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Speakers:
Prof Robert Dingwall, formerly Director of the Institute for Science and Society, University of Nottingham
Prof Neil Ferguson, Director, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling
Dr Stephen Gardner, Influenza policy director, GSK
Mike Granatt, expert on risk communication and Director, Luther Pendragon
Prof Peter Openshaw, Director of the Centre for Respiratory Infection, Imperial College London
Swine flu was the biggest health story of last year, but for most people it only resulted in a mild illness. The SMC amassed some of the best experts in swine flu to talk various aspects of last year’s outbreak, including what we knew and didn’t know, whether the reaction was appropriate, how far we’ve come since then and whether we’re now prepared for the next big virus that comes our way.