RALEIGH – The medical link between humans and animals will be the focus next month at the One Medicine Symposium in Durham. The conference, which will take place at the Sheraton Imperial on Dec. 9 and 10, will focus on influenza preparedness and response activities for both human and animal medical teams.
The annual conference provides professionals with current information and tools to improve awareness and understanding of influenza and related topics from a One Medicine perspective. The conference also aims to promote collaboration across professional disciplines and enhance preparedness for natural or man-made disasters, infectious disease outbreaks and other challenges affecting human and animal health.
“As the world around us shrinks, it is important to view issues from both human and animal health perspectives,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Each year this conference explores a facet of health and examines it from all angles. It’s easy to see how intertwined we are with both domesticated farm animals and wildlife when you start to consider the implications of things like mosquito-borne diseases and this year’s topic, influenza.”
The conference is geared towards human, animal and public health professionals, environmental health specialists, agriculture and wildlife professionals, and federal, military, state and local emergency management and disaster responders. Continuing education credits are available for veterinarians and environmental health specialists.
Registration is $150 and includes lunch and snacks during the conference. For more information, go to www.onemedicinenc.org.
The symposium is hosted by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and N.C. Department of Health and Human Services in cooperation with the N.C. State University College of Veterinary Medicine, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, USDA APHIS Veterinary Services and the NCSU Office of Professional Development.