2015 "WEHA University" Spring Conference 

 Please join us Tuesday, April 21, 2015 for WEHA's Spring Education Conference in Oshkosh, WI aka "WEHA University."  We are offering extra credit opportunities Monday evening, April 20th starting at 4:30 PM by attending the WEHA Annual Business Meeting & free tour of UW-Oshkosh Environmental Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) and Digester.

 Professor's notes:

• If you are registering multiple attendees, then payment may only be done by submitting a check. Please DO NOT USE PAYPAL when registering multiple attendees.

• Hotel rooms are available for $70 under the "WEHA" block. These rooms are only being held until March 30th. It is recommended that you book your room prior to March 30th to ensure that you get the discounted room rate. Please contact the hotel at 920-230-1900.

• Dietary restrictions should be submitted to sammijo.kirst@co.waupaca.wi.us at least 2 weeks prior to the conference.

• A $2 nightly municipal service fee will be charged to all hotel rooms

• A full breakfast is included the morning of the conference.

 

Agenda 

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

7:45-8:15 AM Registration (Hot Full Breakfast provided)

 8:15-8:30 AM Welcome/Opening Remarks

 8:30-9:20 AM Food Safe Schools: Creating a Culture of Food Safety, Jeannie Sneed, PhD, RD, CP-FS, Kansas State University

 9:20-10:20 AM Distressed and Adulterated Foods-Their Causes, Identification, and Disposition Dan Dickinson, Senior Food Safety Specialist, Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development

 

   10:20-10:35 AM BREAK

 10:35-11:25 AM Oshkosh in the News: Ricin Cleanup Winnebago County and partnerships, Doug Gieryn, Winnebago County Health Department Director/Health Officer

 

  11:25-12:40 Plated Lunch & Awards Banquet

 12:40-1:30 PM Department of Public Instruction: Top 5 Enforcement Issues from School Food Service Settings, Julie Shelton, RS, SNS, Nutrition Program Consultant Department of Public Instruction

 1:30-2:20 PM Communicating Public Health Information: Infographics, Lauren Lamers, MPH, WI Population Health Service Fellow

 2:20-2:35 PM BREAK

 2:35-3:45 Basics of Salt Water Generators and 2014 World Aquatic Health Conference Highlights: Model Aquatic Code and More  Ken Walther, Owner and Instructor for NSPF, Valley Aqautic Solutions and Laura Suppes, PhD, MPH, REHS, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin– Eau Claire

 3:45 Conclude and Door Prizes Selection

 Safe Travels Home