NETEC Leadership Reflects: A Decade of Special Pathogen Preparedness in the US

About this episode

The episode reflects on a decade of special pathogen preparedness in the U.S. healthcare system with insights from NETEC's principal investigators.

Welcome to Transmission Interrupted! In this episode, host Jill Morgan sits down with the principal investigators of NETEC—Dr. Aneesh Mehta, Dr. Vikramjit Mukherjee, and Dr. John Lowe—to reflect on a decade of advancing special pathogen preparedness across the U.S. healthcare system. Together, they revisit the origins of NETEC, tracing back to the transformative events of the 2014 Ebola outbreak, and share their unique journeys as infectious disease experts, critical care clinicians, and scientists on the front lines. The conversation dives into the challenges and lessons learned while building a national network equipped for high-consequence infectious diseases, the evolution from isolated specialty units to a system-wide approach, and the critical importance of healthcare worker safety. You'll hear insights on what it takes to maintain readiness in a landscape of ever-changing threats, the value of interdisciplinary collaboration, and a call to expand this “tight-knit club” of preparedness champions. Whether you’re a healthcare professional, public health advocate, or just curious about how the U.S. prepares for medical crises, this episode delivers an inspiring look at the…

People in this episode

Host: Jill Morgan

Guests: Dr. Aneesh Mehta, Dr. Vikramjit Mukherjee, Dr. John Lowe

Topics covered

• special pathogen preparedness
• healthcare system
• infectious disease
• healthcare worker safety
• interdisciplinary collaboration
• medical crises

Keywords

• special pathogens
• health security
• infectious diseases
• preparedness
• healthcare
• Ebola outbreak
• public health

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Organizations: NETEC

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