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Opening Keynote Address

Wednesday, February 23, 2011
8:30 AM–10:00 AM
Keynote Address: Engaging the Whole of Community to Build a Resilient Nation (#PL-01)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is not the nation’s emergency management team, they are only part of the team. Since being sworn in as FEMA’s Deputy Administrator in October of 2009, Rich Serino has worked to expand that team as the agency strives to build a more resilient nation. From the devastating tsunami that struck American Samoa last year, to the massive flooding in Tennessee and the Northeast, to supporting the response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti, Deputy Administrator Serino will discuss how only by engaging the entire federal family, state, local tribal, and territorial governments, the faith-based and non-profit communities, the public health and private sector communities, and most importantly the general public, can we, as a nation, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the next disaster.

Richard Serino
Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Washington, DC
Richard Serino began serving as FEMA Deputy Administrator in October 2009. In this role, he works directly with Administrator Craig Fugate to build, sustain, and improve the Department’s capacity to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

Mr. Serino brings 35 years of state and local emergency management and emergency medical services (EMS) experience to his position at FEMA. Prior to his appointment as Deputy Administrator, he served as Chief of Boston EMS and Assistant Director of the Boston Public Health Commission. In that role, he bolstered the city’s response plans for major emergencies, including chemical, biological, and radiological attacks. He also led citywide planning for H1N1 influenza.

Since 1998, Mr. Serino has been a National Faculty member for the Domestic Preparedness Program. He was an original contributing member for the Defense Department’s Domestic Preparedness Training Program and Metropolitan Medical Response System. Mr. Serino has been involved, since its inception, with the Lessons Learned Information Sharing (www.llis.gov) network for emergency responders. As a consultant to the Pentagon and the Defense Department, Mr. Serino served on the 9/11 after-action team to assess medical consequence management policies and procedures.

Mr. Serino attended Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government Senior Executives in State and Local Government program in 2000, completed the Kennedy School’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative in 2005, and recently graduated from the Executive Leadership Program, Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School.

Plenary Session
Thursday, February 24, 2011
8:30 AM–10:00 AM
Plenary Session: Engaging in a Community Dialog: Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (#PL-02)

The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) is in front of Congress for reauthorization, which provides an opportunity to prescribe changes to the bill’s language. Many of PAHPA’s provisions have had an immediate and direct impact in the federal, state, and local response to the H1N1 pandemic, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and the gulf oil spill. PAHPA has strengthened medical and public health preparedness and response, but challenges remain. This session, organized by the Institute of Medicine, will provide attendees an opportunity engage experts and officials from the White House, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and CDC about the current status of PAHPA reauthorization and provide input and feedback for potential changes to the bill.

Opening Comments and Panelist:
Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services, RADM, US Public Health Service; Washington, DC

Panelists:
Alexander Garza, MD, MPH
Assistant Secretary and Chief Medical Officer, Office of Health Affairs, Department of Homeland Security; Washington, DC

Robert Kadlec, MD, MA
Vice President, Global Public Sector, PRTM Management Consultants; Washington, DC

RADM Ali S. Kahn, MD, MPH
Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta, GA

Brian Kamoie, JD, MPH
Senior Director for Preparedness Policy, National Security Staff, The White House; Washington, DC

Closing Keynote Address
Friday, February 25, 2011
Moving Forward: Defining the National Standard for State and Local Public Health Preparedness (PL-03)

Dr. Frieden will introduce CDC’s new framework for state and local public health preparedness capabilities at the closing session of the Public Health Preparedness Summit. In his presentation, Dr. Frieden will discuss the process that CDC used for defining the state and local preparedness capabilities that more clearly align with the National Health Security Strategy, the Department of Homeland Security Target Capabilities List, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, and other legislative and federal requirements. This new capabilities framework will assist state and local public health departments in their strategic planning efforts to build a more resilient nation.

Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta, GA
Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, became Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in June 2009. Dr. Frieden has worked to control both communicable and noncommunicable diseases in the United States and around the world. From 1992-1996, he led New York City’s program that rapidly controlled tuberculosis, including reducing cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by 80 percent. He then worked in India for five years where he assisted with national tuberculosis control efforts. The program in India has treated more than 10 million patients and has saved more than one million lives.

As Commissioner of the New York City Health Department from 2002-2009, he directed one of the world’s largest public health agencies, with an annual budget of $1.7 billion and more than 6,000 staff. During his tenure, the number of smokers declined by 350,000, teen smoking decreased by half, and New York City became the first place in the United States to eliminate trans-fats from restaurants, rigorously monitor the diabetes epidemic, and require certain restaurants to post calorie information prominently. The Department also greatly increased colon cancer screening and eliminated racial/ethnic disparities in colon cancer screening rates as well established the largest community electronic health records project in the country and the model for electronic health record use nationally.

A physician with training in internal medicine, infectious diseases, public health, and epidemiology, Dr. Frieden is especially known for his expertise in tuberculosis control. Dr. Frieden previously worked for CDC from 1990 until 2002. He began his career at CDC as an Epidemiologic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at the New York City Health Department.

Continuing Education 

Continuing Education for this activity is pending. See final announcement (or website) for details. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.  

Theme

The 2011 Public Health Preparedness Summit Planning Committee Has Announced That The Conference Theme Will Be The National Health Security Strategy: Building A Resilient Nation.

The release of the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) late last year and the companion Biennial Implementation Plan (BIP) present significant public health preparedness initiatives that have implications at all levels of government and the private sector.  Next year’s Summit will provide an opportunity for attendees to better understand the goals and objectives of these two plans and provide feedback to national leaders to further inform the future development of these initiatives.  For more information on the NHSS and BIP, please visit www.phe.gov.