The Agenda

Tentative Agenda: (Please note that session times are subject to minor adjustments.  An updated agenda will be available on our website and emailed out prior to Day 1.)

Morning Session

•  08:30 – 09:00 | Check-in

•  09:00 – 09:05 | Welcome – Dr. Jonathan Woodson, President, Uniformed Services University

•  09:05 – 09:15 | Opening Remarks – Dr. Herbert Wolfe, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Director, OHS, DHS

•  09:15 – 10:00 | Opening Keynote: Lessons from Past Terroristic Attacks – Professor Dr. Thomas Wurmb, Head of the Section Emergency and Disaster Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Germany

•  10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee Break

•  10:15 – 11:15 | Federal Panel Discussion

  • • •  Dr. Anthony Macintyre (DHS, FEMA, USAR)

      •  Dr. Denis FitzGerald, Director of Field Operations (HHS, ASPR, TACMED)

      •  Mr. Justin Griffin (Office of the Director of National Intelligence, National Counterterrorism Center)

      •  Mr. Paul Brannigan, Associate Director of Field Operations (U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs)

•  11:15 – 12:00 | Case Study: Paris Attacks – Dr. Matthieu Langlois, Assistant General Secretary, French Disaster Medicine Association

Afternoon Session

•  12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch Break

•  13:00 – 14:00 | Panel Discussion: Boston Marathon Bombing

  • • • Dr. Paul Biddinger, Chief Preparedness & Continuity Officer, Mass General Brigham

      • Dr. Atyia Martin, First Chief Resilience Officer, City of Boston, CEO/Founder, All Aces

      • Mr. John Gill, Boston EMS Superintendent

      • Col Ricky Kue, Emergency Medicine Physician, Brigade Surgeon, National Guard

•  14:00 – 14:15 | Coffee Break

•  14:15 – 14:45 | Case Study: Manchester Attack – Dr. Peter Hulme, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Manchester University

•  14:45 – 15:30 | Healthcare Surge Capacity & Community Resilience – Ms. Melissa Harvey, Assistant Vice President, HCA Healthcare

•  15:30 – 16:15 | Closing Keynote: New Orleans Response – Dr. Meg Marino, EMS Medical Director, New Orleans EMS

•  16:15 – 16:25 | Summary Remarks – Mr. Jon Greene, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of the Center for Response, ASPR, HHS

We look forward to your participation in what promises to be an insightful and impactful event.