Sunday, March 7, 2021 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. EST
Registration is Free of Charge - Conference Will Be Streamed Online

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10:00 a.m. EST

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Introductions
Tamara Hoffman and David Hanelin
MES Presidents
Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman, MD
Conference Chairman

Download Dr. Reichman's Publication on Pandemics

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10:10 a.m. EST

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Opening Remarks
Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman
President, Yeshiva University

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10:15 a.m. EST

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Utilizing the Human Immune Response to Treat COVID-19
Dr. Jill Horowitz, PhD
Executive Director of Strategic Operations, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Rockefeller University

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10:45 a.m. EST

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Vaccine Development and Related Ethical Concerns
Dr. Naor Bar-Zeev, MBBS, PhD
Deputy Director, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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11:15 a.m. EST

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Q&A
Moderated by Dr. Alisa Minkin, MD
Pediatrician in Oceanside, NY, Chair of JOWMA Preventative Health and Host of JOWMA podcast

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11:30 a.m. EST

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Personal Experiences in the ER
Dr. Ellie Bennett, MD
Attending Physician New York Presbyterian Queens, Flushing Hospital, and Catskill Regional Medical Center. Double board certified in both internal medicine and emergency medicine

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11:50 a.m. EST

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Emergency Vaccination
Dr. Alan Hoffman, MD
Attending Physician at Houston Methodist Hospital and Baylor St Lukes Hospital

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12:00 p.m. EST

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Halakhic Innovation
Rabbi Professor Avraham Steinberg, MD
Director, Medical Ethics Unit & Chairman, IRB, Shaare Zedek Medical Center & Head, Talmudic Encyclopedia

Purchase Rabbi Professor Steinberg's recent book on pandemics