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California Legislative Staff Education Institute Health Policy & Finance Cohort Session
December 8 & 9, 2015
UC Irvine Medical Center
101 The City Drive South
Orange, CA 92868
Tuesday, December 8th -- UC Irvine Medical Center/Podlich Center (5th Floor, Bldg. 54), Orange, CA
 11:00 am
Welcome and Introductions
Jon Gilwee, Executive Director,
Government Affairs
 11:05 am
Overview: UC Irvine and UC Irvine Health
Kate Klimow, Assistant Vice Chancellor,
Government and Governmental Relations
https://youtu.be/Ctp-CIbkEjw
 11:30 am
Panel A – Identification, Preparation, Response
Moderator: Kristi L. Koenig, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health;
Director, UC Irvine Center for Disaster Medical Sciences
Ebola Preparation Overview: Carl Schultz, MD, FACEP, Professor of Emergency
Medicine and Public Health; Director of Research, Center
for Disaster Medical Sciences, Director, EMS and Disaster
Medical Sciences Fellowship
Pre Hospital Experiences
/Issues:
Sam Stratton, MD, Medical Director, Orange County
Health Care Agency Emergency Medical Services Office
http://www.scientificamerican.com/video/working-in-an-ebola-protection-suit/
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12:30 pm
Lunch – Podlich Center
UC Irvine Health | 101 The City Drive, So., Orange CA 92868
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1:15 pm
Panel B – Partners, Regulatory issues
Healthcare Responder Resilience and PsySTART Responder Triage System; Effective
Partnering:
Merritt D. Schreiber, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Clinical
Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, UC Irvine Health CHOC
Children’s Hospital; Director, Psychological Programs, Center for
Disaster Medical Sciences
Regulatory Issues/Challenges:
Sam Stratton, MD
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2:15 pm
Panel C – Challenges and Opportunities
Emerging Infectious Disease: Novel Concepts and Tools
Kristi L. Koenig, MD
Ebola: Improvements in Treatment Options/Vaccine Advances
Shruti Gohil, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Infectious Disease;
Medical Director, Epidemiology and Infection Prevention
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3:00 pm
Site tour – Conex, Surge Tents, Isolation and Decontamination Capabilities
Joe Brothman, Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Darlene Bradley, RN, Director, Emergency Services
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4:00 pm
Looking Ahead
Susan Huang, MD, Professor, Infectious Disease; Medical Director,
Epidemiology and Infection Prevention
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4:45 pm
Legislative Staff Debrief
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5:30 pm
Adjourn for the day
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UC Irvine Health | 101 The City Drive, So., Orange CA 92868
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Wednesday, December 9th -- Health Care Agency Strategic Operations Center, Santa Ana
(UCI transportation from Doubletree to HCA Strategic Operations Center on Wednesday morning and then to
OC airport following program will be provided)
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8:15 am
Depart from Main Entrance - Doubletree Hotel
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9:00 am
Welcome and Facility Overview
Matt Zahn, MD, Medical Director, Division Epidemiology and
Assessment, Orange County Health Care Agency
Mary Massey, Preparedness Program Manager, Orange County
Health Care Agency
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9:30 am
Discussion of HCA role in Public Health Emergencies, expansion on issues from Day 1;
Experiences from recent November Disaster Drill
Matt Zahn, MD
Mary Massey
 10:15 am
Tour HCA Strategic Operations Center
Mary Massey
 11:00 am
Closing Discussion/Comments
All Present
 11:45 am
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Adjourn – UCI Transportation to Orange County Airport
UC Irvine Health | 101 The City Drive, So., Orange CA 92868