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    Pandemic Influenza Conference 2007 - Barbados
    May 7, 8 & 9

    Key Topics

    - Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases-H5N1-Pandemic Potential
    - Emergency Response Management in Pandemic Influenza
    - Risks Posed by Pandemic Influenza - An Indonesian Perspective
    - Perspectives and Updates on Pandemic Influenza from Across the Globe
    - Military Preparedness - Pandemic Influenza
    - Administering Live Vaccines for Influenza Viruses
    - Compare and Contrast the HIV1 and Influenza Epidemics and Associated Concepts/Needs of Preparedness
    - Trans-Atlantic Cooperation for Pandemic Vaccine Preparedness: New Ideas, New Technologies, and a New Initiative
    - Preparation to Manage a Pandemic Outbreak - A New Zealand Perspective
    - Virology - The key to Successful Curtailment and Limitation of Spread
    - Super-active Psychrophilic Proteases from Cold-Adapted Marine Organisms for the Treatment of Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Infections.
    - Immunizing Children to Prevent Transmission of Influenza: Overview and Update of a Canadian trial

    Keynote Speakers

    - Surgeon Commodore Lionel J. Jarvis, Director of Medical Policy, QHS FRCR Royal Navy, UK Ministry of Defence
    - Dr. Lance C. Jennings, Clinical Virologist, Microbiology Department, New Zealand
    - The Honorable Dr. Jerome Walcott, MP, Minister of Health, Government of Barbados
    - Dr. Lloyd Webb, Deputy Director, Public Health, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), World Health Organization (WHO)

    Speakers

    - Professor Jon Bragi Bjarnason, Professor of Biochemistry, Science Institute, University of Iceland, Iceland
    - Dr. Eluemuno Blyden, Head, Department of Biological Sciences, Njala University, Sierra Leone
    - Dr. Richard Coker, Reader in Publich Health in the Department of Public Health, The London school of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
    - Dr. Austin Denby, Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
    - Professor Ronald Eccles, Director, Common Cold Centre and Healthcare Clinical Trials, Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
    - Dr. Indira J Ekanayake (LCSSD), Senior Agriculturist, Sustainable Development, World Bank
    - Dr. Douglas Fleming OBE, Director of the Royal College of General Practitioners,, Birmingham Research Unit., UK
    - Dr. Sardikin Giriputro, Head, Suliantom Saroso Hospital, Indonesia
    - Dr. David Heyman, Director and Senior Fellow, Homeland Security Programme, Center for Strategy and International Security, USA
    - Dr. Mark Loeb, Professor, Departments of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,, McMaster University, Canada
    - Dr. Phillip Nieburg, Senior Associate and Co-Chair, Prevention Committee, HIV/AIDS Task Force, USA
    - Professor John Oxford, Professor of Virology, Queen Mary's College, Scientific Director of Retroscreen Ltd., UK
    - Professor William Stanhope, Professor of Bio Security., University of St. Louis., USA
    - Dr. Juergen Stech, Research Scientist, Institute of Virology, University Hospital, Germany
    - Ms. Hazel Todd-Millington, Manager, Emergency Planning and Preparedness, United Way of America, USA



    Draft agenda:


    From page 3:

    Risks Posed by Pandemic Influenza - An Indonesian Perspective

    - Reviewing measures of preparedness in Indonesia
    - Examining the changing habits of management of poultry and other bird species
    - Changing lifestyles in the face of threat of bird flu
    - Learning from past episodes of infectious diseases - SARS

    Dr. Sardikin Giriputro, Head of Suliantom Saroso Hospital, Indonesia
    ...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. - Sherlock Holmes

  • #2
    Re: Pandemic Influenza Conference 2007 - Barbados

    I see Oxford's name as a speaker. He should be a keynoter. I don't think he gets out much; he is a pretty big name.

    Barbados always seems to hold great conferences. I cannot imagine why.......

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    • #3
      Re: Pandemic Influenza Conference 2007 - Barbados

      At least one of the speakers is a member. Hopefully we can obtain some materials for posting here.

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