1998 Richard J. Duma/NFID Annual Press Conference and Symposium on Infectious Diseases

Wednesday, April 14, 1998
The National Press Club, Holeman Lounge (formerly Main Lounge)
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

10:05 a.m.

Standards for Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control Programs: Why Do We Need Them?
William E. Scheckler, M.D.
Professor, Department of Family Medicine
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Madison, Wisconsin
and
Chair, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Consensus Panel on Infrastructure and Essential Activities for Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control Programs

10:25 a.m.

Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: The New Scourge?
William R. Jarvis, M.D.
Acting Director, Hospital Infections Program
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

10:45 a.m.

Creative Ways to Vaccinate: Can We Throw Away the Needle and Syringe?

Bruce G. Weniger, M.D.
Assistant Chief for Vaccine Development
Vaccine Safety and Development Activity
National Immunization Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

11:05 a.m.

Bioterrorism: Are We Prepared?
Michael T. Osterholm, Ph.D., M.P.H.
State Epidemiologist
Minnesota Department of Health
Minneapolis, Minnesota

11:25 a.m.

Late Breaker: Avian Influenza: What is Next?
Nancy J. Cox, M.D.
Chief, Influenza Branch
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

11:45 a.m.

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 late breaking infectious news for 1999, 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
Glaxo Wellcome, Inc.
Pfizer Inc
Pharmacia & Upjohn
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc.
Roche Laboratories, Inc.
Zeneca Pharmaceuticals