DISASTER ALERT
BE READY
Symposium
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Exhibit
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
8:30 am
Harkness Auditorium
Yale University School of Medicine
333 Cedar St., New Haven, CT
PROGRAM
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| 8:30AM Registration Continental Breakfast and Coffee |
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| 9:00AM Welcome Dennis D. Spencer, MD Interim Dean, Yale School of Medicine, and Harvey & Kate Cushing Professor Neurosurgery |
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Panel Introduction and opening remarks |
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| 9:15AM The View from New York: An Update from Ground Zero 2004 Mike Magee, MD Vice President,Worldwide Medical Relations and Science Policy, Director, Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative |
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| 9:45AM Bio-terrorism, Disasters and Preparedness Eric Noji, MD Special Advisor, Surgeon General and the White House, Disaster Threats Bio-terrorism, Disasters and Preparedness |
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| 10:30AM Iran’s BAM Earthquake: Medical Actions on the Scene Ashgar Rastegar, MD Professor and Associate Chairman, Internal Medical Education and Academic Affairs, Yale School of Medicine Iran’s BAM Earthquake: Medical Actions on the Scene |
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| 11.00AM Coffee Break |
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| 11:15AM Coordinating Surgical Disaster Actions Reuven Rabinovici, MD Section Chief, Critical Care and Professor of Surgery, Trauma, Yale School of Medicine Co-ordinating Surgical Disaster Actions |
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| 11:45AM Physician and Staff Preparedness Roles Jeffrey Arnold, MD Medical Director, Yale-New Haven Center for Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness |
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| 12:15AM The Challenge of Refugee Health Here and Abroad Ashwin Balagopal, MD Chief Medical Resident, Yale-New Haven Hospital |
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| Comments |
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| 12:40PM Summary: Panelists Role of Medical Students, Nurses, Grief Supporters, Public Servants and Volunteers |
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| 12:45PM Adjournment and Complementary Luncheon Harkness Auditorium Foyer |
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| 1:45PM Exhibit Official Opening All Available Boats . . . Harbor Voices & Images 9.11.01 Ribbon Cutting |
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| Dean Dennis D. Spencer; Library Director, R. Kenny Marone; Drs. Magee & Gordon; Yale Medical Student Representatives; and other officials, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University & South Street Seaport Museum, New York City |
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