Synopsis:

The US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)'s Office of Policy and Planning and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), requests RPD and facemask manufacturers' participation in a senior level meeting with Federal preparedness partners to exchange ideas around respiratory protective device (i.e., surgical masks, elastomeric masks, PAPRs and filtering facepiece respirators) pandemic influenza planning.

This meeting will provide an opportunity for the Federal government to share information on the scope of the supply situation for these products, provide partners with an understanding of modeling that is guiding federal planning, and allow one-on-one engagement to address the projected preparedness challenge.

Purpose:

The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are seeking information from the manufacturing community on Respiratory Protective Device (RPD) and surgical mask products and manufacturing capabilities.

Each company attending will be provided a forty-five minute time slot to discuss: information provided to the CDC in the RFI Respiratory Protective Device and Surgical Mask (2014-RFI-16513) (if applicable), company-specific concerns, and thoughts on how to better partner with the federal government to address the supply and demand complexities during a public health emergency.

Who May Attend:

Respiratory Protective Device and Facemask Manufacturers

Location:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30329

When:

Tuesday 2 December, 9:00AM-12:00PM: Federal Overview
Series of topics will be presented regarding RPD use during a pandemic emergency, overview of modelling used to guide planning, discussion on how Federal partners and Manufacturers can work together to better protect the American healthcare workforce during a pandemic.

Tuesday 2 December, 1:00PM-5:00PM; Wednesday 3 December, 8:00AM-5:00PM; Thursday 4 December, 8:00AM-12:00PM: Individual Manufacturer Meetings

This will be an opportunity for respondents (manufacturers) to individually engage with key federal partners.

Registration/Attendance Request:

E-mail Annette Fluker [ [email protected] ] There is no cost to attend this event, but pre-registration is required. See Required Information below.

Required Information:

A list of attendees including contact information (name, title, phone number, email address). Please keep attendance limited to key personnel.

**Please register by November 24, 2014.

Point of Contact:
Annette Fluker
[email protected]
404.639.0324