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
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Pierpaolo Sileri
Deputy Health Minister, Italy
Keynote Speaker 1
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Cheryl Bettigole
Health Commissioner, the City of Philadelphia
Keynote Speaker 2
Tentative Schedule of Events
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)
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Towards personalised medicine in COVID-19: Human genetic determinants and discovery of novel tetravalent antibody drugs neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 variants: Giuseppe Novelli
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The Resilient Hospital: Alberto Siracusano and Cinzia Niolu
10:45-11:30am CEST
Visit
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Breast Unit, Oreste C. Buonomo
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Nuclear Medicine, Agostino Chiaravellotti
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Radiotherapy, Rolando D’Angelillo
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International Nurses Day & Concert in Hospital Gallery
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
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Guiseppe Quintavalle: Director of the Tor Vergata University Hospital
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Marco Mattei: Health Director of the Tor Vergata University Hospital
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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