Invited Keynote Addresses and Lectures
Delivered in Hong Kong, November 2008

In November 2008, Drs. O’Toole, Inglesby, and Toner were invited to present at the Commissioned Training of Major Infectious Disease Emergencies and Bioterrorism Preparedness at Princess Margaret’s Hospital in Hong Kong.

The purpose of the meeting was to train approximately 200 frontline healthcare workers from hospitals throughout Hong Kong in the recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and management of bioterrorism and major infectious disease emergency preparedness.

The Center’s goals in participating in and sponsoring the conference were to build stronger ties with clinical colleagues in Asia and to begin to build a global community of clinicians who are interested in biosecurity.

The videos of these talks are now available online:

Dr. Tara O'Toole's Keynote Addresses
	• The Challenge of Bioterrorism, Present and Future	Video | Slides
	• Important Considerations for Hospital Preparedness in Bioterrorism and Mass Casualty Emergencies	Video | Slides
Dr. Thomas Inglesby’s Lectures
	• Lessons from the Anthrax Attacks of 2001	Video | Slides
	• Atlantic Storm (International Smallpox Bioterrorism Scenario)	Video | Slides
Dr. Eric Toner’s Lectures
	• Anthrax	Video | Slides
	• Plague	Video | Slides
	• Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers	Slides

 
The conference was co-organized by the following organizations in Hong Kong: the Infection Control Branch of the Centre for Health Protection; the Infectious Disease Control Training Centre of the Hospital Authority; and, the Infectious Disease Centre of the Hospital Authority. It was supported by the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC; the Centre of Infection, University of Hong Kong; the Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases; the Chinese University of Hong Kong; and the Hong Kong Society for Infectious Diseases.