Presentations
Dr. Lisa Koonin is a sought-after health emergency expert for conferences, presentations and discussion panels.
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The list below represents a partial selection of recent presentations by Dr. Koonin.
| Year | Date | Audience | Location | Title of Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9/15/26 | Joint SECID PIVI Regional Workshop of SEE Countries | Istanbul, Turkey | Empowering Pharmacists for Life Course Immunization: The Challenges and Opportunities to Increase the Impact of Pharmacist Role for Vaccine Uptake |
| 2026 | 8/31/26 | Montreal 2026 FIP World Congress | Montreal, Canada | Advancing global action on NCDs: From policy to implementation |
| 2026 | 8/31/26 | Montreal 2026 FIP World Congress | Montreal, Canada | Vaccination across the life course: Reducing the burden of NCDs and improving outcomes |
| 2026 | 6/22/26 | Leadership Training for Emergency Preparedness (Workshop) | Sacramento, CA | All-day leadership training with public health officials |
| 2026 | 4/28/26 | 2026 Continuity Insights Management Conference | Phoenix, AZ | Continuity in Action: Strengthening Plans and Testing Readiness Through Health Emergency Exercises |
| 2026 | 4/13/26 | 2026 NACCHO Preparedness Summit | Baltimore, MD | Can Businesses Be a Lifeline for Public Health Preparedness? Reimagining Public-Private Partnerships to Protect Communities |
| 2026 | 3/21/26 | Robert W. Woodruff Alumni Leadership Summit | Atlanta, GA | Hard Choices, High Stakes: Adaptive Leadership and the Birth of Pandemic Social Distancing |
| 2026 | 3/11/26 | 2026 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) Annual Meeting: Building Partnerships for the Future | Decatur, GA | Readiness & Response for Pediatric Populations |
| 2025 | 11/4/25 | APHA 2025 Annual Meeting & Expo | Washington, DC | Community Pharmacies: Key Partners with Public Health to Prevent and Manage Chronic Disease |
| 2025 | 9/15/25 | 7th Meeting of PIVI Partners on Influenza Vaccination Program Improvement | Cairo, Egypt | The role of pharmacies in expanding vaccine access (Moderator and Presenter) |
| 2025 | 5/1/25 | NACCHO’s Annual Preparedness Summit | San Antonio, Texas | Engaging Business in Public Health Crises: Multisector Approaches to Recovery (Moderator) |
| 2025 | 4/30/25 | NACCHO’s Annual Preparedness Summit | San Antonio, Texas | From Planning to Action: Launching a Regional Preparedness and Response Center to support the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) (Moderator) |
| 2025 | 4/29/25 | NACCHO’s Annual Preparedness Summit | San Antonio, Texas | Small Business, Big Impact: The Critical Role of Small Businesses in Health Emergency Planning, Response and Recovery |
| 2024 | 9/17/24 | National Safety Council - SAFER | Podcast | Navigating Uncertainty: The Business Case for Addressing Bird Flu and Other Health Risks (Featured Speaker) |
| 2024 | 8/13/24 | National Immunization Conference | Atlanta, GA | Poster presentation: Time is Running Out! Retaining Key Pharmacy Practice Authorities Beyond COVID-19 |
| 2024 | 7/17/24 | Continuity Insights: Facility Resilience Podcast | Podcast | Facility Resilience Podcast: Bird Flu Is Spreading. Should You Be Worried? |
| 2024 | 5/7/24 | Continuity Insights Management Conference | Charlotte, NC | The Missing Link in The BIA: The Importance Of Including A Pandemic Risk Assessment |
| 2024 | 3/6/24 | NACCHO’s Annual Preparedness Summit | Cleveland, OH | Now is the Time to Act: Retaining Key Pharmacy Practice Authorities Beyond COVID-19 |
| 2024 | 2/21/24 | National Safety Council - The Future of EHS | Louisville, KY | Recommendations for Moving Past the Pandemic: Preparing for the Next Threats |
| 2024 | 2/15/24 | Public Health Institute | Virtual Presentation | Emergency Preparedness in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands |
| 2023 | 12/5/23 | National Safety Council - 4th Annual SAFER Summit | Virtual Presentation | Future Pandemic Preparedness: Critical Roles for Employers |
| 2023 | 12/1/23 | Emory University Woodruff Fellows | Atlanta, GA | Developing National Pandemic Policies: A Conversation About the Importance of Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships |
| 2023 | 4/25/23 | NACCHO’s Annual Preparedness Summit | Atlanta, GA | A Missing Link for Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response: Engaging the Private Sector |
| 2023 | 2/1/23 | Task Force for Global Health | Vientiane, Laos PDR | Pandemic Preparedness: Key Elements for Readiness |
| 2023 | 1/5/23 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Gillings Global School of Public Health, DrPH Program | Chapel Hill, NC | Doctoral Colloquium: Pandemic Preparedness: The Birth of Social Distancing |
| 2022 | 11/3/22 | University of Alabama at Birmingham/School of Public Health | Birmingham, AL | Carole W. Samuelson Endowed Lecture in Public Health Practice Awardee: A Missing Link in Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response: Engaging Private Sector Partners |
| 2022 | 5/17/22 | National Academy of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine | Washington, DC | Future Planning for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Enterprise: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Session II – Assessing PHE Preparedness Capabilities, Authorities & Funding (Moderator) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/books/NBK593637/ |
| 2022 | 4/25/22 | National Association of Chain Drugstores (NACDS) Annual Meeting | Palm Beach, FL | Pharmacy College Dean's Meeting. Keynote Address: Public Health Perspective: COVID-19 Pandemic Response & What’s Next? |
| 2022 | 2/15/22 | DRI International | Las Vegas, NV | COVID-19: Continued Threat…Lessons Learned and Critical Path Forward |
