s Virtual Roundtable: US and European Responses to Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:00:01 +0000 Invitation Only Research Event 20 March 2020 - 1:00pm to 1:45pm Event participants Anne Applebaum, Staff Writer, The Atlantic; Pulitzer-Prize Winning HistorianAmy Pope, Partner, Schillings; Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, US National Security Council, 2015 - 17Chair: Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House This event is part of the Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US, Americas and the State of the World and will take place virtually only. Participants should not come to Chatham House for these events. Department/project US and the Americas Programme US and Americas Programme Email Full Article
s Virtual Roundtable: The Economic Impact of Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:00:01 +0000 Invitation Only Research Event 23 March 2020 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm Event participants Megan Greene, Dame DeAnne Senior Academy Fellow in International Relations, Chatham House; Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy SchoolLord Jim O'Neill, Chairman, Chatham HouseChair: Creon Butler, Director, Global Economy and Finance, Chatham House This event is part of the Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US, Americas and the State of the World and will take place virtually only. Participants should not come to Chatham House for these events. Department/project US and the Americas Programme US and Americas Programme Email Full Article
s Coronavirus in Latin America and Mexico: Infection Rates, Immigration and Policy Responses By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:20:01 +0000 Invitation Only Research Event 25 March 2020 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm Event participants Jude Webber, Mexico and Central America Correspondent, Financial TimesMichael Stott, Latin America Editor, Financial TimesChair: Dr Christopher Sabatini, Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House This event is part of the Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US, Americas and the State of the World and will take place virtually only. Participants should not come to Chatham House for these events Department/project US and the Americas Programme, Latin America Initiative US and Americas Programme Email Full Article
s Virtual Roundtable: The End of Globalism? Remaining Interconnected While Under Increased Pressure to Isolate By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:30:01 +0000 Invitation Only Research Event 30 March 2020 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm Zoom Audio Call Event participants Fred Hochberg, Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank of the United States, 2009 -17Chair: Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House This event is part of the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum. We would like to take this opportunity to to thank founding partner AIG and supporting partners Clifford Chance LLP, Diageo plc and EY for their generous support of the forum. Department/project US and the Americas Programme, Global Trade Policy Forum US and Americas Programme Email Full Article
s Virtual Roundtable: US-China Geopolitics and the Global Pandemic By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 12:50:01 +0000 Invitation Only Research Event 2 April 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm Event participants Dr Kurt Campbell, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder, The Asia Group; Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 2009-13Chair: Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House This event is part of the Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US, Americas and the State of the World and will take place virtually only. Participants should not come to Chatham House for these events. Department/project US and the Americas Programme US and Americas Programme Email Full Article
s Virtual Roundtable: Global Cities and the Response to Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:55:01 +0000 Research Event 8 April 2020 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm Chatham House | 10 St James's Square | London | SW1Y 4LE Event participants Penny Abeywardena, Commissioner, International Affairs, City of New YorkAmbassador Nina Hachigian, Deputy Mayor for International Affairs, City of Los Angeles; US Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (2014-17)Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Europe, The New York Times Chair: Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House This event is part of the Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US, Americas and the State of the World and will take place virtually only. Participants should not come to Chatham House for these events. Department/project US and the Americas Programme US and Americas Programme Email Full Article
s Virtual Roundtable: US Global Leadership After COVID-19 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:50:01 +0000 Research Event 20 April 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm Event participants Michèle Flournoy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Westexec Advisors; US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 2009 - 12Chair: Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas Programme; Dean, Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs, Chatham House The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the absence of US global leadership. Michèle Flournoy talks with Dr Leslie Vinjamuri about the impact of COVID-19 on US domestic priorities and foreign policy commitments.Flournoy discusses current US strategy towards China and the Middle East and how this might change under a Democratic administration.This event is part of the Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US, Americas and the State of the World and will take place virtually only. Department/project US and the Americas Programme US and Americas Programme Email Full Article
s Virtual Roundtable: America’s China Challenge By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:50:01 +0000 Research Event 17 April 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm Event participants Robert Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group, 2007 - 12Chair: Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas Programme; Dean, Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs, Chatham House This event is part of the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum. We would like to take this opportunity to thank founding partner AIG and supporting partners Clifford Chance LLP, Diageo plc, and EY for their generous support of the forum. Department/project US and the Americas Programme, Global Trade Policy Forum US and Americas Programme Email Full Article
s Virtual Roundtable: The Shock of Coronavirus – Hard Truths By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:50:01 +0000 Research Event 15 April 2020 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm Event participants Professor Adam Tooze, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of History, Columbia UniversityDiscussant: Megan Greene, Dame DeAnne Julius Senior Academy Fellow in International Economics, Chatham House; Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy SchoolChair: Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas Programme; Dean, Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs, Chatham House This event is part of the Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US, Americas and the State of the World and will take place virtually only. Department/project US and the Americas Programme US and Americas Programme Email Full Article
