HSE Seminar on Respiratory Pathogens: past, present and future

Contribution List

5. Introduction

Andre Henriques (CERN), Benoit Delille (CERN)

16/11/2022, 14:00

1. Viruses, physics, sci-fi and public health - mysteries and similarities

Julian W Tang (University of Leicester)

16/11/2022, 14:05

Dr Julian W Tang
Consultant Virologist, Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
Honorary Associate Professor, Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought together specialists from many different fields - who would normally not meet during the course of their professional lives. In this...

2. ARIA: A WHO/CERN collaboration and the importance of multidisciplinary science-driven policies

Alice Simniceanu (WHO)

16/11/2022, 14:55

Alice Simniceanu
Epidemiologist, Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization (WHO)

Abstract:
Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits and threatens their health. This represents an estimated 4.2 million deaths globally linked to ambient air pollution, mainly from heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,...

3. Impact of COVID on workplace health & safety: importance of ventilation and lessons learnt

Romain Guichard (INRS)

16/11/2022, 15:20

Dr Romain Guichard
Head of the Aeraulic Engineering laboratory, Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité (INRS)

Abstract:
The majority of workplaces were not well prepared to deal with airborne disease transmission. The COVID-19 pandemic then required the implementation of emergency measures concerning the aeration and ventilation of the premises. My talk will first come back to...

6. Panel discussion with the experts - Q&A interaction

Alice Simniceanu (WHO), Julian W Tang (University of Leicester), Romain Guichard (INRS)

16/11/2022, 15:45