The first meeting of the Committee for the Assessment of DoD-GEIS Influenza Surveillance and Response Programs took place on December 19th, 2006, in room 100 of the Keck Center of the National Academies, located at 500 Fifth Street, NW in Washington, DC.
Agenda
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
8:30 – 12:00 pm: Open Meeting (Keck Room 100)
8:30 – 8:45 am: Chair’s Introduction: Myron M. Levine, MD, DTPH
Professor and Director, Center for Vaccine Development
Maryland School of Medicine
8:45 – 9:15 am: Col. Ralph L. Erickson, MD, DrPH
Director
Department of Defense
Global Emerging Infections Surveillance & Response System
9:15 – 9:30 am: Q & A Session
9:30 – 10:00 am: Robert Webster, PhD- Keynote Speaker
Rose Marie Thomas Chair
Virology Division, Department of Infectious Diseases
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
10:00 – 10:15 am: Q & A Session
10:15 – 10:45 am: WHO Perspectives on Pandemic Planning
Keiji Fukuda, MD, DrPH
Coordinator
Global Influenza Programme
World Health Organization
10:45 – 11:15 am: Q & A Session
11:15 – 12:00 pm: US Government Policy Perspectives on Global Influenza
Jerry P. Weir, PhD
Division of Viral Products
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Food and Drug Administration
James Lawler, MD, MPH
Director for Biodefense Policy
White House Homeland Security Council
Ellen Embrey
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and
Readiness
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
12:00 – 12:30 pm: Q & A Session
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:15 pm: US Government Contributions to Global Influenza Surveillance
Joseph Bresee, MD, FAAP
Influenza Branch-Epidemiology Section
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Daniel Jernigan, MD
Deputy Chief, Influenza Branch
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Murray Trostle, DrPH
Deputy Director
Avian Influenza Unit
USAID
2:15 – 2:45 pm: Panel Q & A Session
2:45 – 3:00 pm: Afternoon Break
3:00 – 3:30 pm: Jose L. (Toti) Sanchez, MD, MPH
Influenza Team Leader
Department of Defense
Global Emerging Infections Surveillance & Response System
3:30 – 4:00 pm: Q&A Session
4:00 – 5:00 pm: US Military Perspectives on Global Influenza Surveillance
Col. James S. Neville, MD, MPH
Commander
Air Force Institute for Operational Health (AFIOH)
LCDR Dennis Faix, MD, MPH
Naval Health Research Center
5:00 – 5:30 pm: Panel Q & A Session
5:30 pm: Adjourn
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Closed Committee Meeting