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src="/web/20080908073506im_/http://www.iom.edu/Layouts/iom_may_2005/Images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="9" border="0"/><br/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" style="width:100%;padding-bottom:10px;">   <a href="/web/20080908073506/http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3740/42532/50909.aspx?printfriendly=true" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20080908073506im_/http://www.iom.edu/Layouts/iom_may_2005/Images/icons/icon_print.gif" alt="Print" border="0"/></a>   <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080908073506/mailto:/?subject=Institute Of Medicine: Workshop on Dispensing Medical Countermeasures &body=I thought you might find this link of interest. %0D%0DWorkshop on Dispensing Medical Countermeasures %0Dhttp://www.iom.edu/Default.aspx?id=50909 %0D%0DExcerpt from the page: %0D%22The IOM's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events organized a workshop on Dispensing Medical Countermeasures . The workshop meeting was held March 3-4 at the Kaiser Family Foundation, Barbara Jordan Conference Center, in Washington, DC.The workshop was intended to engage the appropriate communities on the local and national levels, as well as across the public ...%22 "><img src="/web/20080908073506im_/http://www.iom.edu/Layouts/iom_may_2005/Images/icons/icon_email.gif" alt="Email" border="0"/></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span id="Body__ctl0__ctl0_loader__ctl0_Content1"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td> <p><span id="Body"><span><span id="Body__ctl0__ctl0_loader__ctl0_Content1">The IOM's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events organized a workshop on <b>Dispensing Medical Countermeasures </b>. The workshop meeting was held March 3-4 at the Kaiser Family Foundation, Barbara Jordan Conference Center, in Washington, DC.</span></span></span> <p><span><span><span>The workshop was intended to engage the appropriate communities on the local and national levels, as well as across the public and private sectors, to identify and discuss the most promising near-term opportunities for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of frameworks designed for medical countermeasure dispensing. The workshop featured presentations and discussions on a variety of relevant topics such as model frameworks, potential public-private partnerships, workforce requirements, security, and legal liability.</span></span></span> <p><span><span><span>The <a class="linkTextBlock" href="/web/20080908073506/http://www.iom.edu/?id=52056">agenda and presentations</a> (including mp3 audio files and power point presentations) from the workshop are now available.  A workshop summary will be posted when it is completed. </span></span></span> <p><b><span><span><span>Workshop Summary: </span></span></span></b><span><span><span>A summary of the workshop is now available for free download. Please visit the following link to download the summary. <a class="linkTextBlock" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080908073506/http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3740/42532/57467.aspx">http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3740/42532/57467.aspx</a></span></span></span> <p><o:p><span><span><span>For more information, please download the <a class="linkTextBlock" href="/web/20080908073506/http://www.iom.edu/?id=51139">workshop's 1-pager</a>.  Please contact Bruce Altevogt (<a class="linkTextBlock" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080908073506/mailto:baltevogt@nas.edu">baltevogt@nas.edu</a>) if you have any questions regarding the workshop.  </span></span></span></o:p> <p>  </td> </tr> </table> </span><br/><br/>  <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td height="1" colspan="2" class="ListSection"> Resources & Links </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="20"><img src="/web/20080908073506im_/http://www.iom.edu/images/iom_may_2005/pixel_clear.gif" width="20px" height="1px"/></td> <td 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