Team Approach to Foodborne Outbreak Response
Presented by: National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT), Louisiana State University and A & M College, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and co-sponsored by International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI).
Course Owner: National Center for Biomedical Research and Training, Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education, Louisiana State University and A & M College 2011.
Where: Western Michigan University Kendall Center, 50 W. Jackson, Battle Creek, MI 49017
When: Tuesday and Wednesday, July 12 -13, 2011
Registration at 7:30 am
Workshop from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Course Description: This course addresses the training needs of staff from state and local government agencies that have some expertise and experience in foodborne disease outbreak response and knowledge of their agency’s current outbreak investigation capabilities. Individuals from federal agencies and the food industry also benefit from participation in this course, since it identifies how the skills, resources, and expertise of all levels of government can be effectively connected to better work together within an integrated national food safety system.
Objectives: The terminal learning objectives of this course align with the following target capabilities:
- Planning
- Communications
- Risk Management
- Community Preparedness and Participation
- Intelligence and Information Sharing and Dissemination
- Information Gathering and Recognition of Indicators and Warnings
- Food and Agriculture Safety and Defense
- Epidemiological Surveillance and Investigation
- Laboratory Testing
- Responder Safety and Health
- Environmental Health
- Emergency Public Information and Warning
Target Audience: Federal, state, and local public health, healthcare and public works professionals engaged in the following disciplines: environmental health, epidemiology, and laboratory sciences. These may include sanitarians and environmental health inspectors, epidemiologists, public health nurses, educators, and laboratorians.
Application: Click here to apply
Selection: Because this course can accommodate a limited number of participants, attendees will be selected to create a class from a variety of entities. Applicants will be notified of their participation no later than June 14, 2011.
Travel: Participants will be responsible for their own travel costs connected with this course.
Questions: Please contact IFPTI at 269-441-2995 or email support@ifpti.org .
CEU Credits: Course duration: 2 days
Enrollment is limited to 30