Committee on Public Health Interventions and Countermeasures for Advancing Pandemic and Seasonal Influenza Preparedness and Response
First Committee Meeting
March 2, 4, and 5, 2021, at 8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. ET
Virtual Platforms
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Sponsor Briefing: Discussion of the Committee’s Charge
| 9:30 p.m. | Welcome and Introductions |
| ALEXANDER CAPRON, Committee Chair | |
| Professor | |
| University of Southern California | |
| PATRICIA GARCíA, Committee Vice Chair | |
| Professor | |
| Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | |
| 9:35 p.m. | Sponsor Perspective on Charge to the Committee |
| LARRY KERR, Sponsor | |
| Director, Pandemics and Emerging Threats | |
| Office of Global Affairs | |
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |
| 9:45 p.m. | Discussion with Committee |
| Speaker and Discussion on Therapeutics | |
| 10:05 p.m. | Welcome and Introduction from the Moderator |
| MARYBETH SEXTON | |
| Assistant Professor | |
| Emory University | |
| 10:06 p.m. | Public Health Use of Therapeutics for Influenza Preparedness |
| MATTHEW WYNIA | |
| Director, Center for Bioethics | |
| University of Colorado | |
| FREDERICK HAYDEN | |
| Professor | |
| University of Virginia | |
| 10:20 p.m. | Discussion with Committee (and public, if time allows) |
| 11:00 p.m. | ADJOURN OPEN SESSION AND DAY 1 OF MEETING |
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Speaker and Discussion on Effectiveness of Non-Vaccine Control Measures
| 8:00 p.m. | Welcome and Introduction from the Moderator |
| RAINA MACINTYRE | |
| Professor | |
| University of New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8:01 p.m. | Effectiveness of Non-Vaccine Influenza Control Measures |
| DON MILTON | |
| Professor | |
| University of Maryland | |
| BEN COWLING | |
| Professor | |
| The Hong Kong University | |
| 8:20 p.m. | Discussion with Committee (and public, if time allows) |
| 8:50 p.m. | Break |
| Speaker and Discussion on Implementation of Non-Vaccine Control Measures | |
| 9:00 p.m. | Welcome and Introduction from the Moderator |
| ALEX CAPRON | |
| Professor | |
| University of Southern California |
| 9:01 p.m. | Implementation Factors of Non-Vaccine Influenza Control Measures |
| SHEILA JASANOFF | |
| Professor | |
| Harvard University | |
| KUMANAN RASANATHAN | |
| Former Coordinator, Health Systems, World | |
| Health Organization Cambodia (and Incident | |
| Manager, COVID-19, from March to June 2020) | |
| 9:20 p.m. | Discussion with Committee |
| 9:50 p.m. | Break |
| 11:00 p.m. | ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION AND DAY 2 OF MEETING |
Friday, March 5, 2021
Speaker and Discussion on Surveillance
| 8:00 p.m. | Welcome and Introduction from the Moderator |
| TOLBERT NYENSWAH | |
| Senior Research Associate | |
| Johns Hopkins University | |
| 8:01 p.m. | Surveillance for Influenza |
| WENQING ZHANG (via recorded video) | |
| Head, Global Influenza Programme | |
| World Health Organization | |
| JOHN SIMPSON | |
| Deputy Director, Health Protection Directorate | |
| Public Health England | |
| 8:20 p.m. | Discussion with Committee |
| 8:50 p.m. | Break |
CLOSED SESSION—COMMITTEE MEMBERS ONLY
| 11:00 p.m. | ADJOURN MEETING |
Second Committee Meeting
Speaker Session Agenda on Therapeutics Research
April 22, 2021, at 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. EDT
Location: Virtual
Contact: influenzapreparednesspublichealth@nas.edu
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Speakers and Discussion on Therapeutics Research
| 4:00 p.m. | Welcome and Introduction from the Moderator |
| MARYBETH SEXTON | |
| Assistant Professor | |
| Emory University | |
| 4:01 p.m. | The Evidence Base and Research for Therapeutics During a Pandemic |
| CHRISTOPHER SEYMOUR | |
| Associate Professor | |
| University of Pittsburgh | |
| 4:20 p.m. | Discussion with Committee (and public, if time allows) |
| 4:50 p.m. | Break and Adjourn Open Session |
Speaker Session Agenda on Implementation Science
April 23, 2021, at 7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. EDT
Location: Virtual
Contact: influenzapreparednesspublichealth@nas.edu
Friday, April 23, 2021
Speakers and Discussion on Implementation Science
| 7:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction from the Moderator |
| PATRICIA GARCíA | |
| Professor | |
| Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia | |
| 7:01 a.m. | Implementation Science and Frameworks |
| ANJULI WAGNER | |
| Assistant Professor | |
| University of Washington | |
| ARIANNA MEANS | |
| Assistant Professor | |
| University of Washington | |
| 7:20 a.m. | Discussion with Committee (and public, if time allows) |
| 7:50 a.m. | Break and Adjourn Open Session |