1918 Pandemic Flu Symposium Agenda | Pandemic Influenza (Flu) | CDC

1918 Pandemic Flu Symposium Agenda | Pandemic Influenza (Flu) | CDC

1918 Pandemic Flu Symposium Agenda

100 years of Influenza Pandemics and Practice: 1918-2018

The Rollins School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

May 7, 2018, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Rollins Auditorium, Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

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7:45 – 8:30 AM

• Breakfast* and Registration

8:30 – 8:45 AM

• Welcome and Introductory Remarks
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. James Curran, Dean, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
    • Dr. Anne Schuchat, Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

8:45 – 9:20 AM

• Nature Against Man
  • Presenters:
    • John Barry, Author, The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

9:20 – 10:00 AM

• Multidisciplinary 1918 History Panel
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Martin Cetron, Moderator, CDC, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
    • Dr. Robert Gaynes, Department of Medicine, Emory University
    • Dr. Seth Rotramel, Department of State, Office of the Historian
    • Dr. Hughes Evans, Department of Medicine, Emory University
    • John Barry, Author, The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

10:00 – 10:15 AM

• Break*

10:15 – 10:50 AM

• 2018 Threats: The challenge of H3N2; impact of epidemic on health systems
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Carlos del Rio, Moderator, Rollins School of Public Health and Department of Medicine and Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University
    • Dr. James Steinberg, Emory Healthcare
    • Dr. Jeffrey Lennox, Grady Memorial Hospital
    • Dr. Kate Koplan, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia

10:50 – 11:20 AM

• 2018 Threats: H7N9 and Beyond
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Yuelong Shu, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University

11:20 AM – 12:00 PM

• Could a Severe Pandemic like 1918 Happen Again? (How likely is another pandemic like 1918): Point/Counterpoint Discussion
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Daniel Jernigan, Moderator, CDC, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division
    • Definitely – Dr. Michael Osterholm, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of Minnesota
    • Unlikely – Dr. Arnold Monto, School of Public Health, University of Michigan

12:00 -12:30 PM

• Lunch* (box lunches in the lobby; bring into auditorium for the next session if you wish)

12:30 – 1:00 PM

• Current Gaps; United States and Local Public Health Pandemic Readiness
  • Presenters:
    • John Auerbach, Trust for America’s Health

1:00 – 2:00 PM

• Public Affairs and Policymaking During Pandemics and High Profile Outbreaks: Former CDC Directors’ Panel
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Richard Besser, Moderator, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Acting CDC Director 2009
    • Dr. William Foege, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CDC Director 1977-1983
    • Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, Emory Global Health Institute, CDC Director 1998-2002
    • Dr. Julie Gerberding, Merck & Co., Inc, CDC Director 2002-2009

2:00 – 3:00 PM

• Roundtable Discussion: Are We Ready to Respond to the Next Pandemic; USG Preparedness Posture in 2018
  • Presenters:
    • Debra Goldschmidt, Moderator, CNN, Health Unit
    • Dr. Luciana Borio, White House, National Security Council
    • Dr. Rick Bright, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
    • Dr. Nancy Messonnier, CDC, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

3:00 – 3:20 PM

• Coffee Break*

3:20 – 4:00 PM

• Universal Vaccine Discussion
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Walter Orenstein, Moderator, Emory Vaccine Center
• The Hope of Universal Vaccine
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Florian Krammer, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• The Challenges of Universal Vaccine
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Scott Hensley, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine

4:00 – 5:00 PM

• What are we doing? Countermeasures to Influenza
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Jacqueline Katz, Moderator, CDC, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division
• Antiviral Treatment for Influenza: Gaps and Challenges
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Tim Uyeki, CDC, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division
• Innovations for Pandemic Countermeasures
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Robert Johnson, ASPR, BARDA, Influenza and Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Influenza Vaccine Infrastructure – Global and Domestic
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Bruce Gellin, Sabin Vaccine Institute

5:00 – 5:30 PM

• Closing Remarks
  • Presenters:
    • Dr. Carlos del Rio, Rollins School of Public Health and Department of Medicine, Emory University and Hubert Department of Global Health
    • Dr. Daniel Jernigan, CDC, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division

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*Food and drinks for lunch and breaks are being generously provided by the Emory Vaccine Center.