Hotung Faculty Dining
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Please join the O’Neill Institute on Wednesday, October 23, from 1:20-3:20 p.m. ET for an insightful session of the 2024 Colloquium Series, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): A Growing Crisis in the US and Around the World.
As the concluding session of the three-part series on pandemic threats, this discussion focuses on the rising global health crisis posed by STIs. STIs are emerging as a significant and escalating health crisis worldwide. This session will explore the increasing prevalence of STIs, the complex challenges associated with prevention and treatment, and the associated law and policy implications. Experts from public health, law, and medicine will share critical insights into the current trends and issues on diseases such as HIV, HPV, Mpox, and Syphilis.
Speakers:
- Clover Barnes, Senior Deputy Director, HAHSTA, DC Department of Health
- Jennifer Sherwood, Director of Research, Pubic Policy Office, amfAR
- Khalil G. Ghanem, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist, Deputy Director of Education, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
- Matthew Rose, Government Affairs, Human Rights Campaign
Moderated by: Amy Geller, Senior Program Officer, Population Health and Public Health Practice, National Academies Science Engineering and Medicine