What Have We Learned About Effective Pandemic Response?
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This presentation will address major lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic, from early recognition and response through to public health measures, vaccines and therapeutics. We will pay particular attention to learning about the impact of cultural and societal factors on effective response.
Objectives:
a. Understand how lessons from the last pandemic could be applied to a future one.
b. Understand the importance of cultural and societal context in an effective response, and consider actions that could make us less vulnerable in the future.
Please contact Pamela Lee for attendance details.
David Patrick
Professor, UBC School of Population and Public Health
Medical Epidemiologist, BC Centre for Disease Control
Dr. David Patrick is an infectious diseases specialist and epidemiologist with a career interest in responding to emerging infectious diseases. He is Professor in the School of Population and Public Health at UBC and has served as Director of that School and as Research Director at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control.
He has published over 250 papers and books on topics ranging from HIV to COVID-19. His main research focuses on containing the threat of antimicrobial resistance and understanding the connection between antibiotic use and atopic disease at the population level.