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Mark R. Denison MD
Professor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology/ Director, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Erin Gustafson, MD,MPH
Public Health Medical Director for Communicable Disease / Assistant Health Officer
Kenneth C. Rondello, M.D.
Academic Director, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and Public Health
David Swerdlow
Sr. Director, Clinical Epidemiology Lead, Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasProfessor of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology/ Director, Division of Pediatric Infectious DiseasesMy laboratory studies the replication and pathogenesis of the coronaviruses (CoVs), a family of positive-strand RNA viruses including SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and the current epidemic 2019-nCoV. The emergence of three new zoonotic CoVs with pandemic potential over the past 17 years, along with the health, social and economic disruption currently manifesting with 2019-nCoV again demonstrates the profound importance of this virus family and its potential for rapid spread and severe disease. My lab has studied CoV replication, pathogenesis, evolution and countermeasures for over 30 years. Research and training in my laboratory uses the model coronavirus murine hepatitis virus (MHV) as well as SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, to understand the viral and host determinants of replication and pathogenesis. My research program has defined mechanisms of replicase protein expression and processing, reverse genetics and synthetic genomics of zoonotic coronaviruses, a novel RNA proofreading mechanism during CoV replication, and inhibitors of coronavirus replication. My research has been continually NIH funded since 1987. I have trained more than 20 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, who have gone on to scientific careers in academia, industry and government, including independent academic research and teaching programs. My students and postdocs have been successful at obtaining F30, F31, F32 and T32 support for their training. I have received awards for teaching of both medical and graduate students.
I direct the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and am responsible for career development of MD and PhD faculty in our division. I am committed to the training of scientists in basic and translational research. I am the Program Director for a training grant (T32): “Childhood Infections Research Program” that is specifically designed to integrate training of PhD postdoctoral scientists and MD physician scientists. The program is focused on scientific oversight and research training, but also on peer partnering of MD and PhD scientists throughout their training. I am the training director for an institutional K12 (Child Health Research Centers) for Pediatric Physician Scientists. I lecture nationally (NIH, multiple academic centers) on the topic of “career design” a novel strategy or career development at all levels of training.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasPublic Health Medical Director for Communicable Disease / Assistant Health OfficerTBCTBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasDirector |Health Care|Public Health & Private MarketsMary is a Director in GAO’s Health Care team. She oversees a portfolio of audits on public health and private health care markets issues, including opioid issues.
Mary joined GAO in 2001, managing a diverse portfolio related to science and agriculture production and defense for GAO’s Natural Resource and Environment team. This work covered cross-cutting topics such as antibiotic resistance, food safety, and emergency preparedness. Prior to joining GAO, Mary taught various courses in public policy and public affairs at Sam Houston State University, Troy University, and the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs.
Mary earned a doctoral degree in public administration from Arizona State University, a master’s degree in dairy science with a minor in economics from the University of Arizona, and a bachelor’s degree in animal science from the University of Delaware.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasBefore joining the U.S. CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) and serving the 2-year EIS residency in New Orleans, LA, Dr. McNabb worked for 13 years at the Oklahoma State Health Department. Since 1993, most of his professional efforts focused on serving those in underdeveloped, underserved global settings. Promoted to Distinguished Consultant in 2005 and nominated for the 2005 CDC Charles C. Shepard Award, he completed the 2004 Senior Executive Services (SES) candidate development program and is certified by the Office of Personnel Management. From 2006 – 2008, he directed the Division of Integrated Surveillance Systems and Services, National Center for Public Health Informatics, CDC. Before retirement from CDC in 2010, he was Associate Director for Science; Public Health Informatics and Technology Program Office; Office for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services.
Now Research Professor at Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, he directs the King Abdullah Fellowship Program (http://kingabdullahfellowship.com); and is PI of the exciting, new Africa CDC Institute for Workforce Development (http://www.africacdc.institute/). Jointly appointed in the Hubert Department of Global Health and the Department of Epidemiology at Emory, he also holds an Adjunct appointment as Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and at the University of Georgia, School of Public Health.
Teaching three classes at Emory: GH 504 Effective Oral Communication; GH 592 Successful Scientific Writing; and GH/EPI 515 Transforming Public Health Surveillance, he directs the Research Skills Development Course (www.researchskillsdevelopment.com) and the Case Study Design and Development Course (https://casestudydevelopment.com/). He also teaches Transforming Public Health Surveillance (https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0013-0020-8c92f1908d0346ea8be3f09c8ef7ea4b) at Columbia University EpiSummer@Columbia (https://www.mailman.columbia.edu/research/episummercolumbia).
He has mentored 73 students through their MPH or PhD, plus 14 fellows through the CDC Public Health Prevention Specialists program and serves on the Editorial Board, Epidemiology and Global Health and in private practice at Public Health Practice, LLC (http://www.publichealthpractice.com).TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasProgram Manager, Department of Public Health Preparedness and Response ProgramTBCTBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasRandall W. Williams, MD, FACOG, is an obstetrician and gynecologist who graduated from the University of North Carolina with Honors in History and Zoology and received his medical training at the University of North Carolina where he was a Holderness Fellow. Dr. Williams was appointed as the Cabinet Director of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and was subsequently unanimously confirmed by the Missouri Senate on March 9, 2017. He believes a fundamental tenet of effective leadership is to be readily available and accessible. He has visited all of Missouri’s 115 counties to listen and learn from all of Missouri’s citizens. DHSS accomplishments to date with Dr. Williams include the following:- First major redesign of Missouri’s almost billion dollar Home Community Based Services and Consumer Directed Services programs since 1982 to reflect changes in care during that time period.
- First Opioid Emergency Response Center in Missouri created in conjunction with the City of St. Louis and multiple additional agencies to respond in real time to opioid overdoses, increasing availability of treatment and wraparound services.
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- Passage of universal naloxone law under Dr. Williams’ DEA number, which provides universal access to naloxone and applies the Good Samaritan law that encourages people to seek emergency services in the event of an overdose by protecting them from prosecution.
- Organized a series of nine opioid summits throughout the state convening an average of about 400 community leaders at each summit to integrate local, state and federal partners’ efforts. Missouri’s opioid mortality rate increased by 35% between 2015 and 2016 and 4.7% between 2016 and 2017.
- Coordinated first ever Governor’s Rural Health Care Summit as part of Governor Mike Parson’s Health Care Week which focused on health priorities and involved site visits throughout Missouri by Governor Parson, Director Corsi of DSS, Director Stringer of DMH and Dr. Williams of DHSS.
- Oversaw alignment with University of Missouri School of Medicine on pilot project to build out rural based primary care residencies in Missouri.
- First real time review of maternal mortality—as opposed to historical review—by Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review Board and initiated application for national membership in the Alliance of Initiatives in Maternal Health in conjunction with Missouri Hospital Association.
- Startup of Constitutional Article XIV, a ballot initiative approved by two thirds of Missouri voters, creating a projected $500 million medical marijuana program in Missouri.
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasDirector Office of Emergency Care ResearchJeremy Brown, M.D., is Director of the Office of Emergency Care Research, where he leads efforts to coordinate emergency care research funding opportunities across NIH. He also serves as NIH’s representative in government-wide efforts to improve emergency care throughout the country.
He is the medical officer for the SIREN emergency care research network which is supported by both NINDS and NHLBI. In addition, he is the medical officer for several other grants focused on emergency care. Prior to joining NIH in 2013, Brown served as research director in the George Washington University’s Department of Emergency Medicine, where he founded an HIV screening program and received three NIH grants focused on a new therapy for renal colic.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasSenior Scholar / Professor of Medicine-Infectious DiseasesDaniel R. Lucey, MD, MPH is a Senior Scholar with the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. He is also an adjunct Professor of Medicine-Infectious Diseases at Georgetown University Medical Center. He has taught at Georgetown for 17 years focusing on Outbreaks, Pan-Epidemics, and Pandemics. Since 2001 he has been involved on the ground with anthrax, smallpox vaccination, SARS (China, Canada), H5N1 avian flu (Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Egypt), Pandemic Flu (USA, Egypt), MERS (Middle East, Korea), Ebola (Sierra Leone, Liberia with MSF at ELWA-3), Zika (Brazil, USA), Yellow Fever (Kinshasa, Beijing), Chikungunya (Karachi, Islamabad), H7N9 (China), and Plague (Madagascar).
August 7, 2014 he proposed an Exhibit on Epidemics to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. It will be open from May 18, 2018 until 2021. The lead curator is an Anthropologist Dr. Sabrina Sholts. Dr. Lucey worked extensively with the Smithsonian team on the content (e.g., One Health, HIV, Ebola, pandemic influenza, Zika, SARS, MERS, avian influenza, Nipah, and with global colleagues who provided their expertise and perspectives). He has been a research associate in Anthropology at the Museum since 2017.
His infectious disease training and MPH were at Harvard 1985-88 after medical residency at UCSF & San Francisco General Hospitals during the recognition of the AIDS pandemic 1982-85, and after Medical School and College at Dartmouth. He served as an Attending Physician in Infectious Diseases in San Antonio, Texas and at the National Institutes of Health, and as ID Chief at the 900-bed Washington Hospital Center in DC 1998-2002 during 9/11 and anthrax.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasFredrick L. Echols, M.D. is the Director of Health for the City of St. Louis, MO. Dr. Echols earned his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, MA. He completed post-graduate training with the United States Navy in Portsmouth, VA. During his military career, Dr. Echols served as the primary medical officer for Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 (MALS-16) in Miramar, CA, lead medical provider for Camp Bastion during Operation Enduring Freedom, and a member of the Aeromedical Advisory Board. After completing his military service obligation, Dr. Echols, served as the Chief of Communicable Disease for the Illinois Department of Public Health, and the Director of Communicable Disease Control Services, Vector and Veterinary Programs for the Saint Louis County Department of Public Health.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasDr. S. Elizabeth Ford has served as the District Health Director and Chief Executive Officer of the DeKalb County Board of Health since February 2005. She manages a diverse array of public health programs that serve over 730,000 people who live, work and play in the county. Dr. Ford was asked to serve as the Acting Director of the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health during the agency’s reorganization in 2008, where she helped to develop statewide policies and legislation and enforce public health laws and regulations. Dr. Ford, a board-certified pediatrician, received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Stanford University, a medical degree from Howard University’s College of Medicine and a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Health Services Administration from Howard University’s Graduate School of Business. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Ford is a board member and executive committee member for NACCHO: National Association of County and City Health Officials and she is a member of the 2019 Leadership Atlanta class. Currently, Dr. Ford is also the interim District Health Director for Fulton County.
Under Dr. Ford’s leadership, the DeKalb County Board of Health has successfully applied for more than $20 million in federal funds to address health disparities, including $5.6 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to promote smoke-free environments, physical fitness and improved nutrition. More recently the agency received a Minority Youth Violence Prevention: Integrating Public Health and Community Policing Approaches grant from DHHS and the U.S. Department of Justice aimed at curbing violence and improving the health and well-being of underserved and distressed communities. The agency also recently received a Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Just as hospitals and schools are expected to be accredited, public health departments now have the opportunity to obtain accreditation. The DeKalb County Board of Health has been accredited by PHAB: Public Health Accreditation Board since March 2016. DeKalb was the 2nd and largest, county to be PHAB accredited in Georgia. Accreditation has strengthened trust and communication between the DeKalb County Board of Health and the community. Accreditation’s focus on continuous improvement will benefit those who live, work and play in DeKalb County.
Dr. Ford’s dedication to minority health and health inequities has led to appearances on CNN, CNN International and local Atlanta stations, including FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Public Broadcasting radio.
Dr. Ford has received many awards in recognition of her commitment to public health. She received the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority’s 2012 Healthcare Hero award and a Dominique Wilkins Foundation’s 2012 Legendary Humanitarian Award. She was recognized in 2012 by Black Health Magazine as one of Atlanta’s 25 Most Influential African American Doctors, by the Atlanta Tribune as one of 2007 Superwomen and by el Club de Comerciantes and the Black Latino Council as a 2010 Power Player of the Year.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasDr. Rasmussen is a virologist studying host responses to infection by combining classical virology with modern systems biology approaches. Her research objectives are to identify host response signatures predictive of infection severity or disease outcome and host pathways to target drug development or repurposing. She is particularly interested in viruses that are highly pathogenic, newly emergent or likely to emerge because of climate change, land development, or ecological disruption.
Dr. Rasmussen has employed Collaborative Cross (CC) mouse models, which provide an expanded range of disease presentations, to study viral disease characteristics. At the University of Washington, she developed a CC mouse model of Ebola virus disease, utilizing the diversity of CC mouse disease phenotypes to study genetic and transcriptomic factors underlying disease severity in humans. She is currently evaluating CC mouse models towards investigation of sex-specific host responses to viral infection, as well as to investigate disease presentation in other viruses that pose a major threat to global public health, such as dengue and influenza viruses. Ultimately, these host response profiles can be used for translational or biodefense applications, such as diagnosing infection, predicting disease severity, informing vaccine design, and developing or repurposing host-targeted drugs to impair virus replication or reverse pathology.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasChief Medical Officer / Director of Public HealthDr. Gary Anthone is the Chief Medical Officer and Director of the Division of Public Health for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.
He oversees 10 public health areas that promote good health, prevent disease and help Nebraskans live healthier lives.
Before assuming his current position in September 2019, Dr. Anthone owned a private surgical practice in Omaha, where he was also a faculty member at the Department of Surgery at Creighton University. Prior to that, he was Director of Bariatric Surgery at Methodist Hospital in Omaha and at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. As an active member of the medical community, he’s served in committee leadership roles in both Nebraska and California, including those dealing with human services.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasProfessor George F. Gao is the Director-General, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; a Professor in the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; President of the Chinese Society of Biotechnology; and President of the Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB).
Dr. Gao obtained his DPhil degree from Oxford University, UK, and did his postdoc work in both Oxford University and Harvard University, with a brief stay in Calgary University. His research interests include enveloped viruses and molecular immunology. His group research is mainly focused on the enveloped virus entry and release, especially influenza virus interspecies transmission (host jump), structure-based drug-design, and structural immunology. He is also interested in virus ecology, especially the relationship between influenza virus and migratory birds or live poultry markets and the bat-derived virus ecology and molecular biology.
Dr. Gao has published more than 450 refereed papers and 10 books or book chapters, and he has applied for and obtained more than 25 UK, US, and Chinese patents. His research has recently expanded to public health policy and global health strategy. He led the China CDC team from September to November 2014 to work in Sierra Leone in the fight against Ebola.
Dr. Gao is a member (academician) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences (also known as the World Academy of Sciences), a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, and an associate member of EMBO. He is a recipient of several national and international awards, including the TWAS Medical Prize (2012), the Nikkei Asian Prize (2014), and the HLHL S&T Advancement Award (2015).TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasSenior Director, System-wide Special Pathogens ProgramSyra Madad, D.H.Sc., M.Sc., MCP is nationally recognized leader in public health and special pathogen preparedness and response. She is Senior Director, System-wide Special Pathogens Program at New York City Health + Hospitals, the nation’s largest municipal healthcare delivery system overseeing special pathogen preparedness and response efforts across 11 acute care hospitals in addition to post-acute/long-term care facilities and ambulatory care sites. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Graduate Biotechnology/BioDefense Program at the University of Maryland and Core Faculty in the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC), funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). In addition, Dr. Madad is an Alumni Fellow in the Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Health Security. Dr. Madad earned her Doctoral degree in Health Science with a concentration in Global Health from Nova Southeastern University, and Master of Science degree in Biotechnology with a concentration in Biodefense and Biosecurity.
She has a strong background in academia, teaching in graduate, undergraduate and professional programs with courses ranging from advanced microbiology to bioterrorism and biosecurity. Dr. Madad has held various faculty appointments, including Assistant Professor, Deputy Chair and Director of Education for various academic institutions in MD, NY, and TX. Dr. Madad has a number of peer-reviewed articles, and has been a guest speaker at numerous scientific and medical conferences/workshops/webinars around the world. She was recently quoted in the Wall Street Journal on pandemic preparedness along with other national public health figures. She serves on over five editorial boards and advising committees and councils, nationally and internationally.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasAnna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health | DeanDr. Sten Vermund is a pediatrician and infectious disease epidemiologist focused on diseases of low and middle income countries. His work on HIV-HPV interactions among women in Bronx methadone programs motivated a change in the 1993 CDC AIDS case surveillance definition and inspired cervical cancer screening programs launched within HIV/AIDS programs around the world. The thrust of his research has focused on health care access, adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights, and prevention of HIV transmission among general and key populations, including mother-to-child.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasOriginally from Portland, Maine, Ben earned his B.S. in Engineering Physics and Bioengineering from UC Berkeley in California. He went on to obtain his Ph.D. from Harvard-MIT’s Division of Health Sciences & Technology in the laboratory of Steve Elledge, developing new molecular assays such as “Phage ImmunoPrecipitation sequencing” (PhIP-seq), and “ParalleL Analysis of Translated ORFs” (PLATO). He then postdoc’ed with Pete Schultz at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA, where he worked on high throughput screening methods, including “RNA Annealing, Selection and Ligation sequencing” (RASL-seq). Ben started his own laboratory in the Pathology Department at Johns Hopkins in 2014, within the Division of Immunology. Here, our team develops and deploys massively multiplexed technologies to better understand human immune responses in sickness and in health.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasDirector, Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster ResponseAs Director for the Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response, Jim provides leadership and coordination of emergency preparedness, disaster response and business continuity for YNHHS acute care hospitals and the ambulatory/off-site treatment centers located throughout CT, NY, and RI. Jim has over forty-four years of experience in hospitals and health care and has served as the Director of Ambulatory Development and Emergency Services for the Bridgeport Hospital. Before relocating to Connecticut, Jim served as the Director, Prehospital Emergency Services for St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center and worked in the Emergency Department of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in NYC.
Jim’s attended the Harvard University Executive Leadership Program; Norwich University MPA program; and a Doctor of Health Sciences at A.T. Still University. He is a CT-DPH licensed paramedic; Certified Emergency Manager; Certified Business Continuity Planner; Fellow of the American College of Contingency Planners; and Diplomat of the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security.
Jim currently serves on the BoD for the CT DPH Mobile Field Hospital, as well as the NFPA Technical Committee on Health Care Emergency Management and Security. He recently completed a role on the National Quality Forum Healthcare System Readiness Committee. He also completed terms as the CFO for WADEM and as Co-Chairperson of the CTDPH Public Health Preparedness Advisory Committee. He served on the CEM Commission for the International Association of Emergency Managers and also completed terms on the FEMA National Advisory Council; the Department of Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Council; the Board of Directors and Past President of the American College of Contingency Planners; and Past President of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. Jim currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Business Continuity and Emergency Planning.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 01:00 06/18/2020 01:45 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasAssociate Dean for Global One HealthDr. Parker is the Associate Dean for Global One Health at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, and in this role, he also serves as the Campus Director for Global One Health at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment at the Bush School of Government & Public Service as the Director of the Pandemic and Biosecurity Policy Program within the Scowcroft Institute for International Affairs.
Parker is a member of several advisory boards, including the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response, and he serves as an ex officio member for the Blue Ribbon Study Panel for Biodefense.
Prior to his appointment to Texas A&M University, Dr. Parker held technical to executive leadership positions throughout 36 years of public service as a recognized defense and civilian interagency leader in biodefense, high consequence emerging infectious diseases, global health security and all-hazards public health/medical preparedness. This included coordinating federal medical/public health responses to Hurricanes Katrina thru Alex, to the 2009 Pandemic and Haiti earthquake. Dr. Parker’s service includes more than 26 years on active duty leading medical research and development programs and organizations. He is a former Commander and Deputy Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Parker held senior executive level positions at the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD), including serving as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at HHS, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense at DOD.
Dr. Parker is a 2009 recipient of the Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award, the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service in 2013, and the Senator Melcher Leadership in Public Policy Award from the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges in 2019. Dr. Parker graduated from Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 01:00 06/18/2020 01:45 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasSr. Director, Clinical Epidemiology Lead, Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical AffairsDavid L. Swerdlow MD (CAPT. USPHS, retired) joined Pfizer Vaccines in May, 2015 as Sr. Director, Clinical Epidemiology Lead, Medical Development & Scientific/Clinical Affairs. He leads a diverse group of epidemiologists working on licensed and pipeline vaccines and helped develop epidemiologic projects worldwide and has participated in medical affairs and business development activities. Before joining Pfizer, he worked at CDC for 25 years. From 2009- 2015 he was the Associate Director for Science, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) and also led the NCIRD Infectious Disease Modeling Unit. He was the CDC Ebola Response International Task Force Lead in August and September, 2014, and was Incident Manager (CDC lead) of CDC’s MERS Coronavirus Responses in 2013 and 2014. He held leadership roles during numerous CDC emergency responses including CDCs response to cholera in Haiti, Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1), Hurricane Katrina, smallpox vaccine adverse events, and the anthrax bioterrorism attacks. He spent 15 years at CDC studying foodborne diseases (Team Lead), viral and rickettsial diseases (Team Lead), and HIV/AIDS (Section Chief). His was educated at the University of California, San Diego (undergraduate), Harvard Medical School (MD), University of Washington, Seattle (internal medicine), CDC (Epidemic Intelligence Service), and Massachusetts General Hospital (infectious diseases). He is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases, was clinical assistant professor of medicine at Emory University, worked in the HIV Clinic at the Atlanta VA for 20 years, and was adjunct assistant professor at Rollins School of Public Health (lead instructor of two epidemiology courses and faculty council). He was on the Program Committee of IDSA, Co-Chair of the Pandemic Prediction and Forecasting Working Group (White House Office of Science and Technology), and is an Academic Editor at PLoS One. He has co-authored over 240 publications.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 01:00 06/18/2020 01:45 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 TBC Las VegasDr. Suzet M. McKinney currently serves as CEO/Executive Director of the Illinois Medical District. The Illinois Medical District (IMD), a 24/7/365 environment that includes 560 acres of medical research facilities, labs, a biotech business incubator, universities, raw land development areas, four hospitals and more than 40 healthcare related facilities, is one of the largest urban medical districts in the United States. Dr. McKinney is the former Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response at the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), where she oversaw the emergency preparedness efforts for the Department and coordinated those efforts within the larger spectrum of the City of Chicago’s Public Safety activities, in addition to overseeing the Department’s Division of Women and Children’s Health.
Dr. McKinney previously served as the Sr. Advisor for Public Health and Preparedness at the Tauri Group, where she provided strategic and analytical consulting services to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS), BioWatch Program. Her work at DHS included providing creative, responsive and operationally-based problem-solving for public health, emergency management and homeland security issues, specifically chemical and biological early detection systems and the implementation of those systems at the state and local levels.
Dr. McKinney serves on numerous boards, committees and advisory boards. Current board memberships include the Board of Directors for Lurie Children’s Hospital, Susan G. Komen Chicago, Thresholds, and the Fifth Third Bank Advisory Board. Dr. McKinney is Co-Chair of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), Health and Medicine Division’s Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies and is a member of the NASEM Board on Health Sciences Policy. She also serves on the Science and Security Board for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and is Chairperson of the Board of Scientific Counselors for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. She has served as an Incident Commander for CDPH where she was responsible for leading multiple emergency response efforts, including Chicago’s 2014-2015 Ebola response; the operational response to the 2009 H1N1 outbreak, which was successful in vaccinating nearly 100,000 residents over a six week timeframe; as well as CDPH’s participation in the 2012 NATO Summit response and the 2010 Haiti Earthquake response. She is a member of The Chicago Network and the Economic Club of Chicago.
Dr. McKinney has earned a reputation as an experienced, knowledgeable public health official with exceptional communication skills. She has served as an on-camera media expert on emergency issues including biological and chemical threats, natural disasters, pandemic influenza, and climate-related emergencies. A sought-after expert in her field, she has also provided support to the U.S. Department of Defense’s, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, lending subject matter expertise in biological terrorism preparedness to the country of Poland.
In academia, Dr. McKinney serves as an Instructor in the Division of Translational Policy and Leadership Development at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health and as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. Additionally, she serves as a mentor for the Biomedical Sciences Careers Project, also at Harvard University. She is the co-author of the text: Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Practical Solutions for the Real World (2018), and was named one of Chicago’s Notable Women in Healthcare (2018 & 2019).
