TRB Webinar: Airport Response during Communicable Disease Outbreaks

TRB conducted  a webinar on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that features a research from the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Insight Event: Airport Roles in Reducing Transmission of Communicable Diseases and Legal Research Digest 34: Airport Public Health Preparedness and Response: Legal Rights, Powers, and Duties.

The March 2018 ACRP Insight event brought together airport and public health experts from around the U.S. and abroad to discuss their insights based on their personal experiences confronting and mitigating communicable disease at airports and beyond. This webinar featured a presentation from the Insight Event that guides airport emergency management teams in understanding and developing effective response plans and operations during communicable disease outbreaks. The presenters also provided a review of existing statutes, regulations, and case law related to airport communicable disease preparedness. They discussed a legal framework for airport lawyers and managers who are developing or updating their communicable disease preparedness plans.

This webinar was sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program.

The slides are available.

Webinar Presenters

• Leila Barraza, University of Arizona
• Elizabeth Hall-Lipsy, University of Arizona
• Deborah Helton, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
• Randal Rhodes, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

Moderated by: John Wilhelmi, Eastern Research Group, Inc.

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is making 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available for A.A.E. If you are an A.A.E. and would like to apply for CEUs for this webinar, visit www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about A.A.E. continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits

TRB is offering 1.25 CLE credits for this webinar. TRB did not seek approval for the above listed workshop from the state board, so we advise that you contact your state board prior to registering for the webinar to see if credits would be accepted. Registered webinar attendees who sign in and view the entire webinar will receive a link to a certificate that they can fill out and provide to their board. Complete a certificate for each state in which you are required to file. Rules for CLE in some states require the provider to file attendance with the regulator as a service to lawyers. Please confirm jurisdictional reporting requirements with the state regulator. This certificate should be filed with the appropriate MCLE Board(s) or Commission(s) within 30 days of activity. Introductory remarks, keynote addresses, business meetings, breaks, receptions, etc., are not included in the computation of credit. TRB will retain a copy of your attendance; however, TRB is not required to submit attendance to the board.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.