On-line international symposium on mass gathering and public health preparedness during COVID-19 pandemic was held on January 13, 2022. Vido and handouts are now available online. The symposium report is also available here.
Opening Remarks and about our Project
SAITO Tomoya, MD, MPH, PhD
Director, Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response, NIID, Japan
Keynote: Planning for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in a Pandemic; Challenges and Lessons
Dr. Brian McCloskey
Public Health Advisor, International Olympic Committee and Senior Consulting Fellow, Global Health Programme, Chatham House, London, United Kingdom
COVID-19 preparedness for Tokyo 2020
SAITO Tomoya, MD, MPH, PhD
Director, Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response, NIID, Japan
Infectious Disease Surveillance and Response for Tokyo 2020
SHIMADA Tomoe, MD, PhD
Chief, Division for Epidemic Intelligence Training and Practice, Center for Field Epidemic Intelligence, Research and Professional Development, NIID, Japan
Activities and issues of Academic Consortium of medical preparedness during Tokyo Olympic/Paralympic Games in 2020
MORIMURA Naoto, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Japan
The role of Tokyo 2020 IDCC for COVID-19 preparedness and response in the Games
SHIMADA Satoshi, MD, PhD
Former Director of Public Health, Department of Medical Service, Games Operation Bureau, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Host city’s public health activities: Tokyo Metropolitan Government
SUGISHITA Yoshiyuki, MD, MPH, PhD
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Host city’s public health activities: Hokkaido Prefecture
ISHII Yasuhiko, MD
Infectious Disease Control Bureau, Health and Welfare Department, Hokkaido, Japan