Dr. McKinney holds her Doctorate degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, with a focus on preparedness planning, leadership and workforce development. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) where she was also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow. She received her Master of Public Health degree (Health Care Administration) and certificates in Managed Care and Health Care Administration from Benedictine University in Lisle, IL.TBC- TBC
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 09:15 06/18/2020 10:00 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 911 Call Center Services Las Vegas- Effectively manage the 911 call center during the crisis
- Develop call center surge capacity
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- Anticipate technical problems
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 10:30 06/18/2020 11:15 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 Hospital and Emergency Medical Services Las Vegas- Prioritize the use of antivirals for the essential workforce
- Anticipate interruptions in food, fuel and essentials supply chains & establish stockpiles
- Plan for reduced response capacity due to mechanical failure & lack of personnel
- Maintain continuous operations during a pandemic
- Plan for 30-40 percent drop in labor force
- Protect the emergency operations center
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 11:15 06/18/2020 12:00 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 Workplace Planning Las Vegas- Effectively work with 30-40 percent less employees. Account for your employees
- Establish remote offices & flexible work plans; identify the business functions that can be outsourced
- Secure your workplaces
- Train your workers to screen for symptoms & know what to do when workers fall ill
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 01:00 06/18/2020 01:45 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 School / University Pandemic Planning Las Vegas- Train teachers to screen for symptoms & know what to do when students / teachers fall ill
- Transport ill students
- Identify when to reduce or close down your school
- Effectively transform school facilities into shelters
- Continue learning through alternative routes like the web telephone, mail, radio and TV
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 01:45 06/18/2020 02:30 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 Airlines, Travel, Airport, Quarantine and Border Health Services Las Vegas- International & Federal guidelines
- Measures to prevent the spread of communicable diseases
- Apprehension, examination and release
- Aviation & Transportation Security Act
- Are tools available to ensure patient does not pose risk to fellow travelers?
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 03:00 06/18/2020 03:45 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 Infectious Medical Waste Las Vegas- Infectious waste management
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TBC Thu, Jun 18, 2020 Concurrent Breakout SessionAdd to Calander 06/18/2020 03:45 06/18/2020 04:30 America/Los_Angeles Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020 Coronavirus: Agriculture Perspective & Interventions Las Vegas- CoV sources and transmission
- How do animal pathogens evolve?
- How to protect the public from exposure to zoonotic pathogens
- Analytical methods to detect, quantify, identify, monitor and control processes
- Sources & human exposure control management
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Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop 2020
Top leaders and key decision-makers of major companies representing a broad range of industries will meet with distinguished scientists, public health officials, law enforcers, first responders, and other experts to discuss pandemic prevention, preparedness, response and recovery at the 1st Coronavirus Preparedness Summit and Workshop.
At the summit, attendees will be able to draw on first-hand best practices to create the solid business continuity plans that their companies and organizations need in order to prepare for, respond to, and survive a pandemic.
Well-known emergency responders, heads of hospitals from around the world, and vaccine manufacturers will speak at this summit.
