National
After Action Workshop on a
Federal Public Health Emergency:
The
Novel Influenza A H1N1 Epidemic of Spring 2009
September
21-22, 2009
Los Angeles, CA
Keynote
Presentation 1: Novel H1N1 Influenza:
Unraveling the Outbreak
Presented by: Captain
Stephanie Zaza, MD, MPH
Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency
Response,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Keynote
Presentation 2: Federal Public Health Decision Making
Presented by: William Craig Vanderwagen,
MD
Rear Admiral, US Public Health Service;
Assistant Surgeon General, US Department of Health and Human Services
With Sponsorship from
The Center for Public Health Preparedness at
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Los
Angeles County EMS Agency through funding provided by
ASPR Pandemic Influenza Healthcare Preparedness Improvement for States
(Grant No. 1 U3REP090139-01-00)
Pacific
Public Health Training Center
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About the Workshop
On April 26, 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency in the United States. This action enabled emergency use authorizations of drugs, devices, and laboratory test in conjunction with a rapidly evolving infectious disease. This new influenza catapulted health departments across the country into actions that included increased surveillance, laboratory specimen processing, handling of medications from the Strategic National Stockpile, invoking non-pharmaceutical interventions on mass gatherings and school activities, and critical risk communications to advise the American population of the realities of this rapidly changing outbreak.
The UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters is convening a two-day workshop to review the key actions taken as this epidemic unfolded, seeking to identify those strategies that were effective and those that could have been handled differently. Those attending this workshop will have the unique opportunity to interact with colleagues from all levels of the response, and to participate in working sessions to help identify gaps to be addressed in future national disease outbreaks.
Leaders from the Centers for Disease Control and state and local health departments will participate in facilitated discussions so that participants can learn how decisions were made and the effects of their resulting actions. They will also hear updates on the current status of the Novel Influenza A H1N1, both domestically and internationally, and what to expect as we enter the 2009-2010 influenza season.
Workshop Details
Workshop
Goal:
The Center has hosted seven prior National Conferences on Public Health and
Disasters. Our faculty believe that the unique nature of this rapidly spreading
emerging infection warrants a focused workshop to provide a comprehensive understanding
of the decisions made in response to this novel influenza, and to provide a
foundation for how health professionals can plan for and respond to similar
public health emergencies in the future.
A Word About Continuing Education Credits:
Because this workshop is unlike traditional educational conferences,
we are unable to offer CEUs. There is no pre or post testing possible.
Attendees will be participating in an analytical process in which they will
not only learn from frontline panelists, but will participate in small, focused
working groups that will analyze key components of the nation's response as
the outbreak evolved. It is the dialogue among the attendees that will frame
the findings and recommendations of this workshop.
Registration
Fees:
Registration: $300
Full-Time Student Registration: $225 (Eligible for full-time students only.
Letter from Program Director indicating proof of student status required at
time of registration.)
Fee covers all materials, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 evening reception, and
snack breaks.
Checks and Purchase Orders: Please complete the pdf registration form and fax to 310-794-0889 or mail to 1145 Gayley Avenue, Suite 304, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Checks must be made payable to the UC Regents. Please send faxes or mailed envelopes to the attention of Event Coordinator. Upon receipt of your completed registration form, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address provided. Please confirm that all contact information, including email address, is correct.
Credit Card Online Registration: Secure online registration form. There are two steps for the online registration process and both must be completed for registration to be successful. Please DO NOT hit the submit button more than once as this may result in multiple charges. Also, do not open multiple browsers to submit transactions as this may result in multiple charges. After registering online, an email confirmation will be sent to indicate that the registration process has been completed successfully. Before submitting, please confirm that all contact information, including email address, is correct.
If you have any questions, please contact Chara Burnstein at 310-794-0864 or via email at cphdevents@ucla.edu.
Where:
Torrance Marriott Hotel
3635 Fashion Way, Torrance, CA 90503
Tel: 800-228-9290 or 310-316-3636
Fax: 310-543-6076
www.marriotthotels.com/laxtr
Accommodations:
A block of rooms
has been reserved at a special rate of $139/night plus tax for single and double
occupancy. The block of rooms will be reserved until September 8, 2009, after
which prevailing rates and availability will apply. Rooms may sell out early,
so please book a room as soon as possible. (Note: This room rate is applicable
for stays beginning Sunday, September 20, 2009 and ending on Tuesday, September
22, 2009.)
Please book directly with the hotel by calling the number above and reserve your room under the group code "UCLA H1N1" or click here to reserve a room online.
The
hotel is conveniently located approximately 10 miles south of Los Angeles International
Airport. The hotel does not provide shuttle service. Taxi fare to the hotel
is about $25; shared ride vans are about $13.
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