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Appendix C: Workshop Agenda
Pages 77-82

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... Wednesday, 6 November 2019 8:30 AM Welcome and Plans for the Workshop • Henrike Hartmann, Executive Management, Volkswagen Foundation • Diana Wall and Volker ter Meulen, Planning Committee Chair and Vice Chair 8:45 AM Vladimir Romanovsky, University of Alaska Fairbanks The driving forces: Arctic and Antarctic warming and permafrost thaw (observed and projected changes) 9:05 AM Albert Osterhaus, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Emerging infectious and zoonotic diseases and environmental change; One Health 9:25 AM Keith Chaulk, Stantec Broader global context, sustainable development goals, human dimensions 9:45 AM Discussion 77
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... Moderated by: Birgitta Evengård, Umeå University, Planning Committee Member • Tom Douglas, CRREL: ecosystem-permafrost relationships, seasonal thaw, and thermokarst • Emily Jenkins, University of Saskatchewan: diseases at the human / animal / environment interface • Aleksandr Sokolov, Russian Academy of Sciences: terrestrial ecosystems of Yamal 11:50 AM Jan Semenza, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Environmental and climatic determinants of infectious disease
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... 2:20 PM Craig Stephen, Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative Wildlife health surveillance 2:40 PM Luise Müller, Statens Serum Institut Human health surveillance
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... 80 Global Health Security Risks from Microbial Threats in the Arctic 3:00 PM Panel: Priority Research Needs: What are the critical gaps in our scientific understanding and surveillance capabilities? Moderated by: Robyn Barbato, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab, Planning Committee Member • Lise Øvreås, University of Bergen: Arctic ecology and micro organisms • Sanne Eline Wennerberg, Veterinary & Food Authority of Greenland: human/animal exposure • Jessica Ernakovich, University of New Hampshire: permafrost microbiome and Arctic biogeochemistry • Tatiana Vishnivetskaya, University of Tennessee: microbial community structure and biodiversity of extreme environments • David Stanton, Swedish Museum of Natural History 3:45 PM Instructions for the Breakout Groups 3:55 PM Break 4:15 PM Breakout Group Discussions on Biosafety and Biosecurity Risks • Group 1: Assessing lab procedures / techniques likely to be used • Group 2: Appropriate biocontainment and engineering controls • Group 3: Approach to risk assessment for this work • Group 4: Impacts of organisms in thawing permafrost and exposed carcasses on indigenous and local communities 5:15 PM Breakout Groups Report Back in Plenary 5:45 PM Wrap-Up and Goals for Day 2 Diana Wall and Volker ter Meulen, Planning Committee Chair and Vice Chair 6:00 PM Adjourn Day 1 Thursday, 7 November 2019 8:30 AM Reflections on Day 1 and Plans for Day 2 Diana Wall and Volker ter Meulen, Planning Committee Chair and Vice Chair SESSION 3: RESEARCH AND OPERATIONAL PATHS FORWARD Guiding questions for the session:
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... Network 9:05 AM Eduard Zdor, University of Alaska Fairbanks & Cheryl Rosa, US Arctic Research Commission Zoonotic diseases of importance to subsistence communities 9:25 AM Susan Kutz, University of Calgary Using indigenous knowledge and community-based surveillance to detect emerging pathogens 9:45 AM Panel: Examples of International and Multidisciplinary Research Projects (From microbial discovery to surveillance to response) Moderated by: Susan Kutz, University of Calgary, Planning Committee Member • Michael Bruce, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: International Circumpolar Surveillance and collaborative One Health research in the Arctic • Trista Vick-Majors, Michigan Tech: examples from Antarctic microbiology • Arja Rautio, University of Oulu • Warwick Vincent, Université Laval 10:45 AM Instructions for the Breakout Groups 10:55 AM Break 11:15 AM Breakout Group Discussions on Harmonization of Surveillance Data • Group 1: Need for special surveillance approaches • Group 2: Current surveillance approaches in the Arctic • Group 3: Need for international standards around surveillance • Group 4: Microbiologic / diagnostic approaches for surveillance in the Arctic to have the earliest possible warning of diseases that emerge from the permafrost
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... far term concerns? • Aðalheiður Inga Þorsteinsdóttir, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland • Joshua Glasser, US Department of State • Christina Chappell, US Agency for International Development • Bert Rima, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine 3:10 PM Guided Discussion Session Facilitated by: Bob Reiss, author and journalist 3:50 PM Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up Planning Committee Members 4:00 PM Adjourn Workshop
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Key Terms

  • microbial threats
  • ter meulen
  • volker ter
  • committee chair
  • infectious agents

  • alaska fairbanks
  • guiding questions
  • existing research
  • critical gaps
  • health surveillance

  • surveillance approaches
  • harmful infectious
  • russian academy
  • zoonotic diseases
  • wildlife health

  • canadian wildlife
  • health cooperative
  • vladimir romanovsky
  • subsistence communities
  • current surveillance

  • michael brubaker
  • development goals
  • discussion session
  • michael bruce
  • guided discussion

  • sustainable development
  • aleksandr sokolov
  • jean michel
  • susan kutz
  • cheryl rosa


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