Panel 3: “Policy Decisions and Implications”

Presenter Information

Martin Kulldorff, Hillsdale College
Donna Petersen, University of South Florida
Sten Vermund, Yale University
Jay Wolfson, University of South Florida
Amber Gum, University of South Florida

Start Date

7-12-2024 11:15 AM

End Date

7-12-2024 12:30 PM

Description

The COVID pandemic presented us with highly consequential policy decisions, but also incomplete information to guide these decisions that affected the global population. How did policymakers use and sometimes misuse science to make decisions for their institutions and the public? How did ethical principles in science (e.g., minimizing harms and maximizing benefits; respecting human dignity and autonomy; taking special precautions with vulnerable populations; and distributing benefits and risks fairly) conflict and inform decision-making?

Comments

• Speaker 1: Martin Kulldorff, PhD, Drhc, Epidemiologist, Biostatistician, Founding Fellow, Academy for Science and Freedom, Hillsdale College
• Speaker 2: Donna Petersen, ScD, MHS, CPH, FAAAS, Professor, College of Public Health, USF Health
• Panelist: Sten Vermund, MD, PhD, Anne M. R. Lauder Professor of Public Health, Yale University, incoming Dean of the USF College of Public Health
• Panelist: Jay Wolfson, DrPH, JD, Distinguished Service Professor, Public Health, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Industrial Engineering; Interim Dean, USF COPH; Senior Associate Vice President, USF Health; Senior Associate Dean, Morsani College of Medicine, USF Health
• Moderator: Amber Gum, PhD, Professor, Department of Mental Health Law & Policy and Department of Internal Medicine, Co-Chair of USF HxA Campus Community, USF