Over the past four decades, remarkable progress has been made in confronting the global HIV epidemic, with notable decreases in mortality and the number of new infections. Countries once ravaged by HIV have been some of the first to reach global targets for the HIV response – an astounding feat. These gains are the result of pioneering efforts that over time have transformed the face of health delivery systems. Yet, the threat of non-communicable diseases looms large and the HIV epidemic has not been vanquished. The talk will explore how this public health triumph was achieved and the lessons that can be applied to other global health threats and to sustaining the momentum towards HIV epidemic control.

Speaker: 

Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA
Executive Vice President, Columbia Global
Director, ICAP at Columbia University
University Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine
Mathilde Krim-amfAR Chair of Global Health

Remarks:

James McKiernan, MD
Interim Dean, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
CEO, ColumbiaDoctors
John K. Lattimer Professor of Urology

Anne L. Taylor, MD                                                                                     
Senior Vice President for Faculty Affairs and Career Development
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
John Lindenbaum Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Non-CU affiliates and those unable to attend in-person can attend virtually.

Please visit here for more information on the John Lindenbaum Memorial Lecture Series.

Co-sponsored by the Department of Medicine 

AMA CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.