Disease Outbreak Investigations: Lessons Learned from a Rhabdomyolysis Outbreak Inquiry 

Course: “Disease Outbreak Investigations: Lessons Learned from a Rhabdomyolysis Outbreak Inquiry.”

Date and Time of Course: Thursday, September 21, 2017, 12:00 noon EDT (9:00 am PDT; UTC-4 hours).

Event and Location of Course: Webinar.

Cost: Complimentary.

Time Allowance for Course: 1 hour (60 minutes).

Course Description, Objectives and Benefits: An outbreak of an acute infectious disease can occur on any college campus or within a professional, collegiate or amateur sports team. A prompt, comprehensive and coordinated approach is needed to address an outbreak. The webinar will review lessons learned, and best practices from, the external investigation to identify the cause of the August 2016 hospitalization of Texas Woman's University women's volleyball student-athletes who were diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis. The presenters, Dr. Monica Mendez-Grant, Texas Woman's University vice-president for student affairs, and Michael Buckner, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based education and sports law attorney, will discuss what they learned during the TWU rhabdomyolysis investigation to provide guidance to university administrators, general counsel, athletics administrators, leaders of sports leagues/teams/professional franchises and other sports-related professionals on the legal, administrative and compliance implications of investigating and addressing disease outbreaks. Specifically, webinar participants will:

• Review the initial steps an organization should consider when a disease outbreak occurs
• Discuss the importance of developing a media and communications strategy
• Outline the most effective methods to address legal Issues and to investigate the cause of the outbreak
• Discover the protocols that should be used in working with relevant third-parties (e.g., health departments, FDA) and stakeholders
• Develop strategies to deal with the post-outbreak environment.

Course Resources and Materials:

1. PowerPoint presentation
2. Webinar handouts

Course Outline of Activities:

1. Opening and Introduction of Speakers (5 minutes)
2. The Incident and Initial Response (15 minutes)
3. Media and Communications Strategy (15 minutes)
4. Legal Issues and the Investigation (10 minutes)
5. Post-Investigation Issues and Corrective Measures (10 minutes)
6. Questions and Answers and Conclusion (5 minutes)

Presenters (click on the presenter's name for a biography):

Dr. Monica Mendez-Grant, vice-president for student life (Texas Woman’s University)

Michael L. Buckner, shareholder and president (Buckner).

Sponsoring Firm: The program is sponsored by Buckner, which is a higher-education and sports law firm. Buckner works with higher education, high school, Olympic, amateur, professional and corporate clients on sports-related legal, compliance, regulatory and administrative issues-which showcases our experience in diverse practice areas: internal investigations; NCAA compliance and investigations; state high school association compliance and investigations; risk management; sports drug testing; sports medicine; sports dispute resolution and arbitration; and corporate governance. Buckner is headquartered in the Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, area, with a street and mailing address of 7771 West Oakland Park Boulevard, Suite 162, Sunrise, Florida 33351-6749 USA. The firm’s telephone number is +1-954-941-1844; facsimile number is +1-954-941-1846; and e-mail address is info@bucknersportslaw.com. The law firm website is located at www.bucknersportslaw.com.

Registration Policy: By registering for a Buckner webinar, you agree to the cancellation and transfer procedures. Your registration permits you to access the audio portion of the webinar through one telephone line and the visual portion of the event via an online portal. You are permitted to invite up to five (5) guests from your organization to listen and participate in the event. You also can transfer your registration to another person in your organization.

Cancellation Policy (not applicable for complimentary programs): If a webinar is cancelled at the discretion of Buckner, all webinar registration fees will be refunded. Unfortunately, the law firm cannot provide a refund for cancellation by a registrant. Access to the archived version of a webinar, if recorded, is included in the fee for the live broadcast. We cannot always guarantee that a recording can be created.

 

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Telephone: +1-954-941-1844
E-mail: info@bucknersportslaw.com
Website: www.bucknersportslaw.com

 

This communication, including the information presented herein, is not endorsed or presented by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Association of College and University Attorneys, the International Olympic Committee or any other organization, but is a legal advertisement from the Michael L. Buckner Law Firm (which is not affiliated with the NCAA, NACUA or the IOC). Any questions concerning this communication or event should be directed to Michael L. Buckner via telephone (+1-954-941-1844) or e-mail (mbuckner@bucknersportslaw.com).

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