Thursday, June 17, 2004

BATTLING NATURE'S TERRORIST: SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLIC HEALTH TOOLS

Opening Remarks / Summary of Day 1
Stanley Lemon, M.D., Vice Chair, Forum on Emerging Infections

Session V:  Methods for the Prevention and Containment of Pandemic Influenza
Moderator: Carole Heilman Ph.D., Director, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH

A Report from the Field: The 2003/2004 H5N1 Outbreak
Robert Webster, Ph.D., Rose Marie Thomas Professor and Chair, Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Discussion Panel:
Amin Soebandrio, M.D., Assistant Deputy Minister for Research and Technology for Health and Medical Sciences, Indonesia
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Nguyen Tien Dzung, D.V.M., Ph.D., Head of Virology, National Institute for Vetinary Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Health Development, Vietnam
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Chantanee Buranathai, D.V.M., Ph.D., Chief, Emerging and Exotic Animal Disease Section, Division of Veterinary Epidemiology, Department of Livestock Development, Thailand
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Strategies for Preventing and Controlling Avian Influenza and its Transmission within the Bird and Animal Population
Dewan Sibartie, D.V.M., Ph.D., Scientific and Technical Department,  Office International des Epizooties (OIE)

Discussion Panel:
Guus Koch, D.V.M., Central Institute for Animal Disease Control, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Lelystad, Netherlands
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David Swayne, D.V.M., Ph.D., Laboratory Director and Research Leader,  Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA
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Carol Cardona, D.V.M., Ph.D., Poultry Extension Veterinarian and Assistant Professor, University of California-Davis
Laurence S. Tiley, Ph.D., Lecturer in Molecular Virology, Centre for Veterinary Science, University of Combridge, United Kingdom
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Enhancing Influenza Surveillance: From the Global to the Local Perspective
Nancy Cox, Ph.D., Chief, Influenza Branch, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Control of Influenza
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Discussion

Session VI: Panel Discussion--Priorities for Improving Preparedness
Moderator: Frederick Sparling, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of North Carolina

Panel Discussants:

Pandemic Influenza and Mortality: Past Evidence and Projections for the Future:
Lone Simonsen, Ph.D., Ofice of Global Affairs, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, U.S. National Institutes of Health
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Increasing Awareness and Uptake of Influenza Immunization:
Glen Nowak, Ph.D., Office of Health Communications, National Immunization Program, CDC
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Public Communication Strategies to Remedy Panic in a Pandemic:
Monica Schoch-Spana, Ph.D., Center for Biosecurity, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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Preparing the Legal System for Pandemic Influenza
Larry Gostin, J.D., Center on Law and the Public's Health, Georgetown University

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