Ensuring Infection Control in the Pacific: Reflecting on the Past to Prepare for the Future
Friday, March 01, 2019
Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel 2500 Kuhio Ave
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96815
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| 7:30 to 8:30 | Continental Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:30 to 8:45 | Welcome and Introduction Danette Wong Tomiyasu, MBA Deputy Director for Health Resources Hawaii Department of Health Housekeeping (PDF, 399KB) |
| 8:45 to 9:45 | EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE: 2019 AND BEYOND Colleen S. Kraft, MD, MSc Associate ProfessorEmory University School of MedicineEbola Virus disease (PDF, 4.8MB) |
| 9:45 to 10:00 | Break |
| 10:00 to 11:00 | COMMUNICATING ABOUT HIGH CONSEQUENCE PATHOGENS: LESSONS FROM PANDEMIC INFLUENZA, EBOLA, AND ZIKA Glen Nowak, MA, PhD Director of Center for Health and Risk Communication Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Georgia Communicating About High Consequence Pathogens: Lessons from Pandemic Influenza, Ebola, and Zika (PDF,5.1MB ) |
| 11:00 to 12:00 | PPE 101 Colleen S. Kraft, MD, MSc Associate ProfessorEmory University School of MedicinePersonal Protective Equipment and the role of a Trained Observer (PDF, 1.4MB) |
| 12:00 to 1:00 | LUNCH |
| 1:00 to 1:45 | Breakout Session #1 1. Water Quality Issues for Healthcare Buildings and Facilities 2. PPE and Healthcare Worker Safety 3. Crisis Communications 4. Pandemic Influenza and Hospital Preparation |
| 1:45 to 2:30 | Breakout Session #2 1. Water Quality Issues for Healthcare Buildings and Facilities 2. PPE and Healthcare Worker Safety 3. Crisis Communications 4. Pandemic Influenza and Hospital Preparation |
| 2:30 to 2:45 | Break |
| 2:45 to 3:00 | Breakout Sessions Report Out |
| 3:00-4:00 | 100 YEARS SINCE 1918: ARE WE READY FOR THE NEXT PANDEMIC? Dr. Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH (CAPT, USPHS) Director, Influenza Division National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 100 Years Since 1918: Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? (PDF, 3.47 MB) |
| 4:00 to 4:15 | Closing Remarks Dr. Sarah Y. Park, M.D., F.A.A.P. State Epidemiologist Chief, Disease Outbreak Control Division Hawaii Department of Health |