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Join Us: Reflecting on 5 Years Post-COVID-19
From: Philippa Barr
Valid from: Wednesday 14 August 2024 to Thursday 12 September 2024
Join Us: Reflecting on 5 Years Post-COVID – Shaping the Future of Global Health
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to engage with leading experts as we explore critical lessons from past health crises and discuss strategies for a healthier future. Secure your spot today – whether in person or online – and be part of this essential conversation.
Date: 13 Sep, 18:00
Location: Sydney Mechanics School of the Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney
Presented by History Council NSW for History Week 2024
Register here: https://historycouncilnsw.wildapricot.org/event-5802651
Join our panel of experts:
Edward Holmes, Professor of Virology, University of Sydney and NHMRC Leadership Fellow
Claire Hooker, Associate Professor in Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney and President of the Arts Health Network NSW/ACT
Julie Leask, Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney, and Visiting Professorial Fellow, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance
Brent Mackie, Director Policy, Strategy and Research at ACON
Bernadette Saunders, Associate Professor in Life Sciences (Cellular Immunology) and Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases Group Head, University of Technology Sydney
Susana Vaz Nery, Professor at Kirby Institute UNSW and Neglected Tropical Diseases research group lead
Jane Williams, Research Fellow (public health ethics), University of Wollongong
Facilitator: Philippa Nicole Barr, ANU and Western Sydney University
While the public responses to prescient threats like COVID-19, Zika, and monkeypox capture immediate attention and resources, endemic diseases with substantial global health impact often do not incite a similar emotional urgency. Specific, acute crises may evoke stronger responses than statistical, chronic threats. Notwithstanding their long histories and high mortality rates, infectious diseases such as TB, HIV and malaria often lack the attention given to diseases like COVID-19, reducing their visibility and the urgency of interventions. At the same time, a transforming climate may impact the spread and distribution of both novel and endemic diseases, producing new circumstances of response. This interdisciplinary roundtable, part of History Week and run by History Council NSW, will explore how we can think about lessons learned from historically important diseases to create more effective and adaptive strategies for present and future health crises.
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