89 - Pandemics Throughout History

Monday, October 20, 2025

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM US ET

Location: B308-B309

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

NP

Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
Washington University
st.louis, MO, United States
Lawrence Madoff, MD

Medical Director, Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Brookline, MA, United States

Faculty(s)

Judith Currier, MD, MSc (she/her/hers)

Professor of Medicine/ Executive Vice Chair for Research
Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California
Los Angeles, CA, United States
NB

Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD (she/her/hers)

Founding Director
Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases
Powel Kazanjian, MD PhD (he/him/his)

Professor Infectious Diseases
University of Michigan

Disclosure(s):

Nongnooch Poowanawittayakom, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Lawrence Madoff, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Judith S. Currier, MD, MSc: Merck and Company, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant, DSMB Member

Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Powel Kazanjian, MD PhD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

analyze previous pandemics to understand what strategies were effective and what lessons can be applied to future outbreaks;
develop international partnerships and collaboration mechanisms for better preparedness and response in future pandemics;
discuss technological advancements in diagnostics, treatment, and tracking of diseases that emerged or were accelerated during pandemics.

Presentations:

3:15 PM - 3:40 PM US ET

Influenza, 1348 Black Death: Times and Microbes Change, But Societal Responses Do Not
Speaker: Powel Kazanjian, MD PhD (he/him/his) – University of Michigan
3:40 PM - 4:05 PM US ET

HIV/AIDS: Lessons from Four Decades of Therapeutic Innovation
Speaker: Judith S. Currier, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California
4:05 PM - 4:30 PM US ET

Finding the Next Pandemic
Speaker: Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD (she/her/hers) – Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases