Short Course on Risk Management and Food Safety
November 3 - November 17, 2008

The McLaughlin Centre continued its leadership role in providing training in population health risk assessment this November. The Centre organized a two-week long course on Risk Management and Food Safety for Chinese government officials on site in Huangshan and Beijing, China for more than 100 participants.  This initiative was sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada. 
During these two weeks, participants received training from Canadian experts in the field of risk management including the Centre’s own Director, Dr. Daniel Krewski as well as colleagues Dr. Michael Tyshenko, Dr. Yue Chen and Angela Brazeau. Presentations covered various aspects of risk management including theory and case study examples focusing on food safety.

The goal of the two week course was to share Canadian expertise in risk management using a broad context of public health and the environment with a particular emphasis on food safety. The end goal of this course was to help participants gain an overview of knowledge of the basic concepts of risk management and practical training for improved risk management. With a better understanding, participants can apply the risk management techniques prospectively within their own government departments, averting costly financial, health and social issues.