3 - Emerging Infections You Should Know About

Sunday, October 19, 2025

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM US ET

Location: Sidney J. Marcus Auditorium

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.75 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 2 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 2 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

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Taison Bell, MD, MBA

Associate Professor
University of Virginia
Lawrence Madoff, MD

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

Faculty(s)

Alison Kelly, MPIA

Senior Scientist & Chief of Staff
Center for Outbreak Response Innovation, Johns Hopkins University
Natalie Dean, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Emory Rollins School of Public Health
Atlanta, GA, United States
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Krutika Kuppalli, MD, FIDSA (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and Public Health
UT Southwestern
Dallas, TX, United States

Disclosure(s):

Taison Bell, MD, MBA: No financial relationships to disclose.

Lawrence Madoff, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Alison Kelly, MPIA: No financial relationships to disclose.

Natalie E. Dean, PhD: Bavarian Nordic: Grant/Research Support; Emergent Biosolutions: Grant/Research Support; Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V.: Advisor/Consultant

Krutika Kuppalli, MD, FIDSA: Gilead Sciences: Advisor/Consultant; Safety Platform for Emergency Vaccines (SPEAC): Advisor/Consultant; World Health Organization: Advisor/Consultant

Learning Objectives:

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

describe the current landscape of emerging infectious diseases in sub-saharan africa and the americas;
discuss strategies for anticipating and mitigating zoonotic spillover events;
evaluate the barriers and opportunities in developing effective diagnostics for emerging infections.

Presentations:

1:30 PM - 2:05 PM US ET

Emerging Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas
Speaker: Krutika Kuppalli, MD, FIDSA (she/her/hers) – UT Southwestern
2:05 PM - 2:40 PM US ET

The Next Frontier: Preparing for Zoonotic Spillover Events
Speaker: Natalie E. Dean, PhD (she/her/hers) – Emory Rollins School of Public Health
2:40 PM - 3:15 PM US ET

Informing Action on Emerging Infectious Disease Threats through Disease Forecasting and Modeling
Speaker: Alison Kelly, MPIA – Center for Outbreak Response Innovation, Johns Hopkins University