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Analyzing Pandemics: Economic and Policy Impacts – GIC Executive Briefing

Date:
Thursday, March 19, 2020 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm Location:
Virtual webinar
United States
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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:
- 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)
Speakers
Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., Chancellor, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s chancellor since early 2014, added leadership to the University of Nebraska Omaha to his responsibilities on May 8, 2017, and approved for this additional role by the Board of Regents at its June meeting.
William Kennedy, GIC Vice Chair of Programs
Bill Kennedy has thirty years of financial services experience advising pensions, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds and wealthy families. Most recently, Mr. Kennedy was the Chief Investment Officer of Fieldpoint Private.