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virtual conference
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september 22 – october 15
tuesdays and thursdays
Preliminary Program
www.aphl.org /AC
#aphlWelcome to APHL2020 Virtual! General Information
Where laboratory science and public health meet.
The APHL 2020 Virtual Conference will take place on Tuesdays and
Registration
Conference Registration Fee: Complimentary
Thursdays over a 4-week period from September 22 to October 15,
Advanced registration through APHL is required; registration will open in
2020. It is a virtual conference of more than 600 professionals that
August. Go to the conference webpage www.aphl.org/AC for details. If you
addresses public health laboratory issues, trends and technologies have any questions, please contact Terry Reamer at terry.reamer@aphl.org or
relative to emerging infectious diseases, environmental health, emergency 240.485.2776
preparedness, informatics, food safety, newborn screening, global health
and more.
Continuing Education Credits Available
APHL is an approved provider of continuing education programs in the clinical
The conference will include several plenary sessions per day along with laboratory sciences through the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science
(ASCLS) P.A.C.E.® program. Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 21.0
posters and exhibits. The sessions will be 60 minutes long and will consist contact hours by attending the entire conference.
of a welcome, pre-recorded presentations (video and PowerPoint slides)
and questions and answers. Posters will be viewable as an e-poster with a APHL is an approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) Recertification
Credits through the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE).
short video presentation. There will be a virtual exhibit hall with information Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 21 hours of credit by attending
on the latest in products and services and links to interact with exhibitor the entire conference.
staff. Access to the conference requires a Zoom account.
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work of public health laboratories. other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant to APHL’s use and
distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant’s or attendee’s
image or voice, without compensation, in photographs, videotapes, electronic
reproductions and audiotapes of such events and activities.
Learn
Network more about Explore Who Attends?
contemporary new ways to
with partners issues in • State, county and city public health laboratory directors and personnel
manage your
and friends laboratory laboratory • Clinical and academic institution managers and staff
science • Environmental and agricultural laboratory directors and scientists
• Healthcare professionals and clinicians from public health agencies
• Federal agencies or state and local public health officials
Visit View
• Clinical and academic laboratory managers and staff
• Others interested in laboratory issues
Contribute exhibitors
to see the latest over 75 posters
to multiple in laboratory from all levels
discussions technology, of laboratory
supplies and science
services
APHL 2020 Virtual Conference • September 22 – October 15, 2020Not to Miss! Session Topics Guide
All listed times are Eastern.
Session Topics C Communications
Dr. Katherine Kelley This year APHL solicited session EH Environmental Health
Distinguished Lecture proposals from its standing committees ELS Environmental Laboratory Science
Wednesday, October 7, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET and the general membership, which FS Food Safety
resulted in many excellent proposals.
GH Global Health
To assist you in determining the
Public Health 3.0: A 21st Century Model for 21st I Informatics
general area of interest, we have given
Century Challenges each session a letter symbol which ID Infectious Disease
corresponds with the topic that it KM Knowledge Management
Public health is what we do together as a society to ensure the conditions
represents. This guide is listed below. NBS Newborn Screening & Genetics
in which everyone can be healthy. Although many sectors play key roles,
governmental public health is an essential component. Even before COVID-19, PHPR Public Health Preparedness &
recent stressors on public health are driving many local governments to Response
pioneer a new Public Health 3.0 model in which leaders serve as Chief Health PO Policy
Strategists, partnering across multiple sectors and leveraging data and QS Quality Systems
resources to address social, environmental and economic conditions that
W Workforce Development
affect health and health equity. Competencies
Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc is Chief Health Officer at Google Health. She is The Centers for Disease Control and
also adjunct Professor of Medicine and Population Health at University of Texas at Prevention (CDC) and the APHL published QMS Quality Management Systems
Austin Dell Medical School and co-convenes the National Alliance to Impact the Social Competency Guidelines for Public Health
Determinants of Health. She is a physician executive working at the intersection of ETH Ethics
Laboratory Professionals in a May 2015
medicine, public health and information technology to improve the health of all people Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report MLD Management and Leadership
with a focus on catalyzing pragmatic solutions to address all the social determinants
(MMWR) supplement issue. These COM Communication
of health. She earned her MD and MPH from Tulane University, and a masters in
clinical epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health.