s In Search of the American State By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 12:42:29 +0000 6 April 2020 Dr Leslie Vinjamuri Dean, Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs; Director, US and the Americas Programme @londonvinjamuri Google Scholar The urgent need for US leadership to drive forward a coordinated international response to coronavirus is developing rapidly alongside snowballing demands for Washington to step up its efforts at home. 2020-04-06-US-covid-washington Exercising in front of a deserted Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. As the US surgeon general warns Americans to brace for ‘our Pearl Harbor moment’, the US faces a week in which it may see the worst of the global pandemic. The absence of US leadership at the global level has enabled the Security Council’s inaction. And at the G7, President Trump actively obstructed efforts to agree a joint statement.US efforts to increase its support of international aid to the tune of $274million are minimal, not least in light of a 50% reduction in its support for the World Health Organization (WHO) and radically diminished support for other global health programmes as well. International coordination is essential to mitigate unregulated competition for critical medical supplies, manage border closures, and guarantee international economic stability.True, it won’t be possible to control the epidemic at home if the global effort to defeat the pandemic fails. But the absence of leadership from Washington at home is palpable. And what happens at home sets a natural limit on America’s internationalism.Both solution and problemIn response to the coronavirus crisis, the US state is proving to be a solution - and a problem. The dramatic response to the economic crisis is evident with the $2.3trillion stimulus package signed into law by President Trump boldly supported by both Democrats and Republicans in the most significant piece of bipartisan legislation passed in decades.America’s political economy is unrecognisable, moving left and looking increasingly more European each week as Congress and the executive branch agree a series of stimulus packages designed to protect citizens and businesses. Some elements of this legislation were more familiar to Americans, notably $200bn in corporate tax breaks.But Congress also agreed unemployment insurance, and cheques - one in April, one in May – to be sent directly to those Americans most directly hit by the economic impact of COVID-19. In effect, this is adopting a temporary universal basic income.The stimulus plan also dedicated $367bn to keep small businesses afloat for as long as the economy is shuttered. Already the government is negotiating a fourth stimulus package, but the paradox is that without rigorous steps to halt the health crisis, no level of state intervention designed to solve the economic response will be sufficient.The scale of the state’s economic intervention is unprecedented, but it stands in stark contrast to Washington’s failure to coordinate a national response to America’s health crisis. An unregulated market for personal protective equipment and ventilators is driving up competition between cities, states, and even the federal government.In some cases, cities and states are reaching out directly beyond national borders to international organisations, foreign firms and even America’s geopolitical competitors as they search for suppliers. In late March, the city of New York secured a commitment from the United Nations to donate 250,000 protective face masks.Now Governor Cuomo has announced New York has secured a shipment of 140 ventilators from the state of Oregon, and 1,000 ventilators from China. The Patriots even sent their team plane to China to pick up medical supplies for the state of Massachusetts. And following a phone call between President Putin and President Trump, Russia sent a plane with masks and medical equipment to JFK airport in New York.Networks of Chinese-Americans in the United States are rapidly mobilising their networks to access supplies and send them to doctors and nurses in need. And innovative and decisive action by governors, corporates, universities and mayors drove America’s early response to coronavirus.This was critical to slowing the spread of COVID-19 by implementing policies that rapidly drove social distancing. But the limits of decentralized and uncoordinated action are now coming into sharp focus. President Trump has so far refused to require stay-at-home orders across all states, leaving this authority to individual governors. Unregulated competition has driven up prices with the consequence that critical supplies are going to the highest bidder, not those most in need.Governor Cuomo’s call for a nationwide buying consortium has so far gone unheeded and, although the Federal Emergency Management Agency has attempted to deliver supplies to states most in need, the Strategic National Stockpile is depleting fast. Without critical action, the federal government risks hindering the ability of cities and states to get the supplies they need.But President Trump is reluctant to fully deploy his powers under the Defense Production Act (DPA). In March, he did invoke the DPA to require certain domestic manufacturers to produce ventilators. But calls for it to be used to require manufacturers to produce PPE (personal protective equipment), control costs, and manage allocations has so far gone unheeded by a president generally opposed to state interventions for managing the economy.It is true that federalism and a deep belief in competition are critical to the fabric of US history and politics, and innovations made possible by market values of entrepreneurism and competition cannot be underestimated. In the search for a vaccine, this could still prove to be key.But with current estimates that more Americans will die from coronavirus than were killed in the Korean and Vietnam wars combined, it is clear now is the time to reimagine and reinvent the role of the American state.In the absence of a coordinated effort driven by the White House, governors are working together to identify the areas of greatest need. Whether this will lead to a recasting of the American state and greater demand for a deeper and more permanent social safety net is a key question in the months ahead.In the short-term the need for coordinated state action at the national level is self-evident. US leadership globally, to manage the health crisis and its economic impacts, is also vital. But this is unlikely to be forthcoming until America gets its own house in order. Full Article
s COVID-19: America's Looming Election Crisis By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 08:31:53 +0000 8 April 2020 Dr Lindsay Newman Senior Research Fellow, US and the Americas Programme @lindsayrsnewman LinkedIn Planning now is essential to ensure the legitimacy of November’s elections is not impacted by COVID-19, as vulnerabilities are becoming ever more apparent if voting in person is restricted. 2020-04-08-COVID-US-election Roadside voting in Madison, Wisconsin in April 2020. Because of coronavirus, the number of polling places was drastically reduced. Photo by Andy Manis/Getty Images. The COVID-19 epidemic has hit every aspect of American life. The upcoming November general elections will not be immune to the virus’ impact and may be scheduled to happen while the pandemic remains active, or has returned.There is a danger the epidemic forces change to the way voting takes place this fall, amplifying risks around election security and voter suppression that ultimately undermine the integrity of the elections.This is further highlighted by the US Supreme Court’s last-minute ruling along ideological lines to restrict an extension on the absentee voting period in the Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary despite the level of infections in the state, forcing voters into a trade-off between their health and their right to vote. The US could be thrown into a political crisis in addition to the health and economic crises it already faces.Bipartisan sentimentWhile France, Chile and Bolivia have already postponed elections in the wake of COVID-19, there is a bipartisan sentiment that the US elections should be held as scheduled on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. This is enshrined not only in America’s sense of itself – having weathered elections during a civil war, a world war and heightened terrorist alert before – but also in its federal