Public Health
William Bester, School of Nursing
Bester led the nursing staff on the USNS Mercy, the hospital ship that went to the tsunami-stricken area in Indonesia. He can discuss the issues that will be faced by people living in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Dr. James Karboski, College of Pharmacy
Karboski's expertise relates to individuals on long-term medications to treat chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. He can speak to the unique problems faced by these patients when their supply of medications run out and their local pharmacy is inaccessible. He can speak to a potential second wave of crisis for these patients and the timeline that will follow before their individual medical situations become life threatening.
Dr. Stephen Saklad, College of Pharmacy
Saklad can speak to the mental trauma facing survivors of the hurricane as well as to the long-term health care concerns for these individuals. He can also address issues related to mental health patients who will find themselves unable to secure their medications in the stricken areas. He serves as one of the College of Pharmacy faculty who are housed at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Dr. Robert Talbert, College of Pharmacy
Talbert can address the threat to cardiovascular patients as they face added stress in surviving the hurricane only to see their homes and communities devastated. He can also discuss the threat to the health of these individuals when the supply of needed medications is no longer available. Talbert leads the Division of Pharmacotherapy for the College of Pharmacy at its facilities at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Dr. Nathan Weiderhold, College of Pharmacy
Weiderhold can speak to the second life-threatening wave facing survivors of this week's hurricane including the threat of disease outbreaks brought about by flood waters and the diseases born there, the threat of illness due to living in very close proximity to others such as relief shelters, and the vulnerable aspects that survivors face by going for an untold period of time without access to healthy drinking water and nourishing foods. He serves as one of the College of Pharmacy faculty who are housed at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.
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