Pandemic Influenza Infomation from UMDNJ

Pandemic Influenza: Planning and Response in New Jersey

Length: 52 Minutes 40 Seconds
Description: Eddy A. Bresnitz, MD, MS, is the state epidemiologist for the State of New Jersey, a position within the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Service (DHSS). As state epidemiologist, he is New Jerseys principle liaison with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). With a reorganization of the DHSS in 2006, Dr. Bresnitz became the Deputy Commissioner of the Public Health Services branch at DHSS. This branch, incorporates the Division of Health Infrastructure and Emergency Response, including the Office of Local Public Health.

Dr. Bresnitz, a medical graduate of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, served his residency in internal medicine at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in New York City. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He also has a masters degree in clinical epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Bresnitz has held academic appointments at the University of Pennsylvania, MCP Hahnemann University of the Health Sciences, and, currently, serves as a professor at the UMDNJ-School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Among his many honors are the Philip S. Brachman Award for excellence in teaching epidemiology, which was awarded by the CDC in 2002 and the NJ Outstanding Medical Educator Award in 2004.

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• Swine Flu
• Avian Flu
• Flu
• Pandemic
• Influenza
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• Medicine
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