Digital Contact Tracing for Pandemic Response

<p>As public health professionals around the world work tirelessly to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic it is clear that traditional methods of contact tracing need to be augmented in order to help address a public health crisis of unprecedented scope. Innovators worldwide are racing to develop and implement novel public-facing technology solutions including digital contact tracing technology. These technological products may aid public health surveillance and containment strategies for this pandemic and become part of the larger toolbox for future infectious outbreak prevention and control. </p><p>As technology evolves in an effort to meet our current moment Johns Hopkins Project on Ethics and Governance of Digital Contact Tracing Technologies—a rapid research and expert consensus group effort led by Dr. Jeffrey P. Kahn of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics in collaboration with the university's Center for Health Security—carried out an in-depth analysis of the technology and the issues it raises. Drawing on this analysis they produced a report that includes detailed recommendations for technology companies policymakers institutions employers and the public. The project brings together perspectives from bioethics health security public health technology development engineering public policy and law to wrestle with the complex interactions of the many facets of the technology and its applications.</p><p> </p><p>This team of experts from Johns Hopkins University and other world-renowned institutions has crafted clear and detailed guidelines to help manage the creation implementation and application of digital contact tracing. <em>Digital Contact Tracing for Pandemic Response</em> is the essential resource for this fast-moving crisis.</p><p>Contributors: Joseph Ali JD; Anne Barnhill PhD; Anita Cicero JD; Katelyn Esmonde PhD; Amelia Hood MA; Brian Hutler Phd JD; Jeffrey P. Kahn PhD MPH; Alan Regenberg MBE; Crystal Watson DrPH MPH; Matthew Watson; Robert Califf MD MACC; Ruth Faden PhD MPH; Divya Hosangadi MSPH; Nancy Kass ScD; Alain Labrique PhD MHS MS; Deven McGraw JD MPH LLM; Michelle Mello JD PhD; Michael Parker BEd (Hons) MA PhD; Stephen Ruckman JD MSc MAR; Lainie Rutkow JD MPH PhD; Josh Sharfstein MD; Jeremy Sugarman MD MPH MA; Eric Toner MD; Mar Trotochaud MSPH; Effy Vayena PhD; Tal Zarsky JSD LLM LLB</p>