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Avian Flu: What Can We Do?

A Symposium

Held Friday, January 13, 2006 at the

University of Maryland School of Law
Baltimore, Maryland


Symposium Program    Speaker Biographies    Additional Resources

Panel One: The Science Underlying Avian Flu

Daniel Perez, PhD 
Director, "Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza in the U.S." Grant, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Slideshow                      

Steven Salzberg, PhD  
Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology,
University of Maryland
 
Slideshow

James Chambers, PhD                                 
Director, Center for Excellence in Biotechnology and Bioprocessing Education and Research (CEBBER)
Slideshow  

James Maguire, MD, MPH                                          
Head and Professor, Division of International Health 
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 
         

Panel Two: Avian Flu Vaccines   

James Campbell, MD                                   
Clinical Vaccine Trial Specialist
University of Maryland Center for Vaccine Development, Baltimore 
Slideshow  

Roland Levandowski, MD                           
Chief, Influenza, SARS, and Other Viral Respiratory Disease Section
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Slideshow


Rahul Singhvi, PhD, MBA, MS             
President and Chief Executive Officer, Novavax, Inc.


U.S. Army Major General Philip Russell, MD (USA Ret.)
Former Senior Advisor, U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services                 
Slideshow   

James King, MD                                          
Vaccine Researcher, University of Maryland Center 
for Vaccine Development, Baltimore
Slideshow
                                                                 

Panel Three: Quarantine and Isolation        

Elin Gursky, ScD
Principal Deputy for Biodefense, National Strategies 
Support Directorate, ANSER Institute for Homeland Security

Barbara Billauer, JD, MS                      
President, Foundation for Law and Science Centers, Inc.  


Richard A. Bissell, PhD, MS, MA   
Associate Professor, Emergency Health Services
University of Maryland Baltimore County  
Slideshow   
                                                              

Panel Four: Anti-Virals                           

John H. Beigel, MD                              
Staff Clinician, Collaborative Clinical Research Branch
Office of Clinical Research
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Gary Smith, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP              
Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore
  
Slideshow
                                                                

Panel Five: What Can Healthcare Institutions Do?   

Matthew Payne, MPA            
Senior Advisor, Public Health
The CNA Corporation, Institute for Public Research
Slideshow

Harold Standiford, MD, FACP            
Medical Director, Infection Control and Anti-Microbial Effectiveness,
University of Maryland Medical Center
Slideshow

Mary-Claire Roughmann, MD, MS         
Associate Professor and Head, Division of Healthcare Outcomes Research
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
Slideshow

Julie Casani, MD, MPH        
Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
                                   

Panel Six: Federal, State, & Local Governments Do? 

Christa-Marie Singleton, MD, MPH      
Chief Medical Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
Baltimore City Health Department
Slideshow

David Blythe, MD, MPH     
State Epidemiologist
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Sherry Adams, RN            
Executive Director, Office of Emergency Health & Medical Services
District of Columbia Department of Health
Slideshow

Michelle S. Davis, PhD, MPH
Deputy Secretary of Health Planning and Assessment
Pennsylvania Department of Health

Michael Greenberger, JD         
Director, University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security
Professor, University of Maryland School of Law
Slideshow

Panel Seven: What is the Role of the Practitioner?

James "Seamus" P.G. Flynn, MD      
Vice President for Medical Affairs, University Specialty Hospital
Slideshow

                    

    
Greenberger
 
Michael Greenberger, JD
       CHHS Director

Board of Directors:

David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil
President, University of Maryland

E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
Dean, School of Medicine, Vice President for Medical Affairs

Karen H. Rothenberg, JD, MPA
Dean, School of Law

Christian S. Stohler, DMD, DrMedDent,
Dean, Dental School

Natalie D. Eddington, PhD
Dean, School of Pharmacy

Janet D. Allan, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN
Dean, School of Nursing

Richard P. Barth, PhD
Dean, School of Social Work


 
 

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