In this seminar, Michael A. Stoto, professor emeritus in the Department of Health Management and Policy in the School of Health at Georgetown, discussed the European public health emergency preparedness system, lessons learned in the European Union’s response to COVID-19, and revisions to the European Union’s health security laws and systems. Stoto emphasized that when measuring and assessing emergency preparedness systems, it is important to focus on capabilities, such as what systems can do during an emergency, as well as capacities that exist in a system in advance of an emergency.
This event was co-sponsored by the Center for Global Health Science and Security, the School of Health’s Department of Health Management and Policy, and the Global Health Institute.
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Michael A. Stoto is a professor emeritus in the Department of Health Management and Policy in the School of Health at Georgetown University. He is also an adjunct professor of biostatistics and senior preparedness fellow at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. A statistician, epidemiologist, and health services researcher, Stoto’s research includes methodological topics in epidemiology and statistics including systematic reviews/meta-analysis and other analytical methods for comparative effectiveness research, community health assessment, evaluation methods, and performance measurement. His substantive research interests include public health practice, especially with regard to emergency preparedness, drug and vaccine safety, infectious disease policy, and ethical issues in research and public health practice.
