1st National Foodborne Epidemiologists Meeting
Westin Seattle
May 9-11, 2005
Over 130 people attended the first National Foodborne Epidemiologists Meeting in Seattle, WA from May 9-11, 2005. This meeting was scheduled concurrently with the 9th Annual PulseNet Update Meeting which was attended by over 180 people. The proceedings of the PulseNet Update Meeting are posted at Proceedings from the 9th Annual PulseNet Update Meeting.
Both meetings opened with a joint plenary that discussed epidemiologic standards for national food safety, legal implications of foodborne outbreaks, timelines for enteric disease investigations, and outcomes of cluster investigations in 2004. This joint plenary was followed by a joint break out session during which small groups of laboratorians and epidemiologists discussed issues pertaining to laboratory practice, foodborne epidemiology practice, and data management. Details of the joint plenary session can be found at "Combined Plenary Session."
Epidemiology presentations for the remainder of the meeting addressed the topics of How PulseNet Works, Coordinating Multistate Outbreak Investigations, Hypothesis Generation and Survey Methods, Traceback and Regulatory Issues, National Case Surveillance, Foodborne Outbreak Reporting, Resources, Pathogens, and Communications.
Slide Presentations
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Monday, May 9, 2005
Combined Plenary Session and Break Out Session
How PulseNet Works
PulseNet USA: Overview of the Molecular Subtyping Network for Foodborne Disease Surveillance
Kelley Hise
The PulseNet Laboratory Experience
Paola Bordoni
Naming Patterns: Its More Than Meets the Eye
Jana Locket and Nehal Patel
Use of Web Board
Molly Joyner
Frequently Asked Questions
Coordinating Multi-state Outbreak investigations
A State Perspective on Multi-State Outbreak Investigations
Bill Keene
Coordination of Multi-State Outbreaks: CDC Perspectives
Jeremy Sobel
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Hypothesis Generation and Survey Methods in Outbreak Investigations
Where Do Hypotheses Come From?
Robert Tauxe
A State Perspective on Trawling Questionnaires and the Use of PFGE in Surveillance
Stephanie Wedel
Use of Web-Based Surveys in Foodborne Outbreak Investigations
Michael Lynch
Use of a Web-Based Questionnaire to Investigate a Large Outbreak of GI Illness
Cindy Burnett
Traceback and Regulatory Issues in Outbreak Investigations
Foodborne Outbreak Investigations
Jeff Farrar
Foodborne Disease Investigation, Traceback, and Regulatory Action
Faye Bresler
Traceback and Regulatory Issues in Outbreak Investigations
Jack Guzewich
The Data Quality Act
Kristin Holt
National Foodborne Case Surveillance
NEDSS Base System Foodborne and Diarrheal Disease Program Area Module
Debbie Cortez
The Listeriosis Initiative
Michael Lynch
Vibrio National Case Surveillance
Nana Koram
Getting Connected: Linking NARMS and PulseNet
Julie Choudhuri
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria - Current Activities
Tom Chiller
Foodborne Outbreak Reporting/eFORS
Foodborne Outbreak Reporting IT History and Plans
Christopher Braden
eFORS 2.0
Ric Williams
eFORS Definitions and Common Reporting Questions
Rachel Woodruff and Ellen Salehi
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Resources for Outbreak Investigations
Oregon Outbreak Questionnaire Templates
Massachusetts Foodborne Illness and Control Reference Manual
Update on Foodborne Pathogens
Foodborne Noroviruses: Detection and Molecular Typing
Steve Monroe
Molecular Epidemiology of Noroviruses
Lenee Browne
Foodborne Hepatitis A: New Tools for an Old Disease
Beth Bell
International Outbreak of Shigella sonnei Among Airline Passengers - Honolulu, Hawaii 2004
Becky Kanenaka and Kate Gaynor
Communications in the Foodborne Epidemiology Community
Communications in the Foodborne Epidemiology Community
Christopher Braden
Joint Closing Session
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