SESSION 1: RISK GOVERNANCE
Moderator: Paul Meechan, PhD, MPH, RBP, CBSP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
8:15 AM
Risk and Decision Analysis for Biosafety Management
Susan Caskey, Sandia National Laboratories
8:45 AM
Building Connections
Paula DesRoches, ANP-BC, COHN-S, Emory Healthcare and Emory University
8:45 AM
Building Connections
Dee Pettit, PhD, North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
10:15 AM
Using ROI Analysis to Inform QI & Decision Making
Karl Ensign, MPP, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
10:45 AM
ROI Animal Facilities
Sharon Dietz, DVM, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
11:15 AM
USDA ARS: Building a Culture of Safety
Steven Kappes, PhD, United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS)
1:15 PM
ABSA International Update
Melissa Morland, MS, RBP, CBSP, University of Maryland Baltimore
1:30 PM
Laboratory Containment of Poliovirus in the United States
Olen Kew, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2:00 PM
Activity: Designing Risk Assessment Templates
Paul Meechan, PhD, MPH, RBP, CBSP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3:00 PM
Setting Risk Tolerance Limits: A Panel Discussion
Rob Weyant, PhD, RBP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Dee Zimmerman, University of Texas Medical Branch; Kazunobu Kojima, MD, PhD, World Health Organization; Barbara Owens, MPH, RBP, CBSP, CHMM, Merck & Company; Dee Pettit, PhD, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services; John Balog, RBP, Food and Drug Administration
4:00 PM
Establishing a Culture of Safety: Lessons Learned and a Case Study
Joseph Kanabrocki, PhD, CBSP, University of Chicago
4:50 PM
Strengthening a Culture of Laboratory Safety
Steve Monroe, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016
SESSION 2: RISK COMMUNICATION
Moderator: Nathaniel Powell, Jr., DVM, DACLAM, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
8:15 AM
Risk Communication and Biosafety: Making First Impressions You Want to Last
Barbara Reynolds, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
9:15 AM
Skills for Communicating within an Organization
Ann Turner, PhD, FASAE, CAE, AALAS
SESSION 3: EMERGING REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES
Moderator: Joeseph Kozlovac, MS, RBP, CBSP, USDA – ARS
10:15 AM
WHO Laboratory Biosafety Manual
Kazunobu Kojima, MD, PhD, World Health Organization
10:15 AM
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 6th Edition
David Holmes, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10:15 AM
Proposed Regulatory Changes to the Federal Select Agent Program Regulations: 7 CFR Part 331; 9 CFR Part 121, and 42 CFR Part 73
Charles Divan, PhD, USDA-APHIS
10:15 AM
Ag Biocontainment Guidance
Eilyn Fabregas, MS, RBP, USDA-APHIS
10:15 AM
Select Agents
Daniel Sosin, MD, MPH, FACP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10:15 AM
NSF/ANSI-49 Biosafety Cabinetry Certification
James Wagner, Controlled Environment Testing, LLC
1:30 PM
Canada’s Human Pathogens and Toxins Act: Lessons Learned
Stacey Mantha, MSc, Public Health Agency of Canada
SESSION 4: HEALTHCARE FOR FIELD WORKERS AND INTERNATIONAL VISITORS
Moderator: Kalpana Rengarajan, PhD, MPH, RBP, Emory University
2:45 PM
Post-Deployment Support: Lessons Learned from Ebola Response
Richard Klomp, MOB, MS, LPC, BCPC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3:15 PM
Biological Risk Management Implementation: Experiences with Ebola in West Africa and Elsewhere
Gavin MacGregor Skinner, BVSc, MSc, MPH, MRCVS, Penn State College of Medicine
3:45 PM
Questions and Answers
4:00 PM
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Evolution of the Architecture and Engineering Industry’s Influence on Biosafety
Mark Fitzgerald, HDR
6:00 PM
Banquet (6:00 PM – 9:00 PM)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2016
SESSION 5: BIOSAFETY IN THE FUTURE: WORKFORCE, TRAINING, COMPETENCIES
Moderator: Dee Pettit, PhD, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
8:15 AM
Competencies: The Building Blocks of the Safety Culture
Michael Pentella, PhD, D(ABMM), Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory
8:45 AM
Training and Professional Development: How to Evaluate Training
Tom Chapel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10:00 AM
Panel Discussion: Ideas on How People Can Enter the Biosafety Field When No Educational or Career Path Exists
Robert Ellis, PhD, CBSP, DACVM(Hon.), Colorado State University
10:00 AM
Panel Discussion: Ideas on How People Can Enter the Biosafety Field When No Educational or Career Path Exists
Bonnie Rubin, CLS, MBA, MHA, University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
11:00 AM
Use of ISO 35001 (CWA 15793) as a Tool for Metrics
Patty Olinger, RBP, Emory University
SESSION 6: HOT TOPICS
Moderator: TBA
11:30 AM
Hot Topics: Update on Global Health Security Agenda
Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, PhD, JD, U.S. Department of State