Friday, April 24
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Registration required:
https://bit.ly/ialstownhall
Short presentations from clinical and research leaders on the current COVID-19 pandemic. There will be opportunities to have some questions addressed.
1:00–1:05pm: Introduction to Symposium and Panelists
1:05–1:25pm: Andrew W. Artenstein, MD, Chief Physician Executive and Chief Academic Officer Baystate Health “COVID-19 in Western MA – Current State and Next Steps”
1:25–1:30pm: Brief Q&A period
1:30–1:45pm: Nick Reich, Associate Professor, SPHHS, UMass Amherst “How can COVID-19 Modeling Inform Decisions”
1:45–2:00pm: Andrew Lover, Assistant Professor, SPHHS, UMass Amherst “Serological Surveys to Assess SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Prevalence in Massachusetts using Self-Sampling”
2:00–2:15pm: George Corey, Director, UHS, UMass Amherst “COVID-19 Virus and Antibody Testing During the Reopening of the Campus”
2:15–2:30pm: UMass Amherst COVID-19 Response Teams (Face Shields – Meghan Huber, College of Engineering; VTM – Mike Daley, Cell Culture Facility, IALS)
2:30–3:00pm: Q&A period
3:00pm: CLOSE