| Next Event | 2010 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
| Risk Communication |
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"Communicating Food Risk" |
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"Foodborne illness? There's an app for that; using technology to communicate food safety risks" | Dr. Ben Chapman, PhD Food Safety Extension Specialist North Carolina State University |
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"Let’s Talk About the Pandemic: Risk and Crisis Communications Basics for the Post Post-SARS World" |
Roy Wadia |
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| New Technologies for Early Detection of Food Pathogens |
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"BC Innovation Council" | Richard Hallman |
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"Microfluidic microarray method for detection of fungal infections in food crops" | Paul C.H. Li, Ph.D. Associate Professor Departments of Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Simon Fraser University |
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"Rational design and performance testing of novel biosensors: from DNA conformational switches to computer readable bioDiscs" |
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"Integration of Nano Transistor Food Biosensors" | Gary K. Maki Integrated Molecular Sensors formerly with CAMBR, University of Idaho |
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"Pathogen and Biomarker Detection in Food Safety Testing" |
Andre Marziali |
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"A Laboratory Perspective on Issues and Barriers to the Implementation of Rapid Microbiological Methods" |
Nilmini Wijewickreme |
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| Keynote Address |
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"Foodborne Infection: The Toll and the Challenges" | Bruce Clark |
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| The Costs of Processing Safe Food |
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"Tales of an Amateur Thermophile: Resistance of Escherichia coli to Pathogen Intervention Ttreatments in Beef Processing" | Michael Gänzle Canada Research Chair in Food Microbiology and Probiotics Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science University of Alberta |
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"Antimicrobial Compounds from Plants" | Michael Gänzle Canada Research Chair in Food Microbiology and Probiotics Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science University of Alberta |
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"Sanitation Issues in the Plant Environment" | Ian Crook Ecolab Food & Beverage Division |
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"It’s not easy being “green” What is the cost of green?" |
Jo Anne Gin |
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| Decloaking Pathogens: The Battle Rages On |
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"What’s Making us Poop?" | Marsha Taylor |
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"Enteric Zoonoses - On farm strategies for prevention" | Dr. Paul Kitching Chief Provincial Veterinarian Director Animal Health Branch BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands |
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"Seafood Products Making Us Sick" | Dr. Donald E Kramer Retired |
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"Food Spoilage: “Stinkies”, “Slimies” and Biofilms" |
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| Changing Values Affecting Our Food Supply |
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"Food Security 101: What is food security and what does it have to do with food protection?" | Karen Rideout, MSc National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health BC Centre for Disease Control UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems |
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"Farming survival in BC 2009… and beyond" | Brent Warner White Loaf Ridge Management |
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"Beyond self reporting: Exploration of food safety behaviours through observation" |
Dr. Ben Chapman, PhD |
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| Water: The Treasure We Still Take for Granted |
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"Making Good Water Better" | Doug Neden |
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"Are You Prepared for a Boil Water Advisory?" | Dean Scovill, B. Tech., C.P.H.I
(C) Environmental Health Officer Drinking Water Program Fraser Health Authority |
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"Cross Connection Control Basics" | Shawn Sanders MTS inc. |
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"Make Every Drop Count - a Water Management Program targeted to deliver improved Operational Efficiency" | Eddie Elsesser JohnsonDiversey |
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"Sampling for Success" |
Alex Montgomery Microbiology Technician I.G. MicroMed Environmental Inc. |
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"Collection of Samples for Chemical Analysis" | Walter Brandl Operations Manager Silliker JR Laboratories, ULC. |
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"Setting up an Environmental Sampling Plan" |
Kate Abraham |
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"Results Assessment for Microbiology" |
Katie Eloranta |
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"Interpretation of Lab Results" | Walter Brandl Operations Manager Silliker JR Laboratories, ULC. |
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"HACCP and Food Safety Plans" |
Rebecca Robertson |
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"Environmental Swabbing" |
Rebecca Robertson |
Environmental Monitoring Program Environmental Monitoring SOP |
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"Listeriosis outbreaks in Canada in 2008" |
Dr. Eleni Galanis (Epidemiology) Physician Epidemiologist BC Centre for Disease Control Sion Shyng (Environmental Health) Food Safety Specialist Food Protection Services BC Centre for Disease Control |
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"Auditing and Identifying Contamination Points for Listeria in Food Plants" |
Graham Monda |
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