DSHS Influenza Surveillance Workshop
Texas Department of State Health Services
10100 Burnet Road, Bldg 137
Austin, TX 78758
Commons Learning Center
July 22nd and 23rd, 2015
Day 1: Wednesday, July 22nd
8:00 am
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Welcome & Introductions
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Lesley Brannan
Texas Department of State Health Services
Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease
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8:30 am
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Review of the 2014-2015 Influenza Season in Texas
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Johnathan Ledbetter
Texas Department of State Health Services
Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease
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9:15 am
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
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Holly Hughes-Garza, DVM
Texas Animal Health Commission
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9:45 am
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Break
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10:00 am
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VRI Plan/Novel flu/MERS-CoV Updates
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Lesley Brannan
Texas Department of State Health Services
Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease
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11:15 am
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Laboratory Specimen Collection,
Submission, and Testing with Q&A
Part I Part II
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Martha Thompson
Texas Department of State Health Services Austin Lab
Lesley Brannan
Texas Department of State Health Services
Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease
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12:00 pm
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Lunch (on your own)
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1:30 pm
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It’s a Lone Star State-of-(Data)Mine – How a Provider Partnership is Enhancing ILI Surveillance in Williamson County
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Virginia Headley
Williamson County & Cities Health District
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2:15 pm
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ILINet
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Robert Russin
Texas Department of State Health Services
Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease
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2:45 pm
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BIDS/ELC Flu Surveillance
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Tom Jeffreys
Texas Department of State Health Services
Region 9/10
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3:15 pm
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Break
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3:30 pm
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Flu Death and Hospitalization Surveillance
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Sonya Hughes
Dallas County Health and Human Services
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4:15 pm
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2015-2016 Surveillance Updates
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Johnathan Ledbetter
Texas Department of State Health Services
Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease
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Day 2: Thursday, July 23rd
8:00 am
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Outbreak Investigation, Tools, and Resources
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Lesley Brannan
Texas Department of State Health Services
Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease
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8:30 am
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Influenza Outbreaks and How To Survive Them
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Connie Alaniz
Texas Department of State Health Services
Region 8
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9:00 am
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Concurrent Session Ia
Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) Panel Presentation and Q&A
DADS Quality Monitoring Program
ICFR Requirements
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Lisa Davis
Irma Elizondo
Debbie Kane
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9:00 am
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Concurrent Session Ib
Laboratory Response Network (LRN) Presentation
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Daniel Serinaldi |
10:00 am
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Break
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10:15 am
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Concurrent Session II
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10:55 am
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Concurrent Session III
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11:35 am
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Discuss breakout sessions, final wrap up
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Lesley Brannan & Johnathan Ledbetter
Texas Department of State Health Services
Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease
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