Leadership and Communication during turbulent times

Date:

Tue, 7 Nov 2023

Time:

12.15 pm-13.15 pm [Singapore [GMT +8]

Location:

Seminar Room 1, Level 8
Tahir Foundation Building (MD1)
National University of Singapore
12 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117549

Details:

You are cordially invited to the ON-SITE SSHSPH Staff Research Round. We look forward to your attendance and we hope for an interesting discussion.

Light refreshments will be provided at 12.00pm, do drop by to hang out for a bit before the session starts.
We will also be having a Lucky Draw at the end of the session, register yourself and stand a chance to win a special prize!
*Only Attendees will be included in the Lucky draw*

Abstract:

Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam is a British public health physician, who served as Deputy Chief Medical Officer during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In this lecture he will offer his own unique perspective on the challenges faced, the UK response, and wider aspects of communicating with policy makers and the public during times of pressure and uncertainty.

Speakers:

Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam
British Public Health Physician, University of Nottingham

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam Kt, MBE, DM, FRCPath, Hon FFPH, Hon FFPM, Hon FRCP, FMedSci, is a public health physician with a clinical background in emergency medicine, anaesthesia and infectious diseases. He is an expert on respiratory viruses and pandemics and currently Senior Strategy Adviser to the University of Nottingham School of Medicine, having been Pro Vice-Chancellor before that. His career has also taken him to Public Health England, the World Health Organization, and the pharmaceutical and vaccine industries. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers. Jonathan was seconded to the Department of Health and Social Care in 2017-22 as Deputy Chief Medical Officer. He is well-known for his leadership role during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly his straight, no-nonsense, communication style from the podium at No.10 Downing Street, and for the acquisition and rollout of vaccines and antiviral drugs in the UK. He received a knighthood from Her Majesty the Queen in her 2022 New Year’s Honours List, for services to public health. Alongside numerous other eponymous lectures, he was awarded the Royal Society’s Attenborough Award and Lecture 2022, for outstanding public engagement in science