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On Wednesday, the HHS will conduct the third in a series of interactive webcasts on pandemic influenza. The public is invited to submit questions.
The Flu Wiki has an ongoing thread about this upcoming program HERE. A hat tip to Kobie for starting this thread.
Here is the announcement from the HHS page.
Webcast Series on Pandemic Influenza
Please join us for a live discussion to help state planners in the next round of pandemic influenza planning. No registration is required. Email your questions for the webcast panelists during the program to hhsstudio@hhs.gov. Please include your first name, state and town.
The video will stream in Windows Media format. Please note you will need a Windows media player installed on your computer’s browser in order to view the live video stream. If you are unable to view this live stream in the Windows media format you can view the Flash video-on-demand of the event that will be made available May 5th.
This webcast will cover the impact of implementing the community mitigation intervention of dismissal of students/school closures. It will provide the opportunity for a live question-and-answer session with these Federal specialists:
- Francisco Averhoff, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Camille Welborn, U.S. Department of Education
- Barbara Bingham, U.S. Department of Labor
- Brenda Lisi, U.S. Department of Agriculture
More information on pandemic planning as it relates to schools, educators and administrators can be found on the Department of Education's Emergency Planning page.
Earlier webinars on the State planning and assessment process aired on March 13 and April 2.
The pandemic influenza planning webcasts are brought to you by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
