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Appendix A: Workshop Agendas
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From page 115... ... in Tier 1 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) cities (New York/New Jersey; National Capitol Region; Houston; Chicago; Los Angeles; and San Francisco/Bay Area) Read the entire page →
From page 116... ... Benjamin, Committee Chair Executive Director American Public Health Association B Tilman Jolly Office of Health Affairs Department of Homeland Security Session 1 NUCLEAR ATTACK 101: HEALTH AND Health System IMPACTS OF AN IMPROVISED NUCLEAR DEVICE EXPLOSION Session Objectives: Provide basic information on the scope of the emergency medical needs that would be created by the detonation of a 10-kt nuclear device in a major city, including primary and secondary blast and thermal effects and the effects of prompt nuclear radiation and radiation from fallout on inhabitants and emergency responders. Read the entire page →
From page 117... ... Flynn, Session Moderator Department of Radiation Oncology Caritas Holy Family Hospital and Medical Center Methuen, MA 9:05 a.m. Health Effects of a 10-kt-Equivalent Nuclear Explosion on an Urban Population and Emergency Responders Brooke Buddemeier Radiation Safety Specialist Radiological and Nuclear Countermeasures Division Global Security Principal Directorate Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 9:35 a.m. Read the entire page →
From page 118... ... Barbisch, Session Moderator President Global Deterrence Alternatives, LLC Washington, DC 10:50 a.m. Urban Nuclear Detonation: Operational Conditions, Human Response and Casualty Management John Mercier Director of Military Medical Operations Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute 11:20 a.m. Read the entire page →
From page 119... ... Expected Benefit of Radiation Countermeasures Currently Under Development Nelson J Chao Professor of Medicine and Immunology Chief, Division of Cellular Therapy Duke University Medical Center Read the entire page →
From page 120... ... Pepe, Session Moderator Professor of Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, and Public Health and Riggs Family Chair in Emergency Medicine University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 3:50 p.m. Radiation Protection Standards Sara D Read the entire page →
From page 121... ... Benjamin, Committee Chair Executive Director American Public Health Association Read the entire page →
From page 122... ... Becker Associate Professor of Public Health Vice Chair, Department of Environmental Health Sciences Director, Disaster and Emergency Communication Research Unit Director, Community Resilience and Disaster Management Program University of Alabama at Birmingham H Keith Florig Senior Research Engineer Department of Engineering and Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University Read the entire page →
From page 123... ... BREAK 10:30 a.m. Behavioral and Risk Communication Issues, and Intervention Strategies, in Nuclear Detonation Incidents (continued) Read the entire page →
From page 124... ... Benjamin, Committee Chair Executive Director American Public Health Association Read the entire page →
From page 125... ... Annas, Session Moderator Edward Utley Professor and Chair Department of Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights Boston University School of Public Health 9:00 a.m. Panel 1. Read the entire page →
From page 126... ... Nathaniel Hupert, Weill Medical College of Cornell University Amy Hideko Kaji, Los Angeles (Harbor-UCLA Medical Center) Katherine Uraneck, New York (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene) Read the entire page →
From page 127... ... Preparedness to evacuate serious casualties from a 10-kt IND from area hospitals to appropriate treatment facilities statewide and nationally Joseph A Barbera, George Washington University Dan Hanfling, National Capital Region (Inova Health System, Falls Church, Virginia) Read the entire page →
From page 128... ... Remick Office of Emergency Response National Nuclear Security Administration Department of Energy 3:50 p.m. National Guard Response Assets and Plans in the Event of an IND Detonation Col. Read the entire page →
From page 129... ... Welcome, Introductions, and Overview of Workshop Purpose and Objectives Georges C Benjamin, Committee Chair Executive Director American Public Health Association Session 3 CURRENT Preparedness for aN improvised nuclear device, Part II: PREVENTING AND TREATING fallout CASUALTIES Session Objective: Discuss the preparedness of Tier 1 UASI areas to manage the effects of the radiation fallout from a 10-kt IND and to identify, mitigate, and manage long-term effects. Read the entire page →
From page 130... ... Ahrens, Los Angeles and San Francisco (California Department of Public Health) Brooke Buddemeier, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Kathleen "Cass" Kaufman, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health) Read the entire page →

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... in Tier 1 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) cities (New York/New Jersey; National Capitol Region; Houston; Chicago; Los Angeles; and San Francisco/Bay Area)

Appendix A: Workshop Agendas Pages 115-130

Appendix A: Workshop Agendas
Pages 115-130