The Foodborne Outbreak Investigations Series (FOIs) is an online self-paced training focused on promoting a multi-disciplinary approach to the investigation of foodborne disease outbreak investigations.
The second course in this seven course series takes a closer look at the roles of different surveillance systems in the detection of foodborne illness outbreaks.
FOIs courses 2 introduces a variety of surveillance systems commonly used by state and local public health agencies to monitor and detect foodborne illness. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to review surveillance systems at work through case studies.
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Course Delivery and Requirements
Courses are online and self-paced through the University of Tennessee K@TE system. This course:
- Requires a pretest and posttest.
- 4 hours in length
- Upon completion you can download a certificate for continuing education units (CEUs).
- Courses are offered in both English and Spanish.
Overview FOIs Course 2: Foodborne Outbreak Investigation and Response Team Roles and Responsibilities Part B
Module 1
- Introduction to surveillance systems used by public health epidemiologists, environmental health specialists, and laboratorians.
- Understanding how different surveillance systems complement each other in detecting and investigating foodborne disease outbreaks.
- Application of surveillance data through examination of various outbreak scenarios.
Module 2
- Examination of a variety of local foodborne outbreaks with varying complexity levels.
- Identification of local outbreaks through complaint-driven clusters.
- Understanding discipline-specific roles during such responses.
- Application of concepts through a series of case studies on local foodborne outbreaks.
Module 3
- Exploration of lab-identified clusters and discipline-specific roles in such responses.
- Introduction to local foodborne outbreaks via case studies focused on lab-identified clusters.
Module 4
- Review of different types of complex outbreaks and their recognition.
- Understanding the changing composition of response teams during complex outbreaks.
- Exploration of indicators and implications of intentional contamination incidents.
- Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS) to support outbreak response.