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Vector Borne and Zoonotic Disease Conference & Workshop 2008

 

 

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Arizona Department of Health Service's

32nd Annual Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Diseases

Conference & Workshop 2008

March 25-26, 2008

Mesa Public Safety Training Facility

 


 

We hope you enjoyed this year's symposium and workshop!

 

New! Presentations can be found below.

 

 

Presentations

 

Zoonotic Diseases Surveillance in our

National Parks & Grand Canyon Plague Case Investigation

(presentation will not be posted)

Dr. David Wong

U.S. Public Health Services


Plague in the 21st Century

David Engelthaler

Translational Genomics Research Institute

 

 

Echinococcus (Hydatid Disease)

Dr. Scott Bender

Navajo Nation

 

Rabies & Other Zoonotic Diseases: Arizona

Dr. Elisabeth Lawaczeck

Arizona Department of Health Services

 

 

Bats of Arizona &

Understanding & Controlling Bats

Nancy Renison

Arizona Game & Fish Department

Urban Legends & Field Tests - Larval Mosquito Control in Tucson

Elizabeth Willott

University of Arizona

 

 

West Nile Virus Surveillance 2008 Game Plan

&

Arboviruses on the Horizon

Craig Levy

Arizona Department of Health Services

 

Scorpions Antivenom Project

permission not given to post yet

Dr. Leslie Boyer

Tucson Poison Control Center

West Nile Virus: Long Term Affects 

(presentation will not be posted)

Shannon Rock

Pima County Health Department

 

 

School Integrated Pest Management

Dr. Dawn Gouge

University of Arizona Integrated Pest Management & Extension Services for Schools

SIREN Portal Data Sharing

Christine Wampler

Arizona Department of Health Services

 

Unexplained Death Investigations

Shoana Anderson

Arizona Department of Health Services

American Mosquito Control Association

74th Annual Conference Highlights

Chris Sumner

Yuma County Pest Abatement District

 

Arizona Mosquito Surveillance:

Specimen Submission Suggestions

Michael Fink

Arizona Department of Health Services

 

Psittacosis &

Other Zoonotic Concerns at Pet Stores

Dr. Nick Saint-Erne

PetSmart

 

Situation of Dengue in Sonora 2007-2008 

Dr. Henry Richard Viater Rubio, Secretaria de Salud

 

 

VECTOR CONTROL INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

Adapco

Gale Jirik 

Guardian ULV Foggers & GPS based Management Systems

  

Laura Durham   Emmitt Bewley

B & G

B&G Chemicals and Equipment Supply

 

Public Health Equipment & Supply

Charlie Reeves

 

UNIVAR USA

Christy Davie 

Total Vector Control Solutions

 

 

 

Wellmark International- Ed Bredermeyer

 

 

 

Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)

 

New! 3/30/08: Twelve hours of continuing education have been approved by the Sanitarian’s Council for any registered sanitarian that attended this conference (Day 1 = 8 credits, Day 2= 4 credits).

 

3/19/08: The Structural Pest Control Commission has approved this training for nine hours of pesticide applicator continuing education units, Course# 0803/14/9.0/B1.

 

3/19/08: The Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board has approved this training for six hours of veterinary continuing education units for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

 

3/6/08: Nursing, Paramedic, and Physician CEUs will not be offered.

 

 

 

Agenda

 

 

 

Previous Conferences

 

2007 Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Disease Conference & Workshop at the Mesa Public Safety Training Facility          

 

2006 Joint VBZD + BioTerrorism Conference at the Civic Center

 

 

 

Evaluation & Comments

 

 

Evaluate the 2008 Conference

 

Click here to email comments about this year's conference or suggest a topic for 2009.

   

For more information or if you have any questions or comments, please contact: wamplec@azdhs.gov or call (602) 364-4562.

 

 

 

 

Vector-Borne & Zoonotic Disease Staff

 

Craig Levy

Program Manager

602-364-3851

 

Mike Fink

Epidemiologist

602-364-3853

Christine Wampler

Project Specialist 

602-364-3851

Tasha Stewart

Animal Disease Specialist

602-364-3653

Jennifer Martin

Brucellosis Epidemiologist

602-364-3684

 

Elisabeth Lawaczeck

Public Health Veterinarian

602-364-3852

Main Phone Line

602-364-4562

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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