Globalization, Movement of Pathogens (and Their Hosts)and the Revised International Health Regulations
December 16-17, 2008
Keck Building, Room 100
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC
DAY 1: DECEMBER 16, 2008
8:30-9:00 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
9:00-9:15 | Welcoming Remarks: David Relman, M.D., Chair, and Margaret A. “Peggy” Hamburg, M.D., Vice-Chair, Forum on Microbial Threats |
Moderator: James M. Hughes, M.D.
9:15-9:45 | Migration and Development: Past, Present, and Future |
| Mark J. Miller, Ph.D. University of Delaware |
9:45-10:15 | People, Borders, and Disease—Health Disparities in a Mobile World |
| Brian Gushulak, M.D. Office of the Director General (Canada), Singapore |
10:15-10:45 | Public Health, Global Governance, and the Revised International Health Regulations |
| David Heymann, M.D. World Health Organization |
10:45-11:00 | Break |
11:00-11:30 | Viral Sovereignty, Global Governance, and the IHR—The Case of H5N1 Virus Sharing Controversy and Its Larger Implications for Global Disease Surveillance |
| David P. Fidler, J.D. Indiana University School of Law |
11:30-12:00 | Incentives and Disincentives to Timely Disease Reporting and Response: Lessons from the Influenza Campaign |
| David Nabarro, M.D. United Nations |
12:00-12:45 | Discussion |
12:45-1:30 | Break and lunch; continued discussion of Session 1 |
Moderator: Rima Khabbaz, M.D.
1:30-2:00 | Global Travel and Emerging Infections |
| Mary E. Wilson, M.D. Harvard University School of Public Health |
2:00-2:30 | Armed Conflict and Infectious Disease |
| Barry S. Levy, M.D., M.P.H. Tufts University School of Medicine |
2:30-3:00 | Global Trade Security and the International Health Regulations |
| David M. Bell, M.D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
3:00-3:30 | Globalization of the Food Supply: Time for Change in Approach |
| David Acheson, M.D. Food and Drug Administration |
3:30-4:00 | Break |
4:00-4:30 | Asian Tigers, Polka Fever, Yellow Jack, West Nile Virus … Its Globalization, Not Global Warming! |
| Paul Reiter, Ph.D. Institute Pasteur |
4:30-5:00 | Quantitative Glimpses of Emerging Pathogens as Invasive Species |
| Andrew Dobson, Ph.D. Princeton University |
5:00-5:45 | Discussion |
5:45-6:00 | Summary remarks |
| David Relman, M.D. |
6:00 | Adjourn Day 1 |
6:30-9:30 | Working dinner for Forum members, speakers, and staff |
DAY 2: DECEMBER 17, 2008
8:30-9:00 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
9:00-9:15 | Summary of Day 1: Margaret A. “Peggy” Hamburg, M.D. |
Moderator: Lonnie King, D.V.M.
9:15-9:45 | Risky Trade and Emerging Infections: The Sequel Ann Marie Kimball, M.D., M.P.H. |
| APEC Emerging Infections Network |
9:45-10:15 | Animal Health Regulations Alejandro B. Thiermann, D.V.M., Ph.D. |
| World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)/U.S. Department of Agriculture |
10:15-10:45 | Break |
10:45-11:15 | Public Health Impact of Trade in Animals |
| Nina Marano, D.V.M., M.P.H., Dipl ACVPM Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
11:15-12:00 | Discussion |
12:00-12:45 | Break and lunch; continued discussion of Session III |
Moderator: James LeDuc, Ph.D.
12:45-1:15 | WHO Activities in Relation to the OIE |
| Ottorino Cosivi, D.V.M. World Health Organization |
1:15-1:45 | Capacity Building Under the IHR to Address Public Health Emergencies of International Concern |
| May C. Chu, Ph.D. World Health Organization |
1:45-3:00 | Panel Discussion of the Intent of the IHRs and the Realities of Their Implementation |
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3:00-3:45 | Discussion |
3:45-4:00 | Concluding Remarks/Meeting Adjourns |