You’re Invited to Join Columbia University’s Bioethics Program for an Exclusive Online Event
Attend an online discussion with a panel of experts on April 27 at 6:15 p.m. ET, co-sponsored by the Columbia University Programs in Bioethics.
Register now for this event.
Why Is There Confusion About Whether Masks Prevent COVID-19? Public Perceptions, Misperceptions and the Messaging of Science
A recent Cochrane report, purporting to show limited data to support mandates to use masks to prevent COVID-19 has sparked immense controversy, seized by many critics as evidence of failures by public health officials. Columbia University Bioethics Program Director Dr. Robert Klitzman will be moderating a panel of national experts who will analyze the report, its limitations, its media coverage and lessons we can learn as we move forward.
Speakers:
Pam Factor-Litvak, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center; Associate Dean for Research Resources, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Allison E. Aiello, PhD, James S. Jackson Healthy Longevity Professor of Epidemiology in the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Robert E. Fullilove, EdD, Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs, Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences and the co-director of the Cities Research Group, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Donald K. Milton, MD, DrPH, MPowering Maryland Professor; Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland
