Exploring Medical and Public Health Preparedness for a Nuclear Incident: Proceedings of a Workshop (2019)
Chapter: Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
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Workshop Agenda
August 22–23, 2018
National Academy of Sciences Building—Fred Kavli Auditorium
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418
DAY 1—AUGUST 22, 2018
| Session I | Introduction and Overview of the Workshop |
| 8:00 a.m. | Chairs’ Welcome |
| Jim Blumenstock | |
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Chief Program Officer, Health Security |
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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
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Workshop Planning Committee Co-Chair |
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| Tener Veenema | |
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Professor of Nursing and Public Health |
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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing |
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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Workshop Planning Committee Co-Chair |
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| Session II | Briefing: Federal Planning for Nuclear Incidents (Unclassified) |
| 8:15 a.m. | Briefing Panel: Federal Planning for Nuclear Incidents |
| Brooke Buddemeier | |
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Principal Investigator, Global Security Directorate |
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
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| John Crapo | |
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Deputy Program Manager, National Nuclear Security Administration |
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U.S. Department of Energy |
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| John MacKinney | |
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Senior Policy Adviser, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office |
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
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| Kevin Yeskey | |
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Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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| 9:00 a.m. | Q&A |
| Session III | Current State of Nuclear Preparedness |
| 9:15 a.m. | Panel Discussion I: Current State of Preparedness |
| Moderator: Roberta Lavin | |
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Executive Associate Dean and Professor |
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College of Nursing, University of Tennessee |
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| Regina Hawkins | |
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Senior Analyst, Preparedness |
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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
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Co-Lead, National Alliance for Radiation Readiness |
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| Michael “Mac” McClendon | |
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Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response |
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Harris County Public Health |
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Chair, Radiation Workgroup |
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National Association of County & City Health Officials |
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| Patrick Lujan | |
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Preparedness Manager |
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Department of Public Health and Social Services, Guam |
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| Chris Williams | |
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Deputy Director, Office of Radiation Protection |
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Washington State Department of Health |
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| 10:15 a.m. | Q&A |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Panel Discussion II: Updating Planning Assumptions |
| Moderator: Cham Dallas | |
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University Professor of Health Policy and Management |
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Director, Institute for Disaster Management |
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University of Georgia |
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| MG Arthur J. Logan | |
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Adjutant General |
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Hawaii State Department of Defense |
| Robert Whitcomb | |
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Chief, Radiation Studies Section |
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National Center for Environmental Health |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| James Young | |
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Program Manager, Radiological Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Management |
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North Carolina Department of Public Safety |
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| 12:00 p.m. | Q&A |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| Session IV | Implications of Communication, Education, and Information Challenges |
| 1:30 p.m. | Keynote: Communication, Education, and Information Challenges of Nuclear Events |
| Steven M. Becker | |
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Professor, Community and Environmental Health |
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Old Dominion University |
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| 2:00 p.m. | Q&A |
| 2:15 p.m. | Presentations: Implications of Communication, Education, and Information Challenges for Building Capabilities—Lessons from Research |
| Hamilton Bean | |
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Associate Professor of Communication |
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Director, International Studies Program |
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University of Colorado Denver |
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| Baruch Fischhoff | |
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Howard Heinz University Professor |
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Institute for Politics and Strategy, and Department of Engineering and Public Policy |
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Carnegie Mellon University |
| Robert Levin | |
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Public Health Officer |
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Ventura County, California |
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| Jessica Wieder | |
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Public Affairs Specialist |
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Environmental Protection Agency |
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| 3:15 p.m. | Q&A |
| Session V | Challenges for Building Capacity Within the Health Care System |
| 3:45 p.m. | Break |
| 4:00 p.m. | Panel III: Challenges for Building Capacity—Health Care Systems Perspectives |
| Moderator: Bruce Evans | |
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Fire Chief |
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Upper Pine River Fire Protection District, Colorado |
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| Amanda Bettencourt | |
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Research Fellow, Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research |
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University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing |
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| Cullen Case, Jr. | |
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Program Manager |
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Radiation Injury Treatment Network |
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| James Jeng | |
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Surgeon, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Pennsylvania |
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Chairman, Disaster Subcommittee |
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Committee on Organization and Delivery of Burn Care |
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American Burn Association |
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| Robert L. Jones | |
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Chief, Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch |
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National Center for Environmental Health |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Ziad Kazzi | |
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Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine |
