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Homeland Defense Journal and Government*Horizons Training Conference and Workshop

Preparing for Pandemic Influenza Training Conference

November 13-14, 2007

Sheraton National
Arlington, VA

 

For most current training conference information go to www.homelanddefensejournal.com

 

Don't miss the Post-conference training course Working with the Media in High Stress, High Concerns Situations

 

About the Preparing for Pandemic Influenza Training Conference

Previous attendee comments include:

This was one of the most professional programs I have attended, this list of presenters was top notch.  This was an excellent conference with so much tremendous information given.  Very well organized speakers and participants held to time and schedule. Nicely scheduled breaks, thoughtful layout and organization of conference materials, very helpful.  Impressive balance of local, state, and national perspectives.  Outstanding selection of top notch speakers and presenters. Outstanding Conference.  Excellent conference, I look forward to the next workshop put on by your group, impressive. I have attended several events on pandemic and this one leads the pack. My expectations were met.

 

Speakers
 

- RADM W. Craig Vanderwagen, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- James W. Terbush, MD, MPH, CAPT, USN, MC, FS, NORTHCOM Command Surgeon
Individual and Family Preparedness- Bridging the Say Do Gap
- Stephen Ostroff, MD, Director, Bureau of Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health- State PI Preparedness
- Erin Streeter, Acting Director, Ready Campaign, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, How the Public Can Prepare for an Influenza Pandemic
- 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
- Katherine B. Andrus, Assistant General Counsel, Air Transport Association of America, Inc.- Pandemic Planning for the Aviation Sector

- Bruce Davis, Vice President/Deputy Group Manager, National Security Group, Alion Science
- David M. Park, President and CEO of Family Solutions LLC (Former U.S.A.F. Chaplin, U.S.A.F. (retired))
Family Assistance Center Operation for Catastrophic Events
- Dr. Grady Bray, PhD, President & CEO, Bray Associates (former VP of Kenyon International Emergency Services)- Crucial Elements to Your Family Assistance and Training Program
- Peter Teahen, President, International Mass Fatalities Center Picking Up the Pieces: Coping with the Mass Fatalities Response
- Dr. Edward M. Eitzen, Jr., MD, MPH, Senior Partner, Martin, Blanck & Associates (Former Senior Medical Advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services)
- Dr. Randy Culpepper, MD, MPH, Partner, Martin, Blanck & Associates (Commander, Medical Corps (Flight Surgeon), U.S. Navy (retired))

 

Last year, President Bush outlined the United States strategy to safeguard against the danger of pandemic influenza. The 2006 Preparing for Pandemic Influenza Conference outlined how our government  - and governments around the world -  is improving the nation's ability to detect outbreaks early, expand vaccine production capacity, and stockpile influenza treatments. However, the threat of a major pandemic outbreak still exists and the nation is not as prepared as it should be. 

 

The 2007 Preparing for Pandemic Influenza Conference will bring together an influential gathering of medical and public health leaders to stress the importance of national, state, and local preparedness to respond to a pandemic so that we can ensure the health and safety of our people in the face of this ominous threat.  The conference will address three crucial areas (that remain a major part of the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza):

 

  • How real is the Pandemic threat today, and how should you prepare to respond at the federal, state, and local levels in the event that an influenza pandemic reaches the United States?

  • How an influenza pandemic can impact your community or business, and what measures should you be taking to ensure business continuity?

  • While a pandemic response is primarily a public health response, what is the best approach to properly communicate an outbreak to your staff, community, other agencies, organizations, and private institutions, and most importantly, to ensure families are prepared - in a coordinated and collaborative manner to ensure an effective overall response to such a crisis

 

What You Will Learn

  • How serious is the pandemic threat today?

  • How an influenza pandemic can impact your community or business

  • International efforts, community outreach, family preparedness, and other resources

  • What measures you should implement to best prepare

  • How preparing for the next influenza pandemic can provide benefits now (i.e., improvements in public health infrastructure can have immediate and lasting benefits, and can also mitigate the effect of other epidemics or infectious disease threats)

  • The importance of testing your planning assumptions and response capacities, and having the most up-to-date information on potential pandemic strains and subsequent disease

  • How to strengthen local capacity to respond to epidemics of influenza

  • Current actions and priorities at the federal government level

  • Public health guidance for state and local partners

  • What, if anything, you can do individually to reduce the risk of pandemic influenza

  • How to prepare, maintain, update, and exercise an operational plan that itemized specific roles and responsibilities in the event of an influenza pandemic

  • The latest technologies for preparing a pandemic

  • Why continuous global surveillance of influenza is essential

  • And more!


Who Should Attend

  • City, County, State and Federal Emergency Planners and Public Health Professionals

  • Hospital-based Disaster and Emergency Planners and Healthcare Providers, including doctors, nurses, Paramedics and EMT's, and allied health professionals

  • Hospital and Healthcare Administrators, CEO's and COO's

  • Clinicians and First Responder Personnel (EMT, paramedics, etc.)

