DAY 1 – TUESDAY – 14th

Location: Gray’s Peak Conference Room

8:30 am  – 5:00 pm

welcome and housekeeping

The importance of emerging diseases to the health of the world - Corrie Brown, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, USA

Participants introduction – who you are, where are you from, what organization do you work with, what do you currently do regarding emerging issues, what brought you here?

What can we learn from how business identifies emerging issues? – Carol Tuszynski, Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health (CEAH), Center for Emerging Issues, USA

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IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS

Animal Health Network of Colorado – Vicki Bridges, CEAH, Center for Emerging Issues, USA

Rapid Syndrome Validation Program for Animals – Brad DeGroot, Kansas State University, USA

Ongoing monitoring systems - Stan Bruntz, CEAH, National Surveillance Unit, USA

"The Pyramid of Scrutiny" - Recent Syndromic Surveillance Efforts in New Zealand – Roger Poland, MAF Biosecurity Authority, New Zealand

The UK's portfolio approach to emerging issues surveillance – Jane Gibbens, DEAFRA, Veterinary Surveillance Division, UK

6:30 pm - organized dinner at local restaurant

DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY 15th

Location: Gray’s Peak Conference Room

8:30 am – 5:30 pm

IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS - continued

Émergences surveillance system – Gwenaël Vourc’h, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France

CEI’ electronic scanning process – Cindy Johnson, CEAH, Center for Emerging Issues, USA

Emerging Veterinary Events database – Wolf Weber, CEAH, Center for Emerging Issues, USA

Panel discussion session to compare and contrast the various surveillance and identification systems

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ISSUE ASSESSMENT

International Disease Surveillance from the UK perspective - Qualitative Risk Assessments – Jane Gibbens, DEAFRA, Veterinary Surveillance Division, UK

Early assessment of external disease outbreaks  - Judy Akkina, CEAH, Center for Emerging Issues, USA

Demonstration of Data Sources  [Participants move to computer labs]

DAY 3 – THURSDAY 16^th

Location: Gray’s Peak Conference Room

8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Group photo

ISSUE ASSESSMENT - continued

Role of TRACES in Animal Disease Risk Management in the EU – Jane Gibbens, DEAFRA, Veterinary Surveillance Division, UK

Veterinary Services Import and Export databases – Liz Williams, CEAH, Center for Emerging Issues, USA

Early Assessment Project

Set up project  - Vicki Bridges, CEAH, Center for Emerging Issues, USA

Participants work on project.  During this time, the participants will work individually or in small groups to develop an Impact Worksheet

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Discussion of early assessment project

Impact Worksheets of Domestic Issues – Kathy Orloski, CEAH, Center for Emerging Issues, USA

EARLY ANALYSIS

Analysis of emerging issues – Eric Bush, CEAH, National Surveillance Unit, USA

Emerging Issues, the Pork Producer Perspective – Mark Engle, National Pork Board, USA

DAY 4 – FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17

Location: Gray’s Peak Conference Room

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Using a case control study to analysis an emerging issue – Lindsey Garber, CEAH, Center for Animal Health Monitoring, USA 

Participants discussion – interesting examples of analyzing emerging issue that they have been involved in or done in their country/organization

Forecasting disease emergence – Judy Akkina, CEAH, Center for Emerging Issues, USA 

wrap up and evaluation

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CEAH VIRTUAL TOUR - optional

Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health (CEAH) overview – Carol Tuszynski

Center for Animal Disease Information and Analysis overview – Steve Weber

Center for Emerging Issues/Geographic Information Systems overview – Jerry Freier

Center for Animal Health Monitoring overview – Nora Wineland

CEAH’s International Collaboration – Cristóbal Zepeda