law since 1845.Despite increasing appetite for federal elections to go ahead in November, there are serious vulnerabilities, which are already becoming visible as connections are drawn between mail-in voting and voter fraud, greater voter access and disadvantages for the Republican party, and city polling closures and Democratic voter suppression.Concerns around voting access have gained the most attention. If voting in-person is untenable or risky (especially for vulnerable health populations), voters must have alternative means to cast ballots.During negotiations for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Democratic caucus in the House of Representatives proposed $4 billion in state election grants and a nationally-mandated period for early voting and no-excuse absentee voting.But the final CARES Act sidestepped the access question and stripped funding to $400 million for election security grants to ‘prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally, for the 2020 Federal election cycle’. Without knowing exactly what is in store from a cyber-threat perspective, the actual cost for basic election security upgrades is estimated to be $2.1billion. And that is a pre-COVID-19 calculation.With social-distanced voters likely to be getting more election information than ever from social media, information security is critical to prevent influence from untrustworthy sources. And opportunities for cyber intrusions are likely to increase as states transition to greater virtual registration, plus absentee and mail-in balloting.This will open new doors on well-documented, existing voter suppression efforts. With the Supreme Court clawing back the Voting Rights Act in 2013 - allowing certain states to make changes to election and voting laws without federal pre-clearance - heightened election security requirements, such as exact match campaigns and voter purges, have been used to justify voter suppression.As more vote remotely in the remaining primaries (many now rescheduled for 2 June) and the November general elections, the added burden on states around verification will only increase temptation to set aside ‘non-compliant’ ballots. Especially as some in the Republican Party, including Donald Trump, have advocated a contested view that higher turnout favours the Democratic Party.A fundamental principle of US democracy is that losers of elections respect the result, but history shows that election results have been contested. In 2000, it took weeks for a result to be confirmed in the presidential election. More recently, in the 2018 race for governor in Georgia, allegations of voter suppression raised questions about the validity of the eventual result.Without proper access, security, and verification the electoral process – whenever it takes place – will become vulnerable to questions of integrity. The federal response to the initial spread of COVID-19 saw costly delays which pushed the US into a public health crisis and economic contraction.Any narrative thread of election illegitimacy with November’s elections will further pull apart the fabric of a country already frayed by coronavirus. Federal and state authorities must start planning now for how the US will hold elections in the midst - or immediate aftermath - of COVID-19. Full Article
s Webinar: Does COVID-19 Spell the End of America's Interest in Globalization? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:40:01 +0000 Research Event 19 May 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pmAdd to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Dr Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New AmericaProfessor Stephen Walt, Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy SchoolChair: Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and Americas Programme, Chatham House This event is part of the US and Americas Programme Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US and the State of the World and will take place virtually only. Please note this event is taking place between 2pm to 3pm BST. US and Americas Programme Email Department/project US and the Americas Programme Full Article
s Webinar: Homeland Security and the Emergency Response to Coronavirus in the US By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:40:01 +0000 Research Event 26 May 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pmAdd to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Secretary Jeh Johnson, Partner, Paul, Weiss; US Secretary of Homeland Security, 2013 - 17Chair: Amy Pope, Partner, Schillings; Associate Fellow, US and Americas Programme, Chatham House This event is part of the US and Americas Programme Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US and the State of the World and will take place virtually only.Please note this event is taking place between 2pm to 3pm BST. US and Americas Programme Email Department/project US and the Americas Programme Full Article
s Webinar: US Foreign Policy in a Post COVID-19 World By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:40:01 +0000 Research Event 29 April 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm Event participants Tony Blinken, Senior Advisor, Biden for President; US Deputy Secretary of State, 2015 - 17In Conversation with: Sir Peter Westmacott, Associate Fellow, US and Americas Programme, Chatham House; British Ambassador to the United States, 2012 - 16Chair: Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and Americas Programme, Chatham House The coronavirus crisis has accentuated the need for US leadership and international cooperation to address the global health emergency and economic crisis. The pandemic comes at a time of profound uncertainty over America's future role in the world, its commitments to transatlantic security, and its relationship with China. As we face the 2020 US Presidential elections, America's European partners look ahead to the potential foreign policy priorities of the next US administration. In this conversation, Tony Blinken, US Deputy Secretary of State 2015 – 17, speaks with Sir Peter Westmacott, British Ambassador to the US 2012 – 16, about the impact of COVID-19 and the 2020 US presidential elections on America’s global role. Department/project US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House US 2020 Election Series US and Americas Programme Email Full Article
s The US Role in Shaping World Trade By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:45:01 +0000 Webinar Research Event 21 May 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pmAdd to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Clete Willems, Partner, Akin Gump; Deputy Director, US National Economic Council, 2018 - 19Chair: Marianne Schneider-Petsinger, Senior Research Fellow, US and Americas Programme, Chatham House This event is part of the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum and will take place virtually only.We would like to take this opportunity to thank founding partner AIG and supporting partners Clifford Chance LLP, Diageo plc, and EY for their generous support of the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum.Please note this event is taking place between 2pm to 3pm BST. Department/project US and the Americas Programme, Global Trade Policy Forum Full Article
