Monday, June 6, 2016
Pre-Conference Workshops
LEAN-ing into the Future: Hands-on Practice with LEAN Tools
Moderator: Catherine Johnson, MA, MT(ASCP), National Center for Public Health Laboratory Leadership, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Denise Lopez, MS, PHM II, Tulare County, CA Public Health Laboratory
Jill J. Power, MS, M(ASCP), CMQ/OE(ASQ), New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories
Jyl Madlem, MS, MT(AMT), Indiana Public Health Protection and Laboratory Services
Next Generation Sequencing: From Concept to Reality at Public Health Laboratories
Moderators:
Dave Boxrud, MS, Minnesota Department of Health
Jennifer Adams, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Christin Hanigan, PhD, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Quality Assurance and Validation of Next-Generation Sequencing
Amy Gargis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Introduction to NGS Analysis Tools Including NCBI K-mer Trees, CLC Genomics Workbench, BioNumerics 7.5 and Other Tools
Heather Carleton, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How to Efficiently Perform WGS in your Laboratory Performing WGS on Non-PulseNet Pathogens to Increase Efficiency/Timeliness, Communication of WGS Data to Epidemiologists
Patrick Van Roey, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
How to Collaborate for Efficiencies, Bioinformatics, WGS, How to Build Pipelines - Do We Need Them in the Future? Round table discussion featuring:
Pete Shult, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Kim Musser, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
Dave Boxrud, Minnesota Department of Health
William Klimke, National Institutes of Health
Biosafety and Biosecurity: The Era of Risk Assessments and Outreach
Moderator: Andrew Cannons, PhD, HCLD(ABB), Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories - Tampa
Biosafety Competencies in Action
Leah Gillis, MS, PhD, HCLD(ABB), Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories – Miami
Risk Assessments
Overview of Risk Assessments and Case Studies/Scenarios Based
Reynolds Salerno, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jennifer Gaudioso, PhD, Sandia National Laboratories
Risk Assessment for Public Health Laboratories
Michael Pentella, PhD, D(ABMM), Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory
Outreach Models to Sentinel Clinical Laboratories
The Iowa Model for Outreach to Sentinel Clinical Partners
Wanda Reiter-Kintz, PhD, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
The Texas Model for Outreach to Sentinel Clinical Partners
Grace Kubin, PhD, Texas Department of State Health Services
Opening Session
Welcome to Albuquerque
Moderators:
Judith Lovchik, PhD, D(ABMM), APHL President
A. Christian Whelen, PhD, APHL President-Elect and Planning Committee Chair
Lixia Liu, PhD, MP(ASCP), D(ABMM), Director, New Mexico Scientific Laboratory Division
Lynn Gallagher, JD, New Mexico Cabinet Secretary of Health
Scott Becker, MS, Executive Director, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Plenary Session
The Continuum of Response from Ebola to Zika – Resiliency in Public Health Laboratories
Moderator: Joanne Adreadis, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Isatta Wurie, PhD, Association of Public Health Laboratories Consultant
Julie Villanueva, PhD Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, PhD, LLM, MPA, JD, U.S. Department of State
Concurrent Sessions
More than Just Hot Air – Current Applications of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) in Clinical Laboratories
Moderator: Michael Pentella, PhD, D(ABMM), Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory
Genomics and Transcriptomics in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Randall Olsen, MD, PhD, Houston Methodist Hospital
Implementing Genomically Informed Surveillance of Clinical Pathogens Across Healthcare Institutions
Lynn Bry, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
A New Genomics Driven Taxonomy: Are We There Yet?
