Research on the Transmission of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft (2010)

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54 APPenDix A Symposium Agenda research on the transmIssIon of dIsease In aIrPorts and on aIrcraft: a symPosIum September 17–18, 2009 Washington, D.C. Day 1—Starting at 8:30 a.m. and concluding at 5:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Katherine Andrus, Air Transport Association, Symposium Planning Committee Chair Christine Gerencher, Transportation Research Board Session 1 Understanding How Disease Is Transmitted via Air Travel Katherine Andrus, Air Transport Association, Moderator • How Infectious Disease Spreads—Michael Bell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • The Aircraft Cabin Environment—Jeanne Yu, Boeing Commercial Airplanes • Human Movement Patterns and the Spread of Infectious Diseases—Ben Cooper, U.K. Health Protection Agency Session 2 Practical Case-Response Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft John neatherlin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Moderator • Norovirus Transmission on Aircraft—Dan Fishbein, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Investigations of Tuberculosis on Aircraft—Karen Marienau, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Swine Flu A/H1N1 Transmission Via the Aviation Sector—Itamar Grotto, Israel Ministry of Health Session 3 Theoretical Modeling Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft Jennifer Topmiller, national institute of occupational Safety and Health, Moderator • Summarizing Exposure Patterns on Commercial Aircraft—James S. Bennett, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health • Advance Models for Predicting Contaminants and Infectious Disease Virus Transport in the Airliner Cabin environment—Yan Chen, Purdue University, and Byron Jones, Kansas State University • Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment—Joan Rose, Center for Advanced Microbial Risk Assessment

55SYMPoSiUM AGenDA Session 4 Experimental “Bench Science” Approaches to Investigating the Spread of Disease in Airports and on Aircraft Jack Spengler, Harvard School of Public Health, Moderator • Airport-Related Biological and Chemical Transport of Infectious Diseases—Richard Sextro, Lawrence Berkeley Labs • Disinfection and Production Rates of Viruses—James McDevitt, Harvard School of Public Health, and Don Milton, University of Maryland • The Role of Fomites in the Transmission of Pathogens in Airports and on Aircraft—Charles Gerba, University of Arizona End-of-Day Wrap-Up Discussion Day 2—Starting at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 12:30 p.m. Session 5 Policies and Planning to Minimize the Spread of Disease Ben Cooper, U.K. Health Protection Agency, Moderator • Transmission Patterns of Mosquito-Borne Infectious Diseases During Air Travel: Passengers, Pathogens, and Public Health implications—James Diaz, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center • Airline Policies and Procedures to Minimize the Spread of Diseases—Rose Ong, Cathay Pacific Airways • The Practical Application of the World Health Organization Travel Recommendations: Some Observations— Tony Evans, International Civil Aviation Organization Session 6 Discussion of Topics for Future Research Summary, Comments, Next Steps Katherine Andrus, Air Transport Association, Symposium Planning Committee Chair Christine Gerencher, Transportation Research Board Symposium Conclusion