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Pandemics, Politics and Panic: What our democracy learned from the Ebola Crisis

January 28, 2016 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

How does a democracy deal with a serious threat to public health like Ebola?
Join us for a luncheon at the Hartford Club for a discussion on the varied public health reactions to the recent Ebola outbreak, and the implications for our democracy, politics, and public health.
Featuring
Paul R. Skolnik, MD, FACP, FIDSA

Professor of Medicine at UConn Health
Chair of the Public Health Technical Board for the Connecticut Academy of Scientists and Engineers (CASE)
Led “Ebola, Politics, and the Media—Implications for Public Health Responses” Conference
Testified in front of the CT General Assembly, Public Health Committee on the CT Ebola response

Registration deadline: Monday, January 25th