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Appendix A: Study Activities
Pages 189-192

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... During these meetings the committee received briefings from federal, state, and local government officials; medical and laboratory professionals; and academic and private-sector researchers regarding biological threats, bioaerosol detection technologies, clinical diagnostic testing, and surveillance and detection of disease threats in clinical settings and through public health systems. The first meeting, held on July 30–31, 2008, included speakers involved in creating the legislation relevant to the committee's charge and speakers from selected federal agencies and professional organizations, as well as 8
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From page 190...
... Speakers were chosen for their expertise in their fields. At the third meeting, held November 3–5, 2008, the committee heard from speakers on the topics of critical information needs for decision makers, index case recognition, point-of-care diagnostics, and other operational approaches to environmental monitoring for bioterrorism.
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... Public Health Consultant Naval Research Laboratory Steven Hanna, Ph.D. COL Mark Malatesta Harvard School of Public Health Department of Defense Katherine Heilpern, M.D.
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... Daniel Sosin, M.D., M.P.H. Houston Public Health Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control and Texas Prevention Rep.
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