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Upcoming Events
Animal Health 101:
March 10 – 11: Frankfort, KY
March 16 – 17: Sutton, MA
March 18 – 19: Rock Tavern, NY
March 24 – 25: Pickering, OH
The goal of Animal Health 101 is to familiarize administrative and support staff with the fundamental concepts of animal classification, animal husbandry, disease agents and transmission, program and foreign animal diseases, and how these concepts affect economic health and public health. The course is comprised of eight interactive classroom sessions that combine presentation of material, group discussion and activities to engage the audience in a fun, non-threatening manner.
This course has open nominations and requires approval for registration. Interested candidates should register online through AgLearn.
Emergency Management Response Systems (EMRS)
Training for Area Epidemiologists
March 24 – 26, 2009: Raleigh, NC
The EMRS is a web based task management system designed to automate many of the tasks associated with animal disease outbreaks and emergencies. It is used for routine reporting of foreign animal disease/emerging disease incident (FAD/EDI) investigations, state specific disease outbreaks and control programs, classic national Animal Health Emergency responses, and natural disasters involving animals.
VSCP: Basic Epidemiology for AHTs
March 31 – April 3, 2009: Ft. Collins, CO
This course is specifically designed for animal health technicians (AHTs) or equivalents to ensure that newly hired AHTs possess the skill set necessary to assist VMOs in conducting epidemiological investigations and analyses of animal disease outbreaks, including tracking and reporting levels of certain endemic animal diseases, including those with public health and food safety implications. This course uses a problem-based approach to teach and reinforce the fundamentals of epidemiology; computer-based exercises reinforce theory, methodology and analytical skills necessary to conduct or assist with epidemiological investigations of animal diseases. Course participants are also introduced to the Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health (CEAH), Ft. Collins, CO.
Veterinary Services Careers Program (VSCP) - A recruitment and training program established to meet the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) needs for highly skilled, forward-looking, well-trained employees—primarily within VS. Formerly called the Public Veterinary Practice Careers Program.
Smith Kilborne Program - This program is designed to acquaint veterinary students with various foreign animal diseases which potentially threaten our domestic animal population.
FY 2009 Training Catalog
- Professional Development Staff (PDS) (pdf 15.91mb)
- Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health (CEAH) (pdf 353kb)
- Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) (pdf 759kb)
- National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) (pdf 7718kb)
- Training and Development (TDB) (pdf 746)
- Training Coordinators (pdf 59kb)
- Training Catalog - Printable Version (pdf 5.61mb)
VS Distance Learning Memo (pdf 45kb) - Implementing the President's Management agenda is a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), mission priority. The President's Management Agenda includes expansion of electronic Government (eGovernment) to simplify and unify government-wide operations, including education.
AgLearn
Agriculture Learning (AgLearn) - Provides educational services for USDA federal employees, contractors, partners, and customers. For VS employees with AgLearn questions, please send an email to vs_aglearn@aphis.usda.gov.
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