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This free webinar series explores transdisciplinary perspectives on pandemics in the context of COVID-19.
The COVID-19 emergency presents a global challenge to our health care systems, our economy and our ways of living. In the face of this unprecedented global health crisis, McMaster is dedicated to innovation and collaboration in the discovery of solutions to help combat COVID-19.
Take part in these webinars as experts delve into topics including flattening the curve, forecasting the new Coronavirus, cultural histories and reactions to past pandemics, and the search for a magic bullet. The series is part of the Master of Science in Global Health program’s global health symposium, the program’s capstone project.
Past webinars
Introduction:
Paul M. O’Byrne, MB, FRCP(C), FRSC
Dean and Vice-President, Faculty of Health Sciences
Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
McMaster University
Learning From Past Pandemics: From Black Death to COVID-19
April 22 / 10:45-11:45 a.m EDT (4:45-5:45 p.m. CEST/CAT)
Hendrik Poinar, PhD
Director of the Ancient DNA Centre,
Professor, Departments of Anthropology, Biology and Biochemistry
McMaster University
Canada’s Research Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 24 / 10:45-11:45 a.m. EDT (4:45-5:45 p.m. CEST/CAT)
Charu Kaushic, PhD
Scientific Director of the Institute of Infection and Immunity
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
McMaster University
Geneviève Boily-Larouche, PhD
Assistant Scientific Director of the Institute of Infection and Immunity
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
McMaster University
Vaccine Development and Pandemic Response
April 27 / 10:45-11:45 a.m. EDT (4:45 pm to 5:45 pm CEST/CAT)
Luis Barreto, MBBS, MD, MHSc.
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Research Centre Human Health Therapeutics,
National Research Council, and Cansino Biologics Inc.,
and Senior Scientific Advisor, Inventprise/Inventvac.
Antibiotics, Resistance, and Pandemics
April 29 / 10:45 -11:45 a.m. EDT (4:45-5:45 p.m. CEST/CAT)
Gerry Wright, PhD, FRSC, FAAM
Canada Research Chair in Molecular Studies of Antibiotics
Scientific Director, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research and David Braley Centre for Antibiotic Discovery
McMaster University
Ethical Dimensions of Quarantines, Isolation Declarations of States-of-Emergency and Community Lockdowns
April 30 / 10:45-11:45 a.m. EDT (4:45-5:45 p.m. CEST/CAT)
Lisa Schwartz, PhD
Arnold L. Johnson Chair in Health Care Ethics
McMaster University
Flattening the Curve on COVID-19: Country-Specific Comparison
May 6 / 12-1 p.m. EDT (6-7 p.m. CEST/CAT)
Om Kurmi, PhD
Respiratory Epidemiologist
Department of Medicine
McMaster University
Forecasting and Modeling
May 8 / 12-1 p.m. EDT (6-7 p.m. CEST/CAT)
Jonathan Dushoff, PhD
Professor, Biology, Institute for Infectious Disease Research
McMaster University
Sheena Guglani, MSc
Research Analyst, eConsult Centre of Excellence (eConsult COE)
Bruyere Research Institute
Perceptions of Past Pandemics: Cultural Histories of Public Reaction to Disease Outbreaks
May 11 / 12-1 p.m. EDT (6-7 p.m. CEST/CAT)
Sonya deLaat, PhD
Academic Advisor, Global Health Program
McMaster University
Searching for a Magic Bullet
May 13 / 12-1 p.m. EDT (6-7 p.m. CEST/CAT)
Anja Krumeich, PhD
Department of Health, Ethics and Society
Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Lessons from History: Looking Back, Moving Forward
May 14 / 12-1 p.m. EDT (6-7 p.m. CEST/CAT)
Andrea Baumann, PhD, FAAN, CM
Associate Vice-President, Global Health, Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University
Amelia Boughn
MSc candidate, Global Health
McMaster University
DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by attendees, participants, and speakers as part of this webinar series are those of the individuals stating them and are not representative of an ideological stance or public policy position by McMaster University or the Global Health Office.