COURSE OVERVIEW
HE0712 : Food Poisoning Outbreak Investigation

OVERVIEW
COURSE TITLE | : | HE0712 : Food Poisoning Outbreak Investigation |
COURSE DATE | : | Jun 15 - Jun 19 2025 |
DURATION | : | 5 Days |
INSTRUCTOR | : | Dr. Hala Hashim |
VENUE | : | Dubai, UAE |
COURSE FEE | : | $ 5500 |
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Course Description
This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops.
This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Food Poisoning Outbreak Investigation. It covers the foodborne illness and key principles of outbreak prevention; the types of outbreaks like point source, continuous source and propagated; the epidemiology of common foodborne pathogens covering bacteria, viruses, parasites and toxins; the public health surveillance systems; the role of health departments and laboratories; the legal and ethical considerations, data collection forms and interview techniques; the tools for data analysis and laboratory diagnostic methods; the outbreak, define cases and population at risk; and the data collection, management and hypothesis generation.
Further, the course will also discuss the environmental health assessments, laboratory diagnostics and sample collection; the descriptive epidemiology, study design for outbreak investigations; the statistical analysis in outbreak investigations; interpreting epidemiological finding and risk communication during outbreaks; and implementing control measures and food safety inspections.
During this interactive course, participants will learn the performance of long-term prevention strategies; the outbreak communication and reporting and the advanced laboratory methods; the effectiveness of control measures and update policies and procedures based on findings; the role of international organizations in outbreak responses, cultural and regional differences in food safety challenges; and building global collaboration networks.
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TRAINING METHODOLOGY
This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies:
LecturesPractical Workshops & Work Presentations
Hands-on Practical Exercises & Case Studies
Simulators (Hardware & Software) & Videos
In an unlikely event, the course instructor may modify the above training methodology for technical reasons.
VIRTUAL TRAINING (IF APPLICABLE)
If this course is delivered online as a Virtual Training, the following limitations will be applicable:
Certificates | : | Only soft copy certificates will be issued |
Training Materials | : | Only soft copy materials will be issued |
Training Methodology | : | 80% theory, 20% practical |
Training Program | : | 4 hours per day, from 09:30 to 13:30 |
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