Pandemic Preparedness: Now is the Time

The health, economic and societal implications of a pandemic require that the country begin to prepare now for future emergencies similar to COVID-19. In addition to better intergovernmental coordination and greater sustainable funding, a robust public health data infrastructure is critical to ensuring we know where the nation is and where it needs to be during a crisis.

Join BPC and invited public health and health care experts as we discuss these topics critical to our nation’s health and security.

Featured Participants

Introduction by:

Anand Parekh, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Advisor, BPC

Fireside chat with:

Sen. Tom Daschle
BPC Co-Founder; Former Senate Majority Leader

Tom Frieden, MD, MPH
President and CEO, Resolve to Save Lives; Former Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Panel Discussion with:

Hemi Tewarson, JD, MPH
Executive Director, National Academy for State Health Policy

John Lumpkin, MD, MPH
President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation

Charity Dean, MD, MPH & TM
CEO, Co-Founder and Chairman, The Public Health Company

Moderated by:

Erin Banco
Health Care Reporter, Politico

Additional participants to be announced