competency guidelines were developed
with a focus on public health laboratory SEC Security
(PHL) practice and are intended to form EMR Emergency Management
the foundation of competency-based and Response
Innovate! Exhibit and Poster Hall approaches to strengthen that practice,
WFT Workforce Training
Tuesday, Sep 29 and Oct 13 Tuesdays and Thursdays including integration into workforce
Thursday, Sep 24 and Oct 8 Sep 22 through Oct 13 development initiatives such as training GEN General Laboratory Practices
and education programs. SHC Safety: Hazard Control
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm ET 10:00 am – 5:00 pm ET
In support of efforts to further the SRV Surveillance
Connect with your industry partners and Exhibitors and Posters will be open adoption and implementation of
learn of new technologies and services. and available for viewing throughout INF Informatics
the Guidelines, each session in
the virtual conference. Be sure to the APHL 2020 Virtual Conference MCB Microbiology
visit the exhibitors to see the latest program will include one or more CHM Chemistry
products and services and the symbols corresponding to the related
posters to learn the latest science BIO Bioinformatics
competency domain(s) that the session
and practices. Watch videos, see addresses. This guide is listed below. RES Research
e-posters and chat with exhibitor
staff and poster presenters.
APHL 2020 Virtual Conference • September 22 – October 15, 2020Agenda at a Glance Wednesday, October 7, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
All listed times are Eastern. Dr. Katherine Kelley Distinguished Lecture
Public Health 3.0: A 21st Century Model for 21st Century Challenges
Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Chief Health Officer at Google Health
Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday
September 22 September 24 September 29 October 1 October 6 October 8 October 13 October 15
Exhibits and Posters • 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am
Session 1 Session 1 Session 1 Session 1 Session 1 Session 1 Session 1 Session 1
Exhibits and Posters • 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibits and Posters • 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibits and Posters • 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibits and Posters • 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibits and Posters • 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibits and Posters • 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm
Break Break Break Break Break Break Break Break
1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm
Session 2 Session 2 Session 2 Session 2 Session 2 Session 2 Session 2 Session 2
2:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm
Break Break Break Break Break Break Break Break
2:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm 2:30 pm
Session 3 Innovate! Innovate! Session 3 Session 3 Innovate! Innovate! Session 3
Session Session Sessions Session
3:30 pm 3:30 pm 3:30 pm 3:30 pm 3:30 pm 3:30 pm
Exhibits Exhibits Exhibits Exhibits Exhibits Exhibits
and Posters and Posters and Posters and Posters and Posters and Posters
APHL 2020 Virtual Conference • September 22 – October 15, 2020Agenda of Events All listed times are Eastern. As of July 24, 2020. Subject to change.
Tuesday, September 22
10:00 am – 5:00 pm 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Exhibit Hall and Posters Open Use of NGS for Virology: It’s Not Just Flu Environmental Metagenomics: The
ID GH BIO MCB Next Generation in Environmental
11:00 am – 12:00 pm 588-801-20 • 1.0 contact hour Microbiological Testing
Severe Respiratory Disease Outbreaks: Moderator: Joel Sevinsky, PhD, Theiagen Consulting
EH ELS MCB BIO
A Focus on Novel Coronavirus LLC 588-802-20 • 1.0 contact hour
ID MCB SRV
Moderator: Enoma Omoregie, PhD, New York City
Viral Genomic Surveillance: Public Health Use Cases in Department of Health
588-800-20 • 1.0 contact hour
West Africa and New England
Moderator: Erik Reisdorf, MPH, Wisconsin State Daniel Park, PhD, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Using Metagenomics to Identify Microbial
Laboratory of Hygiene University Contamination in the Food Chain
Speakers: Joseph Heinzelmann, MBA, Neogen Corporation
NGS Synergy with Metagenomics, Targeted
• Kirsten St. George, MS, PhD, New York State Amplicon, Microfluidics and Bioinformatics in A Metagenomic Approach to Evaluating Recreational
Department of Health, Wadsworth Center Search of Pathogens in Viral Diseases Water Quality
Terry Fei Fan Ng, PhD, Centers for Disease Control Sanjib Bhattacharyya, PhD, City of Milwaukee Health
• Amy Schuh, PhD, MPH, MT(ASCP), Centers for Department
Disease Control and Prevention and Prevention
Our water, food and built environment can provide
Enhanced Analyses of Mumps and Measles with a conduit for pathogen transmission, but traditional
The COVID-19 response is of a magnitude not
NBS and SARS-CoV-2 environmental microbiological tests are limited to
previously seen in the era of modern laboratory
science. The high reliance on testing in this Kirsten St. George, MS, PhD, New York State Department specific pathogens or indicators. Metagenomics
response has presented a myriad of challenges to of Health, Wadsworth Center methods allow the rapid and simultaneous detection
the public health laboratory system. Presenters will Next-generation Sequencing (NGS) is quickly evolving of a large number of pathogens. Presenters will
discuss some of their most effective approaches to from a Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) -centric explore the barriers and challenges, as well as the
dealing with ongoing challenges and how they are technology to a metagenomics-centric technology, use of metagenomic methods for pathogen detection
preparing for the upcoming respiratory season while and nowhere is this more evident than in the area in environmental systems.
