THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, AND MEDICINE
Health and Medicine Division
Board on Health Sciences Policy
Committee on Security of America’s Medical Product Supply Chain
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Congressional Briefings
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 – 3:00 p.m.
and
Friday, April 1, 2022 – 10:00 a.m.
via Zoom
on
Building Resilience into the Nation’s Medical Product Supply Chains
Over the past several decades, supply chain disruptions have repeatedly plagued the U.S. health care system, costing health care systems millions of dollars per year, threatening the clinical research enterprise, and most importantly, imperiling the health and lives of patients. The Committee on Security of America's Medical Supply Chain, convened by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), was charged with addressing this important issue by examining the root causes of medical product shortages and identifying ways to enhance their resilience - both in so-called normal times and during public health emergencies.
Requested by Congress in P.L. 116-136, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, this new report from NASEM outlines the Committee's seven recommendations and presents a framework of protection comprising awareness, mitigation, preparedness, and response measures.
These briefings were for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on March 3, 2022 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.