PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Application Form
Physiology of Food, water & environmental borne pathogens
14TH - 15TH JANUARY 2014
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 ATTEND THE COURSE WITHOUT ACCREDITATION: £475
 ATTEND THE COURSE AND ALSO REGISTER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
POSTGRADUATE AWARD IN PHYSIOLOGY OF FOOD, WATER & ENVIRONMENTAL
PATHOGENS”: £895
* Note: Those wishing to register for the Postgraduate Award must also formally
register with the University via the Postgraduate Admissions Office or using the
on-line registration form at http://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/pgapply
I WISH TO
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fees cover tuition, refreshments, course notes and lunch on 14th & 15th January. A list of
local accommodation can be provided on request. To register return completed form with the
full fee (cheques payable to "University of Warwick") or an order number with invoicing
details.
Cancellation charges: Bookings cancelled after 6 January 2014 will be ineligible for a
refund. However, substitutions in personnel attending the course may be made at any time
providing prior notification is given.
Application form and enquiries to: Dr Stephen Hicks (Short Courses), School of Life
Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
Telephone (024) 7652 3540
Facsimile (024) 7652 3701
E-mail: s.j.hicks@warwick.ac.uk
14th & 15th January 2014
Topics to include:
 Food production processes and microbiological risk;
 Processes, procedures and designs assuring the microbiological safety of foods,
water and environments
 Intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting growth and inactivation of FW&E-borne
infective microorganisms;
 Mechanisms of inactivation and prevention of growth of microorganimsms in
foods, water or the environment;
 Statistical tools used to analyse microbiological data and predictive modelling
concepts;
 Prediction and application of D and z values;
 Use of statistical tools to predict growth and inactivation of microorganisms;
 Sensitivity and measurement of uncertainty;
 Complex statistical models used to predict growth and inactivation of
microorganisms;
 Predictive tools used to determine shelf-life of foods;
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For students attending on an accredited basis only:
Thursday 10th April 2014
Additional programme covering:
 Hygiene & disinfection agents: mode of action, use in different settings and
incidents
 Detection of microorganisms from foods, waters and the environment: influence
of intrinsic and extrinsic factors;
 Mechanisms employed to deter or promote growth of microorganisms during
detection;
 Principles employed when evaluating and comparing microbiological methods;
 Calculations used evaluate data as required by international standards including
sensitivity, selectivity, reproducibility, repeatability and measurement of
uncertainty
 Development and validation of new methods (controls, statistical principles and
research methodology)
 Chemical/radiological contamination associated with food, water &
environmental samples
Friday 11th April 2014
Additional day of assessments to include student oral presentations plus 1h multi-choice
examination.
Programme changes: It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the
organisers to alter running order, content of the programme and/or speakers.
OPTIONAL MASTERS-LEVEL ACCREDITATION &
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Participants attending the course can choose to register for the prestigious
University of Warwick Postgraduate Award (PGA) in “Physiology of Food,
Water & Environmental borne pathogens”. Those registered for this award will
be required to successfully complete home-based learning assessed by means of
the following
 Essay (4,500 words);
 Oral presentation (20 minutes);
 1 hour multi-choice examination
The oral presentation and examination will require attendance of a further day at
Warwick University on April 11th 2014, preceded by an additional day of
teaching on April 10th.
The Postgraduate Award is approved at Masters level under the Credit
Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) and carries 20 CATS points at Mlevel. The course is a recognised module of the University of Warwick part-time
MSc Food & Environmental Safety. Further details of the Masters programme
can be found at:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci/study/pg/taught/foodenvsafety/
Students opting to undertake the accreditation will also need to meet the
University of Warwick entry requirements for postgraduate study and register as
part-time students at the University. An on-line registration form can be found at
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/pgapply
All students will be issued with CPD certificates of attendance at the end of the
course.
REGISTRATION
Applications/Enquiries to: Dr Stephen Hicks, School of Life Sciences,
University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL
Tel: (024) 7652 3540 Fax: (024) 7652 3701 E-mail: s.j.hicks@warwick.ac.uk
Venue: The University is situated in a country setting 3 miles from Coventry on
a large, scenic campus. There is easy access by road, rail (London - 75 minutes;
Birmingham - 15 minutes) and air (Birmingham International Airport - 12 miles).
14-15 January 2014
Physiology of food, water & environmental borne
pathogens
with optional Masters-level accreditation
Venue: School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick
This course will involve the use of statistical tools and predictive modelling
concepts to analyse microbiological data within the context of food
production processes and microbiological risk. Teaching will consist of
lectures, small group workshops and discussions. Presenters will largely be
drawn from Norwich Bioscience Institutes & Public Health England personel
with expertise and responsibility for predictive modelling in foodstuffs and
microbiological food safety.
The course is designed primarily for food examiners, EHOs, public analysts,
other local government enforcement scientists and technical staff engaged in
Hygiene/Quality Assurance within the food industry. A number of places will
be reserved for participants seeking to gain accreditation through Public
Health England as food examiners.
The course will be co-led by Dr József Baranyi (Norwich Bioscience
Institutes) and Dr Frieda Jorgensen (Public Health England).
FEE: Participants can choose to attend this course on a not-for-credit basis
at a cost of £475. The fee for those wishing to register for the optional
Masters-level accreditation is £895. Applicants undertaking the accreditation
will be required to attend a further 2 days at Warwick University in April
2014 in order to complete assessment requirements.