still in the midst of an active public health response. of viral genomics and biosurveillance. The speakers
will present their experience using NGS, especially 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm metagenomics, for biosurveillance of viral pathogens
Visit the exhibit hall and posters
of high public health importance.
Break / Visit the exhibit hall and posters
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Break / Visit the exhibit hall and posters
APHL 2020 Virtual Conference • September 22 – October 15, 2020Thursday, September 24
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall and Posters Open
11:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Increasing Capacity in Clinical Mycology Biosecurity Drills and Exercises Innovate! session TBD
Testing ID MCB PHPR SEC EMR
588-803-20 • 1.0 contact hour 588-804-20 • 1.0 contact hour 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Moderator: Elizabeth L. Berkow, PhD, MLS (ASCP), Moderator: Maureen Sullivan, MPH, Visit the exhibit hall and posters
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Minnesota Department of Health
• Andrew Cannons, PhD, HCLD (ABB), Florida
MALDI-TOF for Fungal Pathogens
Bureau of Public Health Laboratories – Tampa
Natalie Nunnally, MLS (ASCP), Centers for Disease
• Leslie Ann Dauphin, PhD, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
Control and Prevention
Testing of Emerging /Re-emerging Fungal Pathogens: • Maureen Sullivan, MPH, Minnesota Department
A Public Health Perspective of Health
Sudha Chaturvedi, PhD, New York State Department Biosecurity is often seen as an afterthought in
of Health, Wadsworth Center laboratories, where laboratory staff do not received
adequate training to improve their skills in this
The Current Landscape of Antifungal Susceptibility
area. Through the APHL Biosafety and Biosecurity
Testing
Committee, APHL is gathering successful biosecurity
Shawn Lockhart, PhD, D(ABMM), F(AMM), Centers for training techniques such as drills and exercises from
Disease Control and Prevention public health laboratories and private laboratories
Many clinical laboratories still perform minimal to promote them across all laboratories. Learn how
mycology testing. However, with the emergence of speakers delivered successful drills and exercises in
Candida auris, the rise of drug resistant Aspergillus their institutions.
fumigatus and recurring incidences of hospital-
associated mold outbreaks, the clinical laboratory
has opportunity to reevaluate what mycology testing 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
is performed in-house. Presenters share information Break / Visit the exhibit hall and posters
on increasing capacity in MALDI-TOF for yeast and
molds, responding to fungal disease outbreaks and
navigating the landscape of antifungal susceptibility
testing.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Break / Visit the exhibit hall and posters
APHL 2020 Virtual Conference • September 22 – October 15, 2020Tuesday, September 29
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall and Posters Open
11:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
A Step Ahead of Threats: Rebuilding Public Prepare Yourself: Metagenomics Is Here! Innovate! session TBD
Health Systems PHPR QS EMR ID BIO
588-805-20 • 1.0 contact hour 588-806-20 • 1.0 contact hour 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Moderator: LCDR Eduardo O’Neill La Luz, PhD, MS, Moderator: Joel Sevinsky, PhD, Theiagen Consulting Visit the exhibit hall and posters
MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention LLC
Speakers:
A Metagenomics Primer
• Carolina Luna-Pinto, MPH, CHES, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention Joel Sevinsky, PhD, Theiagen Consulting LLC
• Brett Ellis, PhD, MSPH, US Virgin Islands What Happens When We Don’t Have Cultures?
