Day Two, Morning Sessions
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107 minutes.
From 8/25/2006.
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
New Border Quarantine and Isolation Developments in a Pre-Pandemic Era
Isolation and quarantine are powerful tools in today’s public health landscape, particularly in this pre-pandemic era. Many new developments are bridging gaps in public health and clinical practice, emergency services, and response management.
Eric Jeffries, MD, FRCPH, PhD
Quarantine Medical Officer - East
Workplace Health and Public Safety Program
Public Health Agency of Canada
Gabe Palumbo, MBA, MPH
Officer in Charge
Detroit Quarantine Station
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Strengthening Partnerships for Infectious Disease
Border Protection: A Panel Discussion
How do security, federal, state/provincial and local health officials interact on
infectious disease issues at the international border? This is your chance to ask
those questions you have been pondering.
Gabe Palumbo, MBA, MPH
Officer in Charge
Detroit Quarantine Station
Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bill Dice, MD, FACEP
Director
Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Erie NY County Department of Public Health
Douglas Sider, MD, MSc, FRCP
Associate Medical Officer of Health
Ontario Regional Niagara Public Health Department
Stuart MacPherson
Director - Emergency Preparedness and Health and Safety
Canada Border Services Agency Operations Branch
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Representative TBA
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http://www.malph.org
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.