The state of New Mexico Department of Health

New Mexico Pandemic Influenza Management and Mitigation Symposium

UNM Conference Center, 1634 University Blvd, NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Friday, October 2, 2009

Agenda

GENERAL SESSION	PRESENTER / PANEL / SPONSOR
Registration – 309 Attendees	New Mexico Department of Health
Breakfast	Sponsor: McCune Charitable Foundation
Introduction – Symposium Moderator	Karen Armitage, MD, FAAP Chief Medical Officer, NMDOH
Roles of the NM Department of Health and the NM Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in a Coordinated Pandemic Response	Alfredo Vigil, MD, Secretary, NMDOH John W. Wheeler, Secretary, NMDHSEM
Overview and Update on H1N1 Influenza	C. Mack Sewell, DrPH, MS Director, Epidemiology and Response Division, and  NM State Epidemiologist, NMDOH
Break with Refreshments	Sponsor: UNM Hospitals
Clinical Features and Complications Influenza Testing: Update and Recommendations for Point-of-Care Testing Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Bacterial Pneumonia in the Setting of Influenza Severe H1N1 in the ICU Increased Severity of H1N1 Influenza During Pregnancy Neurological Complications	Panel Gary Overturf, MD, TriCore Reference Laboratories Susan Kellie, MD, MPH   Michelle Harkins, MD, UNM-HSC Valerie Rappaport, MD, UNM-HSC Larry Davis, MD, UNM School of Medicine
New Mexico Pandemic Response  Seasonal and Pandemic Vaccination Campaigns Novel H1N1 Influenza Current Antiviral Use Guidelines NMDOH Interim Guidelines for PPE, 2009 - 2010 Influenza Season Reference Influenza Testing at the State Laboratory Influenza Surveillance in New Mexico	Panel Karen Armitage MD Mike Landen, MD, MPH, NMDOH David Selvage, MHS, PA-C, NMDOH Adam Aragon, MS, NMDOH Chad Smelser, MD, NMDOH
Lunch	On Your Own
Operationalizing the Influenza Response in the Health Care Arena and Community Efforts From The University of New Mexico Presbyterian Medical Services Indian Health Service Holy Cross Hospital, Taos Veterans Administration Emergency Managers & Public Safety (Police & Fire Departments) School Responses to Influenza During the 2009 - 2010 School Year	Panel Byron Piatt, MPA, NMCEM Linda Stogner, MD, FAAP Bret Smoker, MD Sandra O’Kelly, BSN Rick Hernandez Greg Sanchez, NMCEM Mary Ramos, MD, MPH, FAAP
Break with Refreshments	Sponsor: UNM Hospitals

3:00 – 4:30 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS	BREAKOUT SESSION MODERATOR AND PANELISTS
Mass Vaccination Campaign
New Mexico Pandemic Response	Moderator: Karen Armitage, MD, FAAP NM Department of Health   Panel: Maggi Gallaher, MD, MPH, NM Department of Health Christopher Novak, MD, MPH, NM Department of Health Jacqueline Cardona, PHA, CDC/NM Department of Health
Infection Control
Infection Control and PPE   Isolation Precautions, PPE, AND Live-In Visitors at UNM Children’s Hospital Occupational Health Issues in Healthcare Settings	Moderator: Susan Kellie, MD, MPH University of New Mexico School of Medicine NM Veterans Affairs Health Care System   Panel: David Selvage, MHS, PA-C, NM Department of Health Elisabeta Szekely, RN, BSN, CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center Carol Moore, RN, BSN, CIC, NM Veterans Affairs Health Care System Monear Makvandi, MPH, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Teresa Bonifant, RN, Roosevelt General Hospital
Patient Management
	Moderator: Mike Richards, MD, MPA University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center   Panel: Byron Piatt, MPA, NMCEM, Emergency Manager, University of New Mexico Sheena Ferguson, MSN, RN, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Cliff Rees, JD, University of New Mexico Center for Disaster Medicine Kyle Thornton, EMTP, EMS Bureau, NM Department of Health George Kennedy, MD, EMS Bureau, NM Department of Health
Managing Surge
Role of NM Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in a Medical Surge Event       Mass Medical Care with Scare Resources: The Essentials	Moderator: Evonne Gantz NM Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management   Panel: Donald Torres, MA, NM Department of Health Sadie Sanchez, MBA, CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center Debbie Rochford, NM Primary Care Association Jeff Phillips, Emergency Manager, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Pricilla Thomas, Navajo Nation
Critical Care & Ethical Decision Making
Critical Care & Ethical Decision-Making in a Pandemic	Moderator: Cynthia Geppert, MD, PhD, MPH NM Veterans Affairs Health Care System   Panel: Anne Simpson, MD, CMD, Director, Institute of Ethics, University of New Mexico Barbara Mathis, JD, Institute of Ethics, University of New Mexico Jenny Mao, MD, FCCP, NM Veterans Affairs Health Care System