WHEN:
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Thursday, April
15, 2021 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. EDT | 2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
GMT | Virtual video event
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WHERE:
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To register for the
event, click here: https://covidsciencesummit.com/.
You will receive an email with a webcast link prior to the start of
the event.
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Attendees are invited
to submit questions for panelists prior to the event at
https://covidsciencesummit.com/.
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WHAT:
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The 2021 Global
Scientific Summit on COVID-19 is being hosted by Carnival
Corporation and WTTC, as well as supporting sponsors Hilton
Worldwide Holdings and the U.S. Travel Association. The virtual
event will explore the most up-to-date science on COVID-19 to
inform practical approaches and best practices for moving beyond
the pandemic.
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The event will focus
on the most up-to-date science amassed from the past year of
studying COVID-19, including how best to address the many ongoing
questions about how the virus will affect society, travel and
day-to-day activities moving forward. The Summit will feature
world-renowned medical, epidemiological and public health experts
to explore and share recent findings and daily practices to curb
the spread of COVID-19 in a post-pandemic future.
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Panels will include
fact-based discussions sharing the latest insights on epidemiology,
screening, testing and tracing, therapeutics, vaccines, practical
prevention and mitigation practices and more, including:
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- The Science of COVID-19:
Epidemiology; Transmission; Testing.
- Treatment & Prevention:
Masks, Surfaces and Physical Distancing; Isolation and Quarantine;
Vaccines; Therapeutics.
- Life in a World with COVID-19:
Practicality; Adapting; Risk Mitigation.
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The event is
designed for the general public, and it is free to attend all or
parts of the discussion. Registration is now open at
https://covidsciencesummit.com/.
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WHO:
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The virtual Summit is
hosted by World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which
represents the global travel and tourism private sector, and
Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise company. Hilton
Worldwide Holdings and the U.S. Travel Association are supporting
sponsors of the event. Moderators include:
- Arnold Donald, president & CEO,
Carnival Corporation
- Gloria Guevara, president & CEO,
WTTC
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WHO
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Donald and Guevara
will encourage straightforward, easy-to-understand and fact-based
discussions sharing the latest insights on epidemiology, screening,
testing and tracing, therapeutics, vaccines, practical prevention
and mitigation practices and more. Panelists include (in
alphabetical order):
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- Dr. Michael Diamond, M.D., Ph.D., the
Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine at Washington University.
Dr. Diamond is recognized internationally for his work
involving Zika, West Nile, chikungunya, and related emerging
viruses.
- Dr. Steven Gordon,
M.D., chairman, department of infectious disease,
Cleveland Clinic, Respiratory Institute and professor of medicine,
The Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western University. Dr. Gordon
has been focused on hospital infection prevention, including
device-associated and opportunistic infections in immunocompromised
patients.
- Dr. Michael Lin, M.D., Ph.D. is
Associate Professor of Neurobiology, Bioengineering, and Chemical
and Systems Biology at Stanford University. A NIH Pioneer Award
recipient, Dr. Lin develops protein-based tools for molecular
imaging and control of gene and viral therapy.
- Dr. William Morice, II, M.D., Ph.D.,
chair, department of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo
Clinic, president, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, and professor of
laboratory medicine and pathology. Dr. Morice is an expert in
diagnostic testing serving in leadership roles for numerous boards
and partnerships to enhance understanding of clinical diagnostics
and test utilization.
- Dr. Jewel Mullen, M.D.,
M.P.H., associate dean for health equity, University of
Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School. Dr. Mullen is an internist,
epidemiologist and public health physician leader and the former
principal deputy assistant secretary for health in the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
- Dr. Emil Christian Reisinger, director
of the Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases at
the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Rostock,
Dean of the University and Member of the Board of the University
Hospital Rostock.
- Dr. Clare Rock, M.D.,
M.S., Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Hospital
Epidemiologist, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. Rock has significant expertise in institutional COVID-19
support, including as Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control
COVID-19 Johns Hopkins Health System Incident Commander. Specific
expertise and experience include COVID-19 testing strategies for
the workplace, businesses, & community, return to work
policies, return to business strategies, outbreak and cluster
management, contact tracing, addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
in the workplace and the community.
- Dr. Stefano Vella, Adjunct Professor
of Global Health at the Catholic University of Rome and a member of
the Program Committee of Horizon Europe - Health Cluster, the
Research Program of the European Commission. Dr. Vella specializes
in infectious diseases and internal medicine and is a researcher in
pathogenesis and therapy of viral infections. Specific research has
been conducted by Dr. Vella on major pandemics, specifically on
HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis.
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Register for the
event at: https://covidsciencesummit.com/.
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