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Division of Public Health Practice

H1N1 Panel Discussion

Type A H1N1: Science and the Public Health

At Harvard School of Public Health on May 6, 2009, the Division of Public Health Practice and the Harvard Center for Public Health Preparedness convened a panel discussion for the HSPH community on the H1N1 virus and to learn more about the current situation. This panel is has been recorded and may be viewed online:

H1N1 Type A Influenza, CDC PHIL 2009.

Type A H1N1: Science and the Public Health
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Introduction
Gregory Connolly, DMD, MPH
Interim Director, Division of Public Health Practice
Professor of the Practice of Public Health
Dept. of Health Policy and Management, HSPH

Panelists
Barry R. Bloom, PhD
Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and
Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson Professor of Public Health
Dept. of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, HSPH
Topic: "What is Known About the Virus"
 
David Rosenthal, MD
Director, Harvard University Health Services
Topic: "The Role of University Health Services"

Paul Biddinger, MD
Director of Disaster Medicine and Director of
Operations in the Emergency Department,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Topic: "Impact of Preparedness Activities and Current Response"

K. Vish Viswanath, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Insitiute
Associate Professor of Society, Human Development, and Health, HSPH
Topic: "Communication During Uncertainty"

Michael Stoto, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics,
Professor of Health Services Administration and Population Health,
Georgetown University
Topic: "Effectively Learning from the Situation"

Jennifer Leaning, MD
Professor of the Practice of Global Health,
Dept. of Global Health and Population, HSPH
Co-Director, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Associate Professor of Medicine, HMS
Director, Inter-University Initiative on Humanitarian Studies and Field Practice
Topic: "What Does This Outbreak Tell Us About Ecological Disasters?"

Moderator
Elena Savoia, MD, MPH
Acting Director, HSPH Center of Public Health Preparedness
Division of Public Health Practice, HSPH