George Garrity, ScD, Michigan State University
The Impact of Public Health Laboratories: How Return on Investment Metrics can Help your Laboratory
Moderator: Billie Juni, MS
What is ROI? Understanding the Metrics and What It Means to PHLs
Lorelei Kurimski, MS, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Data Gathering and Populating the APHL ROI Tool
Victor Waddell, PhD, Arizona State Public Health Laboratory
Applying the APHL ROI Tool: Results from the Pilot Study
Christine Bean, PhD, MBA, MT(ASCP), New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories
Beating Tuberculosis- How Far We've Come and The Way Forward
Moderator: Marie-Claire Rowlinson, Florida Department of Health
Ed Desmond, PhD, California Department of Public Health
Angela Starks, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jim Gallarda, PhD, MBA, Gates Foundation
Integrating LRN-C into Public Health Practice
Moderator: Amy Mowbray, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
One Hand Washes the Other: The LRN-C and Public Health Research in Wisconsin
Noel Stanton, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Integrating LRN-C Ricinine Testing with LRN-B Ricin Assay for Environmental Evaluation
William Parks, North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health
Utilizing LRN-C Resources for Biomonitoring in the Four Corners States
Jason Mihalic, Arizona Department of Health Services
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Industry Workshops
Abbott Molecular
Transform You CT/NG Testing
Illumina
What's New in Illumina Sequencing and Pathogen Detection
Luminex Corporation
Luminex Mosquito-borne Pathogen Panel, Cystic Fibrosis Assays and Other Public Health Applications
PerkinElmer
NextGen Sequencing for LSD Neonatal Panel – Presumptive Positives
PerkinElmer
Speciation on NexION CICP-MS with Empower Software
QIAGEN
Next Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics Analysis of Bacterial and Viral Pathogens
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Advances in Detection and Quantitation of Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Molecular Solutions for Zika Response
Concurrent Sessions
Considerations for Implementing Emerging Technologies
Moderator: Amy Pullman, MPH, MT, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Safety and Accuracy Assessment of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Platforms for the Detection of Biological Threats
James Rudrik, PhD, Michigan Bureau of Laboratories
Implementing MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry in Public Health Laboratories
Anthony Tran, DrPH, MPH, D(ABMM), New York City Public Health Laboratory
Emerging Technologies and Safety Implications for Clinical Laboratories
James Snyder, PhD,D(ABMM), F(AAM), American Society for Microbiology and University of Louisville Hospital
Moderator: Patina Zarcone, MPH, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Mary Kate Yost-Daljev, J Michael Consulting
Jason Hall, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Keith Higginbotham, Alabama Department of Public Health
Guess Who's Coming to PulseNet's 20th Birthday Party: CIDT, WGS and Other Fascinating Characters
Moderators:
Dave Boxrud, MS Minnesota Department of Health
Kristy Kubota, MPH, Association of Public Health Laboratories
PulseNet: A Network with a Glorious Past and a Bright Future
Peter Gerner-Smidt, MD, ScD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The PulseNet Cost Benefit Study and Beyond: What We Have Learned & Where We are Headed for Molecular Enteric Surveillance
Craig Hedberg, PhD, University of Minnesota
The Effects of Culture Independent Diagnostic Tests on Public Health Laboratories
Dave Boxrud, MS, Minnesota Department of Health
Metagenomic Subtyping Methods for Public Health Surveillance of Enteric Bacteria
Heather Carleton, PhD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"Hot" Topics in Radioanalytical Response - A Real World Perspective
Moderator: Kathryn Wangsness, Arizona Bureau of State Laboratory Services
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Laboratories
Mansour Akbarzadeh, WIPP Laboratories
Independent Monitoring of the Radiological Release Event at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Repository in New Mexico
Punam Thakur, PhD, Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring & Research Center
CDC's Response to an Accidental Release at the WIPP Nuclear Waste Site: Implications for a Public Health Response
Robert Jones, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Plenary Session
Dr. Katherine Kelley Distinguished Lecture
The Magic of Oz
Moderator: A. Christian Whelen, PhD, Hawaii State Laboratories Division
Oz Pearlman, Mentalist and Magician
Concurrent Sessions
Stengthening the Biosafety Culture in Laboratories
Moderator: Michael Pentella, PhD, D(ABMM), Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory
Strengthening a Culture of Laboratory Safety
Stephan Monroe, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Laboratory Leadership for Safety
Sean Kauffman: MPH, CHES, CPH, CIC, Behavioral-Based Improvement Solutions
Resourcing Biosafety Improvements
Alvin Shultz,MSPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Implementing Biosafety and Biosecurity Practices Domestically and Internationally
Reynolds Salerno, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public Health Laboratories and Individualized Quality Control Plans (IQCP)
Moderator: Karen Breckenridge, MBA, MT(ASCP), Association of Public Health Laboratories
Overview of IQCP
Nancy Anderson, MMSc, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How PHLs have Implemented IQCP
