"Emerging and Re-emerging Microbial Threats: Challenges for the 21st Century"

The Doubletree Hotel Santa Ana

Santa Ana, CA

October 25-26, 2007

CD Controllers
CD/STD Investigators
CICs
Corrections Health Care Providers
Epidemiologist
Infection Control Practitioners
Laboratory Scientists
Physicians
Public Health Data Managers
Public Health Microbiologist
Public Health Nurses
Public Health Students
Public Information Officers (PIO)
REHSs
Registered Nurses

Co-Sponsored by:

California Department of Public Health

Contra Costa Public Health

Center for Infectious Disease Preparedness

Orange County Health Care Agency

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, October 25, 2007

The Doubletree Santa Ana/Orange County Airport

Time	Event/Speaker
8:00 am - 8:30 am	Registration-Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:40 am	Welcome and Introductions David Dassey, MD, President, CACDC
8:40 am - 9:40 am	MDR/XDR New Challenges and Current Events John Jereb, MD, Medical Epidemiologist, Field Services and Evaluation Branch, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, NCHHSTP, CDC
9:40 am -10:30 am	Antibiotic Resistance: Collaboration is Key - Role of the Local Health Departments Elissa Maas, MPH, Vice President of Programs for California Medical Association Foundation – AWARE Project
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am - 11:45am	MRSA – Are We Creating Superbugs? Jon Rosenberg, MD, CDPH
11:45 am - 12:30 pm	Mandated Reporting of Health Care-Associated Infections- Link to Public Health Sue Chen, RN, MPH, CIC, CDPH
12:30 pm -1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Was Popeye right? Is Spinach really good for us? Pat Kennelly, Food Safety Section Chief, Food & Drug Branch Janice O’Connell, Public Health Microbiologist Specialist, CDPH Jennifer Schneider, MPH, Epidemiologist, CDPH Kate Thomas Pasley, RN, BSN, PHN, Communicable Disease/IZ/PHN Supervisor, Shasta County Public Health
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm	Break
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm	Infectious Disease Threats After Disasters: Practical Approaches Tomas Aragon, MD, DrPH UC Berkeley Center for Infectious Disease Preparedness
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Walking the Media Minefield Julie Freestone, Contra Costa PIO, Risk Communication

Friday, October 26, 2007

The Doubletree Santa Ana/Orange County Airport

Time	Event/Speaker
8:00 am - 8:30 am	Registration-Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:40 am	CACDC Business Meetings Featuring: President's Report Treasurer's Report Membership Report Elections of 2008 Board of Directors
8:40 am - 9:40 am	Program Updates California Department of Public Health
9:50 am -10:05 am	Break
10:05 am - 11:05 am	Cal-Code – 2008 California Food Code Update and Opportunities A panel of Environmental Health Specialists instrumental in the development and implementation of Cal-Code will discuss the need for revision of previous regulations and the implementation process and challenges. Panelist include: Gary Erbeck, MPH, RESH,Department of Environmental Health, County of San Diego Liz Pozzebon, RESH, Department of Environmental Health, Food & Housing Division, County of San Diego Richard Sanchez, MPH, RESH,Director, County of Orange Health Care/Environmental Health
11:05 am - 12:05 pm	Enteric Disease Control – An Evidence-Based Process Glen Thomazin, DO, FAAFP, Doctor, Loma Linda University Dr. Thomazin from Loma Linda University School of Public Health will describe the process and present preliminary findings of their review of the scientific literature and expert opinion on public health control measures for the reportable enteric diseases.
12:05 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch Speaker Evidence-Based Public Health - A New Approach Dr. Susan Montgomery, MPH, PhD Professor & Director, Center for Health Research, Loma Linda University School of Public Health
1:30 pm	Adjourn