2009 Conference Program
Sunday,
May 3, 2009
6:00 - 8:00pm: Registration
6:30 - 9:00pm: Evening Reception and Poster Sessions
Monday,
May 4, 2009
7:30am - 5:30pm: Registration and Networking Hall Open
7:30 - 9:00am:
Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00am: Welcome
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 and UCLA
9:00 - 10:00am: Opening Keynote
What’s
in a Name – Defining Emergency Public Health
Linda C. Degutis, DrPH, MSN, Associate Professor,
Emergency Medicine and Public Health; Director, Yale Center for Public Health
Preparedness, Yale University
10:00 - 10:30am:
Break
10:30am - 12:00pm: Plenary Session
Recovery from the Wenchuan Earthquake
Laurie A. Johnson, PhD, AICP, Principal,
Laurie Johnson Consulting and Research; Meng
Mao, MD,
President,
West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University
12:00 - 1:30pm: Lunch
1:30 - 3:00pm: Breakout Sessions: 4 options
Native
American Tribal Preparedness
Sherri Helton, Emergency
Management Coordinator, Navajo Area Indian Health Service
Outbreaks and Surveillance Systems
Shira Shafir, PhD, MPH,
Assistant Adjunct
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Center for Global and Immigrant Health,
UCLA School of Public Health
Toolbox: Code Red - Public Information Hotline Systems
Mindy Johnson, MPH, Training and Exercise Program
Manager, Department of Emergency Medical Services and Preparedness, Utah Department
of Health; Dean Penovich, MPH, Assistant Preparedness
Director, Preparedness Program, Utah Department of Health
Vulnerable
Populations
Ana-Marie Jones, Executive Director, CARD - Collaborating
Agencies Responding to Disasters;
Nadia J. Siddiqui, MPH, Senior Health Policy Analyst, Center for
Health Equality, Drexel University School of Public Health
3:00 - 3:30pm: Break
3:30 - 5:00pm: Breakout Sessions: 3 options
Hospital
and Community Clinics as Partners in Disaster Response
Kurt C. Kainsinger, MPH, EMT, Disaster Resource Center
Manager, UCLA Health System, Office of Emergency Preparedness; Joan
Watson-Patko, MSW, Community Development Manager, Community Clinic
Association of Los Angeles County
Hospitals as a Victim of Natural Hazards
Amy Hideko Kaji, MD, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor,
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine; PhD; Gregory
Moran, MD, Professor of Medicine, UCLA, Department of Emergency
Medicine and Division of Infectious Disease, Olive View UCLA Medical Center
Rapid Mental Health Triage and Incident Management in Disasters and
Terrorism: The PsySTART Hurricane Ike Pilot Project
Merritt D. Schreiber, PhD, Senior Manager, Psychological
Programs, UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters; Associate Research Psychologist,
UCLA School of Public Health
6:00 - 9:30pm: Dinner and
a Disaster Movie
Tuesday, May 5,
2009
7:30 - 9:00am: Continental Breakfast
7:30am - 5:30pm: Registration and Networking Hall Open
9:00 - 10:30am:
Plenary Session
The Impact of Hurricane Ike on the Texas Gulf Coast: Water, Wind, Watch
Out!
Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, Harris County
Public Health and Environmental Services; Harlan Mark Guidry, MD,
MPH, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Office, Galveston County
Health District
10:30 - 11:00am:
Break
11:00am - 12:00pm: Plenary Session
The Role of the Northern Command in Domestic Disasters
James W. Terbush, MD, MPH, US Northern Command Surgeon,
NORAD NORTHCOM, Department of Defense
11:00am - 12:00pm:
Plenary Session
12:00 - 1:30pm: Lunch
1:30 - 3:00pm: Breakout Sessions: 4 options
Logistics
of Maintaining Public Health in Emergency Evacuations
Alina Dorian, PhD, Assistant Director, International
Programs, UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters; Adjunct Assistant Professor,
UCLA School of Public Health; Cyrus Rangan, MD, FAAP, ACMT, Director,
Toxics Epidemiology Program, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
The Use of NIMS/ICS in Public Health Response
Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, Harris County
Public Health and Environmental Services
Toolbox: Continuity of Operations Planning for Public Health Departments
Kerry Lamb, MPH, Project Coordinator, UCLA Center
for Public Health and Disasters
From Emergency to Disaster: The Escalation of Response - An Engaging
Conversation
Bryan M. Hanley, BS, EMT-P, MICP, Region
I Medical and Health Coordination Program, Los Angeles County DHS EMS/CAEMS/CDPH
3:00 - 3:30pm: Break
3:30 - 5:00pm:
Breakout Sessions: 3 options
Dispensing Through Banks: A Novel Approach
Brian Garrett, Vice President and Business Continuity
Manager, Zions Bank; Katie Mullaly, Emergency Response
Coordinator/Public Information Officer, Summit County Health Department; Bucky
Whitehouse, MS, Emergency Response Coordinator, Community Services
Division, Tooele County Health Department
Mandatory
Evacuations : Legalities vs. Practicalities
Kim Dammers, JD, Assistant United States Attorney,
Department of Justice; Lieutenant Andy Neiman, Officer-in-Charge,
Emergency Operations Division, Los Angeles Police Department
Research Centers and Their Research Agenda Affecting Local Public Health
Jennifer Horney, PhD, MPH, Associate
Director, North Carolina Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center,
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, School of Public Health; Mark
W.Oberle, MD, MPH, Associate Dean, Public Health Practice; Director,
Center for Public Health Informatics; Professor, Epidemiology, Global Health
and Health Services Departments, University of Washington, School of Public
Health
Evening On Your Own
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
8:00 - 9:30am: Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 1:00pm:
Registration
9:00 - 9:45am: Plenary Session
What to
do in an Infectious Disease Outbreak – Working with Hospitals and the
Public Health Department
Amir Dan Rubin, MBA, MHA, Chief Operating Officer,
UCLA Hospital System; Poki Namkung, MD, MPH, Health
Officer, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency
9:45 –
10:30am: Plenary Session
Future of
Emergency Public Health in the United States
Captain Daniel M. Sosin, MD, MPH, FACP, Acting Director,
Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
10:30 –
10:45am: Break
10:45 – 11:30am:
Closing Keynote
Defining Emergency Public Health Competencies
Andrea C. Young, PhD, Senior Learning Officer for
Preparedness and Emergency Response, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness
and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
11:30 - 12:00pm:
Closing Remarks
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 and UCLA
12:00pm: Conference Adjourns
*** Due to the nature of the field of emergency public health, there may be unanticipated changes to the program.***