87 - Confronting Emerging Zoonotic Viruses With Pandemic Potential

Thursday, October 20, 2022

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Location: 151 AB

Watch the live stream on the conference website.

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Emily Erbelding, MD

Director, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Disease NIAID
National Institutes of Health
Rockville, MD, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Ruth Lynfield, MD

State Epidemiologist
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Faculty(s)

MC

Mary Choi, MD, MPH

Medical Officer, Viral Special Pathogens Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Robert Cross, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch/Galveston National Laboratory

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Emily Erbelding, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Ruth Lynfield, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Mary J. Choi, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Robert Cross, PhD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit

No CPE credits offered

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

describe the epidemiology and human consequences of zoonotic viruses such as Nipah, Ebola and Lassa;
summarize progress in mitigating impact of Nipah, Ebola and Lassa outbreaks;
describe countermeasures in development that may prevent future epidemics of Nipah, Ebola and Lassa

Presentations:

3:15 PM – 3:40 PM US ET

Nipah Outbreaks in Asia - and Other Pathogenic Henipaviruses
Speaker: Robert Cross, PhD, MPH – University of Texas Medical Branch/Galveston National Laboratory
3:40 PM – 4:05 PM US ET

Progress in Confronting Ebola Outbreaks
Speaker: Mary J. Choi, MD, MPH – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4:05 PM – 4:30 PM US ET

Combatting Lassa Fever in West Africa
Speaker: Robert Cross, PhD, MPH – University of Texas Medical Branch/Galveston National Laboratory