9th Annual PulseNet Update Meeting
May 9-11, 2005
Westin Seattle
Overview
Over 180 people attended the 9th annual PulseNet Update Meeting in Seattle, WA from May 9-11, 2005. The theme for the meeting, "PulseNet: Molecular Epidemiology in Action," reflected the scheduling of the First National Foodborne Epidemiologists Meeting concurrently with the PulseNet Update Meeting. Over 130 people attended the Foodborne Epidemiologists Meeting. Over 130 people attended the Foodborne Epidemiologists Meeting, the proceedings from which are posted at Proceedings from the First National Foodborne Epidemiologists Meeting.
At the joint plenary session that kicked off both meetings, epidemiologic standards for national food safety, legal implications of foodborne outbreaks, timelines for enteric disease investigations, and outcomes of cluster investigations in 2004 were discussed. The plenary was followed by a joint break out session during which laboratorians and epidemiologists discussed issues pertaining to laboratory practice, foodborne epidemiology practice and data management.
PulseNet presentations during the remainder of the meeting addressed selection and prioritization of subtyping activities, communication technologies in PulseNet, PFGE and next generation protocol validations, QA/QC initiatives at the national level, and interactions with other networks. A second laboratory break out session covered the topics of QA/QC initiatives at the state/local level, CLIA issues for PulseNet laboratories, and specific questions pertaining to state or local activities.
Slide Presentations
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Monday, May 9 , 2005
PulseNet: Molecular Epidemiology in Action
Peter Gerner-Smidt
Combined Plenary Session
Health Objectives and Performance Standards: Continuous Improvement in Public Health
Robert Tauxe
Foodborne Illness CSI: Cracking the Legal Code
Bill Marler
Timelines in Foodborne Disease Surveillance: The EDITS Project
Craig Hedberg
Outcomes of PulseNet Cluster Investigations, 2004
Michael Lynch
PulseNet Year in Review
2004 Year in Review and 2005 Goals and Objectives
Bala Swaminathan
PulseStar Awards
Selecting the Right Subtyping Strategy
Prioritization of Salmonella Serotypes for PFGE-Subtyping
Laura Kornstein
Value of Second Enzyme Testing
Steve Dietrich
Plasmid Profiling and PFGE Profiling for Salmonella: Subtyping and Interpretation
Derek Brown
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Software and Communications Session
Update on Software and Communications
Susan Hunter
Yersinia pestis Script Update
Kristy Kubota
Sharing PulseNet Data with Other Databases
Robert Long
PulseNet Portal Tools
Robert Long
New Communication Tools
Susan Hunter
Practical Application of PulseNet Tools
Kelley Hise
Pattern Diversity
Paul Vauterin
Laboratory Session
Campylobacter jejuni: Everything you wanted to know… but were afraid to ask
Merritt Adams
Vibrio update: Validation study and Final protocol
Kara Cooper and Cindy Luey
MLVA update: E. coli Validation and Concordance with PFGE
Eija Trees
Image Acquisition Issues
Cathy Mainini
QA/QC Session
A State Perspective on Trawling Questionnaires and the Use of PFGE in Surveillance
Stephanie Wedel
CLIA issues for PFGE Laboratories
David Turgeon
PulseNet QA/QC: What's New for 2005
Jennifer Kincaid
Poster Session Abstract Booklet
Poster Session and Equipment/Software Demonstrations
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Highlights from Breakout Session 2
Susan Van Duyne and Denise Toney
Interactions with Other Networks
FERN Update from the USDA Perspective
Emilio Esteban
Regulatory Impact of PulseNet
Barbara Paul
USDA VetNet
Paula Cray
Foodborne Noroviruses and IDMEDS
Steve Monroe
Multi-Drug Antibiotic Resistance
Clinical Impact of Multi-drug Resistance (MDR) in Enteric Pathogens
Peter Gerner-Smidt
MDR Salmonella Isolated from Retail Meat and Food Animals
Shaohua Zhao
Public Health Response to MDR Salmonella infection
Susan Montgomery
Joint Closing Session
Highlights from Break out Session 1
Lee Wotherspoon and Dawn Norton
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