Reflections on 37 Years at the CDC (and the COVID Response) with Daniel Pollock (part 2)

This is the second part of our recent discussion with Daniel Pollack.

Daniel retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2021 after a 37-year career.

Last time on episode 37 we spoke with Dr. Pollock about his career path at CDC, the launching of the National Healthcare Safety Network, and lessons learned from designing the Antimicrobial Use and Resistance data collection and measurement programs.

Today, on episode 38 Dan reflects on his 37-year career at CDC, the COVID response, and how we can most accurately and effectively record the history of COVID for the benefit of future generations.

Links and Resources

Part 1 of our discussion: Building National Surveillance Networks with Daniel Pollock
A commentary that Dr. Pollock wrote about COVID-19 was published by Emory University’s online journal Southern Spaces in April 2022: https://southernspaces.org/2022/covid-19-lessons-ignorance

Daniel Pollock

Daniel Pollock retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2021 after a 37-year career during which he worked as a medical epidemiologist in the agency’s infectious diseases, informatics, injury prevention, and environmental health programs.

From 2004 – 2021, Dr. Pollock led the CDC unit responsible for national surveillance of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use and resistance. The National Healthcare Safety Network, or NHSN.

In the spring of 2020, he served in CDC’s COVID-19 emergency response as Deputy Incident Manager for data and surveillance.

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