Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will be the keynote speaker at a pandemic flu preparedness conference Logistics Health Inc. will host at its La Crosse headquarters from 10 to 3 p.m. Sept. 4.

Other speakers will include LHI President Tommy Thompson, former Wisconsin governor and former U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services; Dr. William Winkenwerder, former assistant secretary of defense for health affairs; and Lisa Koonin, senior adviser with the CDC’s Influenza Coordination Unit.
Participants will learn the latest on the pandemic threat, corporate antiviral distribution strategies, public and private sector partnerships, and various legal implications. LHI offers pandemic preparedness services.

The conference is targeted at business continuity planners, corporate security specialists, public health officials and human resource professionals. Others interested also are invited to attend the free event in person or by Web cast. Register at http://conference.logistics health.com.

The conference is cosponsored by the La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium and the Coulee Region Public Health Consortium.

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