Plenary Speakers
Angela Bennett Dyjack, MPH, REHS
Assistant Research Professor, Loma
Linda University School of Public Health; Project
Coordinator, Center for Public Health Preparedness, Loma Linda University School
of Public Health
Update on Pandemic Influenza
Jeff Farrar, DVM, MPH, PhD
Branch Chief, California Department of Health Services, FDRS, Food and Drug
Branch
2006 Foodborne Outbreaks
Kay Fruhwirth, MSN, RN
EMS Assistant Director, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Emergency
Medical Services Agency
Enforcing Public Health Law
Roger Gilmour, PhD
Director, United Kingdom Health Protection Agency Centre for Emergency Preparedness
and Response
Polonium 210: The Public Health Response
Michael Grossman, MA
Commander, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Office of Homeland Security
Enforcing Public Health Law
Thomas May, PhD
Associate Professor of Bioethics and Director of Graduate Studies in Bioethics,
Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Population Health
Ethics of Altered Standards of Care
Robert Ragland, JD
Senior Deputy County Counsel, Office of the County Counsel in Los Angeles
Enforcing Public Health Law
Breakout Speakers
Laura Biesiadecki, MSPH
Senior Program Manager, Public Health Preparedness, Association of Schools of
Public Health
Update on Competencies: Input from the Field
Peggy L. Brutsche
Chief Operating Officer, American Red Cross, Greater Long Beach Chapter
The Role of the Red Cross in a Public Health Emergency
Marlene
Burton
Emergency
Coordinator, Burbank Unified School District, Superintendent's Office
The
Role of Schools in Community Disaster Preparedness
LCDR Jeff Coady, PsyD
United States Public Health Service Officer, HRSA, Ready Responder Program
Mental Health Impacts of Mass Fatalities
James
(Rick) R.
Greenwood, PhD, MPH
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Administration, UCLA; Adjunct Professor,
Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health
Border Health
Sebastian
E. Heath, VetMB, PhD, DACVIM, DACVPM
Senior Staff Veterinarian, USDA – Homeland Security Office
Animals and Disasters
Jennifer
Horney, MA, MPH, PhD(c)
Assistant Director, North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, University
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Drawing on Universities
and Other Resources in a Disaster
Jee
Kim, MPH
Staff Development Specialist, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health,
Office of Organizational Development and Training
Toolbox: Just-in-Time Training
Zerlyn
Ladua, RN, FNP, MSN
Bioterrorism Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Alameda County
Public Health Department, Office of the Director
Various Types of Mass Dispensing
Marcia
Liem-McFadden, RN, BSN
Assistant Program Specialist, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health,
Emergency Preparedness and Response Program
Toolbox: Just-in-Time Training
David
Medina, BSN, PHN
Strategic National Stockpile Coordinator, Alameda County Public Health Department,
Office of the Director
Various Types of Mass Dispensing
Jerald
L. Newberry
Executive
Director, NEA Health Information Network
The Role of Schools in Community Disaster Preparedness
Jon
T. Perez, PhD
Team Leader USPHS Mental Health Team II, United States Public Health Service,
USPHS Hospital
Mental Health Impacts of Mass Fatalities
Michael
W. Proctor, MD
Regional Director of Extramural Training, The University of Texas Health Science
Center-Houston, Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness
Target Capabilities List
Sandra
Crouse Quinn, PhD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Education and Associate Professor, Department
of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health,
University of Pittsburgh
Designing Effective Communication Strategies
Eileen
Scanlon, RN, MS
Director of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Nassau County Department of
Health, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Various Types of Mass Dispensing
Kimberley
Shoaf, DrPH
Assistant Director, UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters; Adjunct Associate
Proffessor, UCLA School of Public Health
Preparing the Population for Extended Shelter in Place: Input from the Field
Samuel
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
Border Health
Terri
Lee Stratton, MPH
Chief, Risk Communication and Professional Training, Emergency Preparedness
Office, California Department of Health Services
Designing Effective Communication Strategies
Maura
Sullivan, MS, PhD(c)
Epidemiologist, Risk Management Solutions, Emerging Risk Modelling
Infectious Disease Modeling Pan Flu
Vicki
L. Cleaver Tall Chief, BS, MS, EdD
Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College
of Public Health, Southwest Center for Public Health Preparedness
Working with Native American Populations
Deborah
Thomas, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center,
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences
Toolbox: GIS
Darlene
Sparks Washington, DPM
Director of Preparedness, American Red Cross National Headquarters, Preparedness
and Response
Designing Effective Communication Strategies
Cyril
H. Wecht, MD, JD
Forensic Pathologist, Cyril H. Wecht and Pathology Associates
Managing Mass Fatalities