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This product is a recording of the Webinar presented Wednesday, April 29, 2009. You will receive immediate digital download access via e-mail after placing your order.

Live Event Date: April 29, 2009
Recording Format: MP3 file for audio; PDF file containing presentation slides
Length: 90 minutes

Presented by

Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH
Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP)
Director of the NIH-supported Minnesota Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance within CIDRAP
Editor-in-Chief of the CIDRAP Business Source
Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health
Adjunct Professor in the Medical School
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN


Myles Druckman, MD
Vice President, Medical Services, Americas Region, International SOS Assistance, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Summary

In this Webinar, Drs. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, and Druckman, MD, answered the following questions:

1. How concerned should you be?
2. Can this virus cause a pandemic?
3. What if you don't have a plan?
4. How are national and international leaders responding?
5. Will we continue to see new cases?
6. Should you lower your concern level because the new virus is causing mild illness among the cases documented in the United States?
7. What do likely public health measures, such as isolation and quarantine, border closings, and interruptions in travel and trade, mean for your business?
8. What should you do right now?

This Webinar recording provides unique access to two internationally respected authorities in infectious disease preparedness and response as they combine their years of expertise to equip you with the definitive "need-to-know" information. Widely known for their candor and pragmatism, Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, and Myles Druckman, MD, will fortify you authoritative information and immediate real-world action steps.

This 90-minute Webinar recording includes an extended question-and-answer period where the presenters answered questions via phone and e-mail from the live Webinar attendees.

Target audience

Professionals with responsibilities for pandemic influenza and business continuity planning, communication, risk assessment and mitigation, strategic and crisis planning, corporate governance, operations, human resources, supply chains, legal issues, security, communications, employee safety and travel management, and public-private sector partnerships.

About the Speakers

Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH
Dr. Osterholm is director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), editor-in-chief of the CIDRAP Business Source, director of the NIH-supported Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance within CIDRAP, a professor in the School of Public Health, and an adjunct professor in the Medical School, University of Minnesota. He is also a member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Myles Druckman, MD
Dr. Druckman is Vice President, Medical Services for International SOS, directing the Medical Consulting Services division in the Americas. In this role, Dr.Druckman leads the development of customized corporate health solutions for multinational organizations, as well as the implementation and evaluation of the programs to ensure they meet the clients' needs.

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