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CESF Presents

MIT Workshop with Pandemic Flu Planning Leaders from the States of the USA
Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York, NY

Click here to download PDF of agenda.


Tuesday April 22, 2008

MIT Mezzanine Lounge, Stratton Student Center
Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:30 AM
Introduction & Overview, Goals & Objectives for the Workshop
Richard C. Larson, Stan Finkelstein
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Community Mitigation Guidance: Rationale for Action
Lisa Koonin, Senior Advisor, Influenza Coordination Unit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Modeling Flu Progression 1: R0 & Effects of Heterogeneities
Richard C. Larson
9:30 – 10:00 AM
Coffee Break
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Modeling Flu Progression 2: Community-to-Community Spread
Karima Nigmatulina
10:30 – 11:00 AM
Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions for the Home
Shiva Prakash, Stan Finkelstein
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Desired Attributes of the State’s Plans
Richard C. Larson, Stan Finkelstein, Karima Nigmatulina
11:30 – 11:45 AM
Discussion
11:45 – 12:00 Noon
Lunch
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Reports from the States 1: Overviews of State Plans,
as Reported by the States, with Special Emphasis on NPI’s
1:30 – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Breakout Groups 1 (A, B, and C): The Role of NPI’s In Pandemic Planning
3:30 – 4:30 PM
Reports back from Breakout Groups
4:30 – 5:00 PM
MIT Faculty Club Reception
6:30 – 7:00 PM
Group Dinner at MIT Faculty Club, 50 Memorial Drive
After dinner speaker: MIT Professor Arnold Barnett
7:00 – 9:00 PM

Wednesday April 23, 2008

MIT Mezzanine Lounge, Stratton Student Center

Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:30 AM
Summary of Yesterday and Plans for Today
Richard Larson, Stan Finkelstein, States’ Representatives
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Reports from the States 2: Overviews of State Plans, as Reported by the States, with Special Emphasis on NPI’s
9:00 – 10:15 AM
Coffee Break
10:15 – 10:45 AM
Breakout Groups 2 (A, B, and C):
How should the MIT Flu Research Team prioritize
their work in Year 2 of their project?
10:45 – 12:00 Noon
Working Lunch
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Reports Back from Breakout Groups
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Coffee Break
2:30 – 3:00 PM
Panel with Open Discussion and Plans for Follow-up Workshop
3:00 – 4:00 PM

Event Details:

Dates:
April 22-23, 2008

Location:
MIT, Stratton
Student Center

Contact:
Patty Eames

 

     
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