CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) – better known as CDC’s disease detective program – kicks off its annual conference in Atlanta, GA. The event showcases EIS investigations conducted over the past year, and covers a wide range of health topics and gives reporters the opportunity to speak with the first responders to health threats.
In 2014, CDC disease detectives were among the first to respond to the Ebola outbreak, and many continue to battle the virus in efforts to get to zero new cases. They also fought domestic health threats such as EV-D68,sexually transmitted diseases, foodborne illnesses and chronic disease.
EIS is a two-year postgraduate program that trains physicians and other health professionals in skills necessary to investigate infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics. Since 1951, more than 3,500 EIS officers have responded to international and domestic health threats. Nearly half of the lead state epidemiologists and four of the last seven CDC Directors, including Dr. Tom Frieden, are EIS graduates.
Dates:
April 20 – April 23, 2015
Location:
Crowne Plaza Ravinia Hotel
4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30346
Media wanting to attend the EIS Conference should RSVP to CDC Media Relations at media@cdc.gov or 404-639-3286.
For more information about the conference or the EIS, visit the conference page or the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service.