Patrick Quade, founder of Iwaspoisoned.com was featured as a speaker at the 2018 Annual Education Conference held by the Ohio Environmental Health Association. He had the opportunity to share his experiences with his talk entitled “Food Safety in the Social Media Age”
DineSafe.org and The Healthy Food Expo Webinar on June 12, will examine how social media technologies have changed social behavior and how this social revolution intersects and can improve food safety.
At the Food Safety Summit in Rosemont, IL, on May 9th, 2018, we had the opportunity to present on topics that sit at the core of our work at Iwaspoisoned.com: machine learning, AI, and confirmation bias in crowdsourced foodborne illness reporting. Our discussions explored the utilization of crowdsourced data in probing foodborne illness outbreaks, discussing its benefits and challenges. Our focus was on how machine learning and AI can enhance the accuracy and efficiency of identifying potential foodborne illness outbreaks from the vast amounts of data generated by crowdsourcing. We also addressed the critical issue of confirmation bias in this context, highlighting the need for algorithms that can discern valid reports from noise.
Patrick Quade, Founder & CEO of iWasPoisoned.com & Dinesafe.org, spoke at the 2018 Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference, held in Arvada, Colorado. Established in 1972, the Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference has become the premier food safety conference of the Rocky Mountain region and beyond.
At the Central Atlantic States Association of Food and Drug: Annual Educational and Training Seminar in Stony Brook, NY, on April 25th, 2018, we engaged in meaningful discussions centered around the innovative use of technology in food safety. Our team from Iwaspoisoned.com contributed to conversations about the power of digital platforms in identifying and managing foodborne illness outbreaks.
The Missouri Environmental Health Association (MEHA), originally founded in 1932 and known as the Missouri Association of Milk and Food Sanitarians, has been instrumental in enhancing environmental health practices through professional collaboration and education. Our participation in the Missouri Milk, Food, and Environmental Health Association's Annual Education Conference on April 5th, 2018, in Springfield, MO, offered by MEHA, was a testament to this enduring mission. The conference's focus on milk, food safety, and environmental health provided a critical lens for our work at Iwaspoisoned.com, particularly in foodborne illness reporting and prevention.
Patrick Quade, founder of Iwaspoisoned.com and Dinesafe.org, was interviewed on the most recent episode of the BBC podcast The Food Chain called a “Poisonous Business”. Patrick shared the beginnings of the Iwaspoisoned.com platform, and how it has had a positive impact.
In 2018, we participated in the California Environmental Health Association's Annual Symposium in Sacramento. Our presentation, "Food Safety in the Age of Social Media," allowed us to discuss this important topic with public health professionals and the general public. Events like this are part of our ongoing national outreach efforts to engage with the public health community. Held in Mather, CA, on March 13th, 2018, this symposium was a key part of our ongoing efforts to engage with Public Health agencies, professionals, and the general public nationwide on crucial food safety issues. The event served as a significant platform for discussing the evolving role of social media in food safety, reflecting our commitment to staying at the forefront of public health discussions. To learn more about where we'll be sharing our insights next, please visit our website for information on our future speaking engagements.
We continue to engage with Public Health agencies, professional and general public across the country. This time we were honored to speak at the 2018 Educational Conference organized by the Michigan Environmental Health Association. Click to see more of our upcoming talks.
It was a great experience for Iwaspoisoned.com to speak at the 2018 New Jersey Environmental Health Association Educational Conference & Exhibition. We shared the stage with expert speakers covering a wide range of environmental and public health topics. We look forward to our upcoming talks with Environmental Health Agencies across the country.
We are so grateful to have been invited to speak at the 2018 International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York.
We are really pleased to see this article about Iwaspoisoned.com on NPR. It features testimonies and comments made from both the scientific community and the public health community speaking about the positive impact of the work we are doing. "Today the webiste is boasting over 1.7 million page views and more than 75,000 reports from 90 countries and 46 U.S. states since the site's inception. In addition, 20,000 consumers and 350 health agencies subscribe to the site's daily alert service; custom alerts are available for state department agencies."
Patrick Quade, Founder & CEO of Iwaspoisoned.com and Dinesafe.org, recently had the privilege of speaking at the Connecticut Environmental Health Association Annual Meeting in New Haven, CT, on November 3rd, 2017.
At the Orange County Restaurant Association Food Safety Advisory Council meeting on October 19th, 2017, in Santa Ana, CA, we presented the role of our platform, Iwaspoisoned.com, in using crowdsourcing to enhance food safety. Our discussion highlighted how the platform empowers consumers to report foodborne illnesses, providing vital data for real-time food safety monitoring in the restaurant industry.
Iwaspoisoned.com founder, Patrick Quade recently spoke at the Illinois Environmental Health Association Annual Educational Conference, held in East Peoria on October 20th, 2017, an event that stands as a cornerstone in the environmental health community.
Patrick Quade the founder and CEO of the Dinesafe.org & Iwaspoisoned.com recently speak at the National Association of Convenience Stores Show on the topic of "Food Safety Focus Keeps Tweets Sweet NOT Sour" The combo of today’s “tweet happy” culture and your consumers’ extensive social media networks and understand consumer demand for safe, fresh and “better for you”, and the powerful influence of social media. It was a pleasant experience along with the other panelists Brandy Sheehan & James Joseph O’Donnell.
We were very pleased to speak recently at the Wilmington FDA SouthEast Region Food Protection Seminar. We co-presented a talk entitled "Using Social Media to Detect Foodborne Illness Outbreaks", with Dr. Ben Chapman of North Carolina State University.
Iwaspoisoned.com presented about "Food Safety Surveillance and Technology" at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Southeast Regional Food Safety Seminar on October 20th hosted by the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Food Protection Program.
Iwaspoisoned.com is invited to present about 'Food Safety Surveillance and Technology' at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Southeast Regional Food Safety Seminar on October 17th hosted by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Food Protection Program
The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), is an international trade association representing more than 2,100 retail and 1,600 supplier company members. Every year, the NACS Annual Confernce brings convenience and fuel retailing industry professionals together, and this year Patrick, the founder of is pleased to join a panel called 'Food Safety Focus Keeps Tweets Sweet NOT Sour' on Wednesday, Oct 18 | 9:15 am – 10:15 am, for more
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