BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260319T042718EDT-5690UoBrOU@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260319T082718Z DESCRIPTION:Event Update: Online Only\n\nDue to freezing rain\, ɬÀï·¬ Univ ersity has cancelled in-person activities on Wednesday\, March 11. As a re sult\, this event will now be held online only.\n\nWe invite you to join u s online at 6:00 PM for:\n\nWhat Will We Remember? The Lasting Health Cons equences of COVID-19\n Jason Gale in conversation with Dr. Joanne Liu and P rofessor Prativa Baral\n\n\n Date: Wednesday\, March 11\, 2026\n Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM EDT\n Online: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/84074620249\n\n\nRegistrat ion is no longer required — simply join using the Zoom link above.\n\nFor event-related questions please email: globahealthteam.dgph [at] mcgill.ca \n\nDescription:\n\nJoin the ɬÀï·¬ Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab ( PERL) and ɬÀï·¬ Global Health Programs (GHP) for a special fireside conve rsation with Jason Gale\, Senior Editor at Bloomberg News and author of Af ter Covid\, a close examination of the pandemic’s enduring legacy.\n\nIn A fter Covid\, Gale explores what the world is still living with: the hidden toll of Long Covid\, the strain on health systems\, the rise of chronic i llness\, the deepening mental health crisis\, and the dangerous spread of anti-science extremism. Drawing on decades of reporting on medical science and global health\, he examines the pandemic’s realities — the panic\, th e misinformation\, the political infighting\, and the extraordinary effort s of scientists and health care workers — while asking what went wrong\, w hat worked\, and what continues to threaten us.\n\nGale will be joined in conversation by Dr. Joanne Liu\, Director of PERL\, Professor in the Depar tment of Global and Public Health at ɬÀï·¬\, and a practicing paediatric emergency physician at Ste-Justine hospital. Dr. Liu is the for mer International President of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Bo rders and has engaged world leaders at the highest level on medical humani tarian crises and pandemic response.\n\nAlso joining the discussion\, Prat iva Baral\, PhD\, Deputy Director of PERL and Assistant Professor in the D epartment of Global and Public Health. An infectious disease epidemiologis t\, Baral’s work examines how health systems can prepare for and respond t o crises\, with a focus on public trust in science\, misinformation\, surg e capacity during emergencies\, and strengthening data infrastructure.\n DTSTART:20260311T220000Z DTEND:20260311T230000Z LOCATION:Online SUMMARY:What Will We Remember? The Lasting Health Consequences of COVID-19 URL:/global-public-health/channels/event/what-will-we- remember-lasting-health-consequences-covid-19-371319 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR