68 - Disease X: The Next Pathogen of Pandemic Potential: How to Avoid, Track and Prepare

Thursday, October 12, 2023

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM US ET

Location: 153 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Ruth Lynfield, MD (she/her/hers)

State Epidemiologist and Medical Director
Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, MN, United States
Emily Erbelding, MD

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

Faculty(s)

Aaron Bernstein, MD MPH

Director
National Center for Environmental Health/ATSDR CDC, United States

Slides
Christine Johnson, VMD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Professor
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA, United States

Slides
Henry Walke, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Director, Office of Readiness and Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA, United States

Slides

Disclosure(s):

Ruth Lynfield, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Emily Erbelding, MD: 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
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-23-002-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

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

describe the factors involved in spillover events;
explain approaches to identify novel wildlife viruses at risk for spillover and spread;
describe what is needed globally to prepare for emerging pathogens of pandemic potential

Presentations:

1:45 PM – 2:10 PM US ET

Primary Prevention of Zoonotic Disease Emergence
Speaker: Aaron Bernstein, MD MPH – National Center for Environmental Health/ATSDR CDC
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM US ET

Surveillance for Disease X
Speaker: Christine K. Johnson, VMD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis
2:35 PM – 3:00 PM US ET

How is CDC preparing for “Disease X”?
Speaker: Henry Walke, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention