Speaker: Prof Ora Paltiel
Senior Physician, Dept. of Hematology, Hadassah Ein Karem; Professor of Epidemiology and Director Hadassah Research Centre in Clinical Epidemiology; former Director, Braun School of Public Health, Hadassah-Hebrew University.
Prof Paltiel (Medicine and Epidemiology, McGill University, Canada) combines haematology research and clinical work with studies of lymphoma genetic, viral and environmental risk factors among Israelis and Palestinians. She is a co-investigator in the Jerusalem Perinatal Cohort study; a member of the Directorate of Israel’s Quality Indicators Program in Community Healthcare; and directed the International Master’s Programme in Public Health.
International comparisons are constantly raised in discussions about the Covid 19 pandemic. After apparently coping with an earlier outbreak, in the past month Israel has been severely affected. One of the most frequent questions about the pandemic is about the role of children and how they influence the pattern of disease. Prof Paltiel will discuss the Israeli Covid-19 response, focusing on the role of children in particular.
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