Preparing for Pandemic Forum for Business

On December 15, 2005, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the BC Centre for Disease Control, hosted an information forum for business and industry.  Participants listened to some of the leading experts in B.C. discuss the facts associated with an influenza pandemic and meet other business leaders who will share their mitigation plans. 

Pandemic Business Forum Speakers and Presentation

• Dr. Perry Kendall, Provincial Health Officer

• Dr. Danuta Skowronski, Physician Epidemiologist, BC Centre for Disease Control

• Angela Trudeau, Primary Researcher and Editor, "An Investor's Guide to Avian Flu"               

• BMO Nesbitt Burns Special Report, August 2005 and "Avian Flu Pandemic - A Context for Businesses"

• Dr. Vern Davis, Occupational Physician, Alcan Inc. - Preparing for a Potential Pandemic - The Alcan Experience

• Ann Wyganowski, HZX Business Continuity Planning - Adjusting Your Business Continuity Plan for Pandemic Preparedness

• Jim LaMorte, Smart Risk Control Inc. - Next Steps in Planning for Pandemic Influenza

• Dr. Erik Bloom, Asian Development Bank - The Economics of Avian Flu

• Dr. Mark MacDonald, KPMG - The Impact of the Potential Influenza Pandemic on the BC Economy

• Ray Roch, WorkSafe BC - Requirements for Workplace Health Mitigation Strategies

Planning for a potential influenza pandemic has been ongoing in B.C. for some time.  Close collaboration among communities, businesses and health officials will assist B.C. in planning for potential health and economic impacts.   

For more information, please visit the Office of the Provincial Health Officer at http://www.healthservices.gov.bc.ca/pandemic/index.html