PICNet posts the Webber Teleclass schedule 1-2 months ahead; if you’d like to see the full year’s schedule, you can view it on the Webber Training website.
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Food Safety of Fresh Produce: An Old Food Safety Problem Nut With New Solutions
Date: February 13th, 2025
Time: 10:30 am PST
Speaker: Prof. Keith Warriner, University of Guelph
Objectives:
– Be aware of historic food safety issues associated with fresh produce
– Identify the main pathogens of concern and sources.
– Be aware of food safety initiatives and limitations
– Be aware of alternatives to post-harvest washing to decontaminate fresh produce -
To aeruginosa or Not to aeruginosa: How Significant are Pseudomonads in Waterborne Healthcare Infections
Date: February 20th, 2025
Time: 10:30 am PST
Speaker: Prof. Helen Rickard and Prof. Elaine Cloutman-Green, University College London
Objectives:
– Understand the role of water and the built environment in healthcare transmission risk
– Discuss how the sink and sink environment contribute to the built environment microbiome
– Evaluate whether Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the only Pseudomonas species of significance within the healthcare built environment
– Understand how different settings may impact on risk of acquisition -
The Global Situation of Infection Prevention and Control and the Case for Action and Investment in Improving It (WHO Teleclass – Afro-European Teleclass Series)
Date: February 26th, 2025
Time: 05:00 am PST
Speaker: Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi, World Health Organization, Geneva and Dr Michele Cecchini, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris
Objectives:
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