s A Transatlantic Partnership for WTO Reform in the Age of Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:45:01 +0000 Webinar Research Event 28 April 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm Event participants Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Director, Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission; European Union Visiting Fellow, Oxford UniversityJennifer Hillman, Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy, Council on Foreign Relations; Member, WTO Appellate Body, 2007 - 11Chair: Marianne Schneider-Petsinger, Senior Research Fellow, US and Americas Programme, Chatham House Global trade and the WTO – which has been at the heart of the rules-based international trade system since its creation in 1995 – faced a critical moment even before COVID-19. The Appellate Body’s demise in December 2019 led to a renewed focus on the future of the WTO. But the challenges facing the WTO run deeper than that – the organization has lost relevance as a negotiation forum, resulting in the global trade rules not having kept pace with changes in technology and the rise of China. While the WTO provides a forum for international cooperation to address the trade fallout from COVID-19, what implications will the pandemic have for the long-term reform of the global trade system?Both the US and EU have proposed various WTO reform strategies and taken steps towards collaboration, but is a transatlantic partnership for WTO reform feasible? Do the US and EU believe that a rules-based international trade system is in their interest – especially in light of COVID-19? What are the biggest issues dividing the US and EU on reforming the WTO, and is there a common assessment of the key problems? What steps can the US and EU take to address the dispute settlement function of the WTO and to modernize the trade rules? Are there broader issues, such as environmental and social sustainability, that should be included in a transatlantic agenda for WTO reform?This event is part of the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum and will take place virtually only.We would like to take this opportunity to thank founding partner AIG and supporting partners Clifford Chance LLP, Diageo plc, and EY for their generous support of the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum. Department/project US and the Americas Programme, Global Trade Policy Forum Full Article
s Privileging Local Food is Flawed Solution to Reduce Emissions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:59:11 +0000 23 April 2020 Christophe Bellmann Associate Fellow, Hoffmann Centre for Sustainable Resource Economy LinkedIn The COVID-19 pandemic has brought food security and food imports to the forefront again. Some fear that the crisis could quickly strain global food supply chains as countries adopt new trade restrictions to avoid domestic food shortages. 2020-04-23-Trade-Food-Apples Apples being picked before going into cold storage so they can be bought up until Christmas. Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images. The pressure of the coronavirus pandemic is adding to a widely held misconception that trade in food products is bad for the environment due to the associated ‘food miles’ – the carbon footprint of agricultural products transported over long distances.This concept, developed by large retailers a decade ago, is often invoked as a rationale for restricting trade and choosing locally-produced food over imports. Consuming local food may seem sensible at first glance as it reduces the carbon footprint of goods and generates local employment. However, this assumption ignores the emissions produced during the production, processing or storage stages which often dwarf transport emissions. Other avenues to address the climate change impact of trade are more promising.Demystifying food emissionsIn the US, for example, food items travel more than 8,000 km on average before reaching the consumer. Yet transport only accounts for 11 per cent of total emissions with 83 per cent – mostly nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) emissions – occurring at the production stage.US Department of Agriculture data on energy use in the American food system echoes this finding, showing that processing, packaging, and selling of food represent ten times the energy used to transport food.In practice, it may be preferable from an environmental perspective to consume lamb, onion or dairy products transported by sea because the lower emissions generated at the production stage offset those resulting from transport. Similarly, growing tomatoes under heated greenhouses in Sweden is often more emissions-intensive than importing open-grown ones from Southern Europe.Seasonality also matters. British apples placed in storage for ten months leads to twice the level of emissions as that of South American apples sea-freighted to the UK. And the type of transport is also important as, overall, maritime transport generates 25 to 250 times less emissions than trucks, and air freight generates on average five times more emissions than road transport.Therefore, air-freighted Kenyan beans have a much larger carbon footprint than those produced in the UK, but crossing Europe by truck to import Italian wine might generate more emissions than transatlantic shipments.Finally, one should take into account the last leg of transport. A consumer driving more than 10 km to purchase 1 kg of fresh produce will generate proportionately more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than air-freighting 1 kg of produce from Kenya.Shifting consumption towards local foods may reduce GHG emissions in sectors with relatively low emissions intensities but, when non-carbon dioxide emissions are taken into account, this is more often the exception than the rule.Under these circumstances, preventing trade is an inefficient and expensive way of reducing GHG emissions. Bureau et al. for example, calculate that a global tariff maintaining the volume of trade at current levels until 2030 may reduce global carbon dioxide emissions by 3.5 per cent. However, this would be roughly seven times less than the full implementation of the Paris Agreement and cost equivalent to the current GDP of Brazil or 1.8 per cent of world GDP.By preventing an efficient use of resources, such restrictions would also undermine the role of trade in offsetting possible climate-induced production shortfalls in some parts of the world and allowing people to access food when they can’t produce it themselves.Reducing the climate footprint of tradeThis is not to say that nothing should be done to tackle transport emissions. The OECD estimates that international trade-related freight accounted for over 5 per cent of total global fuel emissions with shipping representing roughly half of it, trucks 40 per cent, air 6 per cent and rail 2 per cent. With the projected tripling of freight transport by 2050, emissions from shipping are expected to rise between 50 and 250 per cent.Furthermore, because of their international nature, these emissions are not covered by the Paris Agreement. Instead the two UN agencies regulating these sectors – the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization – are responsible for reducing these emissions and, so far, significant progress has proven elusive.Regional or bilateral free trade agreements to further stimulate trade could address this problem by exploiting comparative advantages. Impact assessments of those agreements often point towards increases in GHG emissions due to a boost in trade flows. In the future, such agreements could incorporate – or develop in parallel – initiatives to ensure carbon neutrality by connecting carbon markets among contracting parties or by taxing international maritime and air transport emissions.Such initiatives could be combined with providing additional preferences in the form of enhanced market access to low-carbon food and healthier food. The EU, as one of the chief proponents of bilateral and regional trade agreements and a leader in promoting a transition to a low-carbon economy could champion such an approach.This article is part of a series from the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum, designed to promote research and policy recommendations on the future of global trade. It is adapted from the research paper, Delivering Sustainable Food and Land Use Systems: The Role of International Trade, authored by Christophe Bellmann, Bernice Lee and Jonathan Hepburn. Full Article
