{"id":409,"date":"2019-10-24T19:26:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T23:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/biosecurity-governance\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:38:00","slug":"biosecurity-governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/biosecurity-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Biosecurity Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper\">\n<section class=\"row\">\n<aside id=\"depts-sidenav\" class=\"col-md-3 submenu\">\n<div lc-helper=\"shortcode\" class=\"live-shortcode lc-block\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"dept_content\" class=\"col-md-9 pagecontent\">\n<div id=\"sub_content\" class=\"bodytext\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">Biosecurity Governance, International Diplomacy and Risk of Pandemic Outbreak in the Caribbean<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h6>Keynote Speaker<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/Images\/symposium\/Prof-Rebecca-Katz.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); float: left; margin: 5px 10px;\" \/>Name:<\/strong> Professor Rebecca Katz<br \/>\n<strong>Title: <\/strong>Associate Professor and Director, Center for Global Health Science and Security<br \/>\n<strong>Institution:<\/strong> Georgetown University, USA<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ghss.georgetown.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ghss.georgetown.edu\/<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:Rebecca.Katz@georgetown.edu\">Rebecca.Katz@georgetown.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Biography<\/strong><br \/>\nDr. Rebecca Katz is an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University. Since 2007, much of her work has been on the domestic and global implementation of the International Health Regulations. Since 2004, Dr. Katz has been a consultant to the Department of State, working on issues related to the Biological Weapons Convention, pandemic influenza and disease surveillance. Dr. Katz received her undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College, an M.P.H. from Yale University, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University.&nbsp; Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/Resources\/symposium\/Bio-for-Prof-Rebecca-Katz.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for a full biography (.PDF).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keynote Address<\/strong><br \/>\nThis keynote address focuses on biosecurity, governance, international diplomacy and the risk of infectious disease outbreaks in the Caribbean.&nbsp; It presents various statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO). Please read the full Keynote Address (.PDF) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/Resources\/symposium\/Prof-Katz-Presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/Images\/symposium\/Dr-Wendy-Grenade.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); float: left; margin: 5px 10px;\" \/>Chair, Biosecurity Governance Theme<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Dr. Wendy Grenade<br \/>\n<strong>Title:<\/strong> Head, Department of Government, Sociology, Social Work and Psychology<br \/>\n<strong>Institution: <\/strong>The UWI, Cave Hill Campus<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss\/gssw\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss\/gssw\/home.aspx<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:wendy.grenade@cavehill.uwi.edu\">wendy.grenade@cavehill.uwi.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h6>\n<p>Discussants, Biosecurity Governance Theme<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/Images\/symposium\/dr-heather-harewood.png\" style=\"border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); float: left; margin: 5px 10px;\" \/>Name: <\/strong>Dr. Heather Harewood<br \/>\n<strong>Title:<\/strong> Lecturer in Public Health<br \/>\n<strong>Institution: <\/strong>The UWI, Cave Hill Campus<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fms\/home.aspx<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:heather.harewood@cavehill.uwi.edu\">heather.harewood@cavehill.uwi.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Biography<\/strong><br \/>\nHeather Harewood is a Lecturer in Public Health and Epidemiology. She holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Biology and the MBBS from the UWI, the Master of Public Health degree from the University of Birmingham, UK and the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) with high commendation from the UWI.<\/p>\n<p>Heather&rsquo;s affiliation with UWI, Cave Hill began in 2009 as an Associate Lecturer in Public Health involved in the administration and delivery of the Master of Public Health (MPH) programme. She is currently the Programme Coordinator of the MPH programme at Cave Hill. She also coordinates and teaches on three MPH courses: Environmental Health, Health Care Systems and Health Economics and assists with other courses on the MPH.<\/p>\n<p>She teaches in the medical undergraduate programme, co-coordinating and lecturing on the Health Services Management and the Health and Environment courses.<\/p>\n<p>Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/Resources\/symposium\/Heather-Harewood-Bio.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for a full biography (.PDF).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant Presentation<\/strong><br \/>\nThis discussion uses the Essential Public Health Framework (EPHF) and reflections on the local response to pandemic influenza and Ebola preparedness as a backdrop to discuss key areas related to biosecurity governance, international security and the risk of pandemic outbreak in the Caribbean.&nbsp; Please read the full Presentation (.PDF) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/Resources\/symposium\/Dr-Heather-Harewood.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo-of-Shawn-Kirk.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/Images\/symposium\/Shawn-Kirk.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px;\" title=\"Photo-of-Shawn-Kirk.jpg\" \/><strong>Name:<\/strong> Mr. Shawn Kirk<br \/>\n<strong>Title: <\/strong>Medical Lab Technician<br \/>\n<strong>Institution:<\/strong> Trinidad Public Health Lab<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.gov.tt\/sitepages\/default.aspx?id=156\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.health.gov.tt\/sitepages\/default.aspx?id=156<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:shawn.kirk@health.gov.tt\">shawn.kirk@health.gov.tt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Biography<\/strong><br \/>\nMr. Shawn Kirk has been a veteran laboratorian with 35 years of expert, unparalleled experience on the medical laboratory bench. He recently headed the HIV\/Virology Department at Trinidad Public Health Laboratory and is currently the Medical Laboratory Superintendent at the Insect Vector Control Division. Shawn has become an IATA internationally certified Instructor in the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR). He is also a part time Tutor at the Medical Sciences Faculty in the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, The UWI, St. Augustine.&nbsp; Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/Resources\/symposium\/Shawn-Kirk-BIO.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for a full biography (.PDF).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussant Presentation<\/strong><br \/>\nThis discussion provided definitions of biosecurity, the governance of it and the way forward. Please read the full presentation (.PDF) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/Resources\/symposium\/Mr-Shawn-Kirk.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"swifttagcontainer103d2o0aoc\">\n<div id=\"proactivechatcontainer103d2o0aoc\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline;\" id=\"swifttagdatacontainer103d2o0aoc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\">var swiftscriptelem103d2o0aoc=document.createElement(\"script\");swiftscriptelem103d2o0aoc.type=\"text\/javascript\";var swiftrandom = Math.floor(Math.random()*1001); var swiftuniqueid = \"103d2o0aoc\"; var swifttagurl103d2o0aoc=\"https:\/\/livesupport.cavehill.uwi.edu\/visitor\/index.php?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\";setTimeout(\"swiftscriptelem103d2o0aoc.src=swifttagurl103d2o0aoc;document.getElementById('swifttagcontainer103d2o0aoc').appendChild(swiftscriptelem103d2o0aoc);\",1);<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biosecurity Governance, International Diplomacy and Risk of Pandemic Outbreak in the Caribbean Keynote Speaker Name: Professor Rebecca Katz Title: Associate Professor and Director, Center for Global Health Science and Security Institution: Georgetown University, USA https:\/\/www.ghss.georgetown.edu\/ Contact: Rebecca.Katz@georgetown.edu Biography Dr. Rebecca Katz is an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Global Health Science and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Biosecurity Governance - Centre for Biosecurity Studies - The University of the West Indies at Cave Hill","description":"Biosecurity Governance, International Diplomacy and Risk of Pandemic Outbreak in the Caribbean Keynote Speaker Name: Professor Rebecca Katz Title: Associate Pro"},"iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-409","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":539,"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/409\/revisions\/539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/biosecurity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}