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Foot and Mouth Disease Tabletop Exercise
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The 2011 conference will feature a tabletop exercise examining the impact of a hypothetical Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in the Pacific Northwest. Participants will discuss preparedness, response and recovery using a scenario driven workshop format.
Potential areas to explore during the workshop include:
- Movement Controls
- Information sharing
- Real-time situational awareness
- Decision making (who's in charge?)
- Zoning & regionalization
- Vaccination
- Bio-security
- Impact on industry
- Impact on regional economy
- Prevention
- Border Services
- Public information and media
The 2011 Cross Border Livestock Health Conference will be held as part of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) Annual Summit (July 19-22) in Portland. The PNWER Summit is attended by over 600 key business leaders, legislators, and government leaders from ten states, provinces, and territories to address major policy issues impacting the region. For more information about the PNWER Summit, please visit: www.pnwer.org/2011AnnualSummit.aspx
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About the Conference
 Over 75 state and provincial veterinarians, federal government veterinarians, animal health representatives, industry representatives, legislators and government officials from both Canada and the United States attend this important meeting.
This two day conference will provide delegates with the opportunity to enhance cross border cooperation on animal health issues:
- Enhance relationships and build networks between US state and Canadian provincial jurisdictions
- Exchange information on animal health issues/concerns
- Develop a common understanding of disease policies
- Exchange information on emergency response to emerging and foreign animal diseases
- Advance Canadian and American animal health interests
- Identify and execute action items to collectively address animal health and cross border issues
2011 Cross Border Livestock Health Co-Chairs
Dr. Don Hansen, Oregon State Veterinarian Dr. Greg Douglas, Chief Veterinary Officer, Saskatchewan
For more information including a summary of last year's Conference and our current Action Items go to the Cross Border Livestock Conference website.
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Conference Speakers
- Don Hansen, OR State Veterinarian
- Dr. Paul Kitching, Chief Veterinary Officer of BC
- Greg Douglas, Chief Veterinary Officer of SK
- Jagvinder Dhanda, CFIA
- Brian McCloskey, USDA
- Brad Andres, Consequence Mgt. Officer, AB
- Gerald Hauer, Chief Provincial Veterinarian, AB
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