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Veterinary Epidemiology, Salmonella, Diarrheal Disease, Antimicrobial Resistance

ID: 728544 Belgium

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Expert is a veterinarian with expertise in food animal production, Salmonella, E. coli, antimicrobial resistance, epidemiology and public health. She has experience in large animal practice, veterinary animal and public health legislation, public health and scientific research. She has worked in veterinary policy and legislation in Sweden and at the European Commission covering areas ranging from animal disease control in trade, BSE, residue and drug control to Salmonella control and product traceability. She spent 10 years in the United States performing research on Salmonella, Escherichia coli and antimicrobial resistance in food animal production and is now professor at the Employer in Belgium. Expert started (Undisclosed) Veterinary Consulting in 2008 to provide expertise and scientific support on epidemiology, bacteriology, clinical trials, food animal health and welfare, Salmonella and antimicrobial resistance. Her mission is to improve animal welfare and health, while protecting public health.

She has held various seminars to farmers, stake holders, veterinarians and others. These seminars have covered amongst others calf health, salmonella control, antimicrobial resistance, bovine reproduction, She has performed statistical analysis of various clinical trials conducted by commercial industries. She has performed analysis, adviced on improvement and written up reports Expert has performed meta-analysis of groups of clinical trials for commercial industries. Expert has participated in sales team visits to farms, feed mills, scientific institutions, veterinarians and other stake holders

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 2004 Degree: PhD Subject: Comparative Pathology Institution: University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Year: 2001 Degree: Masters Subject: Preventive Veterinary Medicine Institution: University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Year: 1991 Degree: Doctor Subject: Veterinary Medicine Institution: Swedish Agricultural University, Uppsala, Sweden
Year: 1991 Degree: Masters of Science Subject: Veterinary Medicine Institution: Swedish Agricultural University, Uppsala, Sweden
Year: 1985 Degree: International Baccalaureate Subject: Primary education Institution: International School of Brussels, Belgium

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2009 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Owner Department:
Responsibilities:
Independent consultant
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2010 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Department: Department of Reproduction, Obstretics and Population Health
Responsibilities:
Professor in the Veterinary Epidemiology Unit. Working together with Prof. jeroen DeWulf on projects relating to antimicrobial resistance and zoonotic enteric bacteria in poultry and pig production.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2007 to 2008 Employer: Washington State University Title: Department: Field Disease Investigation Unit, School of Veterinary Medecine
Responsibilities:
She was in charge in research projects aiming to determine effect of antimicrobial use in dairy production and to determine effect of use. Expert was furthermore in charge of analyzing and publishing studies regarding Salmonella and E. coli in the dairy production and potential hazards to humans
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1999 to 2007 Employer: University of California Title: Department: Population Health and Reproduction
Responsibilities:
Expert was in charge of developing, managing, analyzing and publishing research relating to antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in dairy production. She furthermore analyzed and published studies relating to the epidemiology of Salmonella in the dairy production environment.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1995 to 1998 Employer: National Food Administration Title: Department: Veterinary Inspection unit 1
Responsibilities:
She was in charge of various dossiers involving policy development, such as import control of animal food products, residue control, Salmonella control, slaughter of farmed game. She was frequently involved in the European Union legislative and policy meetings.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1996 to 1996 Employer: European Commission Title: Department: DG VI/B.II.2
Responsibilities:
Expert was involved in managing questions relating to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy during the major crisis time in 1996. She organized and chaired the scientific committee responsible for developing rules for specified risk material.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1992 to 1995 Employer: Swedish Board of Agriculture Title: Department: Import Control Unit
Responsibilities:
She was in charge of import of products of animal origin and animals for scientific purposes. She was furthermore leading the expert evaluating the European Community legislation in comparison to the Swedish legislation in preparing Sweden for the EEA agreement and later for the Swedish accession to the European Union.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1992 to 1991 Employer: Swedish Board of Agriculture Title: Large animal veterinarian Department: Field Unit
Responsibilities:
Expert worked as large animal veterinarian in various locations in Sweden.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
SVEPM- Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medecine,
ASM- American Society of Microbiology
Licenses / Certifications
DVM- Licensed Doctor in Veterinary Medicine, Sweden
Publications and Patents Summary
She has 22 peer-reviewed publications, 17 as first author. Several articles in general press.

Fields of Expertise

environmental microbiology, epidemiology, microbial risk assessment, veterinary medicine, zoonosis, disease reservoirs, disease outbreaks, infectious disease transmission, cattle disease, ruminant, medical statistics, animal research, water microbial contamination, disease control, public health, preventive medicine, microbiology, microbial ecology, infectious disease, environmental epidemiology, ecological risk assessment, digestive system disease, diagnostics, biology, bacteriology, bacterial disease

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