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AI diagnostics

Date:
1 May 2008
Location in country:
Istituto Zooproffilatico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Country:
Italy
Language for delivery of training:
English
Maximum number of participants:
4
Eligibility:
Not specified
Audience:
Veterinarians and laboratory technicians working on AI diagniostics

IZSVe has a dedicated training facility where it offers different types of training modules on AI diagnostics, depending on the experience and interests of the candidates.
Prices depend on the type of training module selected.
For further information on our training opportunities and related prices please contact Silva Mitro

contact_info
Provider:
Istituto Zooproffilatico Sperimentale delle Venezie
Contact name:
Silva Mitro
Email:
smitro@izsvenezie.it
Phone number:
++390498084367
Address:
Viale dell'Università, 10, 35020- Legnaro, Italy

Workshop on Health Care Waste Management

Date:
1 May 2008
Location in country:
World Bank Headquarters, Washington DC
Country:
United States of America
Language for delivery of training:
English
Eligibility:
Open

The World Bank FEU Urban Anchor and Solid Waste Management Thematic Group are pleased to invite you this workshop, which has been prepared and will be delivered by the health care waste management consultants of SADAT Associates, (they have worked previously under Allan Rotman, in his QAG "1" rated project on health care wastes for the Middle East & N. Africa Region).

This workshop will address the following issues:

- Overview of Health Care Waste Management
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Technical Guidelines, Characteristics, Regulations

contact_info
Provider:
World Bank
Contact name:
Berenice Sanchez
Email:
bsanchez@worldbank.org
Phone number:
+1-202-473-9625
Address:
The World Bank 1818 H St NW Washington, DC 20433

Regional Training Course on “Rapid Diagnosis of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)”

Date:
15 Sep 2008 - 26 Sep 2008
Location in country:
Vladimir, Russian Federation
Country:
Russian Federation
Maximum number of participants:
20
Eligibility:
The course will be open to about twenty participants from the European Region (in particular CIS and Balkan countries) and countries participating in the ConFluTech project (Romania, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Greece, Bulgaria) which are considered at risk regarding avian flu outbreaks. This course is intended for participants with an academic background equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in veterinary, animal or biological science, and with experience in molecular biology techniques. Participants must be actively involved in animal disease diagnosis. Participating countries are encouraged to submit more than one application to provide scope for IAEA final selection. The training course will be conducted in English (with translation in Russian), participants should be capable of freely expressing themselves and following lectures.
Audience:
The course will be open to about twenty participants from the European Region (in particular CIS and Balkan countries) and countries participating in the ConFluTech project (Romania, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Greece, Bulgaria) which are considered at risk regarding avian flu outbreaks. This course is intended for participants with an academic background equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in veterinary, animal or biological science, and with experience in molecular biology techniques. Participants must be actively involved in animal disease diagnosis. Participating countries are encouraged to submit more than one application to provide scope for IAEA final selection. The training course will be conducted in English (with translation in Russian), participants should be capable of freely expressing themselves and following lectures.

The two week course aims at enhancing knowledge on highly pathogenic avian influenza (epidemiology, differential diagnosis of the virus sub-types involved (nuclear and nuclear related serological and molecular technologies), sampling and submission procedures (including shipment of pathological samples to OFFLU and the FAO/OIE reference laboratories) and at providing practical training on current rapid techniques for disease diagnosis, in particular, the use of nuclear-based techniques for the identification and characterization of the pathogen(s) in a quality assured manner.

contact_info
Provider:
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and FAO, in collaboration with others
Contact name:
Gerrit Viljoen
Email:
g.j.viljoen@iaea.org
Phone number:
(+43 1) 2600-26053
Address:
Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture. Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications. International Atomic Energy Agency. Wagramer Strasse 5. P.O. Box 100 . A-1400 Vienna, Austria.

2nd International High Containment Operations and Maintenance Workshop

Date:
22 Sep 2008 - 26 Sep 2008
Location in country:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Country:
Canada
Cost:
$2400USD
Audience:
Facility operators, maintenance and operations staff

The Public Health Agency of Canada and the International Centre for Infectious Diseases are pleased to co-present the 2nd High Containment Operations and Maintenance Workshop.
This workshop addresses the increasing needs of facility operators, maintenance and operations staff for training in relevant aspects of biocontainment facilities and fills a critical need within the operations and maintenance community.

contact_info
Provider:
Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health
Contact name:
Biorisk
Email:
biorisk@icid.com
Address:
www.biosafety.ca (and select "Operations and Maintenance High Containment Workshop")

Conference on Health Laboratory Quality Systems

Date:
9 Apr 2008 - 11 Apr 2008
Location in country:
Lyon, France
Eligibility:
Developing-country participants to contact their WHO counterparts.

The main objectives of this conference are to:
i) help enhance health laboratory quality, which needs to be addressed particularly in resource-limited settings, and
ii) propose guidance on quality systems development and implementation at national level.

For further information or registration password, please contact us at the following e-mail address: conf2008@lyon.who.int

contact_info
Provider:
WHO/ US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Address:
http://www.who.int/csr/ihr/lyon/eqauconference/en/index.html

Preparedness training in Botswana

Date:
6 Mar 2008 - 12 Mar 2008
Location in country:
Botswana
Country:
Botswana
Maximum number of participants:
25
Eligibility:
local registered nurses
Cost:
$0USD
Audience:
nurses

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contact_info
Provider:
my organization
Contact name:
spongebob squarepants
Email:
test@test.org
Phone number:
123-456-1234
Address:
krusty krab restaurant, bottom of the ocean

Vaccination Against Avian Influenza

Date:
19 Mar 2008
Location in country:
GDLN centers in Benin, Nigeria, Egypt, Bangladesh, Indonesia, France, Italy, USA
Eligibility:
open to all
Audience:
policy makers in countries considering or implementing poultry vaccination campaigns

The World Bank, FAO, OIE and developing country partners invite you to a global learning seminar on

Vaccination Against Avian Influenza: Issues & Strategies Within the Context of an Overall Control Program

Moderator : Brian Bedard, Sr. Livestock Specialist, World Bank
Presenters : Christianne Bruschke, Scientific & Technical Department, Vaccination Plans & Monitoring, OIE
Joseph Domenech, Chief Veterinary Officer, Programs on Vaccination Implementation, FAO
AHI Specialists & Senior Officials from Bangladesh, Benin, Egypt, Indonesia & Nigeria

contact_info
Provider:
OIE, FAO & World Bank
Contact name:
Pauline Zwaans
Email:
pzwaans@worldbank.org
Phone number:
+1 (202) 458 0783
Address:
Questions regarding this and other World Bank avian flu seminars may be directed to Brian Bedard (bbedard@worldbank.org), Pauline Zwaans (pzwaans@worldbank.org) or Elizabeth Marvin (emarvin@worldbank.org). For more information on this and other avian flu seminars, please visit http://www.worldbank.org/avianflu .
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