Report

John R. La Montagne Memorial Symposium on Pandemic Influenza Research: Meeting Proceedings

Released:: September 12, 2005
Type:: Workshop Proceedings
Topic(s):: Diseases, Public Health
Activity:: John R. LaMontagne Symposium on Pandemic Influenza Research
Board(s):: Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice

Note: Workshop Summaries contain the opinion of the presenters, but do NOT reflect the conclusions of the IOM. Learn more about the differences between Workshop Summaries and Consensus Reports.

The John R. La Montagne Memorial Symposium on Pandemic Influenza Research was held in April 2005 to discuss the current state of the art of research on pandemic influenza and to identify gaps in research. The symposium served as a first step of discussion towards a combined and coordinated research effort among Department of Health and Human Services agencies, other governmental agencies, international partners and the private sector.

The statement of task that guided the Symposium agenda included these specific questions:

What is the current state of the science on pandemic influenza research?
What are the pressing unmet scientific questions and technical issues?
What administrative, logistic or legal impediments exist that block progress towards the development of interventions to respond to pandemic influenza?
How can collaboration among Global Health Security Action Group nations be strengthened to address unmet scientific questions and technical issues related to research on pandemic influenza?
What do experts believe are the most important next steps to take to advance research on pandemic influenza?

This publication is a proceedings of the symposium.