Diseases - What's Next...How Are We Preparing? (November 21, 2008)

Nov 3, 2008 - 1:47:57 PM

This event was held on November 21, 2008 at the UGA Georgia Center for Continuing Education in room K-L. It was hosted by the UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness and the UGA Center for International Trade and Security as part of the Academic-Professional Sercurity Series.

The forum  featured three prominent experts in their respective fields of study.

Dr. Chris Whalen, University of Georgia College of Public Health,  spoke on how diseases spread and ways the spread can be prevented. Dr. Whalen is an epidemiologist who recently returned from Uganda where he has been studying the spread of tuberculosis and HIV.

Dr. Corrie Brown, College of Veterinary Medicine, spoke about which diseases should be of concern to the public, with emphasis on diseases that transmit between animals and humans.

Dr. Stan Edwards works for the Georgia Division of Public Health. He recently retired from a position as an emergency coordinator. Dr. Edwards' topic included how public health responds to disease outbreaks and what individuals can do to protect themselves should an outbreaks occur.

For more information or questions on the Academic-Professional Security Series, please  contact John Newton at 706-542-2778 or jmnewton@uga.edu