AM Session

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9:00 – 9:15

Opening Remarks and Welcome

David Miller Jr., Executive Director, Bureau of Healthcare and Community Readiness, OEPR, NYC DOHMH

9:15 – 10:00

Keynote Address – Past, Present, and Future of Healthcare Preparedness

Dr. Eric Toner, Senior Scholar, Senior Scientist, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

10:00 – 10:45

Panel Discussion – Sustaining our Gains: How can the NYC Healthcare System build on advances achieved during the pandemic response?

Moderator:

Dr. Eric Toner, Senior Scholar, Senior Scientist, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

Panelist for Dialysis:

Anna Bennett, Quality Improvement Coordinator, Emergency Manager, IPRO ESRD Network of New York

Panelist for Primary Care:

Louise Cohen, Chief Executive Officer, Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC)

Panelist for Pediatrics:

Dr. Irwin Redlener, Special Advisor to NYC Mayor, Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at The Earth Institute

Panelist for Acute Care and Long-Term Care:

Dr. Laura Iavicoli, Senior Assistant Vice President for Emergency Management, NYC Health + Hospitals

11:00 – 12:00

Cybersecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Eric Cardamone, Director of Emergency Management, Wykoff Heights Medical
Jebashini Jesurasa, Vice President of Information Technology, Wykoff Heights Medical
Richard. S. Richard Jr., Cybersecurity Advisor, Region II (NY, NJ, PR, USVI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency