Symposium Overview
Thursday, May 1, 2025
CPR3 hosted an in-person Symposium to bring together CPR3-funded research teams, community stakeholders and California public health policymakers to share insights from CPR3's portfolio and explore their implications for shaping public health policies and initiatives. Through facilitated networking, collaborative workshops and panels with various experts, the symposium created a space for attendees to share knowledge that will lead to more effective public health policy in California.
Keynote Speakers
Erica Pan
State Public Health Officer & Director, CA Department of Public Health
Erica Pan, MD, MPH, FAAP, FIDSA was sworn in as the State Public Health Officer & Director, CA Department of Public Health on February 1, 2025. Previously, she served as the Deputy Director of the Center for Infectious Diseases and State Epidemiologist for CDPH. From August 2020 through Dec 2020, she served as the Acting California State Health Officer. During her time at CDPH, she has provided leadership during COVID-19, Mpox, Ebola planning and more. She also co-chaired the California COVID-19 Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, chaired the Mpox Scientific Advisory Committee and was grateful to directly hear input from the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup for COVID-19 vaccines.
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo
Editor in Chief, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the JAMA network
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS is the 17th Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the JAMA Network. She is the Lee Goldman, MD Endowed Professor of Medicine and Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Bibbins-Domingo is a general internist, cardiovascular disease epidemiologist, and a national leader in prevention and interventions to address health disparities. She is a physician-scientist who has used observational studies, pragmatic trials, and simulation modeling to examine effective clinical, public health and policy interventions aimed at prevention.
Symposium Agenda
| Sessions |
| Welcome | Priya Shete, MD, MPH |
Opening Keynote | Erica Pan, MD, MPH, FAAP, FIDSA Why strong public health academic, governmental and community partnerships are important to CDPH |
Partnership Panel Discussion | CPR3 Steering Committee members Why policy-relevant public health research is critical to California |
Communities of Practice in Evidence Translation | Round table discussion Facilitated networking to connect research findings with policy and community priorities |
Lightning Presentations | CPR3 teams Research highlights from five awardees |
Closing Keynote | Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS Dissemination strategies: How to effectively communicate scientific findings impactfully |
| Closing | Priya Shete, MD, MPH |
CPR3 work is supported with funding from the California Department of Public Health.