Topics Include
- Mass Fatality Management Planning
- Country Report & Situations Update
- Surveillance and Data Management
- Preparing Communities Strategies; Local Partnership and Participation
- Delivery of Vaccine and Antiviral Medication
- Benefit-Risk Assessment: Public Health, Industry and Regulatory Perspectives
- Prevention Education Efforts and Risk Communication
- Command, Control and Management
- Emergency Response Management
- Business-Based Planning
- School-Based Planning
- Community-Based Planning
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Concurrent Breakout Session #1
Mass Fatality Management Planning
- Develop and maintain plans, procedures, programs, and systems
- Develop and implement training and exercise programs
- Direct fatality management tactical operations
- Activate fatality management operations
- Conduct morgue operations
- Manage ante-mortem data
- Conduct final disposition
Concurrent Breakout Session #2
Psychological Issues
- Public’s distress of exposure and safety
- Breakdown of public services, utilities
- Medical supplies shortage
- Unwillingness to follow government orders
Concurrent Breakout Session #3
Business Continuity Planning
- Allocate resources to protect your employees & customers during a pandemic
- Find out which business risks are insured
- Ensure safe travel during a pandemic
- Identify when to reduce or even close operations
Concurrent Breakout Session #4
Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Continuity of Government Planning
- When 50% or more of employees are out sick or taking care of their sick ones
- When Coronavirus pandemic unfold in two or three successive waves in a calendar year
- Disruptions to public, private and critical infrastructure undermining your essentials functions
Concurrent Breakout Session #5
Emergency Management Services
- Prioritize antivirals & personal protective equipment for essential workforce
- Overcome reduced response capacity caused by mechanical failure & a possible 30-40 percent drop in staff, to maintain continuous operations
- Protect the emergency management response operations center
- Manage interruptions in food, fuel & essentials supply chains & establish stockpiles
- Manage panic caused by sudden disruption of services & interruptions in essential goods & services
Concurrent Breakout Session #6
Law Enforcement Agencies
- Protect police forces from falling ill & from being hurt in civil disturbances
- Protect the delivery of vaccines & essential goods & services
- Manage a surge in crime & meet routine requests at the same time
- Control & diffuse social unrest & public disorder
- Isolate prisons & other facilities
Concurrent Breakout Session #7
First Responders: Fire Department
- Protect fire department first responders from falling ill & from being hurt in civil disturbances
- Continue to respond to routine fire outbreaks while responding to pandemic-related calls
- Effectively transition into All-Hazards Incident Management Responders
- Effectively undertake mass vaccinations
- Enforce quarantines
Concurrent Breakout Session #8
First Responders: Public Works
- Protect public works first responders from falling ill or being hurt in civil disturbances
- Control traffic, evacuation & mass transportation
- Ensure the minimal delivery of clean water & sanitation services
- Ensure the stability of vital communications networks
- Overcome an overwhelmed telecommunications network caused by a surge in telework employees, homebound calls, & the increased search for public services
Concurrent Breakout Session #9
911 Call Center Services
- Effectively manage the 911 call center during the crisis
- Develop call center surge capacity
- Secure call center operations
- Anticipate technical problems
- Ensure that frequent, honest & reliable information is released to the public
Concurrent Breakout Session #10
Hospital and Emergency Medical Services
- Prioritize the use of antivirals for the essential workforce
- Anticipate interruptions in food, fuel and essentials supply chains & establish stockpiles
- Plan for reduced response capacity due to mechanical failure & lack of personnel
- Maintain continuous operations during a pandemic
- Plan for 30-40 percent drop in labor force
- Protect the emergency operations center
Concurrent Breakout Session #11
Workplace Planning
- Effectively work with 30-40 percent less employees. Account for your employees
- Establish remote offices & flexible work plans; identify the business functions that can be outsourced
- Secure your workplaces
- Train your workers to screen for symptoms & know what to do when workers fall ill
Concurrent Breakout Session #12
School / University Pandemic Planning
- Train teachers to screen for symptoms & know what to do when students / teachers fall ill
- Transport ill students
- Identify when to reduce or close down your school
- Effectively transform school facilities into shelters
- Continue learning through alternative routes like the web telephone, mail, radio and TV
- Communicate effectively with staff, parents and students
Concurrent Breakout Session #13
Airlines, Travel, Airport, Quarantine and Border Health Services
- International & Federal guidelines
- Measures to prevent the spread of communicable diseases
- Apprehension, examination and release
- Aviation & Transportation Security Act
- Are tools available to ensure patient does not pose risk to fellow travelers?
Concurrent Breakout Session #14
Infectious Medical Waste
- Infectious waste management
- Packaging disposable infectious waste
- Engineering controls
- Pathological waste management
- Exposure control plan
Concurrent Breakout Session #15
Coronavirus: Agriculture Perspective & Interventions
- COVID-19 sources and transmission
- How do animal pathogens evolve?
- How to protect the public from exposure to zoonotic pathogens
- Analytical methods to detect, quantify, identify, monitor and control processes
- Sources & human exposure control management
Top Five Reasons to Attend the Summit
- Gain a broad bird’s eye view of the global COVID-19 situation
- Get the freshest updates from hard-to-reach country experts
- Learn how your company/agency can prepare for a pandemic
- Establish contacts with key local, federal and international agencies involved in the fight against Coronavirus
- Draw on first hand best practices from top companies to create solid business continuity plans