Jul 1, 2021
Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD, MS, is the associate dean for public
health and community engagement at the University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine and Public Health.
Jon has also been active on pandemic influenza and bioterrorism
working groups for the state of Wisconsin. His current research
interests include viral disease surveillance in primary care, use
of absenteeism monitoring in schools as early warning for influenza
outbreaks, early detection of influenza in long-term care
facilities, seasonality and epidemiology of influenza, attitudes
toward immunization, and assessment of workload in primary care
settings.
He is an expert in vaccines and immunization policy, Temte has
served on the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP), also acting as chair of its Evidence-Based Recommendation
Work Group. Temte was the first family physician to chair ACIP,
from 2012 to 2015. Temte is chair of the Wisconsin Council on
Immunization Practices, and serves as medical director for Public
Health Madison & Dane County. On the national level, Temte is
serving an appointment to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Board of Scientific Counselors.
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