"Healthcare and Policy Develoment: What do Lobbyists do?" With experience as a healthcare lobbyist, Theresa Gorenc will share her experiences in the field including an overview of the role of healthcare lobbyists in the policy-making process, how one becomes a lobbyist, and the pros and cons of the field. Additionally, she will address misconceptions and ethical guidelines that have changed lobbying in the United States.
"From SARS to Pandemic Influenza Planning: Some Lessons Learnt from Singapore"
Link to Powerpoint Presentation A military emergency physician, Yih Yng was the the Head of the military Preventive Medicine Branch of Singapore Armed Forces from 2003-2007. He planned the public health operations in the South Asian Tsunami disaster relief, conducted hundreds of outbreak investigations ranging from dengue to leptospirosis, had a near brush with SARS at work and played a pivotal role in translating the lessons learned from SARS into pandemic flu preparations during the avian influenza epidemic. His professional interests include pre-hospital and disaster medicine, innovations in disease surveillance and bio-event preparedness. S.W.E.E.T. Student Seminar Series 2006-2007
S.W.E.E.T. Student Seminar Series 2005-2006
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