Western Association of Food and Drug Officials (WAFDO) Annual Educational Conference Assistance

项目总结/摘要 西部食品和药品官员协会 PAR-19-306 一年一度的WAFDO年度教育会议（AEC）的使命是提供一个 场地，无论是虚拟的还是面对面的，公共卫生领域的从业人员和项目 来自该地区的管理人员、行业领袖和学术界人士可以进行互动和交流 同时收到关于影响公共卫生的当前趋势和新出现问题的信息， 与人类和动物食品、药品、化妆品和医疗产品相关的安全性。的AEC 议程通常包括演示文稿，让与会者有机会了解 国家、地方、国家和国际对所有这些重要公共卫生问题的看法， 消费者安全话题。 一年一度的WAFDO会议是最全面和最具成本效益的会议之一。 西部地区（阿拉斯加、亚利桑那、加州、科罗拉多、夏威夷、 爱达荷州、蒙大拿州、内华达州、新墨西哥州、俄勒冈州、犹他州、华盛顿、怀俄明州、不列颠哥伦比亚省、 阿尔伯塔、关岛、北方马里亚纳群岛和墨西哥）， 联邦、州和地方监管计划面临的公共卫生问题。WAFDO保持成本 尽可能低的会议费用，以便最广泛地 参与者的范围。会议的低成本使公共卫生专业人员能够从 各级监管机构、工业界和学术界的参与。 此申请的目标和目的是成功申请五年每年25，000美元 年（2021-2026年项目期，总奖金125，000美元） 和科学会议（PAR-19-306）公告，以便WAFDO能够： 为2021年度教育提供高质量，全面的虚拟会议 会议 为与会者提供财政援助，以便他们参加未来的年度教育会议。 （2022-2025年）因预算原因可能无法旅行的人 限制或旅行限制。 为与会者提供适当的印刷材料和其他会议资源。 * 为会议提供会议室和视听设备费用。 2021年WAFDO AEC将在虚拟环境中举行，因为正在进行的前景 COVID聚集和旅行限制。此应用程序假设未来每年 从2022年开始的会议将能够在没有COVID或旅行的情况下亲自举行 限制到位。如果这一假设是错误的，WAFDO将利用任何奖励资金来支付 与额外虚拟交付相关的成本。 年度教育会议将有助于分享和讨论当前的 人类和动物食品、药品、化妆品和医疗产品安全主题，以便进一步 公共卫生实体之间的相互依赖，因此更接近于一个全面的 综合公共卫生和安全系统。

Project Summary/Abstract Western Association for Food and Drug Officials PAR-19-306 The mission of the annual WAFDO Annual Educational Conference (AEC) is to provide a venue, either virtually or in-person, where public health field practitioners and program managers, industry leaders, and academia from across the region can interact and share ideas while receiving information on current trends and emerging issues impacting public health and safety related to human and animal food, drugs, cosmetics, and medical products. The AEC agenda typically includes presentations that will give participants an opportunity to learn about state, local, national and international perspectives on all of these important public health and consumer safety topics. The annual WAFDO Conference is one of the most comprehensive and cost effective educational opportunities in the Western region (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, British Columbia, Alberta, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Mexico) that addresses the range of current public health issues facing federal, state and local regulatory programs. WAFDO keeps the cost of the conference as low as possible in an effort to allow access to the conference to the widest range of participants. The low cost of the conference enables public health professionals from all levels of the regulatory community, industry and academia to participate. The goal and objective of this application is to successfully apply for $25,000 a year for five years (2021-2026 project period, $125,000 total award) under the FDA Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (PAR-19-306) announcement so that WAFDO can:  Provide a high quality, comprehensive virtual conference for its 2021 annual educational conference.  Provide financial assistance for attendees to travel to future annual educational conferences (2022-2025) who might not otherwise be able to travel due to budget limitations or travel restrictions.  Provide attendees with appropriate printed materials and other conference resources.  Fund conference room and audio-visual equipment costs for the conference. The 2021 WAFDO AEC will be held in a virtual environment due to the prospect of ongoing COVID gathering and travel restrictions. This application assumes that future annual conferences starting in 2022 will be able to be held in person with no COVID or travel restrictions in place. If this assumption is false, WAFDO will utilize any awarded funds to defray costs associated with additional virtual deliveries. The annual educational conference will contribute to the sharing and discussion of current human and animal food, drug, cosmetic, and medical product safety topics in order to further mutual reliance between fellow public health entities and therefore move closer to a fully integrated public health and safety system.