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| AGENDA, Better Communications, Better Public Health Outcomes –
Strategies for Improved Coordination during Foodborne Outbreaks |
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
Renaissance St. Louis Grand and Suites Hotel
800 Washington Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Moderator: Dr. Elisabeth Hagen
Executive Associate for Public Health
Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service
| Thursday,
May 15, 2008 |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Welcome
Mr. Alfred V. Almanza, Administrator
Food Safety and Inspection Service
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| Perspectives on the Successes and Challenges of Multi-jurisdictional Foodborne Outbreak Investigations |
| 8:15 a.m. |
State and Local
Public Health Programs, Experiences and Challenges with Outbreak
Response and Investigation
Ms. Dorothy Gonzales, Environmental Health Supervisor, Genesee
County Health Department, National Association of County and
City Health Officials
Dr. William Keene, Senior Epidemiologist, Oregon Public Health
Services, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
Ms. Lisa Hainstock, Food Safety Specialist, Michigan Department
of Agriculture, Association of Food and Drug Officials
Mr. David Bergmire-Sweat, Foodborne Disease Epidemiologist, North
Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Association of
State and Territorial Health Officials |
| 9:35 a.m. |
From Laboratory
Detection to Interaction with Epidemiology Programs
Mr. Dave Boxrud, Bacteriology Laboratory Specialist, Minnesota
Department of Health, Association of Public Health Laboratories |
| 9:55 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:10 a.m. |
Collaboration
and Information Sharing with Federal Partners - Panel Discussion
Dr. David Warnock, Director, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial
and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ms. Ellen Morrison, Director, Office of Crisis Management, Food
and Drug Administration
Dr. David Goldman, Assistant Administrator, Office
of Public Health Science, Food Safety and Inspection Service |
| 10:50 p.m. |
Perspectives
from Industry
Mr. Dane Bernard, V.P. Food Safety and Quality, Keystone Foods,
LLC |
| 11:10 a.m. |
Risk Communication
Ms. Caroline Smith DeWaal, Food Safety Director, Center for
Science in the Public Interest
Ms. Terri Nintemann, Assistant Administrator, Office of Public
Affairs and Consumer Education, Food Safety and Inspection Service |
| 11:50 p.m. |
Questions and Comments |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Lunch (on own) |
| Initiatives
to Improve Coordination during Foodborne Outbreak Investigations |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Overview of
the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response
Dr. Tim Jones, State Epidemiologist, Tennessee Department of
Health, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists |
| 1:50 p.m. |
Innovative
Team Training Approach (Epi-Ready)
Ms. Elizabeth Bugden, National Environmental Health Association |
| 2:10 p.m. |
Current Thinking
on Foodborne Outbreak Investigations
Dr. Ian Williams, Team Lead, Outbreak Response Team, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Mr. Scott Seys, Branch Chief, Foodborne Disease Investigations
Branch, Food Safety and Inspection Service
Mr. John Guzewich, Senior Environmental Health Scientist, Food
and Drug Administration
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| 3:10 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:25 p.m. |
Questions / Public
Comments |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Next Steps
/ Practical Considerations
Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, Executive Associate for Public Health, Office of Public
Health Science, Food Safety and Inspection Service |
| 4:45 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
Dr. H. Scott Hurd, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S.
Department of Agriculture |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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Last Modified:
May 29, 2008 |
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