Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (Advanced FETP) fellow wins award at this year’s Epidemic Intelligence Services (EIS) Conference International Night in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

The Epidemic Intelligence Services (EIS) conference is held annually by CDC Atlanta and provides a platform for EIS officers and FETP residents all over the world to present a wide range of work in field epidemiology. The 2018 FETP International Night was held on April 17 & 18 at the Atlanta Hilton Hotel. International Night is a chance to share work being done through Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs) around the world and to recognize the impact these programs make everyday in public health. The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP) submitted 10 abstracts, two of which were selected for presentation (one oral and one oral-poster) at the International Night.

The event provides a forum for FETP residents and graduates to give scientific presentations and in crease their knowledge about surveillance, outbreak investigation, quality improvement studies and improving health outcomes in their respective countries It’s an opportunity for the residents to network across FETPs and EIS Officers, exchange ideas and expand the global network of disease detectives who can be called upon in times of emergency. Since 2015, PHFP has had abstracts accepted for oral and poster presentations at the EIS conference every year and has won three awards; the 2016 Jeffrey P. Koplan Award of Excellence in Scientific presentation, the 2017 CDC Director’s Award for Excellence in Epidemiology and Public Health Response and this year’s William Foege Award. A big thank you to PHFP for all the achievements as they continue to support innovations in public health.