s Reimagining Trade Rules to Address Climate Change in a Post-Pandemic World By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:25:01 +0000 Webinar Research Event 5 May 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm Event participants James Bacchus, Distinguished University Professor of Global Affairs and Director of the Center for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity at the University of Central Florida; Member and Chair, WTO Appellate Body, 1995 - 2003Chair: Creon Butler, Director, Global Economy and Finance Programme, Chatham House This event is part of the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum and will take place virtually only.International trade has a crucial role to play in tackling climate change. The production and transport of goods is a major contributor to green-house gas emissions, as is the delivery of certain cross-border services. At the same time, it looks inevitable that the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a radical re-think of global supply chains as companies and governments seek to build in greater resilience while at the same time preserving as far as possible the efficiency gains and lower costs that global supply chains generate when operating normally.Future international trade rules will have a crucial role to play in addressing both challenges; they represent both an opportunity and a risk. If designed well, they could play a very important role in re-enforcing moves towards a more sustainable use of resources, greater overall alignment of economies with the Paris Agreement, and greater economic resilience. But they could also, if poorly designed and implemented, or overly influenced by strategic political considerations, have significant unintended and negative implications. These include: reduced economic efficiency, increased poverty, unnecessary economic decoupling and reduced consensus on the broader mitigation and adaptation measures required to meet the challenge of climate change.Against this background, a number of key questions arise: In what areas, if any, do we need to modify or adapt key principles underlying the system of global trade rules in order to respond to the twin challenges of responding to climate change and building greater economic resilience? Which are the most promising/practical areas on which trade policy experts should focus now to re-launch/re-energize discussions on WTO reform, including, for example, dispute settlement? What national economic policies will be needed to complement the development of new/reformed trade disciplines in these areas? How might future political changes, such as a change in the US administration, affect the prospects for and political momentum behind such deliberations? What in any eventuality is the best way to build the required political momentum? This roundtable is convened by the Global Economy and Finance Programme and the US and the Americas Programme and it is part of the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum. The event will take place virtually only.We would like to take this opportunity to thank founding partner AIG and supporting partners Clifford Chance LLP, Diageo plc, and EY for their generous support of the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum.Please note this event is taking place between 2pm to 3pm BST. Department/project US and the Americas Programme, Global Trade Policy Forum Full Article
s Latin America’s COVID-19 Moment: Differences and Solidarity By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:37:25 +0000 30 April 2020 Dr Christopher Sabatini Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, US and the Americas Programme @ChrisSabatini LinkedIn There has been no better example of the political diversity in Latin America than the varying responses of governments to the coronavirus crisis. 2020-04-30-Chile-Covid.jpg A municipal cleaning worker disinfects the central market in Santiago, Chile on 7 April 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Getty Images. Differing approaches across the hemisphere have had different impacts on presidential popularity and, at least in one case, on democratic institutions and human rights. Yet, even within that diversity, South America’s Southern Cone countries (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay) have shown a sign of solidarity: protecting and facilitating trade flows, sponsoring cross-border research and ensuring citizens’ return to their home countries. The response from populist leadersOn the extreme have been the responses of presidents of Brazil, Nicaragua and Mexico, all of whom have ignored the science of the virus and of experts and refused to implement isolation policies. President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil fired his health minister, Luis Henrique Mandetta on 16 April for contradicting him and earlier had claimed that the pandemic was a hoax or little more than a ‘measly cold.' Meanwhile, Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega has resisted closing businesses and schools. After a mysterious 34-day absence, Ortega appeared on television on 15 April reinforcing his refusal to close businesses saying that Nicaraguans must work or they will die and claiming that the virus was ‘imported.’ Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) has also resisted the call for strict stay-at-home policies, though with his Deputy Health Minister, Hugo López-Gatell, has closed schools – recently extending the closure to the 1st of June and urging non-essential businesses to close – but focusing primarily on social distancing. In contrast to his deputy health minister and Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard – who had declared the situation a health emergency on 30th March, later than many neighbouring countries – AMLO has largely attempted to avoid discussion of the pandemic, claiming that in his case he has lucky charms that prevent him from contracting the virus. And both Bolsonaro and AMLO have participated in large public rallies, doing all the things that politicians love, shaking hands and hugging babies, and in the case of the former even wiping his nose before embracing an elderly woman.The Nicaraguan, Brazilian and Mexican presidents make an odd grouping since one (Bosonaro) is considered of the extreme populist right and the others (Ortega and AMLO) of the populist left. What unites them is good old-fashioned populism, a belief in a leader who represents the amorphous popular will and should be unfettered by checks and balances on his power, including something like… science. An eclectic groupAt the other extreme have been the quick responses by governments in Peru, Argentina, Chile, El Salvador and Colombia which put quarantine measures in place in mid-March. In these cases, governments have even banned outdoor activities and in the case of Peru and Colombia (in the large cities) have imposed alternating days for when women and men can leave the house so as to better control outside movement. This too, though, is an eclectic group. It includes a Peronist president Alberto Fernández in Argentina, conservative presidents Sebastian Piñera in Chile and Ivan Duque in Colombia, interim president and relative political neophyte Martin Vizcarra in Peru and outsider president Nayib Bukele in El Salvador. El Salvador’s strict quarantine measures have led to rising concerns that Bukele is using the crisis to consolidate personal power, using the national police and the armed forces to enforce the quarantine and ignoring three rulings by the Supreme Court urging the president to end the abuses. In Argentina, Peronist Fernández has shown a surprising commitment to containment even as it hurts his party’s working-class base, not something typically expected of the populist Peronist Party. In all of these cases, the quick, strong responses by the presidents shored up their popularity. Peru’s Vizcarra saw his popularity shoot up 35 points in a week to 82 per cent according to surveys taken in March. In late March 2020, Fernández in Argentina saw his approval ratings swell to 79.2 per cent with 94.7 percent of citizens approving of the government’s strict shelter-at-home policies. Even presidents Piñera and Duque who had struggled with low approval ratings throughout 2019 and saw those numbers sink even lower after the social protests that ended the year have seen their numbers rise. According to an 20th April poll, Piñera’s popular approval rating swelled from 13 percent in March 18th at the start of the crisis to 25 per cent by 20th April; while hardly a sweeping popular mandate, even that level was unthinkable