The 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic - How Prepared Were We?
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Description
Based on the latest information and with an emphasis on the local response to the current pandemic of H1N1 influenza, this session will address the following questions. What happened as expected in our pandemic plan and how did planning help? What challenges came up and how were they addressed? What concerns and issues remain for the near and long term future?
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Presenter
Jeff Duchin, MD, is Chief, Communicable Disease Epidemiology & Immunization Section, Public Health-Seattle & King County. Dr. Duchin received his MD from Rutgers Medical School and did his post-doctorate training in internal medicine and emergency medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. He then trained as a medical epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service in the Respiratory Diseases Branch of the National Center for Infectious Diseases, where he participated in numerous outbreak investigations including investigations of nontuberculosis mycobacterial disease, Legionnaire's disease, drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, and hantavirus. Dr. Duchin completed his infectious diseases subspecialty training at the University of Washington and is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases.
Dr. Duchin is also Associate Professor in Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington. Dr. Duchin is a leader in bioterrorism and outbreak preparedness activities for Public Health - Seattle & King County, including the response to the SARS outbreak and the management of the current H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Learner Objectives
By the end of this session participants will be able to:
- Describe three common examples of the usefulness of pandemic influenza planning
- Describe more than two unanticipated challenges experienced during this current pandemic
- Describe one or two major issues that should be expected for the remainder of this influenza season
Target Audience
This session would be appropriate for the following audiences:
- Local and state public health practitioners
- Public health nurses
- Local and state emergency management staff
