One Hundred Years of Influenza : Pandemics and Practice: 1918-2018

The Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is hosting a one-day symposium on May 7th from 8:30am-5:30pm at the Rollins School of Public Health Auditorium. In the context of the centenary of the 1918 influenza pandemic, experts from academia and government will convene to discuss and debate current pandemic influenza threats, and the future of pandemic preparedness and influenza prevention and control.1 video (3:58:24)8:30 \u2013 8:45 AM: Welcome and Introductory Remarks. Presenters: Dr. James Curran, Dean, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; Dr. Anne Schuchat, Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 8:45 \u2013 9:20 AM: Nature Against Man. Presenters: John Barry, Author, The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History 9:20 \u2013 10:00 AM: Multidisciplinary 1918 History Panel. Presenters: Dr. Martin Cetron, Moderator, CDC, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine; Dr. Robert Gaynes, Department of Medicine, Emory University; Dr. Seth Rotramel, Department of State, Office of the Historian; Dr. Hughes Evans, Department of Medicine, Emory University; John Barry, Author, The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History 10:15 \u2013 10:50 AM: 2018 Threats: The challenge of H3N2; impact of epidemic on health systems Presenters: Dr. Carlos del Rio, Moderator, Rollins School of Public Health and Department of Medicine and Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University; Dr. James Steinberg, Emory Healthcare; Dr. Jeffrey Lennox, Grady Memorial Hospital; Dr. Kate Koplan, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia 10:50 \u2013 11:20 AM. 2018 Threats: H7N9 and Beyond. Presenters: Dr. Yuelong Shu, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University 11:20 AM \u2013 12:00 PM: Could a Severe Pandemic like 1918 Happen Again? (How likely is another pandemic like 1918): Point/Counterpoint Discussion. Presenters: Dr. Daniel Jernigan, Moderator, CDC, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division; Definitely \u2013 Dr. Michael Osterholm, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota; Unlikely \u2013 Dr. Arnold Monto, School of Public Health, University of Michigan.201