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MODELS OF EXCELLENCE
Building Partnerships with Business:
Addressing Surge Capacity in the Event of Pandemic Influenza
Pamela Blackwell (Cobb & Douglas Boards of Health) and Jim Shortal
(The Home Depot) co-present this lecture which showcases the innovative
and active partnership between the Cobb-Douglas Health District
and the Home Depot to address surge capacity in the event of a pandemic
influenza crisis.
CDC’s Historical Role in Preparedness: A Look at Several Historical Perspectives
Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, Director of the Emory Global Health Institute and former Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses historic threats to the public health of our nation and the world and the efforts to prepare for and mitigate these threats.
CDC’s History: Reflections on Preparedness and Innovation
Having worked at CDC for over 30 years, the first of which were as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer, Stephen Thacker, MD, MSc, Deputy Director, Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services at the CDC, has a keen understanding of the history of CDC, it mission and accomplishments, and its role in training and developing competent public health professionals.
The Day the World Came to Town:
9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
Jim DeFede, Host of the Jim DeFede Radio Show in Miami, FL, shares
the experiences that took place in Gander, Newfoundland on 9/11/2001
when 38 commercial airliners carrying over 6,000 passengers were
forced, as a precautionary measure, to land there.
Defining Excellence: Perspectives on
Excellence in Research, Teaching, and Practice
In a panel moderated by James W. Curran, Gary D. Nelson, Charles
Stokes, and William Todd, highlight different perspectives of "What
is Excellence?"
Developing Information Systems
for Emergency Preparedness: Partners in the Effort
Cynthia Grant (Assistant Chief Nurse - Emergency Preparedness, Georgia
Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health/Office
of Nursing) and Jeanne Spears (Volunteer Partner and Interim Co-Lead,
Health Services, American Red Cross) co-present this lecture which
focuses on information systems and lessons learned during Katrina
and other disasters.
Excellence in Action
To culminate this year’s lecture series, the “Excellence
in Action” lecture, showcases the experiences and stories
of Dr. Claire Hicks, a family practice physician in South Georgia.
Excellence
in Collaboration
Presenting are Rob Blake, REHS, MPH, Heidi Davidson, MPH, and Susan
Lance, DVM, PhD, all members of the Metro Atlanta Surveillance Task
Force (MASTF), whose mission is to develop and coordinate a unified
multi-agency health assessment system that promotes and protects
the health of the people in the Atlanta region through surveillance
and response, communication, and education.
Excellence
in Communication
From his experiences designing communications in communities affected
by anthrax, WNV or SARS, Sean Kaufman, MPH, CHES, shares what he
has learned to be models of excellence for in-person emergency risk
communications.
Excellence in Education
This lecture, presented by Dr. Earl Lewis, focuses on essential
elements of educational excellence.
Excellence
in Evaluation - Impact & Outcome Evaluation
The lecture, based on Dr. Mathison's work editing the Encyclopedia
of Evaluation, focuses on the attributes of the evaluation discipline
that are critical to excellence in evaluation practice.
Excellence
in Our Own Backyard
A panel of presenters from NACCHO (Michael Fraser, PhD), the DeKalb
Center for Public Health Preparedness (Darren Collins, BS) and the
East Central Health District Advance Practice Center (Frank Rumph,
MD) provide an overview of the Advanced Practice Center national
program and mission.
Flus of the 20th and 21st Centuries
Dr. Michael Lane and Dr. Richard Schieber co-present the first lecture
in this year’s series, Flus of the 20th and 21st Century,
which showcases both the Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Current
Threat of Avian Influenza.
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic and How it Changed Cities, Science and the Modern World
Steven Johnson, MA (Best Selling Author of Six Books, including The Ghost Map, and his latest, The Invention of Air, Distinguished Writer in Residence, Department of Journalism, New York University, Founder, FEED, Plastic and Outside.in Websites) provides an extraordinary account of the London cholera epidemic of 1854.
Good Ideas Start Small: SECEBT Seed Grant Model
The mission of the Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats (SECEBT) is to combat the threat of emerging and reemerging biologic agents through a regional collaborative partnership.
