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Wayne Dauphinee Executive Director Emergency Management Branch BC Ministry of Health

Cross Border Collaboration Tracking Infectious Disease Across Borders in the Pacific Northwest. Wayne Dauphinee Executive Director Emergency Management Branch BC Ministry of Health. Background. Post 9/11 need to: Track acts of bioterrorism and emerging pathogen threats

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Wayne Dauphinee Executive Director Emergency Management Branch BC Ministry of Health

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  1. Cross Border Collaboration Tracking Infectious Disease Across Borders in the Pacific Northwest Wayne DauphineeExecutive DirectorEmergency Management BranchBC Ministry of Health

  2. Background Post 9/11 need to: • Track acts of bioterrorism and emerging pathogen threats • Maximizecapacity to address extraordinary demands impacting the public health and health care delivery systems • Reinforceexisting informal communication/ collaboration between cross-border public health partners

  3. Feedback Poll Are you involved in cross border collaboration as it relates to public health preparedness? A. Yes B. No

  4. Goal Establish a seamless cross border, cross-jurisdictional public health infectious disease surveillance and response network

  5. Cross-Border Workshops • Tracking Infectious Disease Across Borders • August 9-11, 2004, Bellingham, WA • Pandemic Influenza Preparedness • April 18-20, 2005, Vancouver, BC • Building Cross Border Infectious Disease Surveillance and Response Partnerships • May 8-10, 2006, Bellingham, WA

  6. Feedback Poll Which, if any, of the previous Cross Border conferences did you attend? A. Bellingham, WA (2004) B. Vancouver, BC (2005) C. Both D. Niether

  7. Feedback Poll Are you planning to attend the upcoming Cross Border Preparedness conference on May 8-10? A. Yes B. No

  8. Participant Jurisdictions Participant Jurisdictions

  9. Target Audience • Epidemiologists • Public Health Labs • Public Health Lawyers • Risk Communicators • Emergency Managers • Hospital and Health Authorities

  10. Charge to Participants • Build and strengthen relationships • Understand response systems across borders • Identify obstacles to a seamless response • Identify actions needed to overcome obstacles

  11. Workshop Breakout Sessions • Discipline-specific workgroups • Multi-discipline groups (cross-pollination) • Surveillance • Infection control • Surge capacity • Risk communication • Border quarantine

  12. Feedback Poll Which session is most important? A. Surveillance B. Infection control or Border quarantine C. Surge Capacity D. Risk Communication

  13. Obstacles to Overcome • Legal issues • Cross-border consistency • Policies • Message • Resources • Inclusion of tribal/first nations governments

  14. Keeping the Momentum • Establish working committees to address obstacles • Develop work plans, timelines,deadlines • Work towards building MOUs and written agreements

  15. Working Groups • Epidemiology/Surveillance/Infection Control • Public Health Laboratories • Emergency Management/Surge Capacity • Communications • Public Health Law • Exercise Planning • Regional Preparedness Assessment • Public Policy

  16. Feedback Poll How interested would you be in working on this initiative? A. Very likely B. Somewhat likely C. Not likely D. Definitely not

  17. Accomplishments • 24/7 emergency contact list • Electronic connectivity • BC-CDC added to CDC Epi-X electronic alerting system • Adjacent states and provinces added to Washington State SECURES electronic health alert network • Continued cross-border communication • Regional surveillance plans for the 2010 Olympics • Annual cross-border workshops

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