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CDC Hosts 61st Annual Epidemic Intelligence Services (EIS) Conference

What

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting the 61st Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference. The conference is designed to present findings of EIS officer’s investigations and discuss current topics in the field of epidemiology. The EIS program is a two-year postgraduate training program of service and training for health professionals interested in epidemiology.

Who

CDC’s Disease Detectives will present research findings from investigations conducted over the past year.  Abstracts of the presentations can be found in the conference program book at http://www.cdc.gov/EIS/downloads/2012.EIS.Conference.pdf.

When

8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Monday – Friday, April 16-20, 2012

Where

Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter Ravina
4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, Georgia  30346

Media interested in attending the conference should call the CDC press office at 404-639-3286 to register.  For a complete agenda and more information about the conference, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/EIS/Conference.html.

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