Third UCLA Conference on Public Health and Disasters
May 16-19, 2004
Keynote
Speaker
Lynn Steele, MS, CIC
Senior Advisor, Education and Training
CDC Office of the Director, Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Closing
Keynote Speaker
Michael Armstrong, JD
Vice President, ICF Consulting
Conference Program and Speakers
Due to the nature of the field of disaster public health, there may be changes to the program. Please return to our website for any program updates.
Conference Details
When:
May 16-19, 2004
Where:
Torrance Marriott Hotel
3625 Fashion Way, Torrance, CA 90503
Tel: 310/316-3636 or 800/228-9290
www.marriotthotels.com/laxtr
Accommodations: A block of rooms has been reserved at the special rate of $123/night plus tax. Please book directly with the hotel and indicate that you are attending the UCLA Conference on Public Health and Disasters. Rooms will be reserved until May 7, 2004, after which prevailing rates and availability will apply. (Note: This room rate is applicable for stays beginning Friday, May 14, 2004.)
The hotel is conveniently located 9 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.
Registration
Fees:
Early Registration: $325 (until April 16, 2004)
Late Registration: $425 (after April 16, 2004)
Student Registration: $175 (Letter from Program Director Required)
Who
Should Attend this Conference:
The conference is specifically designed for health-related professionals,
as well as individuals and organizations involved in emergency disaster preparedness
and response from both the public and private sectors. The diverse topics will
be relevant to emergency medical services, medical and public health practitioners,
researchers, and managers involved in the wide range of disaster public health
issues resulting from natural and human-generated disasters.
About
the Conference:
The public health consequences of natural and intentional disasters cut across
many substantive areas. This unique multidisciplinary conference will bring
together academicians, researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers from public
health, mental health, community disaster preparedness, social sciences, disaster
response, government, media, and non-governmental organizations.
Conference
Goal:
The goal of this conference is to stimulate dialogue among these different points
of view to promote and facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations to improve
public health response to disasters.
Continuing
Education:
Continuing
Education Paramedics, EMT, MICN, and Nurses: Continuing Education for BRN,
MICN, Paramedics, and EMTs is provided by the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care.
UCLA CPC is an approved CE Provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing
# CEP-12416, and the California State EMS Authority # 19-0307. Course objectives
available upon request.
Health Educators, CHES: Sponsored by the Pacific Public Health Training
Center, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in
health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing,
Inc. This program is designated for the CHES to receive Category I CECH in Health
Education. PPHTC Provider # CA1162.
Physicians and Nurses, CME: This is an activity offered by the County
of Los Angeles, Department of Health Services – Public Health, a CME accredited
provider. Physicians can report up to the number of hours listed below per day
of Category 1 credit toward the California Medical Association’s Certificate
in Continuing Medical Education and the American Medical Association’s
Physician Recognition Award: five and a half (5.5) hours for attending the conference
on May 17, five and a half (5.5) hours for attending on May 18, and two (2.0)
hours for attending on May 19. CME credits are applicable toward license renewal
for registered nurses by the Board of Registered Nursing as Category 1 CME credits.
Past Conferences
Second UCLA Conference on Public Health and Disasters, May 18-21, 2003
First UCLA Conference on Public Health and Disasters April 11-14, 1999