Understanding the Epidemiology of Covid-19: A Global Perspective
This keynote talk will provide an overview of the global epidemiology of COVID-19, mainly focusing on disparities in transmission, severity, and outcomes. It will also summarise the challenging and often misinterpreted but consequential epidemiological aspects such as asymptomatic transmission, changes in the severity of disease and transmissibility of variants, and the role of vaccination, focusing on better ways to evaluate these areas going forward. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its myriad uncertainties, well-publicised retractions, shifting recommendations and over 300 thousand publications, has underscored the importance of carefully synthesising and translating the vast amount of data into evidence-based and actionable insights.
Lecture and Q&A: Thursday 14 July 2022, 6pm to 8pm
Small group session with lecturer and facilitator (credited option only): Monday 18 July, 6pm to 7pm
Speaker
Professor Muge Cevik
School of Medicine - Infection and Global Health Division
Dr Muge Cevik is an infectious disease expert whose research interests focus on HIV, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, emerging infections, including Covid-19 since the beginning of 2020. During the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as working on the NHS front line of the response, Dr Cevik provided scientific advice to the Chief Medical Officer of Scotland and advisory groups on recent scientific developments on Covid-19. She serves as a member of NERVTAG (New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group), an expert government committee of the UK Department of Health, advising and producing guidance documents for the UK-SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies). She also provided consultancy to the World Health Organisation (WHO) on risk communication during Covid-19 pandemic.
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