only a few months ago when administration was battered by social protests. In Colombia, after a series of political missteps and the popular protests, Duque’s popular approval rating had slumped to 26 per cent; by April 2nd, 62 percent of Colombians supported the once-beleaguered president. (No recent surveys were available for Bukele in El Salvador.)In contrast, Bolsonaro’s in Brazil has only nudged up. Before the crisis hit, the president’s popularity had been in steady decline from a high of 49 per cent in January 2019 to 30 per cent by early December 2019. But by the first week in April, in the midst of a crisis in which other presidents saw their approval ratings increase by double digits, after his public disagreements with the health minister, Bolsonaro’s had sunk to 33 per cent while the soon-to-be-fired Mandetta’s stood at 76 per cent. AMLO in Mexico has fared no better. The populist leftist scored a high 86 per cent approval rating in February 1, 2019. By March 28, 2020 with concerns over his weak and flippant COVID-19 response and a severe contraction in economic growth, AMLO’s approval rating had sunk 26 points to 60 per cent and his disapproval stood at 37 per cent. In the midst of disharmony, coordinationDespite these differences, many countries in the region have shown the solidarity they often speak of but rarely follow in policy or practice. Peru, Chile and other countries have collaborated in repatriating citizens back to their home countries in the midst of the crisis. Even the countries of the Southern Cone common market, MERCOSUR, have pulled together on a number of fronts. The trade bloc had effectively been ruled a dead-man-walking after its failed efforts to integrate Venezuela into the bloc, lowering its standards to let in the petroleum dependent semi-authoritarian government of then President Hugo Chávez. Even on the basics of internal cooperation, the block was struggling, unable to coordinate monetary policies and non-tariff trade barriers between the original founding member states, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.The 35-year-old customs union seemed to get a breath a new life with the announcement that it had concluded 20-year-long negotiations with the EU for a free trade deal. Ratification of that deal, however, ran aground on the political differences between the recently elected governments of Bolsonaro in Brazil and the Peronist Fernández in Argentina. Bolsonaro refused to attend the Fernández December 2019 inauguration, in protest of the newly elected president’s leftist leanings. And this was well before their sharply divergent reactions to the COVID-19 virus. How surprising then that Mercosur has served as an effective coordination mechanism for these different and once opposed governments. The trade body is collaborating among member states to ensure the repatriation of citizens and has agreed to coordinate to ensure that trade flows, especially of medical supplies, are not interrupted by shutdown measures. Mercosur has even gone one step further than several other bodies have failed to take. In early April the bloc’s governing body, based in Montevideo, Uruguay created a $16 million (12 million pound) fund to augment country research and assist in the purchase of supplies needed to combat the virus. Now if Brazil, Argentina and the others could only coordinate their domestic coronavirus responses and economic policy. In late March Fernández announced he was pulling Argentina out of a possible Mercosur-EU trade deal. Full Article
s Virtual Roundtable: As COVID-19 Hits the Developing World, Where is the American-led Global Response? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 11:05:01 +0000 Research Event 9 June 2020 - 2:00pm to 3:00pmAdd to CalendariCalendar Outlook Google Yahoo Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, Chairman, SGO; Former Deputy Secretary-General and Chief of Staff, United NationsDr Elizabeth Cousens, President and CEO, United Nations FoundationAmbassador Nicholas Burns, Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School; US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, 2005 – 2008Chair: Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House This event is part of the US and Americas Programme Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US and the State of the World and will take place virtually only.This event will take place from 14:00 – 15:00 BST. US and Americas Programme Email Department/project US and the Americas Programme Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update – July 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 21:28:16 +0000 Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. This month we review articles on: Prognostic Significance of Unrecognized MI in Patients with Diabetes Driving and Glucose Variability Fournier Gangrene Associated with SGLT-2 Inhibitors Faster Acting Insulin Aspart vs. Insulin Aspart Sleep and Glycemia Flash Glucose Monitoring and Effect on Glycemic Control For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update – August 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 18:30:00 +0000 Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. This month we review articles on: Dapagliflozin Plus Saxagliptin Add-on Therapy Compared with Insulin Dulaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes (REWIND) Mediterranean Diet and the Need for Glucose- Lowering Medications Oral Semaglutide versus Subcutaneous Liraglutide and Placebo Vitamin E and Pioglitazone for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Durability of Insulin Degludec plus Liraglutide versus Insulin Glargine U100 For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update – September 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 19:00:00 +0000 Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. This month we review articles on: Oral Semaglutide Monotherapy in Type 2 Diabetes Lifestyle Counseling and Long-term Clinical Outcomes Economic Burden of Diabetes in the United States Microvascular Disease and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Optimal Blood Pressure Target for Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Lack of Durable Improvements in Beta-Cell Function after Medication Withdrawal in Prediabetes For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update – October 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 18:30:00 +0000 Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. This month we review articles on: Nasal Glucagon Incidence of type 2 diabetes in people with a history of hospitalization for major mental illness Achievement of Target A1C <7.0% after treatment with basal insulin in Randomized Controlled Trials and Clinical Practice Metformin effect on Coronary endothelial Dysfunction in prediabetic patients with stable angina Change in cardiovascular health risk and the development of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose Association between diabetes HbA1c, glycaemia and development of frailty in the elderly For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update – November 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 12:46:30 +0000 Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. This month we review articles on: Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes (GRADE) Trial The Effect of Disasters on Patients with Diabetes Fixed Ratio GLP-1/Basal Insulin in Patients Uncontrolled on GLP-1 Mechanisms of CV Protection for SGLT-2 Inhibitors Oral Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes Trends in Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer in patients started on DPP-4 Inhibitors For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update – December 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 20:00:00 +0000 Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. This month we review articles on: Combination Basal Insulin/GLP-1 RA vs Basal Bolus for Persons with Very Elevated A1c Changes in Consumption of Sugary Beverages and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Oral Semaglutide vs. Placebo added to Insulin : The PIONEER 8 