Conference Agenda

10:15AM – 11:45AM – PPE-Stories from the Field – Challenges and Opportunities – 
Jillian Condrey, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, Associate Clinical Veterinarian, Comparative Medicine Animal Disaster Response Program, CDC
Scott Alderman, MS, CBSP, Associate Director, Duke University Human Vaccine Institute

1:00PM – 2:15PM – Psychological Support for the Workforce Panel from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine
Chanda C. Graves, PhD, ABPP, Assistant Professor,
Joya N. Hampton-Anderson, PhD, Assistant Professor,
Erica D. Marshall – Lee, PhD, Assistant Professor

2:15PM – 3:00PM – Virtual Inspections: Tools and Techniques for Success
Bobbie Parker, MT, Laboratory Consultant, CLIA Program, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Mick Scanlan, MD, FCAP, Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, School of Medicine
Christine Traviss, PhD, Lead Microbiologist, Center for Preparedness & Response, Division of Select Agents & Toxins, CDC

3:30PM – 4:15PM – Assessing Risk and Biosafety During Emergency Field-Testing
Lieutenant (USPHS) Kindra Stokes, PhD, Public Health Advisor Lead, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotions, CDC
Laura J. Hughes, PhD, Division Biosafety Officer, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, CDC
Lieutenant (USPHS) Oren Mayer, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, CDC

4:15PM – 4:45PM – The Growth of Collaborations and Partnerships
Group Activity

9:00AM – 9:45AM – Animal Transmission of Coronaviruses
David Suarez, DVM, PhD, Research Leader, Exotic & Emerging Avian Viral Diseases Research, USDA

10:15AM – 11:45AM – Breakout Sessions
A. Animal
Case Studies
Cassandra Tansey, DVM, DACLAM, Deputy Chief Comparative Medicine Branch, National Center for Emerging and Infectious Zoonotic Diseases, CDC

B. Clinical
Risk Assessment for POC Testing in Nontraditional Settings Panel Members are from Division of Laboratory Systems, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services, CDC
Sabrina DeBose, DHSc, MS, RBP, Safety Team Lead
Aufra C. Araujo, PhD, Health Scientist, Biosafety Team
Alicia Branch, PhD, Health Scientist
Jake D. Bunn, MBA, MLS(ASCP), Chief Laboratory Scientist

1:00PM – 2:00PM – Training in a Virtual Work Environment: What Works?
Lightning Round: Participant Stories

2:00PM – 2:30PM – Using Virtual Reality in Laboratory Training
Joe Rothschild, Health Communication Specialist, Division of Laboratory Systems, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services, CDC
Santiago Junca, MS, Health Communication Specialist, Division of Laboratory Systems, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services, CDC

3:00PM – 3:45PM – Issues for Training in Non-Traditional Environments
Mike Pentella PhD, D(ABMM), Laboratory Director and Clinical Professor, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Carrie Anglewicz, MS, Biosafety Officer, State Training Coordinator, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services