Location:
500 5th St. NW
Room 100
Washington, DC, 20001
USA
Event Type :
WorkshopDescription :
The first workshop of the Standing Committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Strategic National Stockpile will take place February 4-5, 2016 at the Keck Center in Washington, DC. Workshop objectives are as follows:
- Provide a broad overview of current efforts underway at CDC, DoD, and the VA to distribute medical countermeasures and other supplies during a disaster or other public health emergency including during times of major infrastructure failure;
- Review novel practices used by private industry to distribute medical products and supplies on a day to day basis as well as during an emergency;
- Identify major gaps in currently available distribution methods in the public and private sectors;
- Identify opportunities for collaboration and coordination between CDC and among relevant federal as well as industry programs to support effective and efficient medical countermeasure distribution; and
- Examine opportunities to enhance the economic sustainability of the SNS in view of evolving mission expectations and new MCM research and development.
Registration for Online Attendance :
N/A Registration for in Person Attendance :
N/A
If you would like to attend the sessions of this event that are open to the public or need more information please contact
Contact Name: Scott Wollek
Contact Email: swollek@nas.edu
Contact Phone: (202) 334-1562
Agenda
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Supporting File(s)
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Is it a Closed Session Event?
No
Publication(s) resulting from the event:
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