Summit Agenda

Friday, April 1, 2016 | 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

• 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM | Networking Breakfast and Registration

Opening Science Plenary

• 8:30 AM | Welcome | View Full Video Presentation
• 9:00 AM | Science Plenary | Preparing and Responding to Zika Virus [2.0 MB, 50 Pages] | View Video Presentation
  • Presenters:
    • Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, Director, CDC
    • Denise Jamieson, MD, MPH, Medical Officer, Division of Reproductive Health, CDC
    • Beth Bell, MD, MPH, Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC
    • Lyle Petersen, MD, MPH, Director, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases and Incident Manager for Zika Response, CDC
• 10:15 AM | State and Local Panel | Controlling and Responding to Mosquito-borne Illnesses [5.3 MB, 52 Pages] | View Video Presentation
  • Moderator: Anne Schuchat, MD, Principal Deputy, CDC and Rear Admiral, US Public Health Service
  • Presenters:
    • Carina Blackmore, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVPM, Deputy State Epidemiologist, Acting Director, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection
    • Daniel Kass, MSPH, Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Health, New York City, New York, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
    • Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Executive Director/Local Health Authority, Harris County, Texas, Public Health and Environmental Services
    • Brenda Rivera-Garcia, DVM, MPH, Territorial Epidemiologist, Puerto Rico Department of Health, San Juan, Puerto Rico
• 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM | Break
  Participants will transition to either the Leadership Planning Track or the Readiness Action Planning
  Track during the break.

Leadership Planning Track

This track is intended for Governors or their designee, public information officers, state, tribal, territorial and local leaders, and select U.S. government, non-governmental organization and private sector leaders.

• 11:30 AM | Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication [542 KB, 25 Pages] | View Video Presentation
  • Katherine Lyon Daniel, PhD, Associate Director of Communications, CDC
  • Barbara Reynolds, PhD, Senior Advisor, Crisis and Risk Communication, Office of the Director, CDC
  • Leonard Marcus, PhD, Co-Director, National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, Harvard University
• 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | CDC Zika Action Planning Summit Press Conference | View Video Presentation
• 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Networking Lunch
• 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM | Leadership Track Breakout Sessions

• 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM | Break
• 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM | Town Hall: Readiness Gaps and Innovative Solutions – Identifying public-private sector collaboration opportunities
  • Moderators:
    • Judy Monroe, MD, FAAFP, President and CEO, CDC Foundation
    • Jerry Abramson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, The White House

Readiness Action Planning Track

This track is intended for state, tribal, territorial, and local scientific and technical staff.

• 11:30 AM –12:20 PM | Jurisdiction Zika Action Planning
• 12:20 PM – 12:40 PM | Break and Pick Up Lunch
• 12:40 PM – 2:35 PM | Specialized Technical Assistance Workshop and Working Lunch
  • 12:40 PM – 1:35 PM | Round 1 – Specialized Technical Assistance Roundtable Discussions
  1. Vector Control
  2. Diagnostics: Laboratory Capacity and Testing Interpretation
  3. Prevention and Care for Pregnant and Reproductive-age Women
  4. Health Communications
  5. Surveillance to Detect Local Transmission and Monitor Outcomes (GBS) of Zika Infection
  6. Surveillance and Services for Children with Birth Defects Associated with Congenital Zika Infection
  7. Blood and Tissue Safety
  • 1:40 PM – 2:35 PM | Round 2 – Specialized Technical Assistance Roundtable Discussions
  1. Vector Control
  2. Diagnostics: Laboratory Capacity and Testing Interpretation
  3. Prevention and Care for Pregnant and Reproductive-age Women
  4. Health Communications
  5. Surveillance to Detect Local Transmission and Monitor Outcomes (GBS) of Zika Infection
  6. Surveillance and Services for Children with Birth Defects Associated with Congenital Zika Infection
  7. Identifying and Preventing Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
• 2:35 PM – 2:50 PM | Break
• 2:50 PM – 3:45 PM | Jurisdiction Zika Action Planning

Closing Plenary

• 4:00 PM – 4:20 PM | Zika Action Plan Strategy Report Out
  • Moderator: Stephen Redd, MD, Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, CDC and Rear Admiral, US Public Health Service
• 4:20 PM – 4:45 PM | Final Remarks and Questions and Answers
  • Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, Director, CDC
• 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM | Appreciation and Adjourn
  • Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, Director, CDC

PDF version of agenda: Summit Agenda [441 KB, 3 pages]. For more information, visit Zika Action Plan (ZAP) Summit.