D│PLENARY SESSIONS     │ORAL PRESENTATIONS


PLENARY SESSIONS

Plenary Session I

“Biosurveillance Systems: Evaluation Framework and Lessons Learned”
Dr. Fu-Chiang Tsui
Research Assistant Professor, Associate Director, RODS Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh

Plenary Session II

“Coordination in an Outbreak: A Case of Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Kenya”
Dr. Omar Ahmed Omar
Provincial Medical Officer, Ministry of Health North-Eastern Province, Kenya 

Plenary Session III

“Molecular Biomarkers for Infectious Diseases”
Dr. Pei-Jer Chen
Professor, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University 

Plenary Session IV

“Application of GIS in Outbreak Investigation Involving Infectious Disease”
Dr. Hiroshi Suzuki
Professor, Division of Public Health, Department of Infectious Disease Control and International Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University 

Plenary Session V

“The Next Influenza Pandemic: How Prepared are We?”
Dr. Richard Coker
Reader, Health Services Research Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London

Plenary Session VI

“The Past, Present, and Future of the AIDS Pandemic in Asian and Pacific”
Dr. James Chin
Clinical Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley