U.S. News & World Report Health Summit Video
On April 18, U.S.News & World Report convened its first-ever Health Summit in Washington, D.C., to examine the state of the nation's emergency preparedness. Keynote speakers included Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on the importance of local preparedness
Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt talks about preparing for a pandemic
Edward Miller, M.D., Johns Hopkins, on dealing with ethical questions during a disaster
Vicki Running, M.B.A., Stanford University Medical Center, talks about hospitals staffing concerns
Michael Salem, M.D., National Jewish Medical and Research Center, on what his hospital is doing to prepare for an emergency
Frank Peacock, M.D., The Cleveland Clinic, talks about the problems of transporting patients
Ronald Kahn, M.D., Joslin Diabetes Center, says those with chronic diseases are at special risk during a disaster
Thomas Burke, M.D., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, on his hospital's role in coordinating with other hospitals in Houston
Walter Franz, M.D., Mayo Clinic, on the importance of cross-training physicians
Donald E. Low, M.D., Toronto Mount Sinai Hospital, recounts how his hospital dealt with SARS
Isaac Weisfuse, M.D., New York City Department of Hygiene, on educating hospital staff on what to do in an emergency
Ben DeBoisblanc, M.D., Charity Hospital, on what the patients of New Orleans really needed
Thomas V. Inglesby, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, on what keeps him awake at night
Georges Benjamin, M.D., American Public Health Association, on the problems schools would face in a pandemic
William K. Atkinson II, WakeMed, talks about why individuals need to be prepared for an emergency
Arthur Kellermann, M.D., Emory University Hospital, on different types of disasters
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