Friday, 2 February 2001 Holiday Inn by the Bay Portland, Maine Sponsors: United Nations Association, Maine Chapter Population Resource Center, Washington, DC Co-Sponsors: Maine Nurse Practitioners Association World Affairs Council of Maine New England WomenCenter World Federalist Association With partial funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation For information on continuing education credits for nurses and physicians, see bottom of this agenda. AGENDA 8:00 am Registration Open 8:30 – 8:40 Welcoming Remarks:          Robert S. Howe, U.N. Association of Maine          Jim Olson, U.N. Association, New York 8:40 – 9:30 Infectious Disease: The Merging of Demographic, Health, and National Security Concerns          Steve Durand, Population Resource Center 9:30 – 10:30 Infectious Disease on U.S. Borders: Trends, Causes, W.H.O. Efforts          Dr. Alfonso Ruiz, Chief, U.S.-Mexico Border Office          Pan American Health Organization 10:30 – 10:45 Break 10:45 – 11:45 Panel Presentations by Maine-Based Clinicians          An Historical Analysis of the Ebola Virus: Prospective          Implications for Primary Care Nursing Today                   Susan Amundsen, MSN, RN, CS, ANP          Working with Infectious Diseases in Kenya                   Brien Davis, FNP Noon – 1:30pm LUNCH AIDS/Infectious Disease: A Growing Threat to America's Health and Security          George Fidas, Deputy National Intelligence Officer (CIA)          for Global and Multilateral Issues,          National Intelligence Council, Washington, DC 2:00 – 2:50 Grass Roots Global Health – Risks and Rewards          Anne Keith, RN, DrPH, C-PNP, USM School of Nursing 3:00 – 3:50 Health Sector Reform in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: the Case of Poland          Paul Campbell, DSc., Harvard School of Public Health          and Maine Center for Public Health 4:00 – 4:50 The Impact of Nationalized Health Care on Public Health: The Israeli Experience          Dr. Lucia F. Miree, Ph.D., MPH and          Dr. Charles Ford, The University of New England. 4:50 – 5:15 Wrap-Up Session 5:15 – 6:00 Reception

Information on Continuing Education Credits for Nurses and Physicians:
Nurses:  Seven (7) contact hours are pending approval by Maine State Nurses Association which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
MDs:  This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation through the partnership of the United Nations Association-Maine chapter and the Population Resource Center of Washington D.C. The United Nations Association-Maine chapter is accredited by the Maine Medical Association to provide CME activities for physicians.
DOs:  This activity has been approved by the Maine Osteopathic Association for 5.5 AOA - 2A Credit Hours.

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