More than 350 participants attended the 2007 APHL Annual Meeting that was held in Jacksonville, FL, June 3-5, 2007. The three-day conference addressed elements specific to laboratory preparedness. In particular, sessions covered Hurricane Katrina, pandemic influenza, laboratory preparedness, genomics and newborn screening, environmental health, food safety, AMR, global health, informatics, regulation and workforce development. Keynote sessions were presented by Dr. Shelley Hearne, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Stanley Meiburg, US EPA Liaison to CDC, NCEH-ASTDR.
Slide Presentations
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Sunday, June 3, 2007
Opening Session
Welcome to Jacksonville
Moderator – William Becker, DO, MPH, OH Department of Health
Max Salfinger, MD, FL Bureau of Laboratories
Ana Viamonte Ros, MD, MPH, Secretary, FL Department of Health and FL Surgeon General
ColLABoration
Scott Becker, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Video-taped presentation
Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Keynote
Ready or Not?: Leading Health and the Environment into the Future
Shelley Hearne, DrPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Public Health Laboratory Workforce: Roadmap for the Future
Moderator - Katherine Kelley, DrPH, CT Public Health Laboratories
Workforce Development: An Education/Academic Model
David Carpenter, PhD, MBA, Southern Illinois School of Medicine
APHL Diversity Survey Results: Can WE Talk?
Maurice Knuckles, PhD, DC Public Health Laboratory
National Center for Public Health Laboratory Leadership: Workforce Activity Review
Pandora Ray, MA, National Center for Public Health Laboratory Leadership
Breakout Sessions
Assessing the State Public Health Laboratory System
Moderator - Stanley Inhorn, MD, WI State Laboratory of Hygiene
Assessing State Public Health Laboratory System
Stanley Inhorn, MD, WI State Laboratory of Hygiene
Developing Performance Standards for Public Health Laboratory Systems
Casey Milne, Milne & Associates, LLC
The Performance Standards Experience in Utah
Patrick Luedtke, MD, UT Division of Epidemiology & Laboratory Services
The Performance Standards Experience in California
Paul Kimsey, PhD, CA State Public Health Laboratory
The Comprehensive Laboratory Services Survey - 2006 vs 2004
Burton Wilcke, Jr., PhD, University of Vermont
State Environmental Laboratory Profiles and Accreditation
Moderator - Michael Wichman, PhD, University Hygienic Laboratory
State Environmental Laboratories: Survey Results
Duane Boline, PhD
The NELAC Institute
Judy Duncan, OK Department of Environmental Quality
Remarks on NELAC
Paul Kimsey, PhD, CA State Public Health Laboratory
MassDEP Perspectives on NELAC/NELAP/TNI
Oscar Pancorbo, PhD, MA Department of Environmental Protection
The Iowa Perspective
Michael Wichman, PhD, University Hygienic Laboratory
Monday, June 4, 2007
Plenary Session
Moderator – Oscar Pancorbo, PhD, MA Department of Environmental Protection
Laboratories – Critical to the Nation’s Security and Protection of Public Health and the Environment
Stanley Meiburg, U.S. EPA Liaison to NCEH-ASTDR, CDC
Managing Environmental and Biomonitoring Data for Chemical Terrorism Response
Maine’s HETL Lessons Learned with Environmental/Chemical LIMS Implementation and Data Exchange
John (Jack) Krueger, ME Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory
eLRN: Building Environmental Laboratory Capability in Support of Emergency Response
Allan Antley, U.S. EPA, Office of Emergency Management
Managing Environmental and Biomonitoring Data for Chemical Terrorism Response: A Clinical Laboratory Implementation at CDC
Robert Jones, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Concurrent Sessions
Planning for Radiological Emergencies - The View from the Lab
Tony Harrison, CO Department of Public Health and Environment Laboratory
Marinea Mehrhoff, University Hygienic Laboratory
Lynn West, WI State Laboratory of Hygiene
Survival Guide to Catastrophic Events: Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP)
Developing a Laboratory Continuity of Operations Plan: Guidelines
Norman Crouch, PhD, MN Department of Health and Maureen Sullivan, MPH, MN Department of Health
Contingency Planning: A Case Study – Flood of ‘93
Mike Massman, MO Public Health Laboratory
Mutual Aid Agreements
Jack DeBoy II, DrPH, MPH, MD Department of Health and Mental Health
EPA’s Water Security Activities
Moderator - Patricia Tidwell-Shelton, EPA Water Security Division
EPA’s Water Laboratory Alliance
Latisha Mapp, EPA Water Security Division
The Water Security Initiative Contamination Warming System Pilot Project
Elizabeth Hedrick, EPA Water Security Division
EPA’s Regional Laboratory Response Preparedness Project
Anand Mudambi, EPA Water Security Division
Addressing Public Health Threats to Drinking Water Systems
Lori Apodaca, EPA Water Security Division
Plenary Session
Biosafety in Public Health Laboratories: New Guidance and Regulations, Employee Safety, and Practices in the Operation of Infectious Disease Laboratories
Biosafety in the Operation of Infectious Disease Labs
Jonathan Y. Richmond, PhD, Jonathan Richmond and Associates
Biosafety in Public Health Laboratories
Mike Miller, PhD, (D)ABMM, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Concurrent Sessions
Laboratory Connectivity and Integration
Rex Astles, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Josh Rowland, NE Public Health Laboratory
Paula Snippes, MN Department of Health
Laurina Williams, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Emergency Management in Newborn Screening
Moderator - Louise Liao, PhD, MN Department of Health
Emergency Backup Testing for the Louisiana Newborn Screening Program After Hurricane Katrina
Stanton Berberich, PhD, University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Disruption of NBS Services – Lessons Learned
Eldridge Hutcheson, PhD, TX Department of State Health Services
Emergency Preparedness for Newborn Screening and Genetics Services
Michael Watson, PhD, American College of Medical Genetics
Emergency Preparedness Planning and Partnerships – Where Should We Be By Now?”
Moderator – Bonnie Rubin, MBA, MHA, University Hygienic Laboratory
Partners
Bonnie D. Rubin, MBS, MHA, University Hygienic Laboratory
Targeted Capabilities Lists
Tara Lydick, DE Public Health Laboratory
Agriculture
Yvonne Salfinger, MS, FL Bureau of Food Laboratories
Drinking Water
Michael Wichman, PhD, University Hygienic Laboratory
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Plenary Session
The Public Health Laboratory Interoperability Project (PHLIP): A Community Approach to Standards-based Electronic Laboratory Reporting
From Where We Were to Where We Are Going
Steve Hinrichs, MD, NE Public Health Laboratory
A State’s Experience with PHLIP
Gary Jones, MN Public Health Laboratory
The PHLIP Vocabulary Harmonization Process
John Carroll, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Using Rhapsody
Dari Shirazi, University Hygienic Laboratory
What’s in it for You? The Benefits of PHLIP
Tim Morris, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Concurrent Sessions
CLIA Update
Moderator – Paul Kimsey, PhD, CA State Public Health Laboratory
CLIA Update 2007
Judy Yost, MA, MT(ASCP), CMS
State Laboratories at Present with CLIA
Martha Kay Personette, BA MT(ASCP), CMS
Validation of Molecular Assays in NYS
Christina Egan, PhD, Wadsworth Center
Validation of Molecular Methods in a Public Health Laboratory
Denise Toney, PhD, VA Division of Consolidated Laboratories
Public-Private Partnerships in Newborn Screening: A Clinically Effective and Cost Efficient Choice
Overview of the Public-Private Partnership Concept and Cost/Benefit Advantages
Piero Rinaldo, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Flow of Samples and Information for Newborn Screening in a Model of Public-Private Partnership
Marzia Pasquali, PhD, ARUP Laboratories
A Life Saving Partnership
Stephanie K. Mayfield, MD, KY Division of Laboratory Services
Why do Environmental Health and Regulatory Programs Ignore Laboratory QC Data?
Laboratory Data Users
Henry Leibovitz, PhD, RI State Health Laboratories
Data Verification – It’s Not Just the Laboratory
Jack Bennett, CT Department of Public Health
Plenary Session
APHL Partnerships to Strengthen Capacity for Global Laboratory-based Surveillance of Infectious Diseases
Moderator - Ralph Timperi, MPH, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Experiences from the Field: Laboratory Projects in Mexico, Central America, Peru and Mozambique
Chris Peter, PhD, San Diego County Public Health Laboratory
Introduction of the Infectious Disease Surveillance System in China
Feng Zijian, MD, PhD, Disease Control and Emergency Response, CCDC
Key Trends Influencing the Future of Food Safety
Frank Yiannis, MPH, Safety and Health Director, Walt Disney World, USA
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