Congress Presentations

The following contain PDF files of speeches and presentations from selected presenters.  Additional slides will be added as they become available. PDF files require Adobe® Reader® to view.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Welcome

• Ronald M. Davis, MD, President, American Medical Association (PDF, 1MB)
• Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Part 1 (PDF, 1MB)
  Part 2 (PDF, 2MB)

State of the Science, Medical Surge Capacity

• Gabor Kelen, MD, Director, Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR)

Medical Surge Capacity State Presentations

• Introduction and MSC highlights, Litjen Tan, PhD, American Medical Association (PDF, 134KB)
• Minnesota, NE Minnesota Emergency Preparedness Coalition
  Part 1 (PDF, 371KB)
  Part 2 (PDF, 450KB)
• Virginia, Northern Virginia Hospital Alliance (PDF, 320KB)

Thursday, July 19, 2007

State of the Science, Vaccine Technology

• Nigel Darby, PhD, GE Healthcare Life Science Research Head (PDF, 542KB)

State of the Science, Community Mitigation

• Frederick “Skip” Burkle, MD, MPH, DTM, FAAP, FACEP (PDF, 1MB)

Community Mitigation State Presentations

• Introduction and CM highlights, Lisa Koonin, MN, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Partnerships and Strategic Alliances (PDF, 235KB)
• Oregon, Multnomah County (PDF, 510KB)
• Arizona, Scottsdale Healthcare, Coyote Crisis Campaign (PDF, 65KB)

International Luncheon Keynote

• David Heymann, MD, WHO Executive Director, Communicable Disease (PDF, 3MB)

Public Health Law and Ethics

• Richard Goodman, MD, JD, MPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Part 1 (PDF, 2MB)
  Part 2 (PDF, 354KB)
  Part 3 (PDF, 416KB)
• Drue Barrett, JD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PDF, 971KB)
• Sharona Hoffman, JD, Case Western Reserve University (PDF, 54KB)

Friday, July 20, 2007

How Do You Measure Preparedness?

• Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH
  Part 1 (PDF, 558KB)
  Part 2 (PDF, 594KB)
• Marvin Birnbaum, MD, PhD

Breakout Sessions

International

• Lindsey Davies, MD, UK National Director of Influenza Pandemic Preparedness (PDF, 136KB)
• Robert Lee, PhD, PAHO/WHO Coordinator for Avian Influenza Prevention & Pandemic Preparedness, Caribbean
  Part 1 (PDF, 289KB)
  Part 2 (PDF, 582KB)
• John Brownstein, PhD, Harvard Medical School (PDF, 3MB)

Private/Public Sector

• Barbara DeBuono, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Director, Pfizer (PDF, 639KB)
• Floyd Eisenberg, MD, Siemens (PDF, 94KB)
• Mikael Eliasson, MD, GE Healthcare
• Captain Lynn Slepski, RN, MSN, CCNS, U.S. Public Health Service, Department of Homeland Security
  Part 1 (PDF, 1MB)
  Part 2 (PDF, 876KB)
  Part 3 (PDF, 3MB)
• Italo Subbarao, DO, MBA, Director, Public Health Readiness Office, American Medical Association (PDF, 385KB)

Education and Training

• Louis Rowitz, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago (PDF, 186KB)
• Kristine Gebbie, DrPH, RN, Director, Center for Health Policy, Columbia University School of Nursing (PDF, 133KB)

Community Preparedness

• Marna Hoard, MPA, MPH LT, USPHS, Program Officer, Medical Reserve Corps (PDF, 972KB)
• Jane Morgan and Rob Yin, American Red Cross
  Part 1 (PDF, 102KB)
  Part 2 (PDF, 143KB)
• Mark D. Caitlin, Industrial Hygienist, Service Employees International Union