Infectious Diseases in the Headlines: Outbreaks, Recalls, and a Changing Climate (2026 AC Live)

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Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to describe major recent infectious disease outbreaks, recalls, and climate-related threats as biosecurity events, including the biological hazard, exposed populations, and systems involved.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify vulnerabilities that allow biological threats to escalate, including failures in surveillance, vaccination, regulation, infrastructure, supply chains, communication, and preparedness.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify vulnerabilities that allow biological threats to escalate, including failures in surveillance, vaccination, regulation, infrastructure, supply chains, communication, and preparedness

MarkAlain Déry, DO, MPH, FACOI (he/him/his)

Chief Innovation Officer

Access Health Louisiana

Dr. MarkAlain Déry is a distinguished infectious diseases physician and educator, renowned for his leadership in global health responses, including the Haiti earthquake, Ebola in Sierra Leone, and conflict zones in Ukraine. Serving as Chief Innovation Officer and Medical Director for Infectious Diseases at Access Health Louisiana, he delivers compelling lectures on HIV, HCV, STIs, and emerging epidemics. His professional presentations, such as at ACOI conferences and trauma training programs in Ukraine, integrate clinical expertise with actionable insights for healthcare providers. He harnesses media to combat infectious disease disinformation, including co-founding 102.3FM WHIV-LP community radio station in New Orleans 11 years ago to amplify human rights, social justice, and accurate health messaging.