PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISER FOR DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY TO DISCUSS PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT OF BIOTERRORISM

What:
Surveillance, management, and leadership requirements for an "emergency public health response" have not been developed in case of a bioterrorist event. This discussion, titled: "Public Health Implications of a Large-Scale Bioterrorist Event: Requirements for Advanced Surveillance and Response Systems," will define the management requirements and systems architecture required for a public health response where the total population requires services.


The discussion is part of the Chemistry and Materials Science Directorate's symposium series: Frontiers in Chemistry and Materials Science.

Who:
Dr. Frederick "Skip" Burkle Jr., senior scholar, scientist and visiting professor at the Center for International Emergency, Disaster & Refugee Studies at Hopkins University Medical Institutions and senior medical and public health adviser in the Advanced Systems Concept Office at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

When:

Monday, May 6, 2002

Where:

At the Building 123 Auditorium

NOTE: Press members interested in attending need to contact the LLNL Public Affairs Office at (925) 424-4822 to make arrangements.


The National Nuclear Security Administration's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is managed by the University of California.