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Agenda
Military Medical Operations: U.S. Response to the Fukushima Daiichi Incident

Symposium sponsored by:
The Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland

Date:
March 27–29, 2012

Information:
Contact symposium chair, Capt Brian E. Livingston, 301-295-1069, or Ms. Julie Harless, 301-295-2950, with questions about the event.

TIME

EVENT

TUESDAY (March 27)

0800 

Registration

0900

Introduction
Dale C. Smith, PhD
Senior Vice President, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

L. Andrew Huff, Col, USAF, MC, SFS
Acting Director, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI)

0930

Introduction to Military Medical Operations
Anthony B. Mickelson, COL, MC, USA
Director for Military Medical Operations (MMO), AFRRI

1010

Summary of Fukushima Daiichi Incident
Jama D. VanHorne-Sealy, MAJ, MS, USA
Deputy Director, MMO, AFRRI

1050

Response of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency / Consequence Management Assistance Teams to the Fukushima Daiichi Incident
Eugene V. Sheely, LTC, USA
Curriculum Chair, Combating WMD
Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)

1130

AFRRI / MMO's Response to the Fukushima Daiichi Incident
Lee A. Alleman, LTJG, MSC, USN
Health Physicist, MMO, AFRRI

1210

Panel discussion

1240

Lunch

1340

U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC) Support to Operation Tomodachi
Gerald A. Falo, PhD, CIV, USA
Medical Command (MEDCOM), U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC)

1420

Behind the Curve: Health Risk Communication for Operation Tomodachi
Bethney A. Davidson
Health Risk Communication Specialist
U.S. Army Public Health Command (USAPHC)

1500

Medical Response during Operation Tomodachi
Ricardo A. Reyes, MAJ, MS, USA
Office of the Surgeion General, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM)

1540

Panel discussion

WEDNESDAY (March 28)

0800

Operation Tomodachi—III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Response
Gregory M. Clemenson, MSgt, USMC
Defense Chief, III MEF Chemical Biological Radiation Nuclear Explosives (CBRNE) at Camp Courtney on Okinawa, Japan

0840

Air Force Radiation Assessment Team Capabilities and Response to Operation Tomodachi
Alan C. Hale, Maj, USAF, BSC
U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM); Chief, Radiation Health Consulting

0920

Break

0950

9th Area Medical Lab Support for Operation Tomodachi
Rachel A. Armstrong, COL, USA
Commander, 9th Area Medical Lab, U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM)

1030

Public Health Response to the Fukushima Dai'ichi Nuclear Crisis
Michael Noska, MS, CAPT, USPHS
Senior Advisor for Health Physics, Employee Safety & Environmental Management Branch, Office of the Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

1110

Panel discussion

1140

Lunch

1240

Radiation Dose Assessment of the DoD Population of Interest following the Fukushima Daiichi Incident
Paul K. Blake, PhD
Nuclear Test Personnel Review (NTPR), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

1320

Environmental Monitoring, Fukushima Daiichi Reactor Accident—Application to Projected Doses of DoD Personnel and Dependents
Steven E. Rademacher, PhD
Chief, Radioactive Materials Licensing and Safety, Headquarters, Air Force Safety Center (AFSC)

1400

Break

1430

DoD Radiation Personnel Monitoring and Upper Bound Dose Calculations following the Fukushima Daiichi Incident
James R. Cassata, CDR, MSC, USN, PhD, CHP
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, USU

1510

Operation Tomodachi Registry
Mr. Brad Hutchens
U.S. Army Institute of Public Health (IPH), Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland

1550

Panel discussion

THURSDAY (March 29)

0800

The Radiological Consequence Management Team and Other Lessons Learned from Operation Tomodachi
R. Scot Peeke, LTC, FA52, USA
Chief, Incident Analysis Branch, Joint Task Force-Civil Support at Fort Eustis, Virginia

0840

Response of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Protecting Civilian American Citizens in Japan during the Fukushima Daiichi Incident
Steven L. Simon, PhD
National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics (DCEG), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

0920

Department of Energy Response Summary
Daniel J. Blumenthal, PhD, CHP
Office of Emergency Response, U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration

1000

Panel discussion

1020

Break

1030

U.S. Forces-Japan / Joint Support Force Surgeon Summary
Lee Harvis, Col, USAF, MC
Commander, 374th Medical Group; Command Surgeon, 5th Air Force and U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) in Yokota, Japan

1110

Keynote Speaker—Operation Tomodachi: A Perspective from USPACOM HQ
Michael H. Mittelman, RADM, USN
Deputy Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy; Vice Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)

1150

Panel discussion

1220

Closing remarks

Contact symposium chairman, Capt Brian E. Livingston, or Ms. Julie Harless, 301-295-2950, with questions about the symposium.