DAY ONE
I. Introduction/Goals/Plan for Day (8:00-8:15)
Jenny Smith, DVM, DACLAM, AALAS and Mary Ann Sondrini, EdM, Eagleson Institute
II. Risk Assessment (8:15-8:30)
Scott Alderman, MS, CBSP, Duke Human Vaccine Institute
a. Key components of a proper risk assessment
b. Importance of continuous review and routine updates
III. Facility Operations (8:30-11:30)
Jeff Owens, MPH, CSP, SM (NRCM), CBSP, Assoc. AIA, HERA Laboratory Planners
Presentation (8:30 – 9:30)
a. Facility Design and Layout
b. Commissioning and Verification
c. Mechanical Systems Operations and Maintenance
d. New Technologies
e. Space Decontamination Options and Managing Risks
f. Impact of Changing Species
g. Caging Systems
h. Workflow for Personnel, Animal Care, Waste Processing, and More
Break-out Groups to Discuss Scenarios (9:30-10:15)
Break (10:15-10:30)
Full Group Discussion (10:30-11:30)
Lunch and Exhibits (11:30-12:30)
IV. Occupational Health (12:30-2:30)
Maureen Thompson, BSN, RN, COHN-S, RBP, Occupational Health Consultant
Presentation (12:30-1:10)
a. Surveillance (fit testing, immunodeficiencies)
b. Post Exposure Plan
c. Approach to Vaccines
d. Educating Outside Providers
Break-out Groups to Discuss Scenarios (1:10-1:45)
Full Group Discussion (1:45-2:30)
2:30 Break with Exhibitors
V. Animal Welfare – (3:00-5:00)
Nate Powell , DVM, MS, Consultant
Presentation (3:00-3:40)
a. Best Practices
b. Current regulations & literature,
c. New Technology
d. Frequency of Observation
e. IACUC issues
f. Use of Cameras
g. Enrichment
Break-out Groups to Discuss Scenarios (3:40-4:15)
Full Group Discussion (4:15-5:00)
5:00 Conclusion
DAY TWO
VI. Keynote: Avian Flu and Emerging Diseases (8:00-8:45)
Richard Webby, PhD, St. Jude’s
Facilitator: Timothy Mandrell, DVM, DACLAM, Consultant
8:45 Break with Exhibitors
VII. Training (9:15-11:15)
Susan Vleck, PhD, RBP/CBSP(ABSA), Stanford University
Presentation (9:15-9:55)
a. Communicating risks and best practices to staff, security, facilities and others in building
b. Maintaining training competencies
c. Role of IACUC
d. Mock training facility; models vs simulators
e. Assistance from vendors
f. Documenting training for consistency, compliance, and accountability
g. Innovative training techniques
h. “Outside the box” strategies
i. Improving engagement
Break-out Groups to Discuss Scenarios (9:55-10:30)
Full Group Discussion (10:30-11:15)
VIII. Summary/Wrap-Up: Review Main Points followed by Town Hall (11:15-12:00)
Steven Davison, DVM, DACLAM, University of Louisville
Tour: Emory Primate Center Field Research Station (EPC) (2:00)
The EPC is one of only seven National Primate Research Centers dedicated to fighting diseases from Alzheimer’s to Zika and improving human and animal health and lives worldwide. During this tour, you’ll see some of the more than 2,000 nonhuman primates, including rhesus monkeys and sooty mangabeys, that participate in behavioral research and our breeding program at the Field Station and learn about the care we provide these invaluable research animals.
