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Controlling Infectious
Disease Outbreaks:
An Expert Panel Discussion
Dr. Fiona Smaill
Professor & Chair, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine,
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Medical Microbiologist, Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program
Co-Director, HIV Clinic, Hamilton Health Sciences
Dr. Allison McGeer
Microbiologist & Infectious Disease Consultant, Director of Infection Control,
Director, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Research, Mount Sinai Hospital
Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology and Dalla Lana School of Public
Health, University of Toronto
Viral infections are a common occurrence in our everyday lives. Indeed, many can say that they
have had a viral infection this year in the form of a cold or flu. Yet some viruses can be extremely
dangerous and even fatal. While immunization can prevent some viral infections, others for which
there is no vaccine can become widespread, and result in serious global health threats. The role of
public health policy in the wake of pandemics has become increasingly pertinent in recent years, as
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we face new and re-emerging strains of deadly viruses. To learn more about public health
the
control of infectious diseases, please join the McMaster Health Forum Student Subcommittee and
their expert guest panel in a discussion of modern disease control.
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