Appendix A
Agenda
Global Infectious Disease Surveillance and Detection: Assessing the Challenges—Finding Solutions
The National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW – Room 100
Washington, DC
December 12–13, 2006
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
8:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks P. Fred Sparling, M.D., Vice Chair Forum on Microbial Threats |
8:45–9:15 a.m. |
Keynote Address: “Syndromic Surveillance: Moving from Theory to Practice” Patrick W. Kelley, M.D., Dr.P.H. The National Academies |
9:15–9:45 a.m. |
Discussion |
Session I:
Surveillance for Emerging, Reemerging, and Novel Infectious Diseases
Moderator: Col. Ralph Erickson, M.D., Department of Defense Global Emerging Infectious Surveillance and Response System
9:45–10:15 a.m. |
Public Health Infectious Disease Surveillance Michael Stoto, Ph.D. Georgetown University |
10:15–10:45 a.m. |
Infectious Disease Surveillance: The “Local” Perspective Marci Layton, M.D. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
10:45–11:00 a.m. |
Break |
11:00–11:30 a.m. |
Animal Disease Surveillance William Karesh, D.V.M. Wildlife Conservation Society |
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
Plant Disease Surveillance and Detection Jacque Fletcher, Ph.D. Oklahoma State University Jim Stack, Ph.D. Kansas State University |
12:00–12:30 p.m. |
Open Discussion of Session I |
12:30–1:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
Session II:
Infectious Disease Detection and Diagnostics
Moderator: David Relman, M.D., Stanford University
1:15–1:45 p.m. |
Mark D. Perkins, M.D. Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) |
1:45–2:15 p.m. |
Stephen Johnston, Ph.D. Arizona State University |
2:15–2:45 p.m. |
Animal Disease Detection: Diagnostic Laboratory Perspective Alex Ardans, D.V.M. California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory System |
2:45–3:00 p.m. |
Break |
3:00–3:30 p.m. |
Rapid Infectious Disease Diagnostic Assays Mark Wolcott, Ph.D. U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases |
3:30–4:00 p.m. |
Discussion of the GreeneChip: A Panmicrobial Oligonucleotide Array for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases W. Ian Lipkin, M.D. Columbia University |
4:00–5:00 p.m. |
Open Discussion of Session II |
5:00–5:45 p.m. |
Open Discussion of Day 1 |
6:00–7:00 p.m. |
Open Reception |
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
8:30 a.m. |
Opening Remarks/Summary of Day 1 Peggy Hamburg, Vice Chair Forum on Microbial Threats |
Session III:
Current and Future Methods for Infectious Disease Surveillance, Reporting, and Communication
Moderator: Stephen S. Morse, Ph.D., Columbia University
8:40–9:10 a.m. |
Discussion of ProMED-mail Stephen S. Morse, Ph.D. Columbia University |
9:10–9:40 a.m. |
Discussion of the Global Public Health Intelligence Network Abla Mawudeku, M.P.H. Global Public Health Intelligence Network |
9:40–10:10 a.m. |
Implications of “Real Time” and “Batch Reporting” for Surveillance Joseph Lombardo, Ph.D. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory |
10:10–10:30 a.m. |
Break |
10:30–11:00 a.m. |
Using Cell Phone Technology for Infectious Disease SurveillanceSurveillance Pamela Johnson, Ph.D. Voxiva David Blazes, M.D., M.P.H. Naval Medical Research Unit, Peru |
11:00–11:30 a.m. |
HealthMap: A Global Disease Alert Mapping System John Brownstein, Ph.D. Harvard Medical School |
11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. |
Open Discussion of Session III |
12:15–1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
Session IV:
Infectious Disease Detection, Surveillance, and Reporting— Resource Needs and Opportunities
Moderator: Fred Sparling, M.D., University of North Carolina
1:00–1:30 p.m. |
Coordination of Disease Surveillance, Detection, Diagnostics, and Reporting Will Hueston, D.V.M., Ph.D. University of Minnesota |
1:30–3:30 p.m. |
Discussion Panel |
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New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
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San Antonio Department of Health |
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Michigan Public Health Laboratory |
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Columbia University |
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University of Texas Medical Branch |
3:30–4:15 p.m. |
Open Discussion of Session IV |
4:15–4:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks/Adjourn |