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INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
Standing Committee on Medical Readiness
April 23, 2009
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW
Room 110
Washington, D.C.
10:30a.m. – Noon Welcome and Introductions
Edward Gabriel, Chair
Sponsor’s Charge to the Committee
**PRESENTATION**
Til Jolly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Acting) and
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Office of Health Affairs, DHS
Michael Zanker, Director of Health Security, Office of Health Affairs, DHS
Kathie McCracken, Medical Readiness, Office of Health Affairs, DHS
Discussion with Sponsor on Key Issues for the Standing Committee to Address
Noon – 12:45. Lunch – Keck Atrium (3rd floor)
12:45 – 1:30 IOM Standing Committees and National Academies’ Efforts on Emergency Preparedness
IOM Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health (COPPE)
Maryann D’Alessandro, Associate Director for Science, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, NIOSH, CDC
**PRESENTATION**
IOM Standing Committee on Aerospace Medicine and the Medicine of Extreme Environments (CAMMEE)
Rich Williams, (via phone), Chief Health and Medical Officer, NASA
Related Emergency Preparedness Efforts
Andrew Pope, Director, Board on Health Sciences Policy
1:30 – 4:15 Overview of Programs Relevant to Integration of Community-Based Emergency Preparedness – Presentations and Discussion
Focus Questions:
§ What are the current strengths and limitations in the integration of your program/office’s work with state, regional, and local efforts? Where could integration of federal-state-local efforts be improved?
§ What are the major issues in improving an integrated approach to community-based emergency preparedness? Where could this committee make a contribution to improving the current level of integration and preparedness?
1:30 – 1:35 Introduction to the Session
Edward Gabriel, Chair
1:35 – 2:05 Metropolitan Medical Response System
Sebastian Heath, MMRS Program Manager, Federal Emergency Management Agency
**PRESENTATION**
2:05 – 2:35 State Emergency Medical Services
Robert Bass, (via phone), Executive Director, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems
2:35 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 3:15 CDC Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response
Daniel Sosin, Director, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, CDC
**PRESENTATION**
3:15 – 3:45 HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Gerald Parker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
**PRESENTATION**
3:45 – 4:15 The Joint Commission – Preparedness Standards
Margaret Van Amringe, Vice President for Public Policy and Government Relations, Joint Commission
4:15 – 5:00 Discussion on the Audiences and Partners
§ Who are the audience and partners for the committee’s work?
§ What are the best mechanisms for disseminating information to these groups/individuals?
5:00 Adjourn
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