The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) serves as the premier secure treatment center in the U.S. to guard against the threats of bioterrorism and infectious disease. The world-renowned hospital, based in Omaha, treats patients in its National Quarantine Unit designed for the fallout of SARS, Ebola and COVID-19. Chancellor Jeffrey Gold, M.D. will cover important topics including a view from the front-line battle with COVID-19, the urgent importance of “flattening the curve”, hazard modeling and healthcare policy implications.

This audio virtual event will be conducted via the web and telephone dial-in starting at 4:00 p.m. Eastern/1:00 a.m. Pacific/8:00 p.m. London. Presentation materials will be made available during the virtual event and on the GIC website. Click here for complimentary registration.

Resources on COVID-19:

• COVID – 19: Health Recovery and Economic Recovery Go Hand in Hand, GIC Blog (June 1, 2020)
• COVID-19 Impacts and Philanthropic Opportunities: GGA Interview with Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, GIC Blog (May 31, 2020)
• COVID-19 Playbook, Vital Strategies (May 2, 2020)
• About Masks, GIC Blog (April 24, 2020)
• COVID – 19: Health Recovery and Economic Recovery Go Hand in Hand, GIC Blog (April 21, 2020)
• PACT: Private Automated Contract Tracing, MIT (April 9, 2020)
• Review of Mobile Application Technology to Enhance Contact Tracing Capacity for COVID-19, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security (April 8, 2020)
• FDA Has Authorized just one Coronavirus Antibody Test, CNN (April 7, 2020)
• A cost-effective way to help emerging markets fight Covid-19, GIC Blog (April 3, 2020)
• Contract Tracing Mobile Apps for COVID-19: Privacy Considerations and Related Trade-offs, Cornell (March 30, 2020)
• Weekly Economic Update by Michael Drury, GIC Blog (March 30, 2020)
• Why coronavirus antibody testing in one Colorado town could provide a way forward, ABC News (March 28, 2020)
• Worst-Case Estimates for U.S. Coronavirus Deaths, New York Times (March 13, 2020)
• First Ebola, Now Coronavirus. Why an Omaha Hospital Gets the Toughest Cases, New York Times (February 18, 2020)
• Enhancing Private Sector Health System Preparedness for 21-st Century Health Threats Foundational Principles from a National Academies Initiative, JAMA (February 6, 2020)
• NExT The Nebraska Transformational Project briefing sheet, University of Nebraska Medical Center (February 10, 2020)