Save the Date - CDC Grand Rounds Presents “Working to Eliminate Measles Around the Globe,” on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at 1 p.m. (EDT).

Save the Date

CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds Presents:

“Working to Eliminate Measles Around the Globe”

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., EDT

Global Communications Center (Building 19)

Alexander D. Langmuir Auditorium

Roybal Campus

Presented By:

James L. Goodson, MPH

Senior Measles Scientist, Accelerated Disease Control and VPD Surveillance Branch

Global Immunization Division

Center for Global Health, CDC

The Measles & Rubella Initiative and Partnerships for Elimination  

Paul A. Rota, PhD

Measles Team Lead, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Herpesviruses Laboratory Branch

Division of Viral Diseases

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC

The Role of the Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network 

Desiree Pastor, MD, MPH                                  

Regional Immunization Advisor, Pan American Health Organization

Regional Offices for the Americas, World Health Organization

The Elimination of Measles in the Americas 

Peter M. Strebel, MBChB, MPH

Accelerated Disease Control Leader, Expanded Programme on Immunization

World Health Organization

Global Strategies to Eliminate Measles

Facilitated By:

John Iskander, MD, MPH, Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

Phoebe Thorpe, MD, MPH, Deputy Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

Susan Laird, MSN, RN, Communications Director, Public Health Grand Rounds

For CDC staff unable to attend the event:

The session will be available on IPTV and Envision. To join by Envision, reserve a conference room and make the Envision request or use your local room scheduling process to schedule Envision.

For non-CDC staff interested in viewing the session:

A live external webcast will be available.  For individuals who are unable to view the session during the scheduled time, the archived presentation will posted 48 hours after each session. 

For non-CDC staff who wish to attend in person:

Due to security measures at CDC’s Roybal campus, non-CDC staff who wish to attend these sessions in person must have prior clearance and a U.S. state-issued photo ID (e.g., driver’s license, US passport).

Names of non-CDC staff (both domestic and international) should be submitted to the Grand Rounds Team. Please note that all information for international visitors must be submitted at least 10 days in advance.

For questions about this Grand Rounds topic: Feel free to e-mail your questions before or during the session.