UC Health invites the UC community to attend its next virtual grand rounds: Avian Flu: An Emerging and Evolving Threat to Humans and Animals.
In this fascinating program, taking place Feb. 19 from 12 – 1 p.m. (PT), experts from the UC Davis School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine will share how health professionals are navigating the current avian influenza outbreak throughout California, which is highly pathogenic (i.e., extremely severe and capable of causing significant illness or death).
A panel of animal disease experts, epidemiologists and public health professionals will discuss the current status, trends and areas of concern surrounding this important new health threat.
Register online here
Featured speakers
Mark Stetter
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine
Dean of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Ashley Hill
Ph.D., DVM, Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine (MPVM)
Associate Dean of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Operations and Director of California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Christine Kreuder Johnson
Ph.D., Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris, MPVM
Director of the National Science Foundation Center for Pandemic Insights and Director of the EpiCenter for Emerging Infectious Disease Intelligence at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Angel Desai
M.D., Master of Public Health
Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC Davis School of Medicine at
UC Davis Health
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