Conference Agenda/Speakers
| Day One, November 13, 2007 | ||
| 7:30-8:30am | Registration/Continental Breakfast: Sponsored by Homeland Defense Journal | |
| 8:35-8:45am | Opening Comments: Dr. Edward M. Eitzen, Jr., MD, MPH, Senior Partner, Martin, Blanck & Associates (Former Senior Medical Advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services) |  |
| 8:45-9:15am | Keynote Speaker: RADM W. Craig Vanderwagen, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |  |
| 9:15-10:00am | Dr. Bruce Gellin, MD, MPH, Director, National Vaccine Program Office, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “The Pandemic Threat Today – It Still Exists!” |  |
| 10:00-10:30am | NETWORKING BREAK: Sponsored by Homeland Defense Journal | |
| 10:30-12:00pm | Panel: State and Local Preparedness
Stephen Ostroff, MD, Director, Bureau of Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health, "State PI Preparedness" Isaac Weisfuse, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Commissioner, Division of Disease Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene "Local PI Preparedness" |
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| 12:00-1:30pm | LUNCH: Sponsored by Homeland Defense Journal
Lunch Keynote Speaker: Katherine B. Andrus, Assistant General Counsel, Air Transport Association of America, Inc. "Pandemic Planning for the Aviation Sector" |
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| 1:30-2:15pm | Dr. Martin Cetron – Division of Quarantine and Global Migration (DQGM), Centers for Disease Control "Interim Pre-pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the U.S." |  |
| 2:15-2:30pm | NETWORKING BREAK: Sponsored by Homeland Defense Journal | |
| 2:30-3:00pm | John S. Parker, MD, FACS, FCCP, Major General, USA (ret), Chief Medical Officer, Health Solutions, SAIC "Business Continuity in the Private Sector During a Pandemic...Will We Meet Public Expectations?" |  |
| 3:00-3:30pm | Erin Streeter, Program Director, Ready.gov (DHS), "How the Public Can Prepare for an Influenza Pandemic" |  |
| 3:30-4:00pm | Q&A and Wrap-Up of Day One | |
| Day Two, November 14, 2007 | ||
| 7:30-8:30am | Continental Breakfast, sponsored by Homeland Defense Journal | |
| 8:30-9:15am | Opening Keynote Speaker: James W. Terbush, MD, MPH, CAPT, USN, MC, FS, NORTHCOM Command Surgeon, "Individual and Family Preparedness: Building Resiliency in Advance of the Pandemic" |  |
| 9:15-9:30am | NETWORKING BREAK: Sponsored by Homeland Defense Journal | |
| 9:30-11:15am | Panel Discussion Speaker: David M. Park, President and CEO of Family Solutions LLC (Former U.S.A.F. Chaplin, U.S.A.F. (retired)) "Family Assistance Center Operations for Catastrophic Events" Speaker: Peter Teahen, President, International Mass Fatalities Center "Picking Up the Pieces: Coping with the Mass Fatalities Response" Speaker: Dr. Grady Bray, PhD, President & CEO, Bray Associates (former VP of Kenyon International Emergency Services), “Crucial Elements to Your Family Assistance and Training Program” |
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| 11:15-12:00pm | James W. Terbush, MD, MPH, CAPT, USN, MC, FS, NORTHCOM Command Surgeon and Bruce Davis, Major General (Ret), Vice President/Deputy Group Manager, National Security Group, Alion Science (former Commander of Joint Task Force Civil Support of United States Northern Command) "Response to Pandemic Influenza" |
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| 12:00pm | Closing Remarks and Conference Adjourn | |
| Post Conference Workshop: Working with the Media in High Stress, High Concerns Situations -- Register for Both Events and Save $100 | ||
| Nov. 14, 2007 Day One 1:00-4:30 pm |
Post-conference training course "Working with the Media in High Stress, High Concerns Situations" click on link for more details | Sheraton National |
| Nov. 15, 2007 Day Two 7:30-12:30pm |
Post-conference training course "Working with the Media in High Stress, High Concerns Situations" click on link for more details | Sheraton National |
| * Agenda is subject to change | ||
