With more new found types of influenza being transmitted from animals to humans, the likelihood of a major pandemic has escalated. 1 The need to quickly and effectively manage disease outbreaks such as this is at the epicentre of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) – Health Services Research: Integrated Systems for Epidemic Response (ISER).Driven by the Ebola outbreak in 2014, Professor Raina MacIntyre set up this research centre to take a holistic approach to responding to epidemics. READ MORE