Trial Residual Hypertriglyceridemia and Estimated Atherosclerotic CV Risk by Stain Use in U.S. Adults with Diabetes A1c Variability and the Risk of Poor Outcomes in People with Type 2 Diabetes Oral Semaglutide vs. Empagliflozin in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Uncontrolled on Metformin For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update – January 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 20:41:53 +0000 Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. This month we review articles on: Linagliptin in Older adults on Insulin Lactic Acidosis from Metformin – FDA analysis Glucagon Receptor Antagonist RV-1502 – Efficacy and Safety Early Identification of MODY SGLT-2 Inhibitors and the Development of Mycotic Infections and UTIs SFLT-2 Inhibitors in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes and the Rate of Diabetic Ketoacidosis For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update – February 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 11:33:45 +0000 Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. This month we review articles on: Efficacy and safety of dapagliflozin in the elderly Lactic Acidosis from Metformin – FDA analysis Economic and Clinical Burden of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in the United States 2019 update to: Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes, 2018. A consensus report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Transitioning to Fixed-Ratio Combination Therapy: Practical Advice General practitioner advice associated with greater physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes Empagliflozin Effectively Lowers Liver Fat Content For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update – March 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:30:00 +0000 Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. This month we review articles on: Association of body mass index, fitness, and mortality in patients with diabetes Cognitive deficits and traditional diabetic complications in the severely obese Late Relapse of Diabetes after Bariatric Surgery Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes and Subsequent Cognitive Deficits Nutrient Induced Beta Cell Stress Topical Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update – COVID-19 UPDATE: March 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 12:58:08 +0000 This is a special issue focusing on Covid-19 and Diabetes: Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China Clinical course and risk factors for mortality Diabetes and Hypertension: Are ACE’s, ARBs and NSAIDs OK to Use? Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update – April 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:50:29 +0000 Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. This issue will review: Normalization of functional beta cell capacity after weight loss in type 2 diabetes Screening for glucose intolerance and diabetes in patients with coronary artery disease Trends Prescribing Preferences for SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists, 2013–2018 Impact of a Telephone Intervention to Improve Diabetes Control on Healthcare Utilization and Cost for Adults in South Bronx, New York – Efficacy and Safety of Dapagliflozin Plus Saxagliptin Versus Insulin Glargine Over 52 Weeks as Add‐on to Metformin With or Without Sulfonylurea in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes The Association Between Poor Glycemic Control and Health Care Costs in People With Diabetes For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update: Therapeutic Inertia – April 2020 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:00:00 +0000 In this first episode of a three-part series on “Disrupting Therapeutic Inertia in Diabetes Management,” Drs. John Russell and Neil Skolnik examine a case study of a 55-year-old man with type 2 diabetes (3 years duration, A1C 8.2%). In so doing, they review six articles that define achievement gaps in reaching A1C goals and the reasons for why those gaps exist. In episodes 2 and 3 of this series, Drs. Russell and Skolnik we will look at additional causes of therapeutic inertia and solutions for overcoming it. This special three-part series on therapeutic inertia is supported by independent educational grant from Sanofi (https://www.sanofi.com). This issue will review: Achievement of target therapeutic goals in persons with T2DM Achievement of therapeutic goals from 2005 – 2015 Clinical Inertia in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 DM Clinical Inertia over Time in Type 2 DM Gap Between Efficacy in Randomized Controlled Trials and Effectiveness in Real-World Use Difference between Clinical Trial and Real-World Studies Achievement of Target A1C <7.0% in Patients Treated with Basal Insulin in RCTs and Clinical Practice For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update: Covid-19 - Planning Sick Days April 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 23:47:13 +0000 This special issue focuses on Diabetes, Covid-19 and managing patient’s diabetes when they are sick. Recorded April 1, 2020. This podcast will cover: How do we help our patients with diabetes stay safe Helping patient negotiate safety issues in the workplace Safety Issues when people do not come in for care Managing SGLT-2 inhibitors during the pandemic Home detection and care of DKA Renewing Medications Telemedicine Visits Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. Presented by: Louis Philipson, MD, PhD, ADA Past President, Medicine & Science, University of Chicago Anne Peters, MD, Diabetologist, University of Southern California Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update: Covid-19 – Inpatient Management of Persons with Diabetes April 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:44:58 +0000 This special issue focuses on Diabetes, Covid-19 and Inpatient Management. Recorded April 3, 2020. This podcast will cover: Risk with Diabetes of Covid-19 and Complications of Covid-19 Management of Hyperglycemia during Covid-19 Infection Sub-cutaneous Insulin for DKA CGM in the Hospital Setting Diabetes Education in the Hospital During Covid-19 Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. Presented by: Irl Hirsch, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle Guillermo E. Umpierrez, MD, CDE, Professor of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta Georgia Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update: Covid-19 – Deep Dive into Medication Management April 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000 This special issue focuses on Diabetes, Covid-19 and Inpatient Management. Recorded April 14, 2020. This podcast will cover: Inpatient Medication Management for Persons Admitted with Diabetes Outpatient Medication Management for Persons with Diabetes Hypoglycemic Medication Management ACE and ARBs NSAIDs Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health Dr. Joshua Neumiller, Vice Chair & Allen I. White Distinguished Associate Professor of Pharmacotherapy at Washington State University Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update: Covid-19 and Diabetes – Considerations for Health Care Professionals - April 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000 Diabetes Core Update: Covid-19 and Diabetes – Considerations for Health Care Professionals - April 2019 This special issue is an audio version of the American Diabetes Associations Covid-19 leadership team discussing a range of issues on Covid-19 and Diabetes. Recorded March 31, 2020. Topics include: Access to medications Effect on Diabetes Self-management Can Patients take their own Supplies if they are an inpatient in the hospital – particularly insulin pumps and CGM Considerations for Specific Hypoglycemic Medications during Inpatient Hospitalization Differences in Management for Persons with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists use During Covid-19 Infection Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease during Covid-19 ACEs and ARBs Stress among Healthcare Professionals Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. Presented