Small Scientific West Coast Epidemiology Conference

摘要 内华达州公共卫生和行为卫生部公共卫生办公室 信息学和流行病学正在申请FDA科学会议的资助 赠款计划，使内华达州主办西海岸外延会议。这 会议是每年十月举行的年度非正式聚会。的目的 会议是为了让公共卫生专业人员分享他们最近的经验， 目前的项目，并讨论共同的问题和新出现的问题。与会者 由当地、州、联邦和部落的卫生专业人员组成， 食品、生物和传染病预防，暴露评估， 应急准备和灾害流行病学。 内华达州前几年因缺乏资金而无法举办该会议 空房的每年的会议由不同的西部地区国家主办， 主要是华盛顿、俄勒冈州和加州。如果我们得到这笔资金， 内华达州，第一次，能够主办西海岸肾上腺素会议。是 重要的是，内华达州成为公共卫生伙伴关系的一部分，并采取我们的轮流 举办这次非常重要的会议 会议目标： 1.制定一项议程，其中包括与食源性疾病相关的广泛内容 疾病、食品安全、生物恐怖主义和食源性疾病的最佳做法 调查事务所 方法：邀请西部地区公共卫生代表出席 关于他们所在地区食源性疾病的话题。 2.在机构之间建立合作，为常见的食源性疾病提供解决方案 疾病问题。 方法：鼓励各机构分享涉及执法的成功事例， 使用联邦食品安全法规和建议。 3.讨论与食源性疾病相关的科学/技术进步。 方法：邀请机构介绍和讨论新的方法和技术 用于促进食品安全和食源性疾病调查。

Abstract The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health's Office of Public Health Informatics and Epidemiology is requesting funding from the FDA Scientific Conference Grant Program to enable Nevada to host the West Coast Epi Conference. This conference is an annual informal gathering that is held each October. The purpose of the conference is to allow public health professionals to share their recent experiences, current projects, and to discuss mutual problems and emerging issues. The attendees are made up of local, state, federal, and tribal health professionals on the front lines of food, biological, and communicable disease prevention, exposure assessment, emergency preparedness, and disaster epidemiology. Nevada has been unable to host the conference in previous years due to lack of funding availability. Each year the conference is hosted by different western regional states, mainly Washington, Oregon and California. If we receive this funding, it will enable Nevada, for the first time, to be able to host the West Coast Epi Conference. It is important that Nevada be part of the public health partnership and takes our turn in hosting this very essential conference. Conference objectives: 1. Develop an agenda that includes a wide scope of content related to foodborne illness, food safety, bioterrorism, and best practices for foodborne illness investigations. Methods: Invite public health representatives from the western region to present on foodborne illness topics in their region. 2. Create collaboration among agencies to provide solutions to common foodborne illness issues. Methods: Encourage agencies to share success stories involving enforcement and use of federal food safety regulations and recommendations. 3. Discuss scientific/technological advances related to foodborne illness. Methods: Invite agencies to present on and discuss new methods and techniques used in promoting food safety and foodborne illness investigations.