This 2023 Annual Meeting session focused on understanding the policymaking ecosystem in Washington, DC. Topics included how Congress really works, how a bill becomes a law, the White House and federal agency's roles in policymaking, the ever-present power struggles, and most common breakdowns in the process.
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ASTMH GOTropMEd
GOTropMEd, the ASTMH Global Online Tropical Medicine Education website, is a members-only benefit offering online talks and presentations by world experts in tropical medicine, hygiene and global health, including rarely seen interviews with TropMed luminaries. Who can benefit from these resources? Researchers, clinicians, students and trainees, health professionals, and policy-focused members interested in obtaining a better understanding of these diseases and conditions in evidence based policy development.
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October 21, 2023 Symposium 123 - To Infinity and Beyond: The Tale of Eradication, Why it Matters and the Lessons Learned from Smallpox, Rinderpest, Polio and Guinea Worm
From the 2023 Annual Meeting: Drawing on the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox and rinderpest, and ongoing efforts to eradicate Polio and Guinea worm disease, this symposium will highlight the approaches taken to eradicate Smallpox and Rinderpest, with discourse describing the contribution of eradication and holistic approaches (e.g., One Health) to disease eradication.
April 25, 2024 2024 Alan J. Magill Policy Forum
Why Is Malaria on the Move and to What Extent Is Climate Change a Factor?, a forum presented on World Malaria Day, April 25, 2024.
March 29, 2024 ACME Young Investigator Awards
Learn about the different ACME Young Investigator Awards.
October 13, 2022 Laboratory Containment of Arthropods Capable of Gene Drive - Best Practices and Recommendations
Guidance on containment practices for arthropods modified with engineered transgenes capable of gene drive.
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