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On September 25th, the HHS held the 6th in their series of online Webinars designed to spread the word about pandemic preparedness. The archived video of this 57 minute session is now online, and available for people to watch.
Webcast Series: September 25, 2008
Archive of September 25, 2008 Web-based discussion to help citizens learn more about pandemic flu and the steps they can take now to plan for a pandemic.
Play (►) the video below for additional information. Please be aware that this video is 57 minutes and may take 3-5 minutes to load onto the page depending on your computer. (See Captioned Video)
Speakers
- Admiral Joxel Garcia, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Dr. Richard Benjamin, Chief Medical Officer, American Red Cross
- Outline for the Webcast: HTML | Powerpoint (PPT - 98 KB)
- Harlan Dolgin, Co-chair, PandemicPrep.org, St. Louis, Missouri
- Tim Woerther, Co-chair, PandemicPrep.org, St. Louis, Missouri
The next scheduled broadcast promises to be something special, with an `all-star lineup' of participants.
October Webcast
On October 29, 2008, at 1:00 pm ET, we will have a special edition of PlanFirst, featuring HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt and special guests Dr. Bill Raub, Science Advisor to Secretary Leavitt; Dr. Mike Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota; and Maggie Fox of Reuters.
Secretary Leavitt will provide formal remarks regarding the Nation’s pandemic planning effort. He will then join a roundtable discussion with our special guests to discuss the Nation’s level of pandemic preparedness and related issues.
As always, our guests, including Secretary Leavitt, will take questions from our viewing audience.
No registration is required. Email your questions for the Webcast panelists before and/or during the program to hhsstudio@hhs.gov. Please include your first name, state and town.
The pandemic influenza PlanFirst Webcasts are brought to you by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
