Seventh Annual
“One Medicine” Symposium
December 9, 2009
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center | Durham, North Carolina
Humans & Birds & Pigs - Oh My!
A One Medicine Approach to Emerging Influenzae
Updated Agenda
7:00am-8:30
Registration
8:30-9:00
Welcome
Jeffrey Engel, MD, State Health Director, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Steve Troxler, Commissioner, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
9:00-9:45
One Health: A Bird That’s Come Home to Roost
- Overview and Update of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza
- What happened to H5N1 Flu?
- How has this pandemic changed pandemic planning?
Rear Admiral Ali Khan, MD, MPH Assistant Surgeon General, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
9:45-10:45
Influenza Virus Evolutions within the Poultry and Swine Industries
- Viral evolution that led to the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza
- Industry evolution
Gene Erickson, DVM, PhD, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Eric Gonder, DVM, PhD, Goldsboro Milling Company
10:45-11:15
Break
11:15-11:35
Human Influenza Surveillance
- Clinical & epidemiologic features
- Syndromic, laboratory, and mortality surveillance
Zack Moore, MD, MPH, NC Department of Health and Human Services
11:35-11:55
Influenza Surveillance Strategy for Swine
- Surveillance of swine linked to human cases
- Surveillance of swine observed with influenza-like illness on farms
- Surveillance of swine with influenza-like illness at commingling events
- Impediments
Tom Ray, DVM, MPH, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
12:00pm-1:00
Lunch: provided
1:00-1:45
Impacts of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza on Public Health
- NC Division of Public Health response
- Laboratory capacity exceeded
- First wave – surveillance; second wave – vaccination
- Vaccination strategy
Julie Casani, MD, MPH, NC Department of Health and Human Services
1:45-2:05
Impacts of the 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza on Swine Industry
- Trade implications/economic losses
- Employee health/reassortment risk
- Loss of consumer confidence in product
Liz Wagstrom, DVM, MS, National Pork Board
2:05-2:25
Vaccination Strategy for Swine and Swine Workers
- Currently approved vaccines for swine – autogenous vs. commercial vaccines
- Development of national influenza vaccine strain selection for swine
- Swine vaccine for 2009 Pandemic H1N1 Influenza
Patricia Foley, DVM, PhD, United States Department of Agriculture
2:25-2:45
The Wildlife Picture: Feral Swine and Wild Birds
Seth Swafford, MS, United States Department of Agriculture
2:45-3:15
Break
3:15-4:00
A One Medicine Approach between NC Department of Health and Human Services and NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Plan updates
Megan Davies, MD, State Epidemiologist, NC Department of Health and Human Services
David Marshall, DVM, State Veterinarian, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
4:00-5:05
Panel: Q&A
Megan Davies, MD, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Patricia Foley, DVM, PhD, United States Department of Agriculture, Veterinary Services
Eric Gonder, DVM, PhD, Goldsboro Milling Company, Poultry Industry Representative
Rear Admiral Ali Khan, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David Marshall, DVM, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Seth Swafford, MS, United States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services
Liz Wagstrom, DVM, MS, National Pork Council, Swine Industry Representative
Panel Moderator: Carl Williams, DVM, NC Department of Health and Human Services
