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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2002
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Institute of Medicine Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention holds a meeting to discuss Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation.
AGENDA: Highlights:
8 a.m. - Welcome (Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., President, IOM and Brian Strom, M.D., M.P.H., Chair)
8:15 a.m. - DHHS Bioterrorism Effort and the Role of the IOM Committee (William Raub, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness, Office of the Director, CDC)
8:30 a.m. - Charge to the IOM (David Fleming, M.D., Deputy Director for Science and Public Health, Office of the Director, CDC)
8:45 a.m. - Centers for Disease Control Progress Report on Smallpox Immunization Program and ACIP Recommendations (Larry Anderson, MD, Senior Advisor for Smallpox, Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Response, Office of the Director, CDC Ray Strikas, M.D., Director, Smallpox Preparedness and Response Activity, National Immunization Program, CDC)
10:15 a.m. - Safety System Overview (Gina Mootrey, D.O., M.P.H., Senior Research Officer, Immunization Safety Branch, National Immunization Program, CDC)
11 a.m. - Clinical Operations/Screening Overview (Lisa Rotz, M.D., Chief of the Emergency Surveillance and Response Branch of the Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC)
12:45 p.m.- Training and Education Overview (Linda Quick, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Epidemiologist, National Immunization Program, CDC)
1:30 p.m. - Communications Overview (Glen Nowak, Ph.D., Associate Director for Communication, National Immunization Program, CDC)
2:15 p.m. - Smallpox Vaccination in Israel (Yehuda L. Danon, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Tel Aviv University and Director, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel [invited])
3:15 p.m. - Dept. of Defense Smallpox Experience and Update (The Honorable William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D., M.B.A., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, DoD / LTC John Grabenstein, R.P.H., Ph.D., Deputy Director for Military Vaccines at the Army Surgeon General's Office, DoD
4 p.m. - Solicited Comments (American College of Emergency Physicians, American Hospital Association, American Nurses Association, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, National Association of County and City Health Officials)
DATE: December 19, 2002
LOCATION: 500 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS: nas.edu
TIME: All Day
EVENT: NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Institute of Medicine Board on Health Sciences Policy
holds a meeting on the assessment of Centers for Excellence Programs at the National Institutes of Health.
AGENDA: Highlights:
10:15 a.m. - The NIH Project Officer's Perspective On The Study
Belinda Seto
Director, Office of Reports and Analysis, Office of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
10:45 a.m. - Perspective Of Congressional Staff Requesting The Study
11:15 a.m. - Overview Of Current Centers Programs
LOCATION: 2100 C Street NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-334-2138
WEB ADDRESS:nas.edu
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: FOREIGN PRESS CENTER holds a briefing with Sen. Richard Lugar, R-IN, discussing "U.S. Foreign Policy and the New Congress."
DATE: December 19, 2002
LOCATION: Foreign Press Center, National Press Building, Room, 898, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-724-1640
WEB ADDRESS:fpc.gov
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Renwick Gallery presents Marty Huberman discussing the Renwick's contemporary craft collection.
DATE: December 19, 2002
LOCATION: National Air and Space Museum, 7th and Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-357-2700
WEB ADDRESS: si.edu
TIME: 8 p.m.
EVENT: FOLGER SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL LIBRARY presents "The Passion of Scrooge," a holiday concert featuring a dramatic version of Dickens' classic by New York composer Jon Deak, featuring baritone William Sharp, along with traditional English Christmas favorites.
DATE: December 19, 2002
LOCATION: Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-675-0345
WEB ADDRESS: folger.edu
