Environmental Sample Training Workshop #1
February 20, 2023
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Workshop is limited to 30 participants
Description
Environmental samples can often link an illness to establishment for a period of time after food is no longer available. Learn more about how to conduct environmental sampling in retail food (restaurants, grocery, etc.) for outbreak investigations including practical exercises.
CEUs
CEUs are being offered in conjunction with completion of this workshop. A total of 6 CEUs are available through the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA).
Agenda
8:00 am - 8:30 am: Sign-in/meet and greet
8:30 am - 12:30 am: Classroom presentation
| Why sample? |
Types of sampling materials |
| When to sample? |
Sampling Locations |
| Step to conducting environmental sampling |
Sampling technique |
| Assembling a sampling team |
Documentation / Sampling Log |
| Donning / Doffing Gloves |
Verification and Delivery |
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Field experience environmental sampling
· Test your knowledge using various sampling materials for different outbreak scenarios in a real kitchen with real materials
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: Course evaluations and discussion
Lodging and Guest Reservations
Lodging is available for workshop participants who also plan to attend the 2023 MCAFDO Annual Educational Conference. Lodging is available at the Embassy Suites Hilton Norman Hotel & Conference Center at a group rate of $104.00 per night, plus tax (13.75%) The estimated rate per night is $118.30. Hotel reservations must be made before Sunday, January 29, 2023 to secure the group rate. Hotel reservations may be booked directly through the hotel using the provided web link:
Book Hotel Room Here
REGISTRATION PAYMENT - Once the online registration form has been completed, you will be emailed an invoice and will given the option to pay the invoice immediately or at a later date. Payment can be made with a debit card or credit card through PayPal. Users do not have to have a PayPal account to make a payment and may use guest payment to complete their transaction.
Payment can also be made via a check, made payable to MCAFDO and mailed to the following address:
Scott Platt, MCAFDO Secretary/Treasurer
PO Box 329
University Park, IA 52595
Questions about registration, or payment for registration, can be directed to Scott Platt at the following: Scott.Platt@dia.iowa.gov or (515) 669-3953.
Additional details about the environmental sampling workshop and conference are posted on the MCAFDO website. Please visit our website for more information:
MCAFDO Conference Website
Funding for this workshop was made possible, in part, by the Food and Drug Administration through grant 5 R13 FD006894-04. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does any mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organization imply endorsement by the United States Government.
