The BT Safety Consequence Management System

Dr. Andrew M. Jaine

BTSafety, LLC

The presentation will include an overview and demonstration of the BT Safety Consequence Management System. The Consequence Management System (CMS) is designed to assist government and industry to rapidly and effectively respond to intentional and unintentional contaminations of the food supply. It is a PC-based simulation model that depicts the time-dependent movement of selected food products (domestic or imported) from the farm through retail and/or foodservice outlets to the consumer's home. The model further illustrates the health effects of the contamination including the rate at which illness occurs, the likelihood and timing of medical care, and the timing and extent of mortality for selected agents.

The outputs of the system include estimates of consumer exposure, morbidity and mortality, the impact of the event on public health infrastructure, and estimates of the economic impact of an event on individual consumers, the food industry, and the public health system. Since the public health system is one of the first lines of defense in a food contamination event, the model allows the exploration of various public health detection timelines as well as the impact of various intervention strategies on the economic and human health outcomes of the event. The model incorporates a repository of information including journal articles, graphs, tables, links to additional websites and other data sources on identifying characteristics of agents, sourcing and distribution of products, consumption by demographic subpopulation, risk assessment and event impact.

Dr. Andrew M. Jaine is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer for BTSafety, LLC, a privately-held technology company that develops advanced software systems designed to help government and industry to enhance rapid and effective response to food incidents. Dr. Jaine received his B.S. in Physics and Mathematics and his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from the University of Reading, England. In his career that spans more than 30 years of experience in all facets of technology and information systems, Dr. Jaine has led the development of a range of computer technology products, including computer programming languages, operating systems and online banking systems, and has helped build a business from start-up through its public offering. As computer systems gained in power and sophistication, he focused his career on harnessing that power to develop computer-based systems that simplify and automate complex processes, and has developed advanced "expert systems" across a wide range of domains, including advertising planning, life insurance underwriting, banking, personal wellness, medical triage, safety, health and the environment. For the last four years Dr. Jaine has focused primarily in the area of food protection.