Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Virtual Symposium: Partnerships and Continuity Planning for Critical

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Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Virtual
Symposium Partnerships and Continuity Planning
for Critical Systems
APEC EINet http//depts.washington.edu/einet/
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Steering committee meeting for Virtual Symposium

• 10 December 2007
• Biopolis, Singapore
• Hosted by Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention
  (REDI) Centre Dr. Rodney Hoff
• Pre-meeting dinner for introductions
• All-day intensive discussion on method and format
  of multipoint videoconference

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Participants

• In-person presence
• PRC (MOH)
• Philippines (DOH/TEPHINET)
• Singapore (SingHealth)
• Chinese Taipei (Taipei CDC)
• USA (Univ of Washington)
• Teleconference presence
• Australia (DOH)
• USA (CDC Informatics)

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Other Participants

• APEC Secretariat (Vincent Liu)
• UN System Influenza Coordination/Japan (Koji
  Nabae)
• REDI (Rodney Hoff)
• Advanced networks--SingAREN

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Outcomes

• Objective To describe how private and public
  sectors in the APEC region can cooperate and work
  effectively to prepare for and respond to
  pandemic influenza.
• Method Provide a menu of presentation topics
  and allow participating economies to select
  topics that they wish to address. All
  participants to present example of successful
  public-private sector collaborations in pandemic
  preparedness from their respective economies

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Outcomes

• Date of Virtual Symposium May 29 (Americas) May
  30 (Asia), 2008
• Menu topics decided by consensus
• Review and agreement on Invitation letter to
  participate in Virtual Symposium

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Current Update

• Invitation letters sent and interested economies
  include Australia, PRC, Japan, Malaysia, Papua
  New Guinea, Philippines, Chinese Taipei, USA
• Videoconferencing logistics currently in active
  discussion phase

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