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Weaving A National Surveillance System: The Role Of Federal Healtcare

(What are the desired attributes of a national surveillance system for infectious agents
and how can such a system be attained?)

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March 6, 2003
Sumner School Museum
1201 17th St., NW, Washington, D.C
Moderator: John S. Parker, MD Senior Vice President, SAIC
Former Commander, Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

8:00 AM Coffee

8:30 - 8:45 AM Welcoming remarks

8:45 - 10:15 AM Panel 1: What are the desired goals and attributes of a national surveillance system?

• Col. Patrick Kelley, MD, Director, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System, Department of Defense
• Kristi Koenig, MD, Director, Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Klaus Schafer, MD, Public Health Advisor, Chem-Bio Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
• Robert Pinner, MD, Chief, Office of Surveillance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

10:15 - 10:30 AM Break

10:30 - 11:45 AM Panel 2: How can national surveillance be made a reality?

• Ellen Embry, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Health Protection and Readiness
• Farzad Mostashari, MD, Assistant Commissioner, New York City Department of Health
• Julie Fischer, PhD, Professional Staff Member, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
• Daniel Sosin, MD, MPH, Director, Division of Public Health Surveillance and Informatics, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

11:45 - 12:00 Noon Forum Summary

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