International Swine Flu Conference
Conference:
August 19-20, 2009
Workshop:
August 21, 2009Washington, DC
Show you care. Meet your planning deadlines. Engage staff & suppliers and learn how to work with community, state &federal agencies to survive & recover from a pandemic.
Top leaders and key decision-makers of major companiesrepresenting a broad range of industries will meet withdistinguished scientists, public health of
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cials, law enforcers,
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rst responders, and other experts to discuss pandemicprevention, preparedness, response and recovery at the 1stInternational Swine Flu Summit.At the summit, attendees will be able to draw on
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rst-handbest practices to create the solid business continuity plansthat their companies and organizations need in order toprepare for, respond to, and survive a pandemic.The summit draws on the success of the seven previousBird Flu summits which featured as speakers severaldistinguished personalities such as Dr. David Nabarro, theUnited Nations Coordinator for Avian and Human In
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uenza,Alex Thiermann of the World Organization for Animal Health(OIE) and Dr. Wenqing Zhang of the WHO Epidemic andPandemic Alert and Response.Well-known emergency responders, heads of hospitals fromaround the world, and hog/swine industry leaders will speakin this summit.
Know How To Respond
Recognize problems earlier. Make the right decision faster.
How to Plan
Make everyone a stakeholder. Spell out roles and responsibilities
Plan To Continue
Maintain cash
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ow and work
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ow. Keep the learningprocess alive.
Protect Your Community
Know your resources. Test them against your toughest scenarios.Mass Fatality Management PlanningCountry Report & Situations UpdateSurveillance and Data ManagementPreparing Communities Strategies; Local Partnership andParticipationDelivery of Vaccine and Antiviral MedicationNational Pandemic In
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uenza Medical CountermeasureSocio-Economic Impact on Hog/Swine IndustryBene
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t-Risk Assessment: Public Health, Industry andRegulatory PerspectivesPrevention Education Efforts and Risk CommunicationCommand, Control and ManagementEmergency Response ManagementBusiness-Based PlanningSchool-Based PlanningCommunity-Based Planning
Topics Include
Allocate resources to protect your employees & customersduring a pandemicFind out which business risks are insuredEnsure safe travel during the pandemicIdentify when to reduce or even close operations
Concurrent Breakout Session #1
Mass Fatality Management PlanningISFC 09Will feature comprehensive agenda packed withbreakout sessions- more than 15 in all.
Concurrent Breakout Session #3
When 50% or more of employees are out sick or taking careof their sick onesWhen H1N1
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u pandemic unfold in two or three successivewaves in a calendar yearDisruptions to public, private and critical infrastructure under-mining your essentials functions
Concurrent Breakout Session #2
Business Continuity Planning
Develop and maintain plans, procedures, programs, andsystemsDevelop and implement training and exercise programsDirect fatality management tactical operationsActivate fatality management operationsConduct morgue operationsManage ante-mortem dataConduct
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Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Continuityof Government Planning
Concurrent Breakout Session #4
Emergency Management Services
Prioritize antivirals & personal protective equipment foressential workforceOvercome reduced response capacity caused by mechanicalfailure & a possible 30-40 percent drop in staff, to maintaincontinuous operationsProtect the emergency management response operationscenterManage interruptions in food, fuel & essentials supply chains& establish stockpilesManage panic caused by sudden disruption of services &interruptions in essential goods & services
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