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Emory University School of Medicine |
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Member, Board of Directors |
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American College of Medical Toxicology |
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| Ian Norton | |
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Director, Emergency Medical Teams |
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World Health Organization |
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| 5:15 p.m. | Q&A |
| Day 1 Wrap-Up | |
| 5:45 p.m. | Chairs’ Reflections and Preview of Day 2 |
| Jim Blumenstock | |
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Chief Program Officer, Health Security |
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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
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Workshop Planning Committee Co-Chair |
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| Tener Veenema | |
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Professor of Nursing and Public Health |
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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing |
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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Workshop Planning Committee Co-Chair |
DAY 2—AUGUST 23, 2018
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Recap of Day 1 |
| Jim Blumenstock | |
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Chief Program Officer, Health Security |
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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
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Workshop Planning Committee Co-Chair |
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| Tener Veenema | |
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Professor of Nursing and Public Health |
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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing |
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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Workshop Planning Committee Co-Chair |
| Session VI | Capability-Building Challenges and Opportunities |
| 8:15 a.m. | Panel Discussion IV: Building Response Capability |
| Moderator: John Benitez | |
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Medical Director, Emergency Preparedness |
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Tennessee Department of Health |
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| Amesh Adalja | |
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Senior Scholar |
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Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security |
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| Steve Adams | |
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Deputy Director, Division of Strategic National Stockpile |
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Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| Mary Casey-Lockyer | |
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Senior Associate, Disaster Health Services |
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American Red Cross |
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| Mary Pat Couig | |
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Program Manager, Office of Nursing Services |
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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| James J. James | |
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Executive Director |
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Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health |
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Editor-in-Chief, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness |
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| 9:15 a.m. | Q&A |
| 9:30 a.m. | Panel Discussion V: Ensuring Workforce Readiness and Response Capacity |
| Moderator: John Koerner | |
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Senior Special Adviser, CBRNE Science and Operations |
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| Daniel Barnett | |
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Associate Professor |
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Environmental Health and Engineering |
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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| Michael Consuelos | |
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Senior Vice President, Clinical Integration |
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The Hospital + Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania |
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| Roberta Lavin | |
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Executive Associate Dean and Professor |
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College of Nursing |
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University of Tennessee |
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| Ron Miller | |
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Director (Acting), National Disaster Medical System |
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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| RADM Susan Orsega | |
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Chief Nursing Officer |
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U.S. Public Health Service |
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| Tener Veenema | |
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Professor of Nursing and Public Health |
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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing |
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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Workshop Planning Committee Co-Chair |
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| 10:30 a.m. | Q&A |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| Session VII | Workshop Wrap-Up |
| 11:00 a.m. | Reaction Panel: Building Preparedness and Response Capability—A Way Forward |
| Moderator: Laura Wolf | |
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Director, Division of Critical Infrastructure Protection |
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| Steven M. Becker | |
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Professor, Community and Environmental Health |
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Old Dominion University |
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| John Benitez | |
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Medical Director, Emergency Preparedness |
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Tennessee Department of Health |
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| Cham Dallas | |
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University Professor of Health Policy & Management |
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Director, Institute for Disaster Management |
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University of Georgia |
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| Bruce Evans | |
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Fire Chief |
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Upper Pine River Fire Protection District, Colorado |
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| John Koerner | |
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Senior Special Adviser, CBRNE Science and Operations |
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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| Roberta Lavin | |
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Executive Associate Dean and Professor |
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College of Nursing, University of Tennessee |
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| 12:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| Robert P. Kadlec | |
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Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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| 12:45 p.m. | Day 2 Wrap-Up |
| Jim Blumenstock | |
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Chief Program Officer, Health Security |
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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials |
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Workshop Planning Committee Co-Chair |
| Tener Veenema | |
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Professor of Nursing and Public Health |
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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing |
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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Workshop Planning Committee Co-Chair |
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| 1:00 p.m. | Adjourn Workshop |
