Topic: The Global Burden of COVID-19: Lessons Learned from the First Six Months of the Epidemic
Speaker: Professor Dr. Eduardo J. Simoes (University of Missouri, USA)
Date/time: Monday, 6 July 2020, 7:30 p.m. (Central European Time)
Live via ZOOM by following the link below (talk will be recorded):
https://uni-bayreuth.zoom.us/j/97674787503?pwd=MGNPcU5jd01vcEZaY25NSkw3dERndz09
About the Talk
Professor Simoes's talk will address the origin of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 and how the disease is transmitted, diagnosed, and treated. In addition to traditional prevention and control strategies employed by the public health system, he will address arguments and facts relating to other measures such as lockdowns or vertical and social distancing, while presenting some simulations of their effects. Looking back on the past six months of dealing with the pandemic and its consequences, it remains to be seen what lesson we can learn, and how we can succeed in stopping the global spread of infection.
About the Speaker
Professor Dr. Eduardo J. Simoes is Chairman of the Department of Health Management & Informatics at the University of Missouri's School of Medicine. He was born in Brazil and received his medical degree from the Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Pernambuco in 1981. He earned additional degrees in tropical medicine, hygiene, and public health in England (1987) and the United States (1991). From 1983 to 1989, Dr. Simoes was a medical officer, health planner, and advisor to the Secretary of Health in Recife, Brazil, where he practiced medicine as a general practitioner. At the Missouri State Department of Health, Dr. Simoes served as a medical epidemiologist for chronic diseases from 1995 to 2000 and was State Epidemiologist and Chief of the Office of Epidemiology from 2000 to 2003. He is currently licensed for general medical practice in the State of Pernambuco and Brazil Federal Council of Medicine. Dr. Simoes has taught courses in medical epidemiology, public health surveillance, programme management, and planning and policy development since 1987. Over the past 30 years, he has provided public health consultations to organizations such as the World Bank, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Ministry of Health of Brazil, and other institutions in Brazil and the US. Dr. Simoes has published over 130 peer-reviewed scientific publications and has been a reviewer for a number of international medical and public health journals.