Use this area to offer a short preview of your email's content. View this email in your browser The Ebola Crisis: What it Means for West Africa and the World



October 27, 2014 | 1:00pm-5:00pm

Presidential Ballroom, Faculty House, Columbia University

64 Morningside Drive, New York, NY

(enter through gates on 116th Street between Amsterdam and Morningside Drive)



To Join

In-person (RSVP required): https://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/webapi/register.php?eventID=74826

Live webcast (no RSVP required): http://bit.ly/ebolaconference2014

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Description

The Ebola crisis is growing, requiring a massive emergency response. Dr. Irwin Redlener of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) and Prof. Jeffrey Sachs of the Earth Institute will convene experts and stakeholders for a timely and educational conference on the outbreak. The program will bring together public health and health care practitioners, policy makers, humanitarian workers, journalists, and private sector leaders. Multi-disciplinary dialogue will focus on how best to curb the epidemic, understand its public health and social implications, and mitigate future high-fatality events.



Program

Welcome and Opening Remarks Jeffrey Sachs , PhD – Dorector, The Earth Institute, Columbia University

, PhD – Dorector, The Earth Institute, Columbia University Irwin Redlener, MD – Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute, Columbia University

Covering an Epidemic – What We’re Learning from Ebola and What Journalists Need to Know Richard Besser, MD - Chief Medical Editor, ABC News; former Acting Director, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Panel 1: Ebola Fundamentals: What are the Major Challenges?

Moderator: Jeff Schlegelmilch, MPH, MBA - Managing Director for Strategic Planning and Operations, National Center for Disaster Preparedness Ranu Dhillon , MD – Senior Health Advisor, Earth Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor, SIPA; Columbia University VIA SKYPE

, MD – Senior Health Advisor, Earth Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor, SIPA; Columbia University Anne Liu , MPH – Program Manager, Health Systems Development, Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development, Earth Institute, Columbia University VIA SKYPE

, MPH – Program Manager, Health Systems Development, Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development, Earth Institute, Columbia University Jay Varma , MD - Deputy Commissioner for Disease Control, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; former Medical Epidemiologist, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

, MD - Deputy Commissioner for Disease Control, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; former Medical Epidemiologist, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Robert Kanter, MD – Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Earth Institute, Columbia University; Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA Panel 2: Is Science Keeping Up with the Demands of Ebola – and Challenges to Come?

Moderator: David Abramson, PhD, MPH - Deputy Director and Director of Research, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Earth Institute, Columbia University; Assistant Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Medical Center Robert Klitzman , MD – Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Masters of Bioethics Program; Director, Ethics, Policy and Human Rights Core, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University

, MD – Professor of Psychiatry; Director, Masters of Bioethics Program; Director, Ethics, Policy and Human Rights Core, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University Stephen Morse, PhD –Director, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Certificate program, Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Medical Center

Closing Remarks

Chernor Bah, MA – Sierra Leonean Peace Activist and Chair, Youth Advocacy Group, UN Global Education First Initiative VIA SKYPE



Adjourn

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