TGHC Breakfast Discussion: Local Response to the Novel H1N1 Pandemic

THIS MONTH'S TOPIC: Local response to the Novel H1N1 Pandemic. Specialists will convene for an updated discussion on H1N1, to include the latest medical data and the potential impact on NC health care facilities and on the economy. We will discuss the following:

- Surge capacity of health care facilities
- Impact of potential supply shortages in health care facilities
- Impact of absenteeism of personnel on business
- Local and state governmental response activities
- Business and market preparedness, the good and bad
- International monitoring and coordination activities
- Risk assessment and communication within organizations and to the
public

Please RSVP by Friday, November 13 on the website, or via email to triangleglobalhealth@gmail.com

Please refer to the following links for some background reading:
http://www.flu.gov/ and http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1FLU/

The TGHC Breakfast Discussion Series facilitates the Triangle's players in the field of global health getting to know each other and to get acquainted with what's happening locally in this dynamic field. TGHC is fostering an integrated approach to global health to stimulate action, with particular emphasis on the grand challenges and opportunities in the field today. At each meeting we will discuss a topic that will have been announced in advance. A short presentation by the moderator will introduce the topic and set the stage for discussion. No slides will be presented but a flip chart will be available for on the spot illustration. A moderated discussion will endeavor to shed light on the topic. We will stop right on 8.30 AM, but the room will be available for another 30 minutes for informal discourse for those that choose to stay.

The breakfast forums are scheduled to occur on the third Thursday of each month for 2009.