FETP International Night: Award Recipients
Each year, at the Epidemic Intelligence (EIS) Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia, CDC’s Workforce and Institute Development Branch partners with the Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET) to co-host FETP International Nights. International Nights showcases the work FETPs are doing around the world and includes scientific poster presentations, oral presentations, and an awards ceremony.
All residents and graduates of field-based training programs in applied epidemiology and public health practice from around the world are invited to submit scientific abstracts. Abstracts cover investigations or projects undertaken during training and completed within the past two years. They describe outbreak investigations, implementation and evaluation of public health programs or surveillance activities, and other areas of applied epidemiology or public health practice.
FETP International Night Abstract Selection Process
All abstracts submitted for International Night undergo a peer review process designed to rank the abstracts by quality, appropriateness, and the public health importance of the epidemiologic investigation. They are reviewed by experienced epidemiologists who are familiar with international public health issues. These reviewers may be directors or graduates of existing FETP programs or epidemiologists from US CDC international programs. Each abstract is reviewed by three reviewers, who complete a standardized scoresheet and may make provide comments for the author. Six abstracts are accepted for oral presentation and the remaining 21 are accepted for poster presentations.
Award Recipients
2017 Award Recipients
Director’s Award for Excellence in Epidemiology and Public Health Response
Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Field Epidemiology Track
Jeffrey P. Koplan Award for Excellence in Scientific Poster Presentation
Hamufare Maguri, Zimbabwe
Hospital-Affected Neonatal Sepsis Outbreak in an Intensive Care Unit, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Zimbabwe, 2016
William H. Foege Award for Best Scientific Oral Presentation
Rajesh Sahu, India
Outbreak Investigation of Acute Diarrheal Disease during a Religious Festival Associated with Drinking Contaminated Pipeline Water, Radhakund, Uttar Pradeshy, India, November 2016
Photos of 2017 Award Winners
Director’s Award
Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program, Field Epidemiology Track
Jeffrey P. Koplan Award
Hamufare Maguri
Zimbabwe
William H. Foege Award
Rajesh Sahu
India
2016 Award Recipients
Director’s Award for Excellence in Epidemiology and Public Health Response
Pakistan Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Program
Jeffrey P. Koplan Award for Excellence in Scientific Poster Presentation
Christine Kihembo, Uganda
Risk Factors for Podoconiosis: Kamwenge District, Western Uganda, 2015
William H. Foege Award for Best Scientific Oral Presentation
Priyakanta Niyak, India
Outbreak Investigation of Cutaneous Anthrax in Koraput, Odisha, India, 2015
Photos of 2016 Award Winners
Director’s Award
Pakistan Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Program
2015 Award Recipients
Director’s Award for Excellence in Epidemiology and Public Health Response
Nigerian Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Program
Jeffrey P. Koplan Award for Excellence in Scientific Poster Presentation
Lai Xuehui, China
Case Control Study of Risk Factors of Avain Influenza A (H7N9) Transmission in Live Poultry Markets, Zhejiang Province, China 2015
William H. Foege Award for Best Scientific Oral Presentation
Dr. Takura Matare, Zimbabwe
Factors Associated with First-Line Humane Immunodeficiency Virus Treatments Failure in Zvishavanae District, Midlands Province in Zimbabwe, 2014
Photo Contest: Capturing the Impact of CDC’s Work Through Photos
First Place:
Mohammed Ba Saleh, Yemen
Second Place:
Rana Asghar, Pakistan
Third Place:
Mariam Florence Ogo, Nigeria
2014 Award Recipients
Jeffrey P. Koplan Award for Excellence in Scientific Poster Presentation
Woubayehu Kassa, Ethiopia
Dengue Fever Outbreak, Diredewa, Ethiopia, November, 2013
William H. Foege Award for Best Scientific Oral Presentation
Mr. Donewell Bangure, Zimbabwe
Effectiveness of Short Message Services Reminder on Childhood Immunization
Programme in Kadoma, Zimbabwe—A Randomized Control Trial, 2013
Photo Contest: Capturing the Impact of CDC’s Work Through Photos
First Place:
Muhammad Bilal Khan, Pakistan
Second Place:
Adam Hassan Haji, Kenya
Third Place:
Ed Maes, Georgia
2013 Award Recipients
2013 Poster Presentation Award
Liangliang Cui, People’s Republic of China
Investigation on an Outbreak of Cutaneous Anthrax Attributed to Butchering a Sick Cow in Jiangsu Province, China, 2012
William H. Foege Award for Best Scientific Oral Presentation
M. Wang, People’s Republic of China
Mumps attenuated live vaccine effectiveness: 1:1 matched case-control study—Zhongshan, China, 2011-2012
Photo Contest: Capturing the Impact of CDC’s Work Through Photos
First Place:
Kayla Laserson, India
Second Place:
Joseph Kibachio, Kenya
Third Place:
Steve Wiersma, Tanzania
2012 Award Recipients
2012 Poster Presentation Award
Dr. Rhossy Espinosa, El Salvador
Foodborne Outbreak Among Inmates in Six Prison Facilities — Eastern El Salvador, June 2010
William H. Foege Award for Best Scientific Oral Presentation
Dr. Luka Ibrahim, Nigeria
Factors Associated with Interruption of Treatment among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Plateau State – Nigeria, 2011
Photo Contest: Capturing the Impact of CDC’s Work Through Photos
First Place:
Remidius Kakulu, Tanzania
Second Place (tie):
Friskila Damaris Silitonga, Indonesia
Second Place (tie):
Rowena Capistrano, Philippines
Third Place:
Elaine Joy C. Villareal, Philippines
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- Page last reviewed: July 17, 2017
- Page last updated: July 17, 2017
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