Fefferman Nina H, McAlister John S, Akpa Belinda S, Akwataghibe Kelechi, Azad Fahim Tasneema, Barkley Katherine, Bleichrodt Amanda, Blum Michael J, Bourouiba L, Bromberg Yana, Candan K Selçuk, Chowell Gerardo, Clancey Erin, Cothran Fawn A, DeWitte Sharon N, Fernandez Pilar, Finnoff David, Flaherty D T, Gibson Nathaniel L, Harris Natalie, He Qiang, Lofgren Eric T, Miller Debra L, Moody James, Muccio Kaitlin, Nunn Charles L, Papeș Monica, Paschalidis Ioannis Ch, Pasquale Dana K, Reed J Michael, Rogers Matthew B, Schreiner Courtney L, Strand Elizabeth B, Swanson Clifford S, Szabo-Rogers Heather L, Ryan Sadie J
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-3140, USA.
University of Tennessee, National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Curr Epidemiol Rep. 2023 Dec;10(4):240-251. doi: 10.1007/s40471-023-00336-w. Epub 2023 Nov 9.
Preparing for pandemics requires a degree of interdisciplinary work that is challenging under the current paradigm. This review summarizes the challenges faced by the field of pandemic science and proposes how to address them.
The structure of current siloed systems of research organizations hinders effective interdisciplinary pandemic research. Moreover, effective pandemic preparedness requires stakeholders in public policy and health to interact and integrate new findings rapidly, relying on a robust, responsive, and productive research domain. Neither of these requirements are well supported under the current system.
We propose a new paradigm for pandemic preparedness wherein interdisciplinary research and close collaboration with public policy and health practitioners can improve our ability to prevent, detect, and treat pandemics through tighter integration among domains, rapid and accurate integration, and translation of science to public policy, outreach and education, and improved venues and incentives for sustainable and robust interdisciplinary work.
为应对大流行做准备需要一定程度的跨学科工作,而在当前模式下这具有挑战性。本综述总结了大流行科学领域面临的挑战,并提出了应对这些挑战的方法。
当前研究组织各自为政的系统结构阻碍了有效的跨学科大流行研究。此外,有效的大流行防范要求公共政策和卫生领域的利益相关者进行互动并迅速整合新发现,这依赖于一个强大、反应迅速且富有成效的研究领域。在当前系统下,这两个要求都没有得到很好的支持。
我们提出了一种新的大流行防范模式,其中跨学科研究以及与公共政策和卫生从业者的密切合作可以通过各领域之间更紧密的整合、快速准确的整合、将科学转化为公共政策、推广和教育,以及改善可持续和强大的跨学科工作的场所和激励措施,提高我们预防、检测和治疗大流行的能力。