Experts of different disciplines will discuss how emotions can impact our health decision making and how they can fundamentally influence global health outcomes. Panelists will debate emotions and their role during the COVID-19 outbreak, the role of new technologies in the spread of emotions and concepts of emotion for global health.
The event is free of charge but registration is required.
Webinar agenda:
2.00-2.10: Introduction and welcome, Heidi Larson, Vaccine Confidence Project, LSHTM
2.10-2.35: Individual and Collective emotions in times of COVID-19
- The emotions of healthcare professionals on the front lines, Joanne Liu, University of Montreal, McGill University, Former President of MSF
- Global impact of emotional distress during COVID-19, Laurence Kirmayer, McGill University
2.35-2.45: Q&A
2.45-3.20: How emotions affect health outcomes
- The role of emotions in health: variations is the norm, Lisa Feldman-Barrett, Northeastern University
- Immunisation stress related reactions in a time of COVID-19, Madhava Balakrishnan, World Health Organization
- Emotions, illness behaviours and health outcomes, Robert Horne, University College London (UCL)
3.20-3.30: Q&A and wrap-up
