Twenty-Third Symposium on COVID-19: What Have We Learned? How Can We Use What We Have Learned?

Opening Remarks and Moderator: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Chancellor/CEO, New York Medical College, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics, and History, Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Touro University, The Miriam Popack Chair in Biomedical Ethics After the Holocaust, Director of the Hirth and Samowitz Center for Medical Humanities and Holocaust Studies I\u27m Breastfeeding the Baby. What Do I Need to Know If I Get COVID-19? What Do I Need to Know About Timing My Vaccines and Boosters? Karen M. Murray, M.D. Associate Dean for Admissions, School of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Medical College Everyone Recognizes That Opiate-Related Deaths Have Risen During the Pandemic. So What Should We Be Doing About It? Ronnie Swift, M.D. Professor and Associate Chairman of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, New York Medical College, Chief of Psychiatry, Metropolitan Hospital and Medical Center Vaccine Hesitancy in Minority Communities: What Have We Learned and How Can It Inform Policy? Mill Etienne, M.D., M.P.H., FAAN, FAES Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Associate Professor of Neurology and Medicine, New York Medical College; Shannon Freeman, DrPH, MPA Community Health Coordinator, Chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center What Will Be the Long-Term Impact of the Pandemic On the Pharmaceutical Industry? Elizabeth Unni, Ph.D., MBA, BPharm Chair and Associate Professor, Social, Behavioral and Administrative Sciences, Co-Director, Academic Fellowship Program, Associate Director, Center of Excellence, Touro College of Pharmacy PANEL DISCUSSION: What This Pandemic Has Taught Me About Being A Public Health Commissioner Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A. Chancellor/CEO, New York Medical College, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pediatrics, and History, Provost for Biomedical Affairs, Touro University, The Miriam Popack Chair in Biomedical Ethics After the Holocaust, Director of the Hirth and Samowitz Center for Medical Humanities and Holocaust Studies Irina Gelman, DPM, M.P.H. Commissioner, Nassau County Department of Health Livia Santiago-Rosado, M.D., FACEP, FAAEM Commissioner, Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health Patricia Schnabel-Ruppert, DO, M.P.H., DABFM, FAAFP Commissioner, Rockland County Department of Health, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Distinguished Lecturer, New York Medical College, Fellows Ambassador, New York Academy of Medicine Q & A: Hosted by: Alan Kadish, M.D. Cardiologist, President, Touro University and President, New York Medical Colleg