On May 14 - 16, 2008,
the Washington State Department of Health, collaborating with
the British Columbia Ministry of Health, will host the fifth
annual bilateral infectious disease surveillance and response
workshop. The workshop will begin on May 14th at 1:00 PM and
conclude on May 16th at 1:00 PM.
The workshop, Cross Border Public Health Collaboration: Mass
Gatherings and Major Events, will continue the work of building
and maintaining cross-border public health surveillance,
communication and mutual assistance relationships. Featured will
be discussions about the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Games in British Columbia.
The workshop brings together cross border public health partners
in epidemiology surveillance and investigation, public health
laboratories, emergency management, emergency medical services,
risk communication, public health law and academia.
The disciplines involved include communicable disease
epidemiology, surveillance information technology, public health
laboratory diagnostics, risk communication, first response,
surge capacity, and public health law.
The participating
jurisdictions include:
United States:
Federal, tribal, state and local representation. Invited states
include: Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, North Dakota.
Canada: Federal,
provincial/territorial, regional and first nation representation. Invited
provinces/territories include: British Columbia, Yukon, Alberta.
The workshop is being held in Bellingham,
Washington.
For additional information about the
Workshop, contact:
Canada
John Lavery
Executive Director
Emergency Management Branch
British Columbia Ministry of Health
1515 Blanshard Street
Victoria, BC V8W 3C8
Tel: 250-952-1700 / Fax: 250-952-1362
john.lavery@gov.bc.ca
USA
Wayne Turnberg
Cross Border Workshop Coordinator Communicable Disease Epidemiology
Washington State Department of Health
1610 NE 150th St, MS: K17-9
Shoreline, WA 98115
Tel: 206-418-5559 / Fax: 206-418-5515
wayne.turnberg@doh.wa.gov
For additional information about
registration:
Gail Zimmerman
Cross Border Workshop Organizer
WA State Department of Health
PO Box 47890
Olympia, WA 98504
Tel: 360-236-4087 / Fax: 360-586-7424
gail.zimmerman@doh.wa.gov
