Risk Assessment: The Foundation of Every Good Biorisk Management System
Reynolds Salerno, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Everyday Risk Assessment
Maureen Thompson, BSN, RN, COHN-S, RBP, Emory University
Breakout Sessions:
Risk Assessment Case Studies
Clinical Laboratories: Preparing for a High Risk, Unknown Pathogen
Drew Fayram, MS, RBP(ABSA), Iowa State Public Health Laboratory and Beverly Dickson, MD, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
Animal Facility Risk Assessments: Biting the Hand That Feeds You
Tim Mandrell, DVM, DACLAM, Consultant and Cassandra Tansey, DVM, DACLAM, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Research: Risk Assessment for Research Laboratories
Dee Zimmerman, ABSA International Past President, Paul Meechan, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Consultant, Kalpana Rengarajan, PhD, MPH, JM, RBP, Emory University, and Sophie Brocard, PhD, RBP, CBSP, University of Texas Medical Branch
John Laughter, MBA, SVP – Corporate Safety, Security, and Compliance, Delta Air Lines
Michael Pentella, PhD, (ABMM), State Hygienic Laboratory, University of Iowa, College of Public Health
Ryan Ritterson, PhD, Gryphon Scientific
Dee Zimmerman, ABSA International Past Present
Welcome
Keynote: Exploring Human Factors at Work
Risks and Opportunities: Update on the Nation’s Opioid Overdose Epidemic from CDC/NIOSH
L. Casey Chosewood, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Listening to the Narrative: Strategies for Assessing Personnel Suitability and Reliability
Casey Skvorc, PhD, JD, National Institutes of Health
Along the Way
Regulations: Don’t Get a Ticket!
Updates to CDC/NIH BMBL
Paul Meechan, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Consultant
Updates to WHO LBM
Kazunobu (Kaz) Kojima, MD, PhD, World Health Organization
Patrick Stockton, MS, RBP, University of Georgia (Biosafety), Steve Harris, University of Georgia (Emergency Preparedness), Captain Adam Fouche, University of Georgia (Police), and Roger L. Evans, Athens Clark County (Fire)
Emergencies: Lightning Round
What Would You Do?
Mary Ann Sondrini, EdM, Eagleson Institute
Nancy E. Cornish, MD (FCAP) (FASCP)
Dr. Asadulghani, MSc, MPhil, PhD, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Breakout Sessions
Animal: Issues in Operation and Decontamination in Animal Research Facilities
Jason Villano, DVM, MSc, MS, DACLAM, Johns Hopkins University
Clinical Laboratories: Decontamination in the Clinical Laboratory: A Unique Environment
Sheldon Campbell, MD, PhD, FCAP, Yale School of Medicine
Research: Using Risk Assessment to Identify, Evaluate and Prioritize Facility Repairs
John R. Henneman, M.S., RBP/ABSA, Biosecurity Research Institute and Miguel A. Grimaldo, M. Eng, University of Texas Medical Branch
Christy Myrick, PHD, RBP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Steve Monroe, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sheldon Campbell, MD, PhD, FCAP, the Singing Microbiologist
