Thursday, November 1
Drake Performance and Event Center, River Den Room
Symposium moderator and emcee: Chelsea Pekny, assistant professor, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University
12:45 – 1 p.m.
Registration and Check-in
1 – 1:30 p.m.
Opening Session
- Opening remarks: Randy Smith, vice provost for academic programs, Office of Academic Affairs, The Ohio State University
- Defining One Health: Lonnie King, Former Dean and GOHi External Advisory member
- Welcome: Wondwossen Gebreyes, executive director, GOHi
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Plenary Session: Introducing One Health from local, regional and global perspectives
- Regional: Rustin Moore, dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University
- National: Mary Torrence, external board member, GOHi
- International: Samuel Kariuki, deputy director, Kenya Medical Research Institute
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Refreshments
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Leadership in One Health
- Moderator: Tom Shryock, chief scientific officer, Antimicrobial Consultants, LLC and GOHi External Advisory member
- Participants:
- Regional: Amber Singh, public health veterinarian, Ohio Department of Health
- National: Tony Forshey, state veterinarian, Ohio Department of Agriculture
- International: Kira Coggeshall, CDC and GOHi External Advisory member
3:45 – 4:45 p.m.
Plenary Session: Zoonotic Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance and One Health
- Regional: Scott Kenney, assistant professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University
- National: Kurt Stevenson, professor, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University
- International: Getnet Yimer, Regional Director, GOHi Eastern Africa
4:45 – 6:00 p.m.
Plenary Session: Drug Development and Diagnostic Capacity
- Regional: Shu-Hua Wang, professor and physician, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University
- National: Liva Rakotondraibe, assistant professor, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University
- International: Abebaw Fekadu Wassie, CHS, AAU and Director of CDT-Africa
- International: Isac Mederois, Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil
6 – 6:45 p.m.
Networking and Refreshments (cash bar) | Faculty Club
6:45 – 8 p.m.
Dinner | Faculty Club
Speaker: Joyce Turk, Previous USAID official, nternational Livestock Development and GOHi External Advisory member
Friday, November 2
Drake Performance and Event Center, River Den Room
Symposium moderator and emcee: Chelsea Pekny, assistant professor, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University
7:30 – 8:15 a.m.
Poster Session and Light Breakfast- Sanja Ilic
8:15 – 9:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Global One Health and Extension: Connect and Collaborate Showcase
- Moderator: Stephen Myers, director, Office of Outreach and Engagement, The Ohio State University
- Participants
- Regional: Sanja Ilic, assistant professor, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University
- National: Darrell Ward, associate director for cancer communications, Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University
- International: Barbara Piperata, associate professor, Department of Anthropology, The Ohio State University
9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Panel Discussion: How to Communicate the Implications of One Health in Your Backyard and Abroad
- Moderator: Chelsea Pekny, assistant professor, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University
- Participants:
- Regional: Jeanette O’Quin, assistant professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University
- National: Barbara Kowalcyk, assistant professor, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University
- International: Chris Igodan, leader, International Extension Programs, OSU Extension
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Refreshments
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Plenary Session: The Critical Role of Plant and Environmental Health Quality
- Regional: Thaddeus Ezeji, associate professor, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University
- National: Rafiq Islam, soil and bioenergy program leader, OSU Extension
- International: Sally Miller, professor, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Interactive Session: Chemical Outbreak Simulation Exposure Scenario
- Moderators:
- Mike Bisesi, professor, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University
- William Ogara, associate professor, Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi
12:15 – 12:30 p.m.
Closing Session
- Role of Extension in One Health: Roger Rennekamp, associate dean and director, OSU Extension
- Closing Remarks: Wondwossen Gebreyes, executive director, GOHi
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Poster Session
The symposium has been approved for 8.5 hours of Veterinary Continuing Education credits and has submitted for 8.5 hours of Registered Sanitarian Continuing Education credits.
