Outbreak Investigation Deep Dive
(Room S504abcd)
10 Jun 19
2:00 PM
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2:45 PM
Perplexed by the outbreak investigation process? Try your hand in this role-playing case study as an FDA, CDC, or a state official in the midst of an outbreak investigation. Think you could make better decisions? How would you balance protecting public health while minimizing business impact? How much information would you need to confirm a food product is contaminated. When would you consider a cluster of illnesses to be an outbreak? When would you pull the trigger on a public announcement? What would you do in tracing a product back to two different potential sources? Step into the role of an investigator when information is incomplete, people are getting sick, and your phone is ringing off the hook. You’ll leave with a better understanding of the challenges in identifying what food product is making people sick, and in tracing that product back to the source.