Webinar Series
Five Cybersecurity Threats
U.S. Health and Human Services Public Health Emergency
March 19 to April 18, 2019, 2:00 EDT
Cost and Access: Free, join at time of the event
This webinar series was created to help strengthen the healthcare community’s cybersecurity awareness and ability to address cyberthreats. The series examines five common threats and best practices for mitigating against them. Topics include email phishing, ransomware attacks, loss of equipment and data, insider attacks, and attacks against connected medical devices.
Webcast
Strength in Numbers: The Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) Network Map and Census
CONVERGE
Cost and Access: Free, available online
This recorded webinar released the results of the 2018 census of the social science hazards and disaster research community. The census was the first attempt to generate a comprehensive portrait of social science hazards and disaster researchers and collected information about researchers’ disciplinary training, organizational affiliation, types of hazards and disasters they study, and their methodological expertise. The webinar also included a a demo of the Social Science Extreme Events Research (SSEER) interactive map, which arranges the census data geographically.
Training
Assessing Public Health in Emergency Situations
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters
July 1-12, 2019
Brussels, Belgium
Cost and Access: $2,000, register before May 31
This training will familiarize health professionals with techniques to assess the health impact of disasters and conflicts on affected communities. Topics included an introduction to epidemiology, nutrition during emergencies, food security, outbreak case studies, mental health, and access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. Grants, student rates, and accommodation packages are available.