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Chronic Wasting Disease Management - Free Satellite Event

March 11, 2010
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Level 4 - Westin Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Overview
The intent of this sateliite event is to provide:

• Overview of the status of CWD in North America (the United States and
  Canada)
• Challenges in managing CWD risk issue
• Economic impacts of CWD
• Impact of CWD on Aboriginal communities
• Brainstorm on the current and future management strategies

Topics
Topics covered will include:

Challenges in CWD Management
CWD in the United States
Environmental Persistence of CWD
Potential Routes for Environmental Transmission of CWD
Socioeconomic Impacts of CWD
Aboriginal Community Perspectives on CWD
Options for Managing CWD

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Contact
For more information or to RSVP to this event, please contact:

Shalu Darshan, PhD.
McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment
University of Ottawa
Tel: 613-562-5800 Ext 1949
E-mail: sdarshan@uottawa.ca

IMPORTANT! Registration for satellite events are handled independently from conference registration. Please contact the Satellite Event contact for details about attending the events. 

Presented in partnership with the McLaughlin Centre, the Alberta Prion Research Institute, and PrioNet Canada.