Public Health Emergency Update: PSSNY SUMMER CONVENTION

Saratoga Springs, NY US
July 1, 2023

Overview

Target Audience

All pharmacists

Learning Objectives

 

At the completion of the activity, the participant will be able to:

Describe the origins and history of the declared COVID-19 Public Health Emergency 
Identify projected COVID-19 trends for the US and worldwide
State resources needs for vaccinators based on the current US vaccine strategy for COVID-19
Relate the health and economic impact of COVID-19 relative to other Public Health Emergencies, past epidemics, and other health problems facing the US population
List the WHO priority diseases for research and development in emergency contexts and assess the risk of emergent epidemics in the coming years

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE
    The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Course opens: 
05/24/2023
Course expires: 
11/21/2025
Event starts: 
07/01/2023 - 1:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
07/01/2023 - 2:00pm EDT
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Venue

The Saratoga Hilton
534 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
United States

 

 

Faculty

Alvaro Carrascal, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor Emeritus,

Dep. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

UAlbany School of Public Health

 

EDUCATION

 

Fellowship, Health Management, New York State Department of Health (1988-89)

MPH, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (1988)

MD, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia (1976)

 

BIO

Alvaro Carrascal, MD, MPH is Emeritus Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Public Health, University at Albany.

Dr. Carrascal worked for six years as Vice President for Cancer Control at the American Cancer Society. He worked for more than two decades with the New York State Department of Health’s AIDS Institute, serving as Director of Clinical Education, Deputy Medical Director, Director of the Bureau of HIV Ambulatory Care, and Director of the Division of HIV and Hepatitis Health Care. Given his interest in global health, he has worked as consultant, visiting professor and lecturer in Costa Rica, Colombia, Nicaragua, and South Africa.

Areas of Interests

· Cancer Control

· Tobacco

· Infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, COVID)

· Global Health (Latin America)

 

Accreditation

ACPE UAN #  0042-9999-23-058-L99-P

 
 
 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE
    The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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