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Congressional Briefing: Challenges on the Front Lines of Monkeypox

A congressional briefing to hear from health departments, providers, and clinics about the challenges they are facing on the front lines in their daily work to mitigate the monkeypox outbreak in the United States.
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NCSD
Event Date
September 20, 2022

The National Coalition of STD Directors, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and HIV Medicine Association – in cooperation with Senator Merkley, Representative Cicilline, and the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus – present a congressional briefing to hear from health departments and providers about the challenges they are facing on the front lines in their daily work to mitigate the monkeypox outbreak in the United States.

Speakers include:

  • Philip Chan, MD, MS – Associate Professor, Brown University; Chief Medical Officer, Open Door Health Sexual Health Clinic, Rhode Island
  • Katie Macomber, MPH – Director, Division of HIV/STD Programs for Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan
  • Lilian M. Abbo, MD, FIDSA – Professor, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; IDSA Board Member, Florida

 

September 20, 2022, 2:00 PM ET

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