Lunch & Learns

Each month, the university community is invited to attend a one-hour presentation on a selected topic involving public health emergency preparedness. The primary objective of these "Lunch & Learns" is to enhance knowledge and understanding of public health emergency preparedness among an audience that previously has little or no exposure to this issue. The primary target is university students, faculty and staff; however, constituents from DHEC and other related workforces are also invited, and boxed lunches from Carolina Catering are always offered! The USC-CPHP works to enhance collaboration with the local public health workforce, as well as centers and projects within the university. As such, we have had speakers from a variety of organizations and disciplines.

This year's (2006-2007) presentations:

Fall 2007 Presentation is Coming!

Pandemic Flu and You ... ACHOO!

Presented by Dr. Jane Richter

When: 12:30-1:30 November 6, 2007

Where: Gressette Room, Harper College

Free Lunch!

Check out November's Lunch and Learn Flyer (pdf)

Past presentations have included the following:

Personal Preparedness, presented by Jenny Latour, Program Manager, SC State Emergency Management Relations, American Red Cross and SC EMD.

Pandemic Flu and its Implications for the University, presented by Dr. Tom Fabian, Medical Director for Public Health Preparedness at DHEC's Division of Acute Disease Epidemiology.

Emergency Preparedness in Nursing Homes: What Have We Learned From Hurricane Katrina? presented by Sarah Laditka, PhD, of the Arnold School of Public Health's Department of Health Services Policy and Management.

Avian Influenza -- a Possible Pandemic?, presented by Dr. Tony Caver, State Veterinarian for SC and Director of Clemson University's Livestock and Poultry Health Division.

Dual Disadvantage: Rural Minority Populations, presented by Jan Probst, PhD, Director of the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center.

The Palmetto Poison Control Center, presented by Dr. Jill Michels, Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Pharmacy and Assistant Director of the Poison Center.

The Laboratory Response Network, presented by Scott Becker, Executive Director of the Association of Public Health Laboratories.

The Emergency Health Powers Act, presented by Matthew Penn, Esq., staff attorney with SC DHEC.

HAZMAT Emergencies and Response, presented by 1^st Lt. Dan Fermaglich and the 43^rd Civil Support Team – Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Coastal Terrorism: What if it’s NOT a Hurricane?, presented by CDR(R) Gary Merrick, former Capt. of the Port of Charleston.

Policy Changes in Post- 9/11 and Anthrax America: The Current – and Sobering – Picture, presented by Dr. Glenn Paulson, Director of the New Jersey Center for Public Health Preparedness.

Disaster Communication in Hospitals and the Use of Ham Radios, presented by Dr. John Welton, Lowcountry Coordinator of Amateur Radios.