Climate Change and Vector-Borne Disease. Exploring the Impact on Disease Epidemiology, Emerging Pathogens, and Clinical Preparedness.

In this November 15, 2023, NETEC webinar presentation, guest experts give an overview of how climate change and environmental factors affect disease epidemiology and the emergence of vector-borne diseases—and their impact on human, animal, and environmental health. The panelists will also describe how health care professionals can apply concepts of climate change to clinical reasoning, emergency preparedness, and medical decision-making in the field of emerging pathogens.

PANELISTS

C. Ben Beard, MS, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases
and Co-chair, Agency Climate & Health Taskforce
CDC

Tara Benesch, MD, MS
Climate and Health Fellow
University of Colorado

Dennis Bente, DVM, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Immunology
The University of Texas Medical Branch

Matthew Dacso, MD, MSc, FACP
Chair ad interim, Department of Global Health and Emerging Diseases
School of Public and Population Health
and
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
The University of Texas Medical Branch

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