Event Description On May 18th, we hosted a discussion with government officials on plans to restore US leadership for global health. Governments around the world failed to contain COVID-19, with more than 3.2 million deaths and counting. Even before the pandemic, the United States was questioning its commitments to global health, its leadership role, and…
The Promise of Technology COVID and other dynamic forces are upending traditional ways of caring for people with serious and advanced illness. People want care in their home and community, not isolated in institutions. Technology, such as telehealth, has potential to accelerate community care, but will the digital divide impede access? On April 29, we…
A Path to the New Normal? Online Viewing Event Description As efforts mount to return to “normal,” COVID-19 digital health passes, more commonly known as COVID-19 immunity passports or certification programs, have been floated as a way to safely get people back to work, school, and social activities. Israel has implemented a “green pass” that…
Unlocking Federal Funds for Psychedelics Research Online Viewing Event Description The U.S. needs a mental health moonshot. Inspired by the Apollo moon landing, moonshots are ambitious projects with monumental goals. The U.S. has a history of funding moonshots with federal tax dollars, and the Human Genome Project is one recent example. More recently, in 2016,…
Event Description Until recently, telehealth services were expensive, rarely available, and often of limited scope and quality. But the COVID-19 pandemic forced a rapid, radical expansion. To promote the adoption of telehealth services, the Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) relaxed the requirement that providers communicate with patients…
How Neuroscience Can Contribute to Police Reform Online Viewing Event Description The language of medical science has been used by law enforcement to justify police brutality. For example, a police officer present at the killing of George Floyd suggested that Floyd might have been experiencing “excited delirium,” a term that, while not recognized by major…
Online Viewing Event Description How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the health care workforce? And how will the pandemic reshape the health care workforce going forward? It is not hard to find news stories about insufficient personal protective equipment, burnout, and the disproportionate toll of COVID-19 on health care workers. But on the ground, in…
Substance Use Policy for the Biden Administration Event Description For twenty years, overdose deaths in the U.S. have sharply increased. In 2019, more than 70,000 Americans died of drug-related causes. Preliminary data suggests the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating this trend. To address the overdose crisis, President Biden released a plan for increased utilization of drug…
A Panel Discussion Event Description Can private companies effectively serve public health functions? During the COVID-19 pandemic, private companies have stepped into public health roles traditionally held by government agencies and non-governmental organizations. For example, Google and Apple collaborated to create exposure notification software that has been adopted domestically and internationally; Verily, the life sciences…
The Health Care System in the Age of COVID-19 Seminar Series Description On March 16, we hosted the final installment of the COVID-19 and the Law: Disruption, Impact, and Legacy Seminar Series. This seminar series considered the ethical, legal, regulatory, and broader social and institutional impacts that COVID-19 has had, as well as the longer-lasting…
