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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Building Communication Capacity to Counter Infectious Disease Threats: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24738.

Appendix B

Workshop Agenda

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2016

8:30 am ET Welcome
David Relman, Forum Chair
8:35 am Building risk communication capacity: Can it be done?
John Rainford, The Warning Project
8:45 am Perspectives on achieving successful communications for infectious disease threats
Maryn McKenna, Independent Journalist and Author
8:55 am Opening remarks
Stefano Bertuzzi, American Society for Microbiology
9:05 am Workshop overview and goals
Jeff Duchin, Workshop Chair
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Building Communication Capacity to Counter Infectious Disease Threats: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24738.

Session I: Laying the Foundation for Effective Communication

PART A
Doug Storey, Moderator
9:10 am An overview of successful communication capacity
Baruch Fischhoff, Carnegie Mellon University
Learning from the social/behavioral/decision science field(s)
Angie Fagerlin, University of Utah
Evidence-based methods and evaluation strategies
Gary Kreps, George Mason University
10:45 am Break
11:00 am PART B
Baruch Fischhoff, Moderator
Drivers of risk perception, effective communication, and behavior change
Noel Brewer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Risk perception, responsiveness, and avoidance
Rajiv Rimal, George Washington University
Sources of information about disease outbreak and community trust: Lessons from Ebola communication in Liberia
Monique Turner, George Washington University
Advocacy and communication of health risks: Examples from tobacco control
Jeff Niederdeppe, Cornell University
12:30 pm Lunch break
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Building Communication Capacity to Counter Infectious Disease Threats: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24738.

Session II: Achieving Effective Communication

1:30 pm PART A
Jennifer Gardy, Moderator
Packaging a story: Traditional versus digital media
Dina Maron, Scientific American
Responding to misinformation and rumors
Heidi Larson, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
3:00 pm Break
3:15 pm PART B
Jennifer Olsen, Moderator
Participatory surveillance and social listening
Kacey Ernst, University of Arizona
Bidirectional communication platforms
Nick van Praag, Ground Truth Solutions
Building capacity: Training of trainers
Damien Chalaud, World Federation of Science Journalists
4:45 pm Highlights and key lessons learned
Jeff Duchin, Workshop Chair
5:00 pm Adjournment and reception
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Building Communication Capacity to Counter Infectious Disease Threats: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24738.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016

8:30 am ET Welcome and objectives
Jeff Duchin, Workshop Chair

Session III: International Context—International Health Regulations Considerations, Lessons from Recent Outbreaks, and Research Gaps

8:40 am PART A
Rima Khabbaz and Rafael Obregon, Moderators
Lessons from the field: The role of data and evidence in Ebola and Zika outbreaks
Rev. John Sumo, Ministry of Health, Liberia
Julienne Anoko, Sorbonne University
Katherine Lyon Daniel, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10:15 am Break
10:30 am PART B
Rima Khabbaz and Rafael Obregon, Moderators
Strengthening risk communication and community engagement in disease outbreak response: A systems perspective
Gaya Gamhewage, World Health Organization
Erma Manoncourt, M&D Consulting
11:50 am Concluding remarks
Lonnie King, Forum Vice Chair
12:00 pm Adjournment
Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Building Communication Capacity to Counter Infectious Disease Threats: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24738.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Building Communication Capacity to Counter Infectious Disease Threats: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24738.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Building Communication Capacity to Counter Infectious Disease Threats: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24738.
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