SPEAKER PROFILE
NAME: Judyth Gulden
TITLE: Senior Consultant; Adjunct Professor; Senior Research Associate
EMPLOYER: Tulsa Partners Inc; Tulsa Community College, Northeastern State University; Forensic Pathology and Infectious Disease Laboratory, Centre for Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, OK
RESPONSIBILITIES: Public Sector consulting providing program, policy and organizational development planning specializing in disaster management and planning as it relates to public health; Adjunct Professor, Science Department, teaching pre-professional and allied health students; Management of patient aspects of clinical studies, supervision of medical students;
research associate for several major epidemiological and disease transmission projects. .
QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE: Over 25 years as a senior executive in the Ontario Government with expertise in public health policy with a focus on program planning, development and implementation. Relevant experience includes participation in developing a SARS strategy, implementation of Cancer Care Ontario, management of the provincial drug formulary approval process, development and implementation of the first foster care licensing framework in Ontario; over 20 years as an instructor and facilitator for many training and educational events related to health, public health and social services.
ACADEMIC HISTORY
INSTITUTION ATTENDED: Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma State University; Master of Public Health, Disaster Management, Tulane University (in process); Master of Science, Fire and Emergency Management Planning (in process), Oklahoma State University.
DATE OF GRADUATION: 2006
HIGHEST DEGREE: see above
PRESENTATION INFORMATION
TITLE OF PRESENTATION: H1N1 and Public Health Emergencies; Case Studies and Discussion
OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION: This will include a discussion of lessons learned from SARS as it relates to dealing with strategies for managing SARS-like illnesses in community care settings (i.e. Long Term Care Facilities) also see Dale profile; for Case Studies and Discussions see Stewart profile.
OBJECTIVES: To help Long Term Care Facilities develop strategies as partners in the community to address and manage public health emergencies effectively (also see Dale profile). For Case Study objectives see Stewart profile.