The
Health Benefits of Building Social Capital - Fostering Communities
of Excellence
In this presentation, David Holtgrave, PhD, explains the construct
of social capital and the methods and measures of social capital
at the state level.
Historical Perspectives on the Fight against HIV/AIDS: Lessons Learned for Today's Preparedness Efforts
James Curran, MD, MPH, the Dean of the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, describes the story of the nearly 30-year fight against HIV/AIDS and the lessons discovered throughout the fight.
Integrating Ethics into Public
Health Preparedness and Emergency Response
Integrating Ethics into Public Health Preparedness and Emergency
Response concentrates on the broad range of potential ethical issues
that public health professionals might deal with during a disaster
and some strategies for preparing to face such dilemmas.
Polio: An American Story
David Oshinsky, PhD, 2006 Pulitzer Prize Winner in the History Category (Department of History, University of Texas, Austin) shares the gripping story of the polio terror and the intense effort to find a cure as told in his book, “Polio: An American Story”.
Providing
Care during an Emergency: A Focus on Professional Licensure and
Liability
Susan P. Ayers, MPH, BSN (District Four Public Health Director of
Nursing and Clinical Services) and Janet K. Jackson, JD (Assistant
Attorney General, GA) co-present this lecture which concentrates
on professional liability and licensure issues of nurses, particularly
during an emergency.
Response to Foodborne Outbreaks: The Federal and State Response
Robert Tauxe, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vectorborne, and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and David Acheson, MD, Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection, Food and Drug Administration discuss lessons learned from historical foodborne outbreaks, their impact on current outbreaks, and the importance of preventive events such as the massive recall of products.
The
Right Stuff: The Transfer of Research into Best Practices
With attention placed on the experiences within the Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER), this presentation focuses on the relationship between practice and research, how one informs the other, and the most efficient transfer of research findings into practice. Richard Besser, MD (Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, CDC) and Robert Spengler, ScD (Office of Public Health Research, CDC) provide an overview of COTPER, lessons learned in the field of public health preparedness, the value of an increased focus on integrating research into public health preparedness, and the prospect of gaining additional lessons due to an increased integration of research in this field.
Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA
Maryn McKenna, MS, Journalist, Writer and Author of Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA as well as the Beating back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service shares the story of MRSA – methicillin-resistant Staphloccocus aureus – a terrifying pathogen that is evolving faster than the medical community can track it or drug developers can create antibiotics to quell it. The lecture focuses on the spread of MRSA, the threat to public health and insights that might be incorporated into contemporary public health preparedness and training.
Tensions between Public Health Preparedness and Human Right: Immunization Cases Studies
Vaccines are one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. Recognizing the value of vaccines to prevent disease and improve the health of the public, school systems and employers have required vaccines for more than 150 years. More recently, many employers have also required their employees be vaccinated. With such requirements, though, there can also be conflict and tension between protecting the health of the public and human rights.
They’re Back! Disease Eradication and Resurgence Preparedness Lessons
Carlos Franco-Paredes, MD, MPH (Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine) and Alawode Oladele, MD, MPH (Refugee Health Program, DeKalb County Board of Health) provide an overview of new and reemerging infectious diseases around the world, including what we know about Infectious Diseases (ID) trends; global eradication and resurgence; and current/emerging threats.
Water, Water Everywhere and Not
a Drop to Drink!
Dr. Mark Rosenberg and Dr. Christine Moe co-present the lecture,
Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink!, which showcases
both the Gastrointestinal Illness at Crater Lake National Park in
1975 as the ‘Historical Issue’ and Protecting Our Water
Supply in Contemporary Times as the ‘Contemporary Issues’.
What's the Buzz about Vector
Control Issues?
Dr. Ira Schwartz and Dr. Ali Khan co-present the lecture, What’s
the Buzz about Vector Control Issues, which showcases both Malaria
as the ‘Historical Issue’ and the current parasitic
threats such as Hanta Virus, SARS and West Nile Virus as ‘Contemporary
Issues’.
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