Territorial Public Health Laboratory Public Health Surveillance in the Age of CIDTs
In late 2018, APHL was awarded a two-year, $15.1 A. Jo Williams-Newkirk, PhD, Centers for Disease
million dollar cooperative agreement by the US Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to
provide technical assistance for response to public MetagenomeTrakr: The Use of Metagenomics for
health crises in three jurisdictions — Puerto Rico, Improved Food Safety
US Virgin Islands and Houston — impacted by the Christopher J. Grim, PhD, US Food and Drug
hurricanes. Presenters will describe the work that is Administration
being done through APHL, the jurisdictions and CDC The true promise of Next Generation Sequencing
to rebuild public health systems in those impacted (NGS) is metagenomics — the direct sequencing
jurisdictions. of clinical specimens and environmental samples.
Metagenomics will improve upon the work done
with WGS by providing early, effective and efficient
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm detection of pathogens directly from the specimen or
Break / Visit the exhibit hall and posters sample, from a wide range of matrices, with no need
for culturing.
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
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APHL 2020 Virtual Conference • September 22 – October 15, 2020Thursday, October 1
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall and Posters Open
11:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Weird Science: Unusual Cases in Navigating Advocacy and Policy for Public Lay Down the Law: Setting the Bar High
Infectious Diseases Health Laboratories: A Domestic and for Cannabis Testing Best Practices and
ID SRV MCB Global Perspective PO W MLD Methodology EH ELS CHM
588-807-20 • 1.0 contact hour 588-808-20 • 1.0 contact hour 588-809-20 • 1.0 contact hour
Moderator: Anthony Tran, DrPH, MPH, D(ABMM), DC Moderator: Sanjib Bhattacharyya, PhD, City of Moderator: Marc Nascarella, PhD, MS, CPH,
Public Health Laboratory Milwaukee Health Department Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Speakers: Speakers: Speakers:
• Megan Crumpler, PhD, HCLD, Orange County (CA) • Peter Kyriacopoulos, Association of Public Health • Gillian Schauer, PhD, MPH, University of
Public Health Laboratory Laboratories Washington
• Stephen LaVoie, PhD, New York City Department • Ralph Timperi, MS, Association of Public Health • Susan Audino, PhD, AOAC International Cannabis
of Health and Mental Hygiene Laboratories Analytical Science Program (CASP)
• Marie-Claire Rowlinson, PhD, D(ABMM), Florida • Grace Kubin, PhD, Texas Department of State • Sunny Summers, Oregon Department of
Bureau of Public Health Laboratories Health Services Agriculture
• Shawn Lockhart, Centers for Disease Control and An overview of public health policy for laboratorians Dr. Gillian Schauer will open the session with
Prevention interested in advocacy efforts, including tips and a national overview of cannabis testing policy
The public health laboratory is often the laboratory best practices for advocacy, to support domestic issues. Dr. Susan Audino will then discuss the
of last resort for diagnosis of unusual cases, and global health laboratories. Discussions will latest developments in analytical methodology
detection of emerging infectious diseases and include Global Health investments, funding status, and AOAC efforts to standardize cannabis testing
outbreaks. “Weird Science” is a quiz-style experience challenges in the current political climate, advocacy methods. Sunny Summers will close the session
that challenges a panel of experts with diagnostic experiences and the value of networking for a with a description of the Oregon Department of
conundrums, and encourages audience participation. collaborative approach. Agriculture’s Hemp Program. Oregon was the first
This year our panel of experts will consist of two state to decriminalize cannabis in 1973 and legalized
teams who will compete against each other. Let’s see medical marijuana in 1998.
