1997 Richard J. Duma/NFID Annual Press Conference and Symposium on Infectious Diseases

Wednesday, April 16, 1997
The National Press Club, Murrow, White, and Lisagor Conference Rooms
529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

Agenda

10:00 a.m.

About the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and the Richard J. Duma/NFID Annual Press Conference and Symposium on Infectious Diseases
William J. Martone, M.D.
Senior Executive Director
National Foundation For Infectious Diseases
Bethesda, MD

10:10 a.m.

Antibiotic Use and Infection Control Practices Linked to Emergence of Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals: A Project ICARE Report
John E. McGowan, Jr., M.D.
Professor of Epidemiology
Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

10:30 a.m.

Drug Resistant Pneumococcus A Challenge to the Nation's Health
Benjamin Schwartz, M.D.
Chief, Childhood and Vaccine Preventible Diseases Section
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

10:50 a.m.

Protecting America's Food Supply from Microbial Contamination: The Role of Irradiation
Michael T. Osterholm, Ph.D., M.P.H.
State Epidemiologist
Minnesota Department of Health
Minneapolis, Minnesota

11:10 a.m.

Panel Discussion on Irradiation with Introductory Comments from the FDA and USDA
Michael T. Osterholm, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Daniel L. Engeljohn, Ph.D.
Chief, Standards Development Branch
Food Safety and Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C.

Joseph M. Madden, Ph.D.
Strategic Manager for Microbiology
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
Washington, D.C.

11:30 a.m.

Late Breaker To Be Announced

11:45 a.m.

Full Panel Discussion
Moderator Richard J. Duma, M.D., Ph.D.
Member, NFID Board of Trustees
Director, Infectious Diseases
Halifax Medical Center
Daytona Beach, Florida

Each panelist will be asked for his/her prediction about breaking infectious disease news, followed by questions from the audience.

12:00 p.m.

Adjournment/Complimentary Lunch

Presented by:
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
with the support of unrestricted educational grants from:

Bayer Corporation, Pharmaceutical Division
Merck Vaccine Business
Pfizer Inc
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc.
Roche Laboratories, Inc.
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
Zeneca Pharmaceuticals