  • Primary Medical Care Professionals

  • Logisticians and Planners

  • Anyone in the emergency and preventive medicine sectors who are concerned with or unsure about  their roles in the response to an influenza pandemic

  • Federal Partner Agencies and their personnel who are involved with the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza

  • Companies with products, services and solutions designed to aid in US medical response to pandemic disease and mass casualty events

Early Registrants Include

 

Agency/Company Title
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Senior Program Management Officer
Air Transport Association of America, Inc.  Assistant General Counsel
Albemarle County Emergency Communications Center Communications Supervisor
Albemarle County Emergency Communications Center Operations Coordinator
Alion Science  
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  
Atlanta Police Department Lieutenant
Battelle Program Manager
Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Community Relations Specialist
Bray Associates  President & CEO
Brookhaven National Laboratory Special Asst
Carnival Cruise Lines Fleet Medical Director
Carnival Cruise Lines Executive VP
CDC  
CDC Program Services Consultant
City of Bethlehem Director, Community & Economic Development
City of Hickory Fire Department Fire Chief
City of Hickory Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief
Clemson University Exec. Director
Con Edison Project Specialist
Connecticut State Department of Education Comsultant
CT River Area Health District Director of Health
CT River Area Health District Public Health Emergency Coordinator
Danbury Hospital Chief, Pediatric Pulmonology
Day & Zimmerman Security Services Director of Compliance
DFAS DFAS Safety Manager 
DHHS Regional Health Administrator
DHS Acting Director, Ready Campaign
DHS/ FEMA Chief, Logisitics Branch
DSCA Program Analyst
Family Solutions LLC  President and CEO 
Fargo Cass Public Health Environmental Health Manager
FDIC Assistant Director
Flu Wiki Editor
Food Lion LLC Special Projects Manager
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office Sheriff's Adjutant
General Physics Corp Business Development Manager
General Physics Corp Emergency Preparedness Specialist
General Physics Corp Event Manager
Haltec Corporation Chief Financial Officer
HHS Team Commander (Acting)
International Mass Fatalities Center President
Joint Task Force Civil Support Public Affairs Officer
Martin, Blanck & Associates  Partner
Martin, Blanck & Associates  Senior Partner
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund Deputy Executive Director
Miami-Dade Police Department Police Lieutenant
Miami-Dade Police Department Police Officer
Miami-Dade Police Department Police Officer
Mid-Michigan District Health Department Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
Monroe County Health Department EPC/Epidemiologist
National Science Foundation Labor Relations Officer
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene  Deputy Commissioner, Division of Disease Control
New York State Insurance Department Deputy Superintendent
Norfolk Southern Corporation Manager, Business Recovery Planning
NORTHCOM NORTHCOM Command Surgeon
Northern Virginia Community College Medical Director, Medical Education Campus
Northwest Savings Bank Security Specialist
Nova Southeastern University Community Outreach Coordinator
Ohio Center for Public Health Preparedness RN
Penn State University Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow
Penn State University Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow
Penn State University Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow
Penn State University Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow
Penn State University Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow
Pennsylvania Department of Health Director, Bureau of Epidemiology
Pennsylvania Senate Exec Dir, Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
Pfizer Inc Executive Director
Regional Medical Center Memphis Nurse Epidemiologist
Regional Medical Center Memphis Nurse Epidemiologist
Regional Medical Center Memphis Director of Nursing
Regional Medical Center Memphis Manager, Microbiology Lab
Rutgers University Grant Coordinator
S&C Electric Company Benefit Services Director
SERMC HQ, MEDCOM ACS Operations & Readiness
SSA Medical Director
Twenty-First Century Communications UCS Sales Director
Twenty-First Century Communications Asst. Marketing Manager
U.S. Air Force  
U.S. Air Force Chief of Operations, 79th Medical Wing
U.S. Army Chief, Plans Officer, MEDCOM
U.S. Marine Corps CBRNE Protection Officer
U.S. National Guard Bureau Plans Officer
U.S. Navy Director, Public Health Services
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Director of Training
Verizon Business Group Manager
Washington Savannah River Company Technical Services Chief, Fire Dept
West Haven Health Department Director of Health
Western Racine County Health Dept Supervisor
Whittier Hospital Medical Center Infection Control Practitioner
ZOLL Medical Director, Government Accounts
 

  

Registration Charges
 

? Industry - $695 per person
? Small Business (100 employees or less) - $645 per person
? Government - $595 per person

 

Registration Options

[1] Register on-line at www.governmenthorizons.org
[2] Phone Katie Smith at (703) 807-2758
[3] E-mail Katie Smith at ksmith@marketaccess.org
[5] Mail the Registration Form provided below to:
Government Horizons
4301 Wilson Blvd. #1003, Arlington, VA 22203

Location Information

The conference and workshop will be held at the Sheraton National, 900 S. Orme Street, Arlington, VA 22204, (703) 521-1900.


Call for Exhibitors/Sponsors:   ***Call for Exhibitors/Sponsors/Corporate Solutions attendees.  For product and solutions companies interested in sponsorship information and related speaking opportunities, contact Jon Emery at jemery@marketaccess.org or (703)-894-1097.


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Pandemic Influenza Conference
November 13-14, 2007

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REGISTRATION CHARGES (CIRCLE ONE):

 

? Industry - $695 per person
? Small Business (100 employees or less) - $645 per person
? Government - $595 per person
 

Method of Payment:

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Please fax this form, complete with payment information, to
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Government*Horizons, Inc., 4301 Wilson Blvd, Suite 1003, Arlington, VA 22203

If you have questions about registration/payment, please call Katie Smith at (703) 807-2758. Thank you

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