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SHEA position statement on pandemic preparedness for policymakers: the role of healthcare epidemiologists in communicating during infectious diseases outbreaks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2024

Erica S. Shenoy Open the ORCID record for Erica S. Shenoy [Opens in a new window] ,
David B. Banach ,
Lynne Jones Batshon ,
Westyn Branch-Elliman ,
Ghinwa Dumyati ,
Sarah Haessler ,
Vincent P. Hsu ,
Robin L. P. Jump ,
Anurag N. Malani  and
Trini A. Mathew
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Erica S. Shenoy*
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA, USA
David B. Banach
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, USA Public Health, Yale School, New Haven, CT, USA
Lynne Jones Batshon
Affiliation:
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), Arlington, VA, USA
Westyn Branch-Elliman
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Ghinwa Dumyati
Affiliation:
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA Center for Community Health, Rochester, NY, USA
Sarah Haessler
Affiliation:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, USA University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School – Baystate, Springfield, MA, USA
Vincent P. Hsu
Affiliation:
AdventHealth, Altamonte Springs, FL, USA School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA
Robin L. P. Jump
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) at the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Anurag N. Malani
Affiliation:
Trinity Health Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Trini A. Mathew
Affiliation:
HealthTAMCycle3, PLLC, Troy, MI, USA Corewell Health, Taylor, MI, USA School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, and Oakland University William Beaumont, Rochester, MI, USA
Rekha K. Murthy
Affiliation:
Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, USA David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Steven A. Pergam
Affiliation:
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, USA
Matthew Wayne Seeger
Affiliation:
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
David J. Weber
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Corresponding author: Erica S. Shenoy; Email: eshenoy@mgh.harvard.edu
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 45 , Issue 7 , July 2024 , pp. 808 - 812
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