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  Friday, March 19, 2010
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Pandemic Preparation Audioconference Series

RMA is committed to keeping the financial services community and particularly our members updated on current activities around the swine flu. The following government websites are updated as needed on the status of the swine flu. Additionally, portions of the sites outline procedures to plan, prepare, and address how to prevent and deal with the flu.

International updates on the swine influenza A (H1N1) including daily press briefings
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html

Health and Human Services Updates
http://www.hhs.gov/

Current Swine Flu updates from the CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

Preventing the Flu: Good Health Habits Can Help Stop Germs
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/habits.htm?s_cid=swineFlu_outbreak_003

The Pandemic – Plan and Prepare
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/

What to do if you get sick
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/whattodo.htm

Pandemic Flu Preparedness: What Should You Be Doing Today? Check out our seminars to find out.

Web Seminar Overview

The Essential Elements of a Pandemic Flu Preparedness and Response Plan FREE recording from Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 75 minutes.

  • Short term actions: what should you be doing now?
  • Medium and long term responses: what should you be doing to be better prepared if the current pandemic flu outbreak becomes worse?
  • Sources of information (public and private).

Peter Poulos, Executive Director, Business Continuity Management, Morgan Stanley

 

Communications: The Core of the Preparedness Plan

Art Samansky, Communications Consultant , The Samansky Group

 

Practical Next Steps

Philippa Girling, Head of Banking and Financial Services, Garrity, Graham, Murphy, Garofalo & Flinn, P.C.

 

Flu Pandemic Disruptions Audioconference Series from July 2006

Recordings from each session are available as a recorded audioconference. You can listen to a recorded audioconference as often as you like within 30 days from the date of purchase at a cost of $35 per session for RMA members and $50 per session for non-members.

Order a package of all three sessions and save.
The package price is $90 for RMA members and $135 for nonmembers.

To place your order, click on the links below

Recording from July 13 session (# 623807)
Pandemic Preparation: Regulatory Expectations and Survey Results
The following speakers discuss: development of pandemics, regulatory coordination and expectations, and pandemic preparedness survey results:

  • Stacy Coleman, Assistant Director, Federal Reserve Board
  • Dr. Gregg Pane, Director, District of Columbia Department of Health
  • Charles Taylor, Director, RMA Operational Risk

Recording from July 20 session (# 623808)
Pandemic Preparation: Meeting the Challenge
The following speakers discuss how their institutions are planning for the pandemic:

  • Dr. Alan Morse, Psychologist and an expert on stress, Carebridge Corporation
  • Greg Gist, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Business Continuity, Citigroup

Recording from July 27 session (# 623809)
Pandemic Preparation: Lessons Learned & Key Questions
The following speakers discuss their experiences with past pandemics as well as their current preparation processes. A preparedness checklist is outlined.

  • Rami Barakat, Vice President, Commerce Bank
  • Steve Kos, SVP, Risk and Support Services, HSBC Bank
  • R.A. Bob Nielsen, Business Resumption Planner, Zions Management Services Company

Package (# 623807A)
Recordings from all three sessions at a discounted price.