Temple University Presents:

 

Public Health Conference

2022 Theme: Response to COVID-19 and Impact of the Pandemic

 

May 10-12, 2022

Hosted by Temple University Rome and Temple College of Public Health

Lungotevere Arnaldo da Brescia, 15

Virtual participation options available via Zoom

Keynote Speakers

Picture of Pierpaolo Sileri

Pierpaolo Sileri

Deputy Health Minister, Italy

Keynote Speaker 1

Picture of Cheryl Bettigole

Cheryl Bettigole

Health Commissioner, the City of Philadelphia

Keynote Speaker 2

Tentative Schedule of Events

Tuesday, May 10
Wednesday, May 11
Thursday, May 12

Starting public hybrid sessions (open to all invited faculty, students, and healthcare professionals). Access the program via Zoom. 

 

7:00 – 8:00am EDT / 1:00 – 2:00pm CEST

In-person check in and networking

 

8:00 – 8:15am EDT / 2:00 – 2:15pm CEST

Opening Remarks (Moderated by Antonio Giordano)

  • Laura Siminoff
  • Emilia Zankina

 

8:45 – 9:30am EDT / 2:45 – 3:30pm CEST

Keynote 2: Lessons from a Pandemic: COVID-19 in Philadelphia​ (Introduced by Laura Siminoff)

  • Cheryl Bettigole (virtual)

 

9:30 – 9:45am EDT / 3:30 – 3:45pm CEST

Break 1

 

9:45 – 10:45am EDT / 3:45 – 4:45pm CEST

Responses to the Pandemic: Government policy and clinical practices (Moderated by Ignazio Marino)

  • Ignazio Marino (in-person)
  • Emilia Zankina (in-person)
  • Tony Reed (virtual)
  • Ross Silverman (virtual)

 

10:45 – 11:45pm EDT / 4:45 – 5:45pm CEST

COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery (Moderated by Giuseppe Quintavalle)

  • Laura Siminoff (in-person)
  • Marco Mattei (in-person)
  • Susan VonNessen-Scanlin (in-person)
  • Latent class analysis of students’ attitudes about mask adherence and COVID-19 vaccination: Resa Jones (virtual)

 

11:45 – 12:00pm EDT / 5:45 – 6:00pm CEST

Day one closing remarks

Starting public hybrid sessions (open to all invited faculty, students, and healthcare professionals). Access the program via Zoom. 

 

8:00 – 8:15am EDT / 2:00 – 2:15pm CEST

Greeting the participants: Deputy Health Minister Pierpaolo Sileri (in-person)

 

8:15 – 9:00am EDT / 2:15 – 3:00pm CEST

COVID-19 Impacts on Health Systems and Medical Care​ (Moderated by Marco Paggi)

  • Cancer and Chronic disease care: Antonio Giordano (In-person)
  • Patient Experience during the pandemic: Angelo Venditti (virtual)
  • Disparities and Inequities in COVID-19 cases and deaths: Omar Martinez (In-person)
  • Public Health Data Analysis & Visualization: Huanmei Wu (In-person)

 

9:00 – 10:00am EDT / 3:00 – 4:00pm CEST

Panel on Community Engagement (Moderated by Enrico Bucci)

  • True science, false science: scientific infodemic in COVID times: Enrico Bucci (In-person)
  • Social services during COVID-19 Pandemic: Philip McCallion (virtual)
  • Provide burnout & workforces: Jennifer Ibrahim (In-person)
  • Community outreach, communication, and contract tracing: Sarah Bass (virtual)

 

10:00 – 10:15am EDT / 4:00 – 4:15pm CEST

Break 2

 

10:15 – 11:15am EDT / 4:15 – 5:15pm CEST

Epidemiology (Moderated by Valentina Folgiero)

  • Mobility and COVID-19 infections: Abby Rudolph
  • COVID-19 vaccine and the effect of the vaccine on breakthrough infections: Eva Piano (In-person)
  • Maternal protection of neonates against COVID-19: Rita Carsetti (In-person)
  • Prof. Leonardo Palombi, Director of the Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Tor Vergata (in-person)

 

11:15am – 12:00pm EDT / 5:15 – 6:00pm CEST

Prepare for the future pandemic (a Modified Delphi method) (Moderated by: Laura Siminoff, Emilia Zankina, Huanmei Wu)

10:00-10:45am CEST

Meeting and Visit at Policlinico Tor Vergata - The University Hospital of Tor Vergata (Opening by Giuseppe Quintavalle and Nathan Levialdi)

  • Towards personalised medicine in COVID-19: Human genetic determinants and discovery of novel tetravalent antibody drugs neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 variants: Giuseppe Novelli

  • The Resilient Hospital: Alberto Siracusano and Cinzia Niolu

 

10:45-11:30am CEST

Visit

  • Breast Unit, Oreste C. Buonomo

  • Nuclear Medicine, Agostino Chiaravellotti

  • Radiotherapy, Rolando D’Angelillo

  • International Nurses Day & Concert in Hospital Gallery

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Speakers & Moderators

 

List of Speakers from Philadelphia

In-person

  • Laura Siminoff: Dean, College of Public Health, Temple University
  • Susan VonNessen-Scanlin: Associate Dean of clinical affairs and interprofessional education, College of Public Health, Temple University
  • Huanmei Wu: Chair, Health Services Administration & Policy, College of Public Health, Temple University Antonio Giordano, Founder of SHRO
  • Omar Martinez: Associate Professor and School of Social Work, College of Public Health, Temple University ; Director of Implementation Science Research Lab; Research Fellow, Center for Public Health Law Research
  • Antonio Giordano: Pathologist, Oncologist and Geneticist, Professor of Biology, Director of the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center of Biotechnology
  • Angelo Venditti: Executive Vice President/ Chief Nurse Executive/ Chief Patient Experience Officer at Temple Health

Virtual

  • Cheryl Bettigole: Health Commissioner, the City of Philadelphia
  • Tony Reed: Temple University Health
  • Ross Silverman: Associate Dean of Faculty Affair, College of Public Health, Temple University
  • Jennifer Ibrahim: Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Public Health, Temple University
  • Resa Jones: Chair, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Temple University
  • Abby E. Rudolph: Epidemiology & Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Temple University
  • Philip McCallion: Director, School of Social Work, College of Public Health, Temple University
  • Sara Bass: College of Public Health, Temple University

 

List of Speakers from Rome

In-person

  • Emilia Zankina: Dean of Temple University Rome
  • Pierpaolo Sileri: Deputy Health Minister (Italy)
  • Carlo Signorelli: University of Parma and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele of Milan
  • Enrico Bucci: Opinion leader in Italy during the pandemic, Adjunct at Sbarro Institute at Temple
  • Eva Piano Mortari: Professor of Temple University Rome
  • Rita Carsetti, MD, UOC: Microbiology and Diagnostic Immunology, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital
  • Valentina Folgiero: Professor, Temple University Rome
  • Marco G. Paggi, MD, PhD, IRCCS: Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy

  • Guiseppe Quintavalle: Director of the Tor Vergata University Hospital

  • Marco Mattei: Health Director of the Tor Vergata University Hospital

  • Prof. Leonardo Palombi, Director of the Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Public Health, Tor Vergata

Virtual

  • Ignazio Marino: Surgeon and faculty at Jefferson University and a former mayor of Rome