Public Health Webinars and Conferences 

Upcoming  Public Health Webinars

Preventing Aerosol-Transmissible Diseases in Healthcare Settings:

The Need for Protective Guidelines and Standards 

Friday, October 13, 2023

12pm - 3pm 


Speakers: 

William P. Bahnfleth, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University

Lisa Brosseau, ScD, CIH, University of Minnesota, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy

MJ Burke, American Federation of Government Employees, National VA Council

Justin Chan, MD, MPH, NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue

Nancy Hagans, RN, BSN, CCRN, National Nurses United/New York State Nurses Association

Barabara Materna, PhD, CIH, California Department of Public Health (retired)

Kate McPhaul, PhD, MPH, University of Maryland School of Public Health

David Michaels, PhD, MPH, George Washington University School of Public Health

Don Milton, MD, DrPH, University of Maryland School of Public Health

Amber Mitchell, DrPH, MPH, CPH, International Safety Center, Inc.

Mitchel Rosen, PhD, Rutgers School of Public Health

Raymond Tellier, MD, MS, McGill University Medical Center

Jane Thomason, MS, CIH, National Nurses United

This webinar will include a scientific review of significant gaps in HICPAC’s proposed revisions to the guidelines. Speakers will review the science that HICPAC and CDC should be considering for preventing transmission of aerosol transmissible diseases. Testimony on the importance of effective infection control measures will be provided by front line healthcare workers and patients. A list of recommended revisions will be produced that will be submitted to the CDC. 

Past  Public Health Webinars

Childhood Lead in New Jersey: What Everyone Should Know 

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

11am - 12pm 

Speaker: Siobhan Pappas, Ph.D., Coordinator, Childhood Lead Program

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/GezeLkk0MK8

This program will provide a brief overview of the effects of elevated blood lead levels in children, how exposure occurs in New Jersey and how to prevent exposure in children. 


A Food Microbiologist Looks at Handwashing and Hand Sanitizers

Thursday, June 30, 2022

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Speaker: Donald Schaffner, PhD

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/7JL8U3RYpaE


Dr. Donald W. Schaffner is Extension Specialist in Food Science and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University. His research interests include handwashing, cross-contamination predictive food microbiology and quantitative microbial risk assessment. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists, the American Academy of Microbiology and International Association for Food Protection (IAFP). Dr. Schaffner was the president of IAFP in 2013-2014. In his spare time, he co-hosts the Food Safety Talk and Risky or Not podcasts.

Climate Change and Mental Health

April 28, 2022

Watch it Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4s6SP6F6tM&t=2577s

Patricia A. Findley, DrPH, MSW, Professor, and the Director of the MSW Program at Rutgers University.

Nicole Hill, MPH, Research and Marketing Manager for ecoAmerica

Derrick Sebree Jr, PsyD, LP ,Faculty member of the MA program at the Michigan School of Psychology.


 

Stressful Times: The Role of Self-Help and Professional Help

February 8, 2022,

Douglas Behan, DSW, LCSW, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, 

Watch it Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEHCLNqSXl4&t=3s

The Opioid Crisis 2022: Focus on Fentany

January 28, 2022

 Lewis Nelson, MD, Professor and Chair of the 

Department of Emergency Medicine 

and Chief of the Division of Medical Toxicology,

Watch it Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US0dqydwO6Q&t=13s

COVID-19 Vaccines and Children

December 9, 2021

Joseph Schwab, MD,

Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical 

School in the Division of Primary Care, 

Watch it Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US0dqydwO6Q&t=13s

Update on COVID-19 Vaccines and Booster Doses

November 16, 2021

 Margaret Fisher, MD, FAAP

Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Special Advisor to the

 NJDOH Commissioner of Health,

Watch it Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koGZf9_sEJ8&t=2s

Avoiding Cultural Collision During COVID, Health Educator Response

October, 28, 2021

Philip T. Mc Cabe, CSW, CAS, CDVC, DRCC

Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical 

School in the Division of Primary Care, 

Watch it Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US0dqydwO6Q&t=13s

Practical Advice In Reducing Health and Safety Risks In the Aftermath of a Weather-Related Emergency

October 21, 2021 

Jack Caravanos, DrPH, CIH, Clinical Professor, NYU

Watch it Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXNWP2sn0OQ&t=2s