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Avian Flu programs scheduled for November 2007

 

Plan now to attend the November 2007 Pandemic Preparedness & Awareness Activities.

Friday Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: 
Education information will be available at a table near the Clarkson Tower cafeteria  

 

Friday Nov. 2, Noon: Lunch & Learn Speaker: Sharon Medcalf of the Center for Biopreparedness, will present “Pandemic Flu 101” in the Clarkson Tower Storz Lower Level Learning Center 2 & 3).  

 

Friday Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: 
Education information will be available at a table in University Tower, 3rd floor, near elevators outside cafeteria, including a demonstration of the UNMC College of Nursing HEROES biopreparedness education simulator.  

 

Friday Nov. 9, Noon:
Lunch & Learn Speaker: Phil Smith, M.D., UNMC section of infectious diseases, will talk about infection control and personal protective equipment in the UNMC Wittson Hall Amphitheatre.  

 

Friday Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: 
Education information will be available at a table in the Durham Outpatient Center by the gift shop, including a demonstration of the UNMC College of Nursing HEROES biopreparedness education simulator.  

 

Friday Nov. 16, Noon:
Lunch & Learn Speaker: Sharon Medcalf of the Center for Biopreparedness, will talk about caring for the ill at home during a pandemic in the UNMC Wittson Hall Amphitheatre 

 

The Avian Flu presentation is also available online and includes:

  • What is avian flu
  • How it spreads
  • The difference between avian and pandemic flu
  • How Americans could be affected
  • The status of the disease around the world
  • And steps you and your family can take to be prepared at home

The program is presented by Sharon Medcalf of the Center for Biopreparedness Education.

 

Watch the forum online with RealOne Player.

 

Download the program to your computer. (Note: This file size is 595MB and may take several minutes to download.)

 

Departments and units that would like a DVD copy of the forum can order by e-mailing Bill O'Neill, UNMC Public Affairs, woneill@unmc.edu.