by: Robert Eckel, MD ADA President, Medicine & Science University of Colorado Mary de Groot, PhD ADA President, Health Care & Education Indiana University Irl Hirsch, MD University of Washington Anne Peters, MD University of Southern California Louis Philipson, MD, PhD ADA Past President, Medicine & Science University of Chicago Neil Skolnik, MD Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update: COVID-19 – Inpatient Management # 2 April 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:20:01 +0000 This special issue focuses on Answering Questions about Inpatient Care During Covid 19, a follow-up discussion to the Townhall meeting discussing inpatient care. Recorded April 15, 2020. This podcast will cover: Subcutaneous Insulin Infusions CGM use in the inpatient setting Insulin Infusion pumps in the inpatient setting Inpatient Glycemic Control - what are the recommendations? Oral Medications Hydroxychloroquine adverse effects in persons with diabetes Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. Presented by: Robert Eckel, MD ADA President, Medicine & Science Irl Hirsch, MD University of Washington Mary Korytkowski, MD University of Pittsburgh Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update: COVID-19 – Inpatient Townhall April 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:05:39 +0000 This special issue focuses on Answering Questions about Inpatient Care During Covid 19, a follow-up discussion to the Townhall meeting discussing inpatient care. Recorded April 7, 2020. This is a part of the American Diabetes Associations ongoing project providing resources for practicing clinicians on the care of Diabetes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Todays discussion is an audio version of a webinar recorded on April 17th, 2020 where the panel answered questions submitted during and after the last webinar/townhall a week prior on inpatient management of patients with diabetes with Covid-19. Presented by: Shivani Agarwal, MD, MPH Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jennifer Clements, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, CDE, BCACP American Pharmacists Association Robert Eckel, MD ADA President, Medicine & Science Irl Hirsch, MD University of Washington Melanie Mabrey, DNP Co-Chair - American Association of Nurse Practitioners - Endocrine Specialty Practice Group Jane Jeffrie-Seley, DNP, BC-ADM, CDCES Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update: COVID-19 – Telehealth and COVID-19 , April 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000 This special issue focuses on Telehealth and COVID-19. Recorded March 31, 2020. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, MD Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Eric Johnson, MD University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update: COVID-19 – Caring for Ourselves while Caring for Others, April 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 12:06:27 +0000 This special issue focuses on caring for ourselves while caring for others. Recorded April 1, 2020. This is a part of the American Diabetes Associations ongoing project providing resources for practicing clinicians on the care of Diabetes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Todays discussion is an audio version of a webinar recorded on April 1, 2020. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D. Abington Jefferson Health Aaron Sutton Behavioral Health Consultant Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update: COVID-19 - Empowering Patients with Diabetes During Covid-19 April 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000 This special issue focuses on Empowering Patients with Diabetes During Covid-19 Recorded April 9, 2020. This podcast will cover: Defining terms and talking with patients about the epidemiology of COVID-19 How should providers talk with patients about the risk of COVID-19 – The impact of testing COVID-19 infection and its impact on self-care Barriers to Problem Solving Diabetes Self Care Helping to Create a Sense of Normalcy Self-Care – “Its OK not to be OK” – Acknowledging our feelings Coping with Stress Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. Presented by: Mary de Groot, PhD President, Health Care & Education, ADA Jane Jeffrie-Seley, DNP, MPH New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine Jean M. Lawrence, ScD, MPH, MSSA, FACE Southern California Permanente Medical Group Kaiser Permanente Research Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update: COVID-19 – Cardiovascular Concerns, April 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 23:00:00 +0000 This special issue focuses on Cardiovascular Concerns with Diabetes an COVID-19. Recorded April 19, 2020. This is a part of the American Diabetes Associations ongoing project providing resources for practicing clinicians on the care of Diabetes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Todays discussion is an audio version of a webinar recorded on April 19, 2020. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update: COVID-19 – Older Adults with Diabetes and Covid-19 April 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000 This special issue focuses on Older Adults with Diabetes and Covid-19. Recorded April 20, 2020. This podcast will cover: Risk of COVID-19 in Older Adults What are the recommendations for glucose control during the pandemic Telemedicine Challenges to home care Long-term care settings Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. Presented by: Irl Hirsch, MD University of Washington Elbert Huang, MD, MPH, FACP University of Chicago Stacie Levine, MD University of Chicago Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update: COVID-19 – Impact on Youth and their Families, May 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 20:31:09 +0000 This special issue focuses on the impact COVID-19 is having on youth with diabetes and their families. Recorded April 30, 2020. This is a part of the American Diabetes Associations ongoing project providing resources for practicing clinicians on the care of Diabetes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today’s discussion is an audio version of a webinar recorded on April 30, 2020. Presented by: Barry Conrad, MPH, RD, CDE Stanford Children's Health Tamara S. Hannon, MD, MS Indiana University Marisa Hilliard, PhD Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Cynthia Munoz, PhD, MPH President-Elect, Helath Care & Education, American Diabetes Association Jennifer Raymond, MD, MCR Children's Hospital Los Angelas Full Article
s Diabetes Core Update – May 2019 By diabetescoreupdate.libsyn.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 11:06:57 +0000 Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 20 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatment setting. This issue will review: Incidence and Risk Factors for Chronic Kidney Disease in the Community Efficacy and Safety of Liraglutide 3.0 mg in Individuals With Overweight or Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Basal Insulin Initial Glycemic Control and Care Among Adults Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes at a Younger Age Treatment and prevention of severe hypoglycaemia: Current and new formulations of glucagon – Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism Long-term Effects of Metformin on Patients With Type 2 Diabetic Kidney Disease Breakfast skipping is associated with persistently increased arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes – BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care For more information about each of ADA’s science and medical journals, please visit www.diabetesjournals.org. Presented by: Neil Skolnik, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Associate Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Abington Jefferson Health John J. Russell, M.D., Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University; Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Chair-Department of Family Medicine, Abington Jefferson Health Full Article
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