which team triumphs! 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Break / Visit the exhibit hall and posters
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Visit the exhibit hall and posters
Break / Visit the exhibit hall and posters
APHL 2020 Virtual Conference • September 22 – October 15, 2020Tuesday, October 6
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall and Posters Open
11:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Emerging Environmental Issues: From Stories From the Field: Discussing the Bridging the Gap Between Clinical
Analysis to Communication Use of Laboratory Information Systems in and Public Health
EH CHM COM Data Backup and Recovery in the Wake of C W MLD COM
588-810-20 • 1.0 contact hour Cyclone Idai I PHPR QS INF EMR 588-812-20 • 1.0 contact hour
Moderator: Lori Pillsbury, MS, Oregon Department of 588-811-20 • 1.0 contact hour Moderator: Jasmine Chaitram, MPH, MT(ASCP),
Environmental Quality Laboratory Moderator: Frances Downes, DrPH, Michigan State Centers for Disease Control
University and Prevention
Increasing Public Access to Accurate Air Quality
Speakers: • Robert Nickla, RBP, M(ASCP), Oregon State
Information Through the Use
• Solon Kidane, APHL Mozambique Public Health Laboratory
of Low-cost Sensors
• Reshma Kakkar, Association of Public Health • Judith Guzman-Cottrill, DO, Oregon Health and
Anthony Barnack, MS, Oregon Department of
Laboratories Science University
Environmental Quality Laboratory
Cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira, one of • William Becker, DO, MPH, Quest Diagnostics
Monitoring Cyanotoxins to Protect Public Health in The success of the public health system relies on
Mozambique’s largest cities in March 2019. The
Oregon the continued effort and dedication of professionals
Ponta Gea Health Facility in Beira is the main
• Alison Minerovic, Oregon Department of reference laboratory for HIV viral load (VL) testing across a spectrum of different areas. Public-private
Environmental Quality Laboratory and incurred severe damage and flooding of the partnerships are critical in ensuring that public
server rooms. APHL’s Global Health and Informatics health professionals and clinical practices can meet
committees worked on a backup systems toolkit the growing patient demands of laboratory testing
The Oregon Department of Environmental that was implemented by APHL Mozambique’s staff. specialties and provide critical results in a safe and
Quality Laboratory (DEQ) is focused on emerging Learn what steps they took and how HIV VL testing timely.
environmental issues that affect communities continued.
surrounding the laboratory. Learn how DEQ
addressed topics from sampling to analysis to data
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
assessment and communication.
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Visit the exhibit hall and posters
Break / Visit the exhibit hall and posters
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Break / Visit the exhibit hall and posters
APHL 2020 Virtual Conference • September 22 – October 15, 2020Wednesday, October 7 Thursday, October 8
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 10:00 am – 5:00 pm 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Dr. Katherine Kelley Distinguished Exhibit Hall and Posters Open Stories from the Field: Discussing the
Lecture Ghana Biorisk Assessments
588-813-20 • 1.0 contact hour 11:00 am – 12:00 pm GH PHPR EMR
New Genomic Sequencing Methods and 588-815-20 • 1.0 contact hour
Public Health 3.0: A 21st Century Model
for 21st Century Challenges Analysis Tools for STD Pathogens Moderator: Shannon L. Emery, MSPH, Association
ID MCB of Public Health Laboratories
I QS QMS MLD
588-814-20 • 1.0 contact hour Speakers:
Moderator: Bill Whitmar, MS, Missouri State Public
• Michael J. Perry, MS MSEd, New York State
Health Laboratory Moderator: Megan Crumpler, PhD, Orange County
Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
Speaker: Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Chief (CA) Public Health Laboratory
• Michael Marsico, MS, Association of Public
Health Officer, Google Health Speakers: Health Laboratories
• Allan Pillay, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and
Public health is what we do together as a society Through the collaboration between the APHL
Prevention
to ensure the conditions in which everyone Global Health and Public Health Preparedness and
can be healthy. Although many sectors play key • Brian Raphael, PhD, Centers for Disease Control Response teams, a successful Biorisk Assessment in
roles, governmental public health is an essential and Prevention Ghana was delivered. Biosecurity and biosafety are
component. Even before COVID-19, recent stressors • Sanjib Bhattacharyya, PhD, City of Milwaukee important topics in international laboratories. Biorisk
on public health are driving many local governments Health Department assessments enable laboratories to review their
to pioneer a new Public Health 3.0 model in which Rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are biosafety and biosecurity status and create action
leaders serve as Chief Health Strategists, partnering rising nationally and public health laboratories plans to mitigate against risk.
across multiple sectors and leveraging data and (PHLs) play a central role in understanding trends
resources to address social, environmental and in circulating strain populations, characterizing
economic conditions that affect health and health antimicrobial resistance and detection of outbreaks.
