International Military Forum on
“Emerging Infectious Diseases:
the Military’s Role under International Health Regulations (IHR2005)”
 

Hosts/Sponsors: WHO, ICMM, AFHSC/GEIS & Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
Intended Audience: COL and below-public health professionals
Date & Location: 14-16 Sept (3 days); St Petersburg, Russia
Participants: 100-150 military medicine public health professionals & selected civilian counterparts.

Conference co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Committee on Military Medicine (ICMM), the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center/GEIS (AFHSC/GEIS), and the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
 
This conference is a follow-up to the 2003 St. Petersburg meeting, "Strengthening Influenza Pandemic Preparedness thorough Civil-Military Cooperation," which was co-sponsored by WHO, the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and DOD-GEIS.

The conference is focused on promoting military to military cooperation and coordination in the planning and response to emerging infectious events in support of international efforts by civilian governments and organizations under the WHO- International Health Regulations framework. Some topics of discussion may include:
1) The Global State of EID detection;
2) ICMM Regional activities in EID preparedness;
3) Response to the challenge of Global EID, and
4) the EID challenge to Global Health Security: Way Forward
 
While it is early in the planning process and some of the administrative details have yet to be worked, it is envisioned that there will be in the order of 150 participants and world-wide representation.
The number of participants from any one country will be limited.
Additional details to follow and the AFHSC POC is COL Rob LIPNICK (robert.lipnick@us.army.mil)

To apply for registration (this does not guarantee attendance) to attend this meeting please go to the following website:

www.hjf.org/events/2010EIDStPetersburg.html