THURS 10 OCT 6:30PM - 8:00PM
Policy Epidemiology for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Dr. Rebecca Katz is a Professor and Director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security, and holds joint appointments in Georgetown University Medical Center and the School of Foreign Service. Much of her work has focused on global governance of public health emergencies.
From 2004 to 2019, Dr. Katz was a consultant to the U.S. Department of State, working on issues related to the Biological Weapons Convention, pandemic influenza and disease surveillance. She returned to the Department of State in January 2021 as a senior advisor on the global COVID-19 response and global health security. She is the co-convener of the Global Health Security Conference (2019 and 2024).
This seminar will describe the state of global health security, global governance of disease and the policy epidemiology framework used in the Analysis and Mapping of Policies for Emerging Infectious Diseases project. (AMPEID.org) We will describe the importance of evidence-based decision making for responding to epidemic and pandemic threats and how to translate researcher findings for decision makers.
Meet our Speaker and Chair
Speaker: Dr Rebecca Katz is Professor of the Center for Global Health Science & Security at Georgetown University
Chair: Professor Larry Kramer is Professor of Health Economics and Chair of LSE Health
This event will take place in-person at the Old Theatre on LSE Campus, and online.
- For in-person entry, no ticket or pre-registration is required - entry is on a first-come, first-served basis.
- For online participation, please register via the link below: Register your attendance from here.