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SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: emerging infectious threats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2024

Vincent P. Hsu*
Affiliation:
AdventHealth, Altamonte Springs, FL, USA Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
Steven A. Pergam
Affiliation:
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, USA
Erica S. Shenoy
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA, USA
David B. Banach
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
Lynne Jones Batshon
Affiliation:
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), Arlington, VA, USA
Westyn Branch-Elliman
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
Ghinwa Dumyati
Affiliation:
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA Center for Community Health, Rochester, NY, USA
Sarah Haessler
Affiliation:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, USA University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School – Baystate, Springfield, MA, USA
Robin L. P. Jump
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) at the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Anurag N. Malani
Affiliation:
Trinity Health Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Trini A. Mathew
Affiliation:
HealthTAMCycle3, PLLC, Troy, MI, USA Corewell Health, Taylor, MI, USA School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA Oakland University William Beaumont, Rochester, MI, USA
Rekha K. Murthy
Affiliation:
Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, USA David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
David J. Weber
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
*
Corresponding author: Vincent P. Hsu; Email: vincent.hsu.md@adventhealth.com

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SHEA Position Paper
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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