Welcome and Opening Plenary Part 1
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100 minutes.
From 8/24/2006.
8:15 a.m.
Welcome Address
Janet Olszewski, MSW
Director
Michigan Department of Community Health
8:20 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Opening Plenary
Richard Buck
Border Health Manager
New York State Department of Health
Gregory Michener
Program Consultant
Emergency Management Unit
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Critical Connections: Partnerships for Global Emerging Infectious Disease Surveillance
The Example of Pandemic Influenza
Learn more about the pivotal steps in identifying and responding to the next outbreak of a serious infectious disease from Dr. Alan Zelicoff, renowed author of “Microbe: Are We Ready For The Next Plague?” Book reviewers and public health experts worldwide have hailed Microbe as an essential primer on the debate about whether the United States is ready for a pandemic.
Alan P. Zelicoff, MD
Author of “Microbe: Are We Ready For The Next Plague?”
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Presented by
Michigan Association of Local Public Health
This event is part of
2006 Great Lakes Border Health Initiative Conference
Pathways and Partnerships in Cross-Border Health.
This two-day conference is an opportunity for health care and emergency preparedness professionals along international borders of Canada and the United States to gather and discuss ongoing collaborative work on infectious disease surveillance.
A co-production of MSU Instructional Media Center and MSU Broadcasting Services.