April 30, 2009
International health experts to discuss evolving swine flu outbreak May 4
David Fleming, director and health officer of Public Health-Seattle & King County, will headline a panel discussion on the evolving swine flu outbreak at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 4, in Hogness Auditorium, A-420 Health Sciences Building.
Kathy Neuzil, chair of the Influenza Working Group of the Centers for Disease Control Committee on Immunizations Practices and director of the Influenza Vaccine Project at PATH, and Ann Marie Kimball, director of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and professor of epidemiology at UW, also will offer their insights.
The three panelists will speak and then open the floor to questions and answers. Lisa Cohen, director of the Washington Global Health Alliance, will serve as moderator.
“We are fortunate to have key leaders in pandemic preparation and preparedness here in Washington state. The panel will be a great opportunity for the public to get up-to-date information about this evolving public health situation,” said Cohen.
The panel discussion is part of the Washington Global Health Alliance Discovery series. The alliance works to enhance and expand Washington’s global health impact and showcase the region’s role as a leading center for global health activities. Founding members include: UW Department of Global Health, PATH, Washington State University School for Global Animal Health, The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Infectious Disease Research Institute, Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, and Seattle Children’s Research Institute/Global Alliance for the Prevention of Prematurity and Stillbirth.
For more information on swine flu and what Washington Global Health Alliance members are doing, visit the WGHA Web site at www.wghalliance.org/.
