2008 Series

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May 22, 2008

Preventing the Spread of Influenza in Public Schools
Archived online | Slides (pdf)
Presented by Samuel Stebbins, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Public Health Preparedness
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh

April 17, 2008

Ethics in Public Health Emergencies: Beyond the Usual Suspects
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Jim C. Thomas, PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Director, Program for Public Health Ethics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

March 20, 2008

Timely Public Health Surveillance: The NC Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (NC DETECT)
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Anna Waller, ScD, and Amy Ising, MSIS
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

January 17, 2008

Mental Health Aspects of Pandemic Preparedness
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Patricia J. Watson, PhD
Educational Specialist
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

 

2006-2007 Series

August 16, 2007

Conducting a Pre-Hurricane Needs Assessment in a Coastal County: Lessons Learned
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Laura Gammons, BS
Environmental Health Specialist, Food, Lodging & Institutions Section, Carteret County (NC) Health Department

July 19, 2007

Continuity of Operations During a Flu Pandemic
Slides (pdf)
Presented by David Bergmire-Sweat, MPH
Research Associate Epidemiologist, NCCPHP, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

June 21, 2007

Community and Public Health Response to an Influenza Outbreak Involving School Closure
Slides (pdf)
Presented by:
Paul Edelson, MD, Medical Officer, NCID/DGMQ/QBHSB, CDC New York Quarantine Station
Lynda Kinnane, MPH, Interim Health Director, Toe River (NC) Health District
Mary Alice Beaver, LPN II, Communicable Disease/Immunization/TB Control Nurse, Yancey County (NC) Health Department

May 17, 2007

Pandemic Influenza: Preparing Your Outpatient Center and Staff
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Elsie Lee, MD, MPH, Outpatient Preparedness Coordinator, Bureau of Communicable Disease, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

April 19, 2007

Preparedness for Vulnerable Populations

Xaaladaha Degdegga ah ee Qorshaha Qoyska: Preparing Limited-English Populations for Public Health Emergencies
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Bill Belknap, Public Information Officer, Hennepin County (MN) Public Health Protection

Plan To Be Safe: Preparing Vulnerable Populations for Public Health Emergencies
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Kay Aaby, MPH, BSN, RN, APC Program Manager, Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Program, Montgomery County, MD

March 15, 2007

Pandemic Influenza Risk Communication: From 1918 to today--what is different?
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Barbara S. Reynolds, MA, Crisis and Risk Communication Specialist, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Additional resource: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication: Pandemic Influenza (CDC, 2006) (pdf)

February 15, 2007

ICS in Action: Using the Incident Command System in Public Health
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Martha Salyers, MD, MPH, Team Leader, North Carolina Public Health Regional Surveillance Team 6

January 18, 2007

Pandemic Influenza: Local Preparedness
Slides (pdf)
Presented by David Weber, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Departments of Hospital Epidemiology, Occupational Health, and Environmental Health & Safety, UNC Hospitals, Assistant Dean, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

December 14, 2006

Hospital-based Public Health Epidemiologist Program: A Novel Approach to Public Health in NC
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Jennifer MacFarquhar, RN, MPH, CIC, CCPDM, Public Health Epidemiologist Program Director, Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

November 16, 2006

Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Pandemic Influenza
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Cortland Lohff, MD, MPH, State Epidemiologist, Vermont Department of Health

October 19, 2006

Legal Preparedness: Building New Bridges with the Private Sector
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Gene Matthews, JD, Senior Fellow, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health

September 21, 2006

ABC's of Pandemic Influenza
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Rich Rosselli, MPH, Pandemic Influenza Project Manager, North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health

Avian Influenza: A Veterinary Perspective
Slides (pdf)
Presented by Stephanie Arnold, DVM, MPH, Banfield, The Pet Hospital, San Antonio, TX

2005-2006 Series

February 6, 2006

Community Health and Needs Assessments: Principles, Practice, and the Hurricane Wilma Experience, Florida, 2005
Presented by Stacy Young, Epidemiologist, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC

Enhancing Epidemiological Investigations Using Mobile GIS
Presented by Steve Ramsey, Team Leader, North Carolina Public Health Regional Surveillance Team 5

December 5, 2005

Federal Public Health Responsibilities for Terrorism Preparedness
Presented by Daniel M. Sosin, MD, MPH, FACP, Senior Advisor for Science and Public Health Practice, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER), Office of the Director, CDC

November 7, 2005

Public Health Informatics: A Key Discipline for Public Health Preparedness
Presented by Herman Tolentino, MD, Public Health Informatics Fellow, CDC

October 3, 2005

The Strategic National Stockpile: An Overview
Archived online
Presented by Lt. Allyson Brown, Program Services Consultant, CDC Strategic National Stockpile Program