INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT IN ANIMAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY

Graduate

This introductory online course will cover the basic concepts of quantitative risk assessment applied to animal health and food safety. The course will introduce the following concepts: scenario-pathway modeling, food-processing models, probability distributions applied in risk assessment, uncertainty and variability analysis, sensitivity analysis, and use of risk assessment as a decision support tool. PREREQUISITE: VHM 8010, VHM 8110 or permission of the instructor LECTURES (tutorials, videos and forum discussions): 2 hours/day LABORATORIES (minor assignments and discussion forums): 1 hour/day HOURS OF CREDIT: 2