One Year. 2.5 Million Lives. A Global Shift.

A year after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic, recovery efforts around the world are gaining some traction: Vaccines are rolling out, case rates are trending lower, and cities are gradually reopening. But what roadblocks lie ahead? Can we ever return to our pre-pandemic lives? What does the world look like a year from now and beyond?

UCSF is pleased to invite the public to a series of panel discussions that will look back on the lessons from the first 365 days of COVID-19 and illuminate the road ahead.

March 23: Mapping a Post-Pandemic World

What does the future look like for offices, schools, and businesses? What happens to a generation emerging from feelings of grief, isolation, and anxiety? Will we be able – and do we want to – return to our pre-pandemic lives? 

A panel of health and policy experts, moderated by UCSF Department of Medicine Chair Bob Wachter, MD, will examine COVID-19's impact on our society and look ahead to how we rebuild and prepare for the next pandemic.

• Stefano Bertozzi, MD, MPH
  Professor of Health Policy and Management and Dean Emeritus of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health

• Eric Goosby, MD
  Professor of Medicine, UCSF, and UN Special Envoy on Tuberculosis

• Margot Kushel, MD
  Professor of Internal Medicine and Director, UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations

• Dayna Long, MD
  Co-Director of Center for Child and Community Health, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

• George Rutherford, MD
  Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Director of the Prevention and Public Health Group, UCSF

Note: Live interpretation in Spanish and Cantonese will be available for this event. If you would like to request specific language services, please contact Community Relations at community@cgr.ucsf.edu at least one week prior to the panel discussion.

More from the series:

• March 9: How the Science Will Drive Recovery
• March 16: The Mandate for Equity