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COURSE OVERVIEW

HE0712 : Food Poisoning Outbreak Investigation
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:

Lectures
Practical 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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