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DCC 2023 - Agenda

Disease Control Conference 2023

Agenda - September 19, 2023

Time	Title	Presenter
8:00-8:30	Registration
8:30-8:35	Welcome	Stephanie Black, MD, Medical Director, Communicable Disease Program, Chicago Department of Public Health
8:35-8:55	What Kids Have Lost During the Pandemic and How Can They Get It Back?	Tarrah K. DeClemente, MPH, RDN, Executive Director, Office of Student Health and Wellness, Chicago Public Schools Peter Leonard, MA, Executive Director of Student Assessment & MTSS for Chicago Public Schools
8:55-9:20	The Role of Academic Partnerships In Public Health Response – A Brief History	Stockton Mayer, DO, Infectious Disease Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, UI Health Elizabeth Davis, MD, Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine, RUSH University Medical Group
9:20-9:45	Looking Ahead to the Upcoming Respiratory Season	Brian Borah, MD, MA, Medical Director, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Surveillance, Chicago Department of Public Health Jackie Tiema, PhD, Director of Public Health Operations, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Surveillance, Chicago Department of Public Health
9:45-10:05	Weathering the Storm: Lessons from the all-hands-on-deck Response to Misinformation	Katelyn Jetelina, MPH, PhD, Epidemiologist, Data Scientist, Science Communicator, Creator of “Your Local Epidemiologist”
10:05-10:35	Q & A - Forum with Elizabeth, Stockton, Brian, Jackie, Tarrah, Peter, and Katelyn
10:35-10:50	Break
10:50-11:20	Building a Healthcare Sanctuary Within a Sanctuary City: Chicago's New Arrivals Health Response	Jennifer Seo, JD, MD, FAAP, Chief Medical Officer, Chicago Department of Public Health
11:20-11:45	Health Impacts Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment Presentation not authorized to share. Please contact Emily at emily.faherty@cityofchicago.org for questions regarding this presentation.	Emily Faherty, PhD, EIS Officer, Communicable Disease Program, Chicago Department of Public Health
11:45-12:15	Understanding Populations through Data Modernization in Public Health	Graham Briggs, MS, State Epidemiologist, Illinois Department of Public Health
12:15-1:15	Lunch
1:15-1:45	A Public Health Approach to the Opioid Crisis in Chicago	Matt Richards, LCSW, MDiv, Deputy Commissioner of Behavioral Health, Chicago Department of Public Health Sarah Richardson, MPP, Grants Research Specialist, Chicago Department of Public Health
1:45-2:15	Family Connects Chicago: Supporting Birthing People and Newborns	Jessica Wilkerson, Director of Program Operations, Chicago Department of Public Health
2:15-2:40	Elizabethkingia spp. Outbreak in a Ventilator-Capable Skilled Nursing Facility, Chicago 2023	Sidney Thigpen, MPH, Epidemiologist III, Chicago Department of Public Health
2:40-2:55	Break
2:55-3:20	Community-Led Health Activism in Belmont Cragin: Collaborating for Health Equity and a Better Future	Nancy Valentin, Director of Health Equity, HCEZ NW Regional Lead, Northwest Center Genese (Genny) Turner, Director of Health Equity and Strategic Partnerships at Chicago Department of Public Health
3:20-3:50	Mpox: A Syndemic Outbreak	Taylor Holly, MPH, Epidemiologist II, Chicago Department of Public Health
3:50-3:55	Closing Remarks / Evaluations / Adjourn	Janna L. Kerins, VMD, MPH, Medical Director - Communicable Disease, Chicago Dept. of Public Health