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About the event
13 - 13 May 2009
Opportunities for U.S. Civil-Military Collaboration in Health Surveillance and Emergency Preparedness
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Washington DC,
US)
| E-Mail |
cphp@jhsph.edu |
| Subject Area |
- Description of U.S civilian and military health surveillance and response systems and assets
- Review of case-studies highlighting civil-military collaboration, including: anthrax, avian influenza, leukemia clustering, and adenovirus 14
- Key legal issues related to civil-military collaboration
- Networking lunch
- Scenario exercise to reinforce the day’s lessons |
| Specific Subjects |
This symposium will present and discuss opportunities for civil-military collaboration in health surveillance, preparedness planning and response efforts, with an emphasis on communicable diseases and environmental hazards. |
| Event Type |
Symposium |
| Oficial Language |
English |
| Target |
U.S. civilian and military public health practitioners including epidemiologists, emergency planners, preventive medicine specialists and others. Uniformed and civilian professionals welcomed. |
| Observations |
Welcome Speech:
RADM Vanderwagen, M.D. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
DATE
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
TIME
8:30 AM- 4:30 PM
(Registration/Check-In/Breakfast begins at 7:45 AM)
LOCATION
Washington Marriott at Metro Center (Salons C & D)
775 12th Street NW, Washington DC 20005
COST
$0, Registration and networking lunch is free
Space is limited- please register early! To register or for more information, visit our website.
Sponsored by: The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) and The Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness |
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