Ethical and Legal Considerations in Mitigating Pandemic Disease
PAHO Headquarters—Conference Room A
525 23rd Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
September 19-20, 2006
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8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Stanley M. Lemon, M.D., Chair, Forum on Microbial Threats |
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9:15–10:00 a.m. |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: “Past as Prologue?” David Heymann, M.D., World Health Organization |
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10:00–10:15 a.m. |
Discussion |
Moderator: Ruth Berkelman, M.D., Emory University,
Rollins School of Public Health
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10:15–11:00 a.m. |
Contemplating Pandemics: The Role of Historical Inquiry in Developing Pandemic-Mitigation Strategies for the Twenty-First Century Howard Markel, M.D., University of Michigan |
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11:00–11:45 a.m. |
The Smallpox Eradication Campaign D.A. Henderson, M.D., Center for Biosecurity, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
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11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. |
Lessons from SARS David Heymann, M.D., World Health Organization |
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12:30–1:00 p.m. |
Session I Q&A |
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1:00–1:45 p.m. |
LUNCH |
Moderator: P. Frederick Sparling, M.D., Vice Chair,
Forum on Microbial Threats
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1:45–2:30 p.m. |
U.S. Government Preparedness Plans Bruce Gellin, M.D., Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services |
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2:30–3:15 p.m. |
Regional Planning Efforts Oscar J. Mujica, M.D., M.P.H., P.H.E., Pan American Health Organization |
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3:15–3:45 p.m. |
Q&A |
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3:45–4:00 p.m. |
BREAK |
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4:00–4:45 p.m. |
Ethical Considerations in International Preparedness Planning Efforts Alexander Morgan Capron, University of Southern California |
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4:45–5:15 p.m. |
Open Discussion of Session II |
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5:15–6:00 p.m. |
Open Discussion of Day 1 |
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6:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 a.m. |
Opening Remarks/Summary of Day 1: Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Vice Chair, Forum on Microbial Threats |
Moderator: Gary Roselle, M.D., Program Director for Infectious Diseases,
Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office
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8:45–9:30 a.m. |
Public Health and Ethical Considerations in Planning for Quarantine Martin Cetron, M.D., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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9:30–10:15 a.m. |
Preparing for Pandemic Influenza: Legal and Ethical Challenges Lawrence Gostin, J.D., Georgetown University School of Law |
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10:15–10:30 a.m. |
Discussion |
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10:30–11:15 a.m. |
The Role of Modeling in Infectious Disease Mitigation and Containment Joshua Epstein, Ph.D., The Brookings Institution |
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11:15–11:45 a.m. |
Discussion Panel:
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11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
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12:30–1:30 p.m. |
Luncheon Remarks Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., President, Institute of Medicine |
Moderator: Stanley M. Lemon, M.D., Chair, Forum on Microbial Threats
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1:30–2:15 p.m. |
Intensive Care Unit Triage During an Influenza Pandemic: The Need for Specific Clinical Guidelines Bernard Lo, M.D., University of California, San Francisco |
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2:15–3:00 p.m. |
Social Justice and Pandemic Planning and Response Ruth Faden, Ph.D., Berman Bioethics Institute, Johns Hopkins University |
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3:00–3:45 p.m. |
Discussion Panel:
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3:45–4:30 p.m. |
Open Discussion |
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4:30–4:45 p.m. |
Closing Remarks/Adjourn |