SANFORD TO DALLAS FOR EBOLA HEARING - RELEASES PUBLIC SCHEDULE

12:00 PM

Committee on Homeland Security Hearing: Ebola in the Homeland: The Importance of Effective International, Federal, State and Local Coordination
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, In-Transit Lounge, D31, Terminal
2333 S. International Drive, DFW Airport, Texas, 75261

Witnesses Include:

PANEL I

·         Dr. Toby Merlin, Director, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infection, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention

·         Kathryn Brinsfield, MD, MPH, FACEP, Acting Assistant Secretary and Chief Medical Officer, Office of Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

·         Mr. John P. Wagner, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

PANEL II

·         Dr. David L. Lakey, Commissioner of Health, Texas Department of State Health Services

·         Dr. Brett P. Giroir, Executive Vice President and CEO, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, Director, Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response

·         Hon. Clay Jenkins, Judge, Dallas County, Texas      

·         Catherine L. Troisi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of Management, Policy, and Community Health, Center for Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas