Wednesday, September 9 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Arrive at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Campus 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Event Check-In and Badge Pick-Up C.E.U.s and Objectives 4.25 contact hours for today s sessions (588-833-15) At the conclusion of Day 1, the participant will be able to: Describe the evolving role of the LRN and articulate its past accomplishments and future vision. Discuss how the LRN supports public health. Describe, partnerships, coordination and response efforts involved in international and domestic laboratory preparedness. Welcome and Opening Panel Plenary Session Panel: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30a.m. Andrew C. Cannons, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB), Planning Committee Chair, Laboratory Director, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories Tampa, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Florida Department of Health Elizabeth Franko, DrPH, Laboratory Director, Georgia Public Health Laboratory, Georgia Department of Public Health Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, Commissioner and State Health Officer Georgia Department of Public Health Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention David Nabarro, MSc, BM BCh, MFPHM, FRCP, Special Representative to the United Nations Secretary - General 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break Future of the Laboratory Response Network Plenary Session Moderator: Jasmine Chaitram, MPH, MT (ASCP) Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Panel: 10:45 a.m. 11:05 a.m. Joanne Andreadis, PhD, Senior Advisor for Laboratory Preparedness, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 11:05 a.m. 11:25 a.m. James L. Pirkle, MD, PhD, Director, Division of Laboratory Science, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
11:25 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Julie Villanueva, PhD, Branch Chief, Laboratory Preparedness and Response Branch, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 11:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Questions/Answers 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Posters Available for Viewing 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Available for Purchase 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Poster Presenters Available for Discussion International Response to Chemical Weapons Plenary Session Moderator: Rudolph Johnson, PhD, Laboratory Chief, Emergency Response Branch, Division of Laboratory Science, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. International Response to Chemical Weapons Hugh Gregg, PhD, Head of Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Laboratory, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Questions/Answers 2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Break FBI Partnerships to Respond to Threats Plenary Session Moderator: Nicholas Paquette, MS, Microbiologist, Hazardous Materials Science Response Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. History of Powder Letters Sent via Mail Douglas Beecher, PhD, Science Lead, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Sciences Unit (CBRNSU), Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory 3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Big Data and Personal Health Information: National & Transnational Security Implications Edward You, MS, Supervisory Special Agent, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Federal Bureau of Investigation 3:20 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Questions/Answers 3:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Break 2014 Ebola Outbreak Response Plenary Session Moderator: Scott Hughes, PhD, Associate Director, Public Health Laboratory, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Panel: 3:45 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. Grace Kubin, PhD, Director, Laboratory Services Section, Texas Department of State Health Services 4:05 p.m. 4:25 p.m. Peter Iwen, MS, PhD, D (ABMM), Director, Nebraska Public Health Laboratory 4:25 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Mark Wolcott, PhD, Director, Special Pathogens Laboratory, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases 4:45 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Questions/Answers 5:00 p.m. Adjourn for Day 1 Note: When you exit CDC, please retain your meeting badge.
Thursday, September 10 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Arrive at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Campus 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Event Check-In and Badge Pick-Up C.E.U.s and Objectives 4.0 contact hours for today s Biological Breakout session (588-834-15) At the conclusion of Day 2, the participant of the Biological Breakout session will be able to: Describe lessons learned from real cases and exercises. Describe new technologies and capabilities of the LRN for Biological Threats Preparedness (LRN-B) as well as initiatives for assay development. 4.0 contact hours for today s Chemical Breakout session (588-835-15) At the conclusion of Day 2, the participant of the Chemical Breakout session will be able to: Describe lessons learned from real cases and exercises. Discuss the concept of the LRN for Radiological Threats Preparedness (LRN-R) and the importance of partnerships for preparedness and threat response. Describe how laboratories are involved in radiological preparedness activities. Describe new technologies and capabilities of the LRN for Chemical Threats Preparedness (LRN-C). 1.5 contact hours for today s General session (588-836-15) At the conclusion of Day 2, the participant of the General session will be able to: Outline biosafety and biosecurity practices as it relates to the select agent program. Discuss ways to implement effective biosafety and biosecurity programs within the laboratory. Describe the role of biosecurity for all-hazard preparedness and response. 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Posters Available for Viewing LRN-B in Action Breakout Session Auditorium B3 Moderator: Patricia Blevins, MPH, LRN Laboratory Coordinator, San Antonio Metro Health District Laboratory, City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District 9:00 a.m. 9:20 a.m. LRN in Action: Local, State and National Response to the October Texas Ebola Outbreak Erin Swaney, Team Leader, Biothreat Team and Emerging Preparedness, Laboratory Services Section, Texas Department of State Health Services 9:20 a.m. 9:40 a.m. Multifaceted Response to a Large-Scale Brucella species Laboratory Exposure
Megan Price, PhD, Bioterrorism Molecular Senior Scientist, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of General Services 9:40 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Testing for MERS-CoV, the Indiana Lab Story Judith Lovchik, PhD, D (ABMM), Assistant Commissioner, Laboratory Director, Indiana State Public Health Laboratory, Indiana State Department of Health 10:00 a.m. 10:20 a.m. A Perfect Storm: LRN Laboratory Response to Simultaneous Plague & Tularemia Outbreaks During Challenging Circumstances Larry Sater, MS, Biological and Chemical Terrorism Response Coordinator, Security Officer, Laboratory Services Division, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment 10:20 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Questions/Answers LRN-C in Action Breakout Session Auditoriums B1/B2 Moderator: Amy D. Watson, PhD, LRN-C Program Coordinator, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 9:00 a.m. 9:25 a.m. LRN-C: Beyond Preparedness, Increasing Roles and Expanding Partnerships Stefan Saravia, MPH, Chemical Threat Preparedness Coordinator, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory Division, Minnesota Department of Health 9:25 a.m. 9:50 a.m. A Triangulation Strategy Between CT / Poison Control / Hazmat Jason Mihalic, Chemistry Office Chief, Arizona Bureau of State Laboratory Services Arizona Department of Health Services 9:50 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Unknown Substance Training for HAZMAT Responders: Assessment and Laboratory Sample Collection Meshel Mork, MS, Senior Chemist, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Madison-Wisconsin 10:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Questions/Answers 10:30 a.m- 10:45 a.m. Break LRN-B Unusual Case Presentations Breakout Session Auditorium B3 Moderator: William Nauschuetz, PhD, Laboratory Biopreparedness Manager, United State Army Medical Command 10:45 a.m. 11:05 a.m. Response to an Unknown Pulmonary Illness Incident with an Unexpected Outcome LaToya Griffin-Thomas, PhD, MS, Bioterrorism Response Coordinator, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of General Services 11:05 a.m. 11:25 a.m. USAMRIID Ebola Response: Vaccine Interactions and Canines William Dorman, Biothreat Coordinator, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
11:25 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Domestic Response to the First Ebola Case Daniel Serinaldi, MT (ASCP), Bioterrorism Response Coordinator, Dallas County Health and Human Services 11:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Questions/Answers Radiological Preparedness and Response Breakout Session Auditoriums B1/B2 Moderator: David Saunders, PhD, Physicist, Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 10:45 a.m. 11:05 a.m. Response to Nuclear Events-Lessons from Fukushima Blaine Rhodes, MChE, Director, Office of Environmental Laboratory Sciences, Washington Public Health Laboratories, Washington State Department of Health 11:05 a.m. 11:25 a.m. CDC Radiological Preparedness and Response Capabilities and the Potential for LRN for Radiological Preparedness Robert L. Jones, PhD, Chief, Inorganic and Analytical Toxicology Branch, Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 11:25 a.m. 11:45 a.m. Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch (IRAT) Activities Deanna Jones, Research Chemist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 11:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Questions/Answers 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Lunch Off-Campus On Your Own Developing New Assays and Technologies for the LRN-B Breakout Session Auditorium B3 Moderator: John Bowzard, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2:00 p.m. 2:20 p.m. The development and use of a C. perfringens assay for use as a positive extraction control Michael Perry, MS, Laboratory Supervisor, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center 2:20 p.m. 2:40 p.m. Performance Evaluation of the EndoPep MS Assay for Detection of Botulinum Neurotoxins Susan Maslanka, PhD, Team Lead, National Botulism Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2:40 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Developing Variola Virus Specific qpcr Assays Yu, Li, PhD, Team Lead, Molecular Diagnostics, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Questions/Answers LRN-C Breakout Session Auditorium B1/B2
Moderator: Thomas Blake, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Developing New Assays and Technologies for the LRN-C Benefits of Switching to High-Throughput Specimen Analysis for a CT Laboratory Luke C. Short, PhD, Supervisory Chemist, District of Columbia Public Health Laboratory, DC Department of Forensic Sciences Development of Dichlorotyrosine as a Biomarker of Chlorine Exposure Brian Crowe, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Methods Development toward the Detection of Soapberry Toxins in Human Urine Melissa Carter, PhD Chemist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Untargeted Data-Dependent Acquisition of Analytes from Human Blood Products Confirming Exposure to Organophosphorus Nerve Agents Thomas P. Matthews, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break Biosafety and Biosecurity Plenary Session Auditorium B3 Video Feed to Auditoriums B1/B2 Moderator: Michael Shaw, PhD, Senior Advisor for Laboratory Science, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Biosecurity and Catastrophic Preparedness Patrick Rose, PhD, Director, Pandemic and Catastrophic Preparedness, National Association of County and City Health Officials Implementing an Effective Biosafety Program Michael Pentella, PhD, MS, D (ABMM), William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute, Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services Laboratory Bio-Risk Management Reynolds M. Salerno, PhD, Senior Manager, Biological Sciences and Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories Federal Select Agent Program Robbin S. Weyant, PhD, Director, Division of Select Agents and Toxins, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 5:00 p.m. Adjourn for Day 2 Note: When you exit CDC, please retain your meeting badge.
Friday, September 11 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Arrive at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Campus 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Event Check-In and Badge Pick-Up C.E.U.s and Objectives 1.5 contact hours for today s sessions (588-858-15) At the conclusion of Day 3, the participant will be able to: Describe some of the challenges associated with developing a state-wide response plan with first responders. Describe the importance of laboratory findings for law enforcement investigations. Discuss technologies that are currently being used by first responders as well as the development of new field-based technologies. 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Posters Available for Viewing Color Guard Ceremony 9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Georgia State Defense Force Essential Partnerships and Funding to Stay Ahead of Threats Plenary Session Moderator: Eric Blank, Dr.P.H., Senior Director, Public Health Systems, Association of Public Health Laboratories 9:15 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Partnerships to Enhance the LRN Scott J. Becker, MS, Executive Director, Association of Public Health Laboratories Importance of Federal Funding to Sustain the LRN Peter Kyriacopoulos, Senior Director, Public Policy, Association of Public Health Laboratories Awards Ceremony Presenters: 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Judith Lovchik, PhD, D(ABMM), Assistant Commissioner, Laboratory Director, Indiana State Public Health Laboratory A. Christian Whelen, PhD, D(ABMM), Laboratory Director, Hawaii Department of Health State Laboratories 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Break Partnering to Evaluate Field Devices and Respond to Threats Plenary Session
Moderator: Noel Stanton, MS, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Madison-Wisconsin 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Evaluation of the use of Field-Based PCR as a Screening Tool for First Responders Christina Egan, PhD, CBSP, Chief, Biodefense Laboratory, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center Closing Plenary Session Georgia's Biological Threat Response Guidance for 1st Responders Daniel Polanski, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Coordinator Georgia Department of Public Health Stranger than Fiction: The Remarkable Saga of a Would-Be Terrorist in Northern Minnesota Maureen Sullivan, MPH, Emergency Preparedness Unit Supervisor, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory Division, Minnesota Department of Health Joint Biological Threat Response System: An All-Hazards Approach to Responding to Suspicious Substances Cheryl Gauthier, MA, MT (ASCP), Director, Bioterrorism Response Laboratory, William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute, Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Andrew C. Cannons, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB), Planning Committee Chair Laboratory Director, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories Tampa, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Florida Department of Health 1:00 p.m. Adjourn 2015 LRN National Meeting