| Physicians
Confront Foodborne Illness: Who's Most At-Risk and Why
(Wednesday, Sep 27, 2006, 10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.)
Physicians who treat at-risk patients will discuss the physiological
and pathophysiological factors that result in certain populations
being more at-risk for a more severe illness or death related to
a foodborne illness. They will discuss the significance of appropriate
diagnosing, as well as the challenges or barriers to obtaining lab-confirmed
diagnosis and reporting of foodborne illness. Also included in this
session are the findings of a practices and perception survey that
assessed the potential role of physicians as food safety educators.
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Anatomy of An Outbreak
(Wednesday, Sep 27, 2006, 1:30–2:30 p.m.)
This session allows the medical and public health professionals
an opportunity to better understand their potential role in the
prevention, mitigation and reporting of foodborne illness. Federal
and state agency representatives will discuss E. coli 0157:H7
outbreak investigations that may serve as a prototype for public
health agency and professional responses to public health crisis
resulting from foodborne illness.
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Underreporting of
Foodborne Illness: Strategies to Increase Awareness and Diagnosis
(Wednesday, Sep 27, 2006, 2:30–3:30 p.m.)
Underreporting of foodborne illness is a public health challenge.
In this session, factors that promote underreporting and the consequences
of underreporting will be explored. Additionally, strategies for
improving the reporting of foodborne illness will be discussed.
This session is designed to promote awareness and significance of
reporting foodborne illness.
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Risk Behaviors of
Target Audiences
(Wednesday, Sep 27, 2006, 4:30–5:30 p.m.)
The high-risk populations are 20% of the American population. What
motivates a person to practice safe food handling? What are the
barriers? Are they different for the general population and high-risk
populations? People who have cancer, HIV-positive patients, pregnant
women, and transplant patients were asked what they know about food
safety, what they need to know, how they want to receive food safety
information, and who they want to provide it. This session lets
the voices of people who are at high risk for foodborne illnesses
speak for themselves and provides the health professional vital
information about how to design and implement successful food safety
education programs.
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What do Consumers
Think about Food Safety? Do They Practice Safe Food Behaviors? What
the National Surveys Say
(Thursday, Sep 28, 2006, 8:30–9:30 a.m.)
This session will highlight trends and changes in consumer food
safety practices of the general population and those at high risk
for foodborne illnesses. The panel will present key findings from
an analysis of related conference abstracts and from recent national
surveys that targeted consumer attitudes and behaviors. The session
will report progress in achieving the Healthy People 2010 food safety
objectives for the four key behaviors - clean, separate, cook and
chill. Participants will gain an understanding of behaviors that
need to be targeted in future educational endeavors.
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The Liability for Foodborne
Illness: Who is Responsible?
(Friday, Sep 29, 2006, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.)
This session will highlight the regulatory process that affects
the food industry, as well as strategies for minimizing liability
risks and foodborne illness lawsuits. Attorneys with extensive experience
in foodborne illness litigation and legal and government affairs
representation to companies and trade associations in the food industry
and a representative of consumers affected by foodborne illness will present
this enlightening discussion.
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