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Spring 2008 Grand Rounds Sessions

Enhancing Public Health Protection Through Food Safety

 

Friday, April 4, 2008
12:30- 1:30 p.m. CDT
Room 2117, Medical Education and Research Facility (MERF)
The University of Iowa

This presentation will also be available via streaming video on the Web.

Program Goal:

To provide participants with knowledge on how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) protects public health through its food safety initiatives in meat, poultry, and processed egg products plants.

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn what USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is doing to protect the meat, poultry, and processed egg products supply.

  • Learn the differences in roles and responsibilities between USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Food and Drug Administration.

  • Get an update on recent issues, such as the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company beef recall, that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is handling.

Presentation Materials:

Download the slide presentation from this session's speaker.
Richard Raymond (pdf)

Speaker:

Richard Raymond, M.D., is under secretary for food safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this position, Dr. Raymond is responsible for overseeing the policies and programs of the Food Safety and Inspection Service and chairing the U.S. Codex Steering Committee. He has extensive experience in developing and implementing policies and programs designed to improve public health, including serving as director of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Regulation & Licensure Division, Nebraska’s chief medical officer, and president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.

Broadcast Availability:

This presentation will be available as a live web cast. Registration for this program is required and is available through the PrepareIowa Learning Management System .

Additional information regarding the Prepare Iowa Learning Management System and registering for a Grand Rounds session can be found in the following documents.

 

Sponsors

Upper Midwest Center for Public Health Preparedness (UMCPHP), Institute for Public Health Practice, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa Counties Public Health Association, Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Hospital Association, and Iowa Medical Society. UMCPHP is funded by a grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.