Through the CPPR Conversation Series, we hope to connect leaders in public health and ensure that pandemic preparedness and health equity are part of the broader conversation.
The Conversation Series is on a break.
Past Programs
The Role of Exposure Notifications for Future Pandemic Response
In this conversation, Malekinejad and Skehan discussed EN’s potential utility for responding to outbreaks of similar infectious diseases. They shared lessons learned from the implementation and evaluation of the system in California (Dec 2010- May 2023), ways CA Notify supplemented California’s conventional contact tracing program, and future directions and evaluation opportunities for this novel public health tool.
Tuesday, June 24, 2023
Guests:
- Mohsen Malekinejad, MD, DrPH
- Nicole Skehan, Health Education and Communications Specialist
Moderator:
- Mike Reid, MD, Associate Professor HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine, Infectious Diseases, UCSF
Strengthening Health Security Systems
This conversation series session featured Resolve to Save Live’s Amanda McClelland. Amanda spoke about Resolve’s work building country capacity to prevent future pandemics, including the 7-1-7 target for outbreak detection and control.
Amanda McClelland has more than 15 years’ experience in international public health management. Amanda previously served as Global Emergency Health Advisor for the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent (IFRC) where she focused on emergency health, epidemic control, mass casualty in low resource settings, disease prevention and response operations.
Amanda earned her Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine from James Cook University in Queensland, Australia and her Bachelor of Nursing from Queensland University of Technology. In her capacity as Senior Vice President of the Prevent Epidemics (PE) Team, Amanda will lead the prioritization and planning of interventions/support in identified countries and regions to strengthen the action packages in prevention, detection, and response to epidemics.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Guest:
- Amanda McClelland, Senior Vice President, Prevent Epidemics, Resolve to Save Lives
Moderator:
- Mike Reid, MD, Associate Professor HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine, Infectious Diseases, UCSF