On Wednesday, April 12, 2006
6:00-8:00PM
Frick Fine Arts, Auditorium ( FFA map PDF)
University of Pittsburgh
Our feathered friends are spreading a new strain of avian flu around the planet, in ways that challenge the scientific and public health communities worldwide. How are East Asian and United States researchers responding to the challenge? Join us for a look at the latest research and planning in Hong Kong and Pittsburgh. As with all of our ASC public symposia, the audience will hear short but highly informative presentations by three expert panelists who will then engage in an hour-long question and answer session with the audience.
Moderator: Wenfang Tang, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh
Panelists:
Gabriel Leung, Associate Professor in Translational Public Health, Department of Community Medicine, University of Hong Kong
"The Public Health Armamentarium Against Pandemic Influenza'"
Andrea Gambotto, Assistant Professor of Surgery and Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
“A Vaccine for Rapid Response to Avian Flu”
Loren Roth, Senior Vice-President Quality Care and Chief Medical Officer, UPMC; Associate Senior Vice-Chancellor for the Health Sciences, and Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh
“Preparing for Avian Flu-Hospital Challenges”
Discussants:
Wenfang Tang
Simon Barratt-Boyes, Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
REGISTRATION: Please send Name, Affiliation, Mailing Address and E-mail Address to Katherine Carlitz, at kcarlitz@ucis.pitt.edu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please phone the Asian Studies Center at (412) 648-7371
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Co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Center-UCIS and the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
