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| Exploring Lessons Learned from a Century of Outbreaks: Readiness for 2030: Proceedings of a Workshop |
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ISBN: 978-0-309-49032-0,
230 pages,
Soft Cover
ISBN-10: 0-309-49032-4 |
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| Copyright: |
2019 |
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| Edition: |
1st |
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| Editor: |
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division Board on Global Health; Forum on Microbial Threats; Nicholson, Anna; Muhdaca Shah, Celia; Ayano Ogawa, V. |
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Infectious Disease
, Public Health |
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| Publisher: |
National Academies Press |
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500 5th Street, NW |
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Keck 360 |
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Washington, DC 20001 |
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UNITED STATES |
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P: 8006246242
F: 202-334-2793 |
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http://www.nap.edu |
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| List Price: |
$65.00 |
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At A Glance
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In November 2018, an ad hoc planning committee at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine planned two sister workshops held in Washington, DC, to examine the lessons from influenza pandemics and other major outbreaks, understand the extent to which the lessons have been learned, and discuss how they could be applied further to ensure that countries are sufficiently ready for future pandemics. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from both workshops. Table of Contents: - Introduction
- Is the World Ready to Respond to the Next Influenza Pandemic?
- Global Progress to Prepare for the Next Influenza Pandemic
- Reflections on a Century of Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Pandemics
- Building Local and National Capacities for Outbreak Preparedness
- A Spectrum of Considerations for Pandemic Vaccines
- The Development of the PIP Framework: Global Lessons on Equity and Fairness for Pandemic Preparedness
- Overcoming Impediments to Achieving Greater Preparedness
- Visions on Potential Priorities and Actions for Preparedness by 2030
- References
- Appendix A: Commissioned Paper
- Appendix B: Workshop Statement of Task
- Appendix C: Pre-Workshop Agenda
- Appendix D: Workshop Agenda
- Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Pre-Workshop and Workshop Speakers and Moderators
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Reviewer:
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Karelle Webb,
RN, BSN, MPH
(Erie Family Health Centers)
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Karelle Webb,
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Description
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| In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, this title could not be more relevant. It covers the past, present, and proposed future state of global outbreak and pandemic preparedness. With thorough assessments of previous outbreak and pandemic responses, the workshop proceedings are clearly delineated between careful reflection, needed capacity building, and real-time progress toward the development of a nimble, proactive public health and emergency preparedness infrastructure. |
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Purpose
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| The purpose is to synthesize the workshop proceedings on lessons learned from previous outbreaks and pandemics. The objectives are to understand current barriers and challenges in pandemic preparedness, advances in vaccine development, and needed input to mobilize local, state, and federal bodies to prioritize funding for pandemic preparedness. The COVID-19 pandemic represents the exact threat the workshop proceedings attempt to mitigate to prevent devastating loss of life, reverberating impacts to the global economy, and disproportionate destruction of our most vulnerable countries. |
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Audience
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| In the midst of a global pandemic, the National Academics of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine represent an expert and objective group in examining the public health and government responses to previous infectious disease threats. This title will appeal to students, public health practitioners, and infectious disease experts alike. At this poignant and painful moment in global history, many will turn to this title to retrospectively measure the global pandemic response against the authors' urgent call to action in funding and prioritizing pandemic preparedness. At a time when many are searching for answers on navigating future outbreaks, vaccine development, and public health infrastructure, these proceedings show the groundbreaking work needed to mitigate future outbreaks and prevent massive loss of life. |
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Features
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| With an overarching focus on influenza pandemic preparedness, the book covers current progress on universal vaccination research, examines successes and barriers to previous outbreak responses, and the vision and priorities for pandemic preparedness by the year 2030. Written in clear terms and avoiding technical jargon, the book is well organized, allowing readers to vicariously participate in this critically relevant workshop. It examines the 1918 influenza pandemic and subsequent influenza outbreaks in great detail, while coronaviruses remain just outside of the focus. With robust appendixes and relevant graphics, the authors provide an infectious disease crash course for pandemic preparedness beginners. |
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| This book offers applicable public health recommendations and a more thorough understanding of the intersection between infectious disease, climate conditions, the tension between personal liberty and public benefit, and how our national and global pandemic preparedness efforts fall short in the face of emerging global threats. An incredibly timely addition to outbreak literature, it leaves readers wondering how the authors would measure our current pandemic response against the robust framework proposed for 2030 readiness. Many sections of the book illustrate familiar topics of travel restrictions, underfunded public health departments, and our often short-term memory of even more recent outbreaks, such as SARS, H1N1, and Ebola. The authors successfully capture the wide gulf between the need for a proactive response to emerging infectious diseases and our general complacency in consolidating resources toward more tangible and visible health threats. |
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