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
equity. Presenters introduce new analytical methods Break / Visit the exhibit hall and posters
available to PHLs for characterizing gonococcal
isolates. We will explore new whole genome
sequencing (WGS) methods for difficult-to-culture
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
pathogens such as Treponema pallidum and Innovate! sessions (2) TBD
Chlamydia trachomatis which could help PHLs
distinguish sporadic cases from clusters
or outbreaks. 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Visit the exhibit hall and posters
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Break / Visit the exhibit hall and posters
APHL 2020 Virtual Conference • September 22 – October 15, 2020Tuesday, October 13
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Exhibit Hall and Posters Open (Last Day)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Case Studies: Laboratory Acquired Incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) into
Infection ID MCB Laboratory Training: How We Did It, What
588-816-20 • 1.0 contact hour We Learned and What This Means for
Moderator: Michael A. Pentella, PhD, (ABMM), State Future Training W WFT
Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa 588-817-20 • 1.0 contact hour
Speakers: Moderator: Kevin Clark, Centers for Disease Control
• Michael A. Pentella, PhD, (ABMM), State Hygienic and Prevention
Laboratory at the University of Iowa Speakers:
• Frances P. Downes, DrPH, Michigan State • Joe Rothschild, Centers for Disease Control and
University Prevention
Clinical laboratories have experienced many • Chris Voegeli, Centers for Disease Control and
exposures such as Brucella through the recent Prevention
years. In responding to these exposures, the clinical
CDC Training and Workforce Development Branch
laboratory often seeks expertise from their public
share its VR laboratory training course. Learn about
health laboratory. Participants will receive the case
its development, findings from the evaluation and
history of an event including biological risk factors
implications for the future of VR in training laboratory
and biosafety practices to consider the root cause of
professionals.
the incident along with describing the business case
for preventing exposures.
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Break / Visit the exhibit hall and posters
Break / Visit the exhibit hall and posters
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Innovate! session TBD
APHL 2020 Virtual Conference • September 22 – October 15, 2020Thursday, October 15
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
11:00 am – 12:00 pm 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm APHL President and CEO Discuss the
Lessons Learned or Lost from the Ebola Who Ya Gonna Call? How CDC’s Lab Aids Future
Epidemic and Similarities to SARS-CoV-2 Can Be Used to Meet Urgent Needs of 588-820-20 - 1.0 contact hour
ID GH PHPR EMR SRV Public Health Laboratories W KM MLD Speakers:
588-818-20 • 1.0 contact hour 588-819-20 • 1.0 contact hour • Bill Whitmar, President, Association of Public
Moderator: May Chu, PhD, Colorado School of Public Moderator: Tara Henning, PhD, Centers for Disease Health Laboratories
Health Control and Prevention • Scott Becker, MS, CEO, Association of Public
Health Laboratories
Speakers: Speakers:
• Peter Iwen, PhD, MS, D(ABMM), F(AAM), • Shaniece Theodore, PhD, Centers for Disease As a wrap up to the APHL 2020 Virtual Conference,
Nebraska Public Health Laboratory Control and Prevention APHL’s president and chief executive officer will offer
• Capt. Joel Montgomery, PhD, Centers for Disease some thoughts on the state of the association. They
• Jennifer Rakeman, PhD, New York City Public
Control and Prevention will share the successes and challenges facing APHL
Health Laboratory
currently and highlight priorities for APHL over the
Ebola is not gone; it continues in the Democratic • David Lowe, PhD, Centers for Disease Control next year.
Republic of the Congo (DRC) and may pop up and Prevention
anywhere. During the 2014–2016 West Africa • Cecilia Kretz, PhD, Association of Public Health
epidemic, local/state/national public health Laboratories
laboratories had to improvise, devise and implement • M. Shannon Keckler, PhD, Centers for Disease
response practices. Many protocols had to be quickly Control and Prevention
devised. The US government provided $5 billion as • A. Christian Whelan, PhD, Diagnostic Laboratory
Ebola supplemental funding to address the epidemic Services, Inc.
and to build resiliency. How did we do? How ready
are we as a public health community to respond to CDC’s Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS) offers
Ebola now, if it “travels” from DRC to the US? a Lab-Aid as a mechanism for a public health
laboratory to request assistance from CDC to meet a
critical need. The panel will provide an overview on
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm how to request a Lab-Aid and first-hand perspectives
Break on the benefits of this type of partnership between a
public health laboratory, LLS fellows and CDC subject
matter experts.
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Break
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