Pandemic Planning: Convening of the States

Grand Hyatt, Washington DC
December 5, 2005

Agenda
10:00 AM	Welcome	Rich McKeown Chief of Staff, Department of Health and Human Services
10:05	Achieving a Nation Prepared for a Pandemic	Secretary Michael O. Leavitt Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Chertoff Department of Homeland Security
10:55	National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza	Rajeev Venkayya, MD Senior Director for Biodefense White House Homeland Security Council
11:15	Avian Influenza, Epidemiology in Humans, Countermeasures	John Clifford, DVM Chief Veterinarian, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Department of Agriculture Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Anthony S. Fauci, MD Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
12:00 PM	Box Lunch
12:30	HHS Plan Overview	Bruce G. Gellin, MD, MPH Director, National Vaccine Program Office
12:50	Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Guidance	Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1:10	DHS Pandemic Influenza Roles and Responsibilities	Jeff Runge, MD Chief Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security
1:30	Discussion: State Summits and Component of Preparedness	Secretary Michael O. Leavitt Department of Health and Human Services Joe Becker Senior Vice President, Preparedness and Response, American Red Cross John Clifford, DVM Chief Veterinarian, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Department of Agriculture Leah Devlin, DDS, MPH President, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Dan McCardell Director of the Office of Business Liaison Department of Commerce Jeff Runge, MD Chief Medical Officer Department of Homeland Security John Thomasian Director, Center for Best Practices National Governors Association
3:00	Closing Remarks	Secretary Michael O. Leavitt Department of Health and Human Services