Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: The Healthcare Perspective

Sponsored by: Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services

Forum Registration

Note - registration is free but seating is limited

Date - September 20, 2007 (add to calendar)
Location - InterContinental Houston (map)

7:30 am - 8:30 am - Registration & Breakfast
8:30 am - Opening Remarks
2:45 pm - Closing Remarks

Lunch is provided

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Keynote Speakers

Lisa M. Koonin, MN, MPH, Chief, Private and Public Partners Branch Director, Business Partnerships Division of Partnerships and Strategic Alliances National Center for Health Marketing Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Read Bio Speaker Resource

Elizabeth Bryce, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia , Vancouver General Hospital , Director of Infection Control at Vancouver Hospital & Health Science Centre - Read Bio  Speaker Resource

Panelists

David E. Persse, MD, Physician Director, Emergency Medical Services, City of Houston and Public Health Authority, Department of Health & Human Services, City of Houston - Read Bio Speaker Resource

Ralph D. Feigin, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Physician-in-Chief, Texas Children's Hospital - Read Bio  Speaker Resource

Thomas J. Flanagan , RN, BSN, MA, Chief Operating Officer of Memorial Hermann, Texas Medical Center - Read Bio

Sarah R. Flick, MD, Medical Director, Mental Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County - Read Bio - Speaker Resource

Herminia Palacio, MD, MPH, Health Authority for Harris County and Executive Director, Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services - Read Bio Speaker Resource

Dwayne Wolf, MD, PHD, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, Harris County Medical Examiner's Office - Read Bio Speaker Resource

Mary desVignes-Kendrick, MD, MPH, Deputy Director and Professor of Management, Policy and Community Preparedness, University of Texas School of Public Health, Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness - Read Bio

Arlo Weltge, MD, MPH, Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, and President, Central City Branch, Harris County Medical Society - Read Bio  Speaker Resource

James Downes, JD, MPH, LLM, Hospital District Division, Harris County Attorney's Office - Read Bio