Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Disease Elimination in the 21st Century: Reflections from the 2025 ACT Plenary Speaker

In this podcast, we sit down with Dr. Yvonne Maldonado of Stanford University School of Medicine, a widely recognized leader in infectious diseases. Building on the conversation sparked by Dr. Maldonado’s plenary talk, “Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Disease Elimination in the 21st Century,” at the 2025 ACT Annual Meeting, we explore how pandemics have shaped history, sometimes more than we realize, and what it truly means to be prepared. We also dig into how to communicate in ways that build public trust, especially in the face of misinformation and mistrust in science and institutions.