The DSP Symposium was held on November 27, 2012 at the Pinnacle Hotel at the Pier in North Vancouver.
Symposium Presentations - Nov 27 2012
Presentations are posted with permission of the authors.
Note: written abstracts can be found in the program.
Name of Presenter |
Presentation Title |
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| Dr. Lora Fleming |
An Overview of Harmful Algal Blooms and Human Health |
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| Wade Rourke |
Testing for Marine Toxins and DSP |
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| Nicky Haigh |
The benefits of phytoplankton monitoring for aquaculture operations |
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| Dr. David Cassis |
Phytoplankton diversity and screening for small shellfish growers |
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| Marsha Taylor |
BC Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning 2011 Outbreak |
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| Jenny Lloyd |
Washington Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning 2011 Outbreak |
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| Elysha Gordon |
Risk Management and Communication for Biotoxin and Sanitary Closures (Fisheries and Oceans) |
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| Roberta Stevenson |
Risk Management and Communication (BC Shellfish Growers Industry Association) |
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| Lorraine McIntyre |
Risk Management and Communication (BC Centre for Disease Control) |
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| Deirdre Kelly |
Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program and the CFIA Marine Biotoxin Program in BC |
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The objectives of this symposium were to:
- provide a forum to educate key stakeholders on this emerging issue
- create a DSP network
- identify research and surveillance priorities in BC
- build capacity in BC to respond to DSP and other shellfish toxin outbreak investigations
- optimize risk communication messaging to stakeholders and the public during outbreaks and harmful algal bloom events
This symposium hosted a diverse audience including shellfish growers, epidemiologists, laboratory scientists, medical practitioners, environmental health officers, researchers and government regulators.
