Paraguay) |
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| 11:45 AM | Discussion (45 min) |
| 12:30 PM | BREAK (15 min) |
Toolbox for Recovery and Future Capacity Building
| 12:45 PM |
Panel Discussion (30 min opening + 60 min discussion) Moderator: Margaret Kruk (Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health) Panelists:
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| 2:15 PM |
Observations and Closing Comments Chandy John, session chair |
| 2:30 PM | ADJOURN |
DAY 4—FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
10:00 AM–2:30 PM ET
Session IV: Potentials for a Post-COVID World
Session objective: Using lessons learned and guiding principles from the previous three sessions of the workshop, generate actionable strategies for preparing for and responding to future health crises.
| 10:00 AM |
Welcome, Recap, and Overview Matthew Zahn, session chair, Orange County Health Care Agency |
| 10:10 AM | Visionary Statements (10 min each) |
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Pandemic Preparedness: The Biomedical Research Approach Anthony Fauci (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Prerecorded presentation |
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COVID-19: What Went Wrong, Why It Did, and How We Can Do Better Sandro Galea (Boston University) |
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| 10:30 AM | Guiding Statement on Strategic Planning Exercise |
| 10:45 AM | Strategic Planning Breakout Rooms (2.25 hours) |
| Using the provided scenario narratives inspired by the actual lived experiences of public health leaders responding to the initial U.S. outbreak of COVID-19, provide a response strategy for the public health apparatus, researchers, the private sector, and policy makers, placing emphasis on efforts toward ensuring sustained community partnerships and health equity. | |
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Room 1 Moderator: Matthew Zahn (Orange County Health Care Agency) Participants:
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Room 2 Moderator: Stephen J. Thomas (State University of New York Upstate Medical University) Participants:
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Lindsey J. Leininger (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth) |
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| 1:00 PM | BREAK (30 min) |
| 1:30 PM | Strategic Planning Session Recap |
| 2:15 PM | Workshop Closing Remarks |
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Elizabeth Hermsen, workshop cochair Rafael Obregon, workshop cochair Peter Daszak, chair, Forum on Microbial Threats |
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| 2:30 PM | ADJOURN |
