FoodNet Vision MeetingFinal Agenda

Nashville, TN

March 9th, 2005

Wednesday March 9thLocation:Holiday Inn Select\Vanderbilt in Nashville

Morning Session: Coordinators Meeting

8:30-9:00Coffee/tea

9:00-9:45Review of FoodNet surveillance methods: Jennifer Nelson, Elizabeth Ailes, Cindi Snider

9:45-10:15Performance Standards: Jennifer Nelson, Julie Choudhuri

10:15-10:30BREAK

10:30-10:40Results from the Coordinators’ Survey: Jennifer Nelson

10:40-11:00Clinical laboratory audits: Jennifer Nelson

11:00-11:20NEDSS: Jennifer Nelson, Elizabeth Ailes

11:20-11:30Conclusions

Afternoon Session: Attributions Meeting

12:30-12:35Welcome and introduction

12:35-12:55Overview of CDC activities: Fred Angulo

12:55-1:15FSIS and FDA attribution needs: Reuben Varghese/Jack Guzewich

1:15-1:45"Point-of-processing" attribution project: Carrie Rigdon

1:45-2:15Outbreak "point-of-consumption" attribution project: John Painter

2:15-2:45 Discussion

2:45-3:00BREAK

3:00-3:20Protective effects in FoodNet case-control studies: Mike Hoekstra

3:20-3:40 Blending project: George Maldonado

3:40-4:00Food Safety Research Consortium attribution activities: Glenn Morris

4:00-5:00Discussion - 2005 goals

5:00-5:30Concluding remarks

6:30Coordinators DinnerRestaurant: The Tin Angel (3201 West End Ave.)

All othersRestaurant: Kobe Steaks (210 25th Ave. N.)

FoodNet Vision MeetingFinal Agenda

Nashville, TN

March 10-11th, 2005

Thursday March 10thLocation:Holiday Inn Select\Vanderbilt in Nashville

Morning Session: Review

8:00-8:30Coffee/tea

8:30-8:40Welcome and introductory comments

1. Tennessee Department of Health: Tim Jones (5)

2. Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch: Robert Tauxe (5)

8:40-8:50EIP Program Issues: Fred Angulo

1. Budget

2. Data Quality

8:50-9:00Summary of Coordinators’ meeting: Jennifer Nelson

9:00-9:30Burden of Illness Projects: Elaine Scallan, Olga Heano

  1. Burden of illness studies
  2. International Collaboration on Foodborne Diseases
  3. Validation of multipliers
  4. Population Survey cycle 5

9:30-10:15Review and discussion of 2003 established priorities and special studies- What has FoodNet done to address them?

Moderator: Fred Angulo

  1. Attributions Working Group:Paul Cieslak (35)
  • Overview of Attributions satellite meeting
  • Modeling subcommittee report
  • Shigella case report form:Drew Voetsch (5)

10:15-10:30BREAK

10:30-11:30Continuation: Review and discussion of 2003 established priorities and special studies

Moderator: Fred Angulo

  1. HUS/STEC Working Group: Ruthanne Marcus,Cindi Snider (15)
  2. Drafted E. coli O157 Cohort Study protocol
  3. Revised HUS Surveillance protocol to include serum collection and testing
  4. Sites completing a review of the 2000-2002 Hospital Discharge Data
  5. Reviewing data on post-diarrheal HUS in adults
  1. Interventions Working Group: Pat Ryan (10)
  2. Launched long-term care facility survey
  3. Completed survey of reptile owners
  4. Completed cognitive survey of Population Survey’s pasteurized juice questions
  1. Outbreak/Norovirus Working Group: Tim Jones (10)
  2. Project looking at contributing factors in EFORS
  3. Project to improve the reported incubation period of Salmonella
  4. Collected data on non-foodborne outbreaks from 2000-2003
  5. Piloted the Listeria Case History Form:Chris Braden (15)
  1. Infant Salmonella and Campylobacter case-control study: Katie Fullerton (10)
  2. Completed case-control study
  3. Preliminary data analysis began

11:30-12:30Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session: ReviewLocation: Holiday Inn Select\Vanderbilt in Nashville

12:30-12:453rd Annual FoodNet Star Award Ceremony: Fred Angulo and Patricia Griffin

12:45-2:00Review and discussion of 2004 established priorities and special studies- What has FoodNet done to address them?

Moderator: Fred Angulo

  1. Infant Illness: Drew Voetsch (5)
  2. Shigella Case Report Form (already discussed)
  3. Campylobacter – Regional Differences Working Group
  4. Clinical Laboratory Survey: Drew Voetsch (10)
  5. Grocery Store Survey: Jennifer Nelson (10)
  6. Campylobacter – Guillain Barré Syndrome: Tim Jones (5)
  7. Salmonella Javiana: Melissa Tobin-D’Angelo (10)
  8. Other emerging Salmonella serotypes: Elizabeth Ailes (10)
  9. Antibiotic Resistance Working Group: Tom Chiller(15)
  • Clinical consequences of resistant Salmonella
  • NARMS Campylobacter sampling scheme
  • Paratyphoid surveillance
  • Retail Food Study: David White (10)

2:00-2:15Other FoodNet updates

Moderator: Fred Angulo

  1. Reactive Arthritis Study (OR, MN): Kirk Smith (5)
  2. Giardia Study (CO, MN): Alicia Cronquist(5)
  3. Unexplained Diarrhea Study: Chris Braden (5)

2:15-2:25BREAK

2:25-2:30Poetry reading: Katie Fullerton

2:30-2:50Comments from CDC partners

  1. EHS-Net: Carol Selman (10)
  2. PulseNet: Peter Gerner-Smidt (10)

2:50-3:50Comments from regulatory partners

  1. USDA-FSIS: Reuben Varghese(30)
  2. FDA-CFSAN: Jack Guzewich, Pat McCarthy(30)

3:50-4:10Negative binomial model development: Mike Hoekstra, Olga Henao

4:10-4:40MMWR Orientation discussion: Fred Angulo, John Dunn

4:40-5:00Introduction to 2005 proposed priorities

5:00-5:10Closing remarks

6:30 pmFoodNet Dinner, Restaurant: Monell’s (1235 6th Ave. N.)

Friday March 11th:Set PrioritiesLocation:Holiday Inn Select\Vanderbilt in Nashville

8:00-8:30Coffee/tea

8:30-9:40MMWR: Fred Angulo, John Dunn

9:40-9:50EIP coordination: Drew Voetsch

9:50-10:00BREAK

10:00-10:30Discussion of possible FoodNet Year 2005enhancements: Fred Angulo, Drew Voetsch

10:30-10:45Priority setting for FoodNet Year 2005 enhancements: Fred Angulo, Drew Voetsch

10:45-11:00Vote on possible FoodNet Year 2005 priorities/studies: Fred Angulo, Drew Voetsch

11:00-11:05Where are we going? The new FoodNet Year 2005 priorities: Patricia Griffin

11:05-12:00Preliminary action plan and working groups for FoodNet Year 2005 priorities

12:00-12:30Final comments and meeting adjourned