Influenza Pandemic Outbreak Topic of Conference

August 5, 2007 (Laramie, WY) -- If an influenza pandemic strikes Wyoming, who will ship coal to power plants in Wyoming and elsewhere? Who will run the ski lifts in Jackson Hole or serve coffee to visitors in Sheridan? Who will supply equipment and services to the state’s natural gas fields? Who will process pay checks for state workers?

Those questions will be considered at “Pandemic Flu: It IS Your Business,” a day-long conference co-sponsored by the University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences Tuesday, Sept. 6. The conference begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Parkway Plaza in Casper. Other sponsors are the Wyoming Department of Health, the Wyoming Business Alliance, the Wyoming Business Council and the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security.

The cost of the conference is $50, which includes meals and conference materials. To register, visit the Web site at outreach.uwyo.edu/conferences/conflist.aspx and scroll down to Pandemic Flu Preparedness and click to register or call (877) 733-3618, ext. 1.

“We hope to present a strong and unified voice from health care, public health, state and local governments, and the business community that pandemic flu preparedness by all sectors of society is vital to the well-being and sustainability of communities,” says Mary Burman, interim dean of the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing.

A pandemic infection takes place over a wide geographic area and affects a high proportion of the population, Burman says. The conference goal is to increase awareness about the impact that a pandemic flu outbreak could have in Wyoming and to motivate businesses across the state to develop plans.

Steve Aldrich, founder and president of Bio Economic Research Associates (bio-era), will be the keynote speaker. The company is an independent research and advisory firm focused on the economic

The conference also will include panel discussions and question and answer sessions.

For more information about the conference, contact Mark Belcher in the College of Health Sciences at (307) 766-6556 or e-mail mercury@uwyo.edu.

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