ICEP: On Our Watch II
Preparing the Emergency Department for Bioterrorism
Conference Agenda
September 14, 2004
Welcome and Acknowledgements
Jacek Franaszek, MD, FACEP
Conference Co-Chair
Attending Physician
Department of Emergency Medical Services
Hinsdale Hospital
Clinical Associate
Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Potential Emergency Departments
Disaster Scenarios
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP
Conference Co-Chair
Professor & Research Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Attending Physician, Emergency Services
University of Illinois Hospital
Chicago, IL
Homeland Security:
Insuring Emergency Medicine Department
Safety Following a Significant Disaster
James Opoka
Sr. Emergency Management Program Specialist
National Preparedness Division – Region V
FEMA
Chicago, IL
Emergency Preparedness and City of Chicago Disaster Plans
Lori Lightfoot
Chief of Staff/General Counsel
Office of Emergency Management and
Communications
City of Chicago
Chicago, IL
State of Illinois Perspective on Emergency Preparedness
Eric Whitaker, MD, MPH
Director
Illinois Department of Public Health
Springfield, IL
Strategies for Coping with SARS in the Emergency Department:
The Toronto Experience
Howard Ovens, MD, CCFP (EM), FCFP
Director, Schwartz/Resiman Emergency Centre,
Mount Sinai Hospital
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Family and
Community Medicine
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Strategies for Coping with SARS in the Emergency Department:
Lessons and Challenges for the Future
Howard Ovens, MD, CCFP (EM), FCFP
Director, Schwartz/Resiman Emergency Centre,
Mount Sinai Hospital
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Family and
Community Medicine
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clinical Experience with Monkey Pox
Michael G. Anderson, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Stephanie Anderson, ND, RN-CS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Nursing
University of Illinois College of Nursing
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practioner
Columbia, SC
JCAHO Standards for Bioterrorism Preparedness and Overcrowding
R. Scott Altman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACEP
Managing Consultant
Joint Commission Resources
Adjunct Instructor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
ED Overcrowding: Fix It
Peter Viccellio, MD, FACEP
Vice Chairman
Department of Emergency Medicine
School of Medicine
SUNY at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York
Emergency Department Disaster Preparedness:
Tertiary Medical Center Perspective
Alisa Murchek, RN, MS
Associate Director of Critical and
Emergency Services
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Emergency Department Disaster Preparedness:
Community Hospital Perspective
Marge Luczak, MSN, RN, CCRN
EMS Coordinator
Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Hospital Decontamination
Jonathan L. Burstein, MD, FACEP
Associate Director, Science and Technology
Harvard Center for Public Health Preparedness
Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Federal Programs and Resources
for Emergency Medical Services
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP
Grant Opportunities in Homeland Security,
Biosurveillance and Emergency Medical Care
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP
Lessons Learned:
Potential Emergency Department Disaster Scenarios
Edward P. Sloan, MD, MPH, FACEP