Confronting Ethics of Pandemic Influenza Planning: 2008 Summit of ...(cisions about availability of equipment ...),Health

Date:7/15/2008

cisions about availability of equipment, intensive care beds and methods to slow the spread of disease that should be identified and addressed before an adverse event would limit the time available to make ethical decisions," said Dr. Meslin. "This summit is designed to help state officials identify these issues and determine how best to tackle them. We hope that by meeting together, these leaders will learn from one another and develop joint strategies."

The two-day summit will combine open plenary sessions and small working groups undertaking the identification of ethical concerns and feasible solutions. A summary of the findings will be released at the conclusion of the summit during a news conference at noon July 15 at the conference center.

Opening remarks will be presented at 8:30 a.m. July 14 by Drs. Monroe and Meslin and David N. Sundwall, M.D., president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.

The summit also will bring to Indianapolis key government leaders in health policy relating to pandemic influenza. Invited speakers include Admiral Joxel Garcia, M.D., assistant secretary of health, and Rear Admiral W. Craig Vanderwagen, M.D., assistant secretary for preparedness and response, both with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Rear Admiral James M. Galloway, M.D., assistant surgeon general, U.S. Public Health Service.

The luncheon speaker will be David Orentlicher, M.D., J.D., the Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law and co-director of the Hall Center for Law and Health at the Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, adjunct associate professor of medicine at the IU School of Medicine, and a member of the Indiana House of Representatives.

The Summit group will reconvene on July 15 and present its findings to the public.

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Contact: Mary Hardin mhardin@iupui.edu 317-274-7722 Indiana University Source:Eurekalert

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