UPMC Center for Health Security

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Change of name

On April 30, 2013, the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC changed its name to UPMC Center for Health Security.

Major conferences and events

  • Improving Epidemic Response: Building Bridges Between the US and China. May 2012
  • Considerations for the Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA). March 2012
  • U.S. Preparedness for a Nuclear Detonation. October 2011
  • Charting the Future of Biosecurity: Ten Years After the Anthrax Attacks. October 2011
  • Advancing US Resilience to a Nuclear Catastrophe. May 2011
  • Preserving National Security: The Growing Role of the Life Sciences. March 2011
  • Improving Global Health, Strengthening Global Security. November 2010
  • The State of BIOPreparedness: Lessons from Leaders, Proposals for Progress. September 2010
  • Preparing to Save Lives and Recover After a Nuclear Detonation: Implications for US Policy. April 2010
  • The 2009 H1N1 Experience: Policy Implications for Future Infectious Disease Emergencies. March 2010
  • Resilient American Communities: Progress In Practice and Policy. December 10, 2009
  • Prevention of Biothreats: A Look Ahead. October 6, 2009
  • Disease, Disaster, and Democracy: The Public's Stake in Health Emergency Planning. May 2006
  • Bulls, Bears, and Birds: Preparing the Financial Industry for a Pandemic. September 2005
  • Conference on Biosafety and Biorisks. May 2005

*Atlantic Storm. January 2005

  • The Public as an Asset, Not a Problem: A Summit on Leadership During Bioterrorism. February 2003

*Dark Winter. June 2001

  • 2nd National Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism. November 2000
  • National Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism. February 1999

References

  1. ↑ Center for Health Security Mission Statement Archived June 22, 2013 at the Wayback Machine

Further reading

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