SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
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BIOTERRORISM 911: REASSERTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH INTEREST OF EMTALA
OVER THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHT TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE

Joyce M.Pratt
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Kansas Community Containment Isolation/Quarantine Tool Box
A Joint Project of the Kansas Association of Counties, The Kansas Association of Local Health
Departments and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Lessons Learned from the SARS Epidemic Applied to a Future Pandemic
Gregory Evans, PhD, MPH, Director, Institute for Biosecurity
St. Louis University School of Public Health
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Protection of Special Needs Populations
Gregory Evans, PhD, MPH, Director, Institute for Biosecurity
St. Louis University School of Public Health
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Public Health Emergencies
Bruce Clements, M.P.H., Director, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Center for Emergency Response and Terrorism

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Legal Aspects of Detecting and Declaring an Emergency
Robert W. Parnacott, Assistant County Counselor, Sedgwick County Courthouse
Wichita, Kansas
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EMTALA: Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
How Does it Apply in an Emergency?
Christine Duden Street, JD, LLM
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the role of the department of health and human services
in emergency preparedness
CAPT Jim Imholte, RP, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
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AFTER THE CATASTROPHE: DISASTER RELIEF FOR HOSPITALS
Elizabeth A. Weeks, Associate Professor, University of Kansas School of Law
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Overview of Illinois Public Health Emergency Legislation, Efforts
Marilyn Thomas, Chief Counsel, Illinois Department of Public Health
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CDC Foundational Course for Front-line Practitioners
Randy Mettner, Executive Officer for The Adjutant General of Kansas
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LIABILITY/RISK MANAGEMENT
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Mandatory Isolation and Quarantine of Agricultural
and International Goods – The Monkeypox Experience
Dr. Howard Pue, State Public Health Veterinarian
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Missouri Isolation & Quarantine Law
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Public Health Emergencies Coordination: State & Local
Mary Jean Dolan, Special Counsel - City of Chicago Law
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Katrina Lessons Learned: Public/Private Coordination
Ernie Abbott, FEMA Law Associates, PLLC
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Protecting the Public’s Health: Quarantine & Isolation
Mary Jean Dolan, Special Counsel - City of Chicago Law
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