3431.0 Terrorism and Public Health

Monday, November 9, 2009: 4:30 PM
Oral
In this session, four speakers will discuss various aspects of the relationship between terrorism and public health and the roles of public health workers in addressing these problems. After each presenter, there will be a short question-and-answer period.
Session Objectives: By the end of this session attendees will be able to: 1. Describe specific current issues pertaining to terrorism and public health, and 2. Describe the roles of public health workers in addressing these problems.
Moderators:
Victor W. Sidel, MD and Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH

4:30 PM
"War on Terror" and the Constitution
H. Jack Geiger, MD, MSciHyg
4:50 PM
Appraising the Bioterrorism Threat
Susan Wright, PhD
5:10 PM
Torture, health professionals, and the Obama Administration: Where we go from here?
Leonard Rubenstein, JD
  
5:30 PM
Terrorism preparedness and the local health department – Ready for what?
Esther Chernak, MD, MPH
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Peace Caucus
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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