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Plenary Sessions

Plenary I
Panel Discussion on Joint Investigation

Addressing the Needs of Health Professionals and Police Investigators

  • Marc-André Beaulieu, Chief, National Office of Health Emergency Response Team, Population and Public Health Branch, Health Canada
  • John Bureaux, Explosive Disposal and Technology Section, Technical & Protective Operations Facility, RCMP
  • Robert Wadden, Assistant Crown Attorney, Crown Attorney’s Office

Plenary II
The Government of Canada and the Fight Against Terrorism

  • The Honorable Wayne Easter, Solicitor General of Canada, Solicitor General Canada

Plenary III
Bioterror and Public Health: How We Got Here

  • D. A. Henderson, D. A. Henderson, Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Service Professor, Founding Director, Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies

Plenary IV
Canada’s National Counter-Terrorism Arrangements

  • Robert Lesser, Deputy Director General, Counter-Terrorism Division, Solicitor General Canada
  • Frank Welsh, Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Planning and Training, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Health Canada
  • Tracy Thiessen, Senior Analyst, Communication and Consultation, Privy Council Office
  • Dave Redman, Director-Crisis Management, Emergency Management Alberta

Plenary V
Media Hype, Media Help

  • Peter Calamai, Toronto Star
  • L. Ian MacDonald, Southam News
  • Maureen Taylor, CBC

Plenary VI
Bioterrorism: The Modern Peril

  • Laurie Garrett, Writer, Newsday, Author, USA

Prevention Sessions

Understanding Terrorism: What Is Needed to Prevent It

  • Don Avery, Professor of History, University of Western Ontario
  • Gwynne Dyer, Journalist and Author, London, UK

Preventive Tools 1

  • D. A. Henderson, Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Service Professor, Founding Director, Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies, USA
  • Luis Barreto, Vice President, Public Policy, Director, International Public Health Affairs, Aventis Pasteur
  • Frank Souter, Project Manager, Allied Vaccine Development Project, Canadian Forces Medical Group

The Local Planning Process for Bioterror

  • Bonnie Henry, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Toronto Public Health
  • Paul Le Guerrier, Medical Consultant, Montreal-Centre Public Health Department
  • Cheryl Bourrassa, Director, Disaster and Emergency Health Planning, Calgary Regional Health Authority
  • Lynn Gibbs-Scharf, Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Preventing Public Fear and Panic

  • Ronald Crelinsten, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa
  • Duncan Pedersen, Director, Psycosocial Research Division, Douglas Hospital Research Centre - McGill University
  • Patrick McGee, President, McGee and Associates
  • Sheila Watkins, Director General, Communications, Marketing and Consultation Branch, Health Canada

Preventive Tools 2

  • Anne McCarthy, Director, Infectious Disease Division, Ottawa Hospital General Campus
  • Slavica Vlahovich, Medical Advisor, Radiation Protection Bureau, Health Canada

Preparedness Sessions

Is There a Threat? Towards Risk Assessment

  • Chief Superintendent Dan Killam, Director General, National Security, Criminal Intelligence Directorate, RCMP
  • Cheryl Bourassa, Director, Disaster and Emergency Health Planning, Calgary Health Region
  • Patrice Guyard, Coordinator, Emergency Preparedness, Quebec Department of Health

Planning for the Unpredictable

  • Robert Lesser, Deputy Director General, Counter-Terrorism Division, Solicitor General Canada
  • Bernard Dubois, Director, Territorial Operations and Emergency Preparedness, Quebec Ministry of Public Security
  • Michel Doré, President, Stratégies multi risques

Lessons Learned and Impact on Planning: Doing It Right

  • Sheela Basrur, Medical Officer of Health, City of Toronto
  • Brian Gushulak, Director General, Medical Services, Citizenship and Immigration
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  • Stephen Corber, Manager, Disease Prevention and Control, Pan American Health Organization

Psychological Impact: How to Prepare Potential Victims and Workers

  • Jane Mocellin, Disaster Management, Preparedness & Response, France
  • Rocky Lopes, Disaster Services Preparedness, American Red Cross
  • Roderick Orner, Department of Clinical Psychology, Baverstock House, UK

Response Sessions

Mission Possible: Organizing and Managing a Coordinated and Integrated Response

  • Wayne Dauphinee, Director, Emergency Preparedness, Ministry of Health Planning, BC
  • John Lindsay, Disaster Management Specialist, Manitoba Health

Foodborne Illness Outbreak Response Protocol

  • Anne-Marie St. Laurent, Associate Director, Interagency Program, Bureau Food Regulatory, International and Interagency Affairs, Food Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada

The Coincidence of Impact and Evidence: Control and Security Issues in Terrorist

  • Don Bindon, Manager, Emergency Operations Program RCMP ‘E’ Division
  • Dave Hutton, Manitoba Health, Strategic Initiatives/Mental Health Branch

Responder Protection and Safety

  • Eric Bone, Manager, Disaster Preparedness, BC Ambulance Service
  • Karen Wanger, Emergency Physician and Regional Medical Coordinator, BC Ambulance Service
  • Ugis Bickis, Phoenix OHC, Inc.

High Risk Infectious Disease Response Plans: An All Hazards Approach

  • David Patrick, Director Epidemiology Services, BC Centre for Disease Control
  • John Blatherwick, Chief Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

The Response Capacity of the Public Health System in Canada: Lessons from SARS

  • David Naylor, Chair, National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health, Dean of Medicine and Vice Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions, University of Toronto

Casualty Management: A Comprehensive Approach to Medical Intervention

  • Karen Wanger, Emergency Physician, Regional Medical Coordinator, BC Ambulance Service
  • Daniel Kollek, Associate Professor – Emergency Medicine, Director of Continuing Medical Education, Emergency Program Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton General Hospital

Mitigating the Consequences and Supporting Recovery

  • Colin Harwood, Director, Office of Emergency Services, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Health Canada
  • Arpad Palfy, Policy Advisor: Emergency Management Policy, Office of Critical Infrastructure and Emergency Preparedness
  • Merv Fingas, Chief Emergencies Science and Technology, Environment Canada

Recovery & Continuity Sessions

Regulated Process Recovery in Public Health Disasters

  • Robert Peterson, Director General, Therapeutic Products Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada
  • Jeffrey Poston, Executivec Director, Canadian Pharmacists Association
  • Sally Rutherford, Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Integrated Policy Systems

Public Health Workers: Legal and Ethical Issues in Response and Recovery

  • Anthony Moulton, Public Health Law Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Elaine Gibson, Associate Director, Health Law Institute, Dalhousie University

Recovery Instruments: Have We Got It Right?

  • Janet Bax, Director General, Office of Critical Infrastructure and Emergency Preparedness Programs
  • Don Shropshire, National Director, Disaster Services, The Canadian Red Cross Society
  • Diana Jardine, Director, Municipal Programs & Education, Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing

Essential Services: Yours or Ours?

  • Murray McQuigge, Clinical Adjunct Professor, University of Western Ontario, Department of Family Medicine
  • Doug Harrison, Deputy Chief, Emergency Management Ontario

From Chernobyl to SARS: What Have We Learned?

  • Murray McQuigge, Clinical Adjunct Professor, University of Western Ontario, Department of Family Medicine
  • Graeme Jannaway, CBCP CISA, Jannaway and Associates
  • Paul Wright, MBCP, P.E. Wright & Associates Inc.

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