Use of a pathogen X tabletop exercise to assess the operational response preparedness of an emerging infectious diseases research network
In mid-2020, the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID) Network was established to address critical gaps in research expertise and capacity in emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases (EIDs). As the Network was established during the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the Network’s...
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| author | Rachael Lee Jennifer Hemingway-Foday Nefer Batsuli L. Danielle Wagner Aaron Macoubray Robert F. Garry Christine K. Johnson Kathryn A. Hanley Nikos Vasilakis Souleymane Mboup Hongying Li Cecilia A. Sánchez Peter M. Rabinowitz Robert F. Breiman Nathan Vandergrift Eric J. Earley Hilary Bouton-Verville E. Candice Beaubien E. Megan Davidson Gretchen Van Vliet Sara Woodson M. Anthony Moody Gregory D. Sempowski Richard Reithinger |
| author_facet | Rachael Lee Jennifer Hemingway-Foday Nefer Batsuli L. Danielle Wagner Aaron Macoubray Robert F. Garry Christine K. Johnson Kathryn A. Hanley Nikos Vasilakis Souleymane Mboup Hongying Li Cecilia A. Sánchez Peter M. Rabinowitz Robert F. Breiman Nathan Vandergrift Eric J. Earley Hilary Bouton-Verville E. Candice Beaubien E. Megan Davidson Gretchen Van Vliet Sara Woodson M. Anthony Moody Gregory D. Sempowski Richard Reithinger |
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| description | In mid-2020, the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID) Network was established to address critical gaps in research expertise and capacity in emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases (EIDs). As the Network was established during the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the Network’s research centers initially focused on SARS-CoV-2 research. By the end of 2021, the Network leadership realized that it had a blind spot with regards to research centers and their sites’ overall capacities and stakeholder connections. To foster more meaningful and deeper levels of coordination and collaboration across research centers, as well as stress-test its capacity and readiness for rapid research during an EID outbreak. CREID conducted a tabletop exercise (TTX) during its Annual Partners Meeting in August 2022. Through the 2-day TTX, participants provided insight into their institutions’ resources, stakeholder relationships, and research engagement before and after an EID outbreak; additionally, technical and operational challenges and solutions with regards to a successful outbreak research response were discussed. TTX participants’ feedback was used to improve the Network’s operational research response framework and processes. Given the limited existing resources on TTX for infectious disease outbreaks, the materials developed for the TTX and reported here can serve as a reference for determining and preparing for any research institution’s role in pandemic preparedness and response research efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-01ead1a8eda9434dbc5b2f22e5e778782025-08-20T02:10:39ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-03-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.15519961551996Use of a pathogen X tabletop exercise to assess the operational response preparedness of an emerging infectious diseases research networkRachael Lee0Jennifer Hemingway-Foday1Nefer Batsuli2L. Danielle Wagner3Aaron Macoubray4Robert F. Garry5Christine K. Johnson6Kathryn A. Hanley7Nikos Vasilakis8Souleymane Mboup9Hongying Li10Cecilia A. Sánchez11Peter M. Rabinowitz12Robert F. Breiman13Nathan Vandergrift14Eric J. Earley15Hilary Bouton-Verville16E. Candice Beaubien17E. Megan Davidson18Gretchen Van Vliet19Sara Woodson20M. Anthony Moody21Gregory D. Sempowski22Richard Reithinger23RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United StatesEpiCenter for Disease Dynamics, One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United StatesDepartment of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, United StatesDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United StatesInstitut de Recherche en Santé, de Surveillance Épidémiologique et de Formations, Dakar, SenegalEcoHealth Alliance, New York, NY, United StatesEcoHealth Alliance, New York, NY, United StatesDepartment of Global Health, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA, United StatesRollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United StatesRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States0Duke Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States1National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United StatesDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United StatesRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States1National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States0Duke Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United StatesRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, United StatesIn mid-2020, the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID) Network was established to address critical gaps in research expertise and capacity in emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases (EIDs). As the Network was established during the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the Network’s research centers initially focused on SARS-CoV-2 research. By the end of 2021, the Network leadership realized that it had a blind spot with regards to research centers and their sites’ overall capacities and stakeholder connections. To foster more meaningful and deeper levels of coordination and collaboration across research centers, as well as stress-test its capacity and readiness for rapid research during an EID outbreak. CREID conducted a tabletop exercise (TTX) during its Annual Partners Meeting in August 2022. Through the 2-day TTX, participants provided insight into their institutions’ resources, stakeholder relationships, and research engagement before and after an EID outbreak; additionally, technical and operational challenges and solutions with regards to a successful outbreak research response were discussed. TTX participants’ feedback was used to improve the Network’s operational research response framework and processes. Given the limited existing resources on TTX for infectious disease outbreaks, the materials developed for the TTX and reported here can serve as a reference for determining and preparing for any research institution’s role in pandemic preparedness and response research efforts.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1551996/fullemerging infectious diseasetabletop exercisepreparedness and responseglobal healthpublic health |
| spellingShingle | Rachael Lee Jennifer Hemingway-Foday Nefer Batsuli L. Danielle Wagner Aaron Macoubray Robert F. Garry Christine K. Johnson Kathryn A. Hanley Nikos Vasilakis Souleymane Mboup Hongying Li Cecilia A. Sánchez Peter M. Rabinowitz Robert F. Breiman Nathan Vandergrift Eric J. Earley Hilary Bouton-Verville E. Candice Beaubien E. Megan Davidson Gretchen Van Vliet Sara Woodson M. Anthony Moody Gregory D. Sempowski Richard Reithinger Use of a pathogen X tabletop exercise to assess the operational response preparedness of an emerging infectious diseases research network Frontiers in Public Health emerging infectious disease tabletop exercise preparedness and response global health public health |
| title | Use of a pathogen X tabletop exercise to assess the operational response preparedness of an emerging infectious diseases research network |
| title_full | Use of a pathogen X tabletop exercise to assess the operational response preparedness of an emerging infectious diseases research network |
| title_fullStr | Use of a pathogen X tabletop exercise to assess the operational response preparedness of an emerging infectious diseases research network |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of a pathogen X tabletop exercise to assess the operational response preparedness of an emerging infectious diseases research network |
| title_short | Use of a pathogen X tabletop exercise to assess the operational response preparedness of an emerging infectious diseases research network |
| title_sort | use of a pathogen x tabletop exercise to assess the operational response preparedness of an emerging infectious diseases research network |
| topic | emerging infectious disease tabletop exercise preparedness and response global health public health |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1551996/full |
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