The Biodefense Policy Seminars are back, and our Fall lineup is stellar! We’re delighted to have Dr. Daniel Dodgen of ASPR, Dr. Paul Walker of Green Cross International, and Dr. Kathleen Vogel come and speak to us this semester. As always, the seminars are free and open to the public. Our first Seminar is this Tuesday, September 17th. Details are below – stop by!
September Seminar: “The ABCs of Including Special Populations in Biodefense and Public Health Preparedness”
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Dodgen
Date: Tuesday, September 17th, 2013 at 7:20 PM
Where: Meese Conference Room, Mason Hall, GMU Fairfax Campus
Join us as Dr. Daniel Dodgen discusses the importance of including special populations in Biodefense & Public Health planning. Dr. Dodgen is the Director for At-Risk Individuals, Behavioral Health, and Community Resilience in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). His office is tasked with ensuring that HHS is developing policies and capabilities for emergency planning, response, and recovery activities that integrate at-risk individuals (including children), behavioral health, and community resilience. Dr. Dodgen also served as the Executive Director of the White House directed national advisory group on disaster mental health, and played a coordinating role in the federal response to Hurricanes Sandy, Gustav, Ike, and Dean; the H1N1 epidemic, the BP oil spill, the Sandy Hook school shooting, and other natural and manmade disasters.
RSVP to shover@gmu.edu!
For more information about our Fall lineup, please visit our Events page.
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Do you will film it to share latly at internet? Please do it!
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Will GMU set up a webcast for this event for those who won’t be in the area?
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Sadly we are not quite that organized yet but we hope to provide video of future events.
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Thanks for the reply. Hope to make the next event. Best wishes.
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