Pre-Event Smallpox Vaccination Program in the U.S. Military and Israel
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2003
Time: 9:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
Location: GNYHA Conference Center,
555 West 57th Street, 15th Floor

At this briefing, Colonel John D. Grabenstein, R.Ph., Ph.D., Deputy Director of Clinical Operations, Military Vaccine Agency of the U.S. Army Medical Command/Army Surgeon General's Office, will discuss the military's experience with its pre-event smallpox vaccination program. Joshua Shemer, M.D., Director General of Maccabi Healthcare Services, will discuss Israel's experiences with its vaccination program. The briefing will be informative for those who are deciding whether to participate in the Federal government's pre-event smallpox vaccination program. For more information contact Doris R. Varlese, and to register contact Barbara Marino, at GNYHA.

Preventing and Managing Risk in the ED
Date: Friday, March 14, 2003
Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: GNYHA Conference Center,
555 West 57th Street, 15th Floor

This briefing, designed to assist senior management and clinical staff improve quality and patient safety and manage medical malpractice exposure, will focus on emergency department risk management and interventions to minimize hospital exposure when an event occurs. For more information contact Terri Straub, and to register contact Barbara Marino, at GNYHA.