“H1N1 Influenza Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Preparations for the Second Wave”
Overview:
To address lessons learned and preparation for subsequent waves of pandemic influenza.
Participating Economies:
Australia, Chinese Taipei, Mexico, The Philippines, Singapore, The United States
Date and Time:
4 November 2009 (USA, Mexico)
University of Washington, Seattle 18:00 — 20:00 (PST)
5 November 2009 (Asia) 02:00 — 04:00 (UTC)
Event Highlights:
Agenda:
Lessons Learned Agenda — 5 November 2009
Presentations:
Singapore
Presentation title: Response to Pandemic H1N1-Singapore’s Experience
Speaker: Dr. Jeffery Cutter, Senior Consultant, Ministry of Health Communicable Diseases Division
Australia
Presentation title: Pandemic (H1N1) 2009: Australia’s response with a focus on the new PROTECT phase
Speaker: Dr. Sean Tobin, Senior Medical Adviser, National Incident Room, Office of Health Protection, Department of Health and Ageing
The Philippines
Presentation title: RITM Laboratory Response During the 2009 Influenza H1N1 Pandemic
Speaker: Dr. Remigio M. Olveda, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM)