Plenary Speakers
Patrick K. Buttron, EMT
EMS/Bioterrorism Coordinator, County of San Diego Health and Human Services
Agency, Department of Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Medical and Health
Emergency Preparedness
The Health and Medical Response to the San Diego Fires
Carlos Flores, EMT
EMS
Specialist, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Department
of Public Health and Emergency Medical Services
The Health and Medical Response to the San Diego Fires
Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH
Associate Professor,
University of Michigan,
Department of Epidemiology
Public Mental Health Impact of Disasters: Insights from Research
David A. Pegues, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department
of Infectious Diseases
Reemerging Infectious Diseases
Shira
Shafir, MPH, PhD
Assistant Adjunct Professor, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology;
Program Coordinator, UCLA Global Health Training Program
Reemerging Infectious Diseases
Don
Shields, MHA, FACHE
Director, City and County Public Health, Grand Forks Public Health Department
Reemerging Infectious Diseases
Holly
Shipp, MPH
Epidemiologist, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Department
of Public Health and Emergency Medical Services
The Health and Medical Response to the San Diego Fires
Alan
Smith, PhD, MPH
Epidemiologist, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Department
of Public Health and Emergency Medical Services
The Health and Medical Response to the San Diego Fires
Emily
So, MEng, CEng
Research Associate and PhD Student, Department of Architecture at the Martin
Centre, University of Cambridge
Casualties and Earthquakes: Pakistan, Peru and Indonesia
Bonita
(Bonnie) Sorensen, MD, MBA
Chief Deputy Director of Programs, California Department of Public Health
Preparedness in California: The State of a State
Leslie
Upledger-Ray, PhD (c), MPH, MPPA, MA
Senior Epidemiologist,
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Public Health
and Emergency Medical Services
The Health and Medical Response to the San Diego Fires
Breakout Speakers
Tesfaye M. Bayleyegn, MD
Disaster Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department
of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects –
Health Studies Branch
Toolkit: CDC’s Tools for Public Health Assessments During Natural
Disasters
Stacey A. Belt
Public Health Preparedness Planner, Carson City Health & Human Services, Department
of Preparedness Planning
Schools and Pan Flu Preparedness
Robert
(Rob) Blake, MPH, REHS
Branch Chief of Environmental Health Services, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health
Public Health Preparedness for Extended Drought Conditions
George
Chino, BA
Emergency Services Manager, Weber-Morgan Health Department, Department of Health
Administration
Utah Multi-Day Statewide Exercise
Holly
Crawford
Media and Public Affairs Manager, County of San Diego Health and Human Services
Agency
Risk Communication and the San Diego Fires
Miguel
A. Cruz, MPH
Public Health Emergency Operations Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health
Toolkit: CDC’s Tools for Public Health Assessments During Natural
Disasters
Martin
(Marty) Fenstersheib, MD, MPH
Health Officer and Interim Director of Public Health, Santa Clara County, Public
Health Department
Toolkit: Pandemic Planning for Local Health Departments
Lance
A. Gable, JD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Law, Wayne State University Law School; Scholar, Center
for Law and the Public’s Health: A Collaborative
Legal and Ethical Issues of Closing Borders in a Health Emergency
Richard
(Rick) A. Goodman, MD, JD, MPH
Public Health Law Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Toolbox: Cross Sector Legal Preparedness - New Tools and Resources
Mark
Keim, MD
Senior Science Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National
Center for Environmental Health, Office of the Director
Flooding in the Pacific Islands: A Sentinel Event of Climate Change
Manny
Kiesser, MA, MPH (c)
Manager, Cast Health Services, The Disneyland Resort, Cast Health and Wellness
Emergency
Public Health for a Large Business: Disney's Approach
Jeffrey
Kopp, MD
Staff Clinician, NIDDK, NIH, Kidney Disease Section
Preparing
for the Medically Vulnerable
Jane
C. Maxwell, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, The University of Texas at Austin, Addiction Research
Institute
Stealth Populations with Special Needs
Anthony
Moulton, PhD
Co-Director,
Public Health Law Program, CDC, Office of Strategy and Innovation
Toolbox: Cross Sector Legal Preparedness - New Tools and Resources
Deborah
Podus, PhD
Associate Research Sociologist, UCLA, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
Stealth Populations with Special Needs
Steven
J. Rottman, MD, FACEP
Director, UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters; Adjunct Professor, UCLA
School of Public Health and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Pan Flu and You: Let's See What You Knew
Carlos
A. Sanchez, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental Hazards
and Health Effects –
Health Studies Branch
Toolkit: CDC's Tools for Public Health Assessments During Natural Disasters
Lisa
Schoyer, MFA
Chief, County of Los Angeles Children's Medical Services, Family Support Unit
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Kimberley
Shoaf, DrPH
Associate Director, UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters; Associate Professor
in Residence, UCLA School of Public Health
Public Health Implications: The Great Southern California Shakeout
Samuel
(Sam) J. Stratton, MD, MPH
EMS Medical Director, Orange County Health Care Agency; Adjunct Professor, UCLA
School of Public Health; Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine
at UCLA
Toolkit: Local Health Department Surge Capacity Planning
Terri
Stratton, MPH
Division Manager Public Health Preparedness, El Dorado County Public Health
Department
Risk Communication and the San Diego Fires
Rachel
Tyree, MPH
Public Information Officer, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health,
Department of Public Health Administration
Risk Communication and the San Diego Fires
John
Welsh
Risk Communication and the San Diego Fires
Amy
Wolkin, MSPH
Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Environmental
Hazards and Effects – Health Studies Branch
Toolkit: CDC's
Tools for Public Health Assessments During Natural Disasters
Terrie
C. Wright, RN
Emergency Response Coordinator/PIO, Southeastern Utah District Health Department
Utah Multi-Day Statewide Exercise