Jill Power, MS, M(ASCP), CMQ/OE(ASQ), New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services
The Fairfax County CLIA Inspection Experience
Deborah Severson, BSMT(ASCP), Fairfax County Health Department Laboratory
Adventures in Sequencing: Bringing AMD to Public Health
Moderator: Greg Armstrong, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Martin Cilnis, MS, MPH, California Department of Public Health
Alison Laufer Halpin, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paul Rota, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What Dangers are Lurking in Your Water? Next Gen Sequencing Techniques for Preparedness and Response to Waterborne Threats
Moderator: Jennifer Rakeman, PhD, New York City Public Health Laboratory
NGS Aspect to the Investigation into a Legionella Outbreak Linked to Cooling Towers
Kimberlee Musser, PhD, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
Advances in Testing for Cryptosporidiosis: Quality Testing Nationwide as the Basis for a Network Designed for Outbreak Detection and Routine Surveillance (CryptoNet)
Dawn Roellig, PhD, MS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Environmental Metagenomics: Developing Guidance for Environmental Labs Looking to Make Use of NextGen Sequencing Technology
Vince Hill, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Member Assembly
Keynote - Our Collective Vision for the Future
Scott Becker, MS, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Roundtables
Improving the Risk Assessment Process
Christina Egan, PhD, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
Michael A. Pentella, PhD, D(ABMM), Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory
Overcoming Barriers to Implementing NGS
Mark Pandori, PhD, Alameda County Public Health Laboratory
June Pounder, PhD, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory
The L-SIP Update: Stories from Recent L-SIP Participants
Tina Su, MPH, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Leslie A. Wolf, BS, PhD, HCLD(ABB), Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness
Deborah Severson, BSMT(ASCP), Fairfax County Health Department Laboratory
Chris Atchison, MPA, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Lorelei Kurimski, MS, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
What's in Our Water and How Do We Know (Meeting Testing Needs for Emerging Contaminants)?
Donald Simmons, PhD, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Henry Leibovitz, PhD, Rhode Island State Health Laboratories
Kenneth Aldous, PhD, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
Martina McGarvey, DM, MS, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Plenary Session
Changes to the Common Rule: Impact on Public Health Laboratories
Moderator:
Guisou Zarbalian, MS, MPH, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Celia Hagan, MPH, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Susan Tanksley, PhD, Texas Department of State Health Services
Anne Marie Comeau, PhD, New England Newborn Screening Program
Ian Horste, MPH, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Joanne Bartkus, PhD, D(ABMM), Minnesota Public Health Laboratory Division
Plenary Session
Getting into the Weeds: PHLs and Cannabis Testing
Moderator: Eric Blank, DrPH, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Role of the New Jersey State Laboratory in Assuring the Health & Safety of Cannabis Patients
Zhihua (Tina) Fan, PhD, New Jersey Department of Health
Certification of Cannabis Testing Labs: Minnesota's Experience
Joanne Bartkus, PhD, D(ABMM), Minnesota Department of Health
Quality Assurance Role of the Laboratory in the Cannabis Testing Industry
Jeremy Applen, Consultant
Cannabis Microbiome Sequencing Reveals Mycotoxic Fungi
Kevin McKernan, Courtagen Life Sciences
Concurrent Sessions
We're All in this Together: Using a One Health Approach to Mitigate Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the US
Moderator:
Peter Shult, PhD, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Federal HPAI Surveillance and Outbreak Response in Wild Birds and Poultry
Thomas DeLiberto, PhD, DVM, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Intersection of Animal and Human Health in a State HPAI Outbreak Response
Joni Scheftel DVM, MPH, Minnesota Department of Health
Public Health Laboratory Role in HPAI Response: Challenges and Opportunities
Sara Vetter, PhD, Minnesota Department of Health
Eenie Meenie Miny Mo – Using a Risk-based Approach for Food Sampling Aids in the Protection of Public Health
Moderator: Bryanne Shaw, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
FDA Large-scale Assignments: Assessing Risk
Timothy McGrath, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Blue Bell and Listeria: A Surveillance Success Story
Megan Davis, MS, South Carolina Bureau of Laboratories
Newsworthy Nuggets – USDA FSIS FERN Surveillance
Kristina McCallum, Colorado Department of Agriculture
PHL Competencies in Action
Moderator: Christine Bean, PhD, MBA, MT(ASCP), New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories
Christine Bean, PhD, MBA, MT(ASCP), New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories
Sanjib Bhattacharyya, PhD, City of Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory
Lorelei Kurimski, MS, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Marty Soehnlen, PhD, MPH, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Takin' it to the Streets: Laboratory Response Network (LRN) Outreach to the Emergency Responder Community
Moderator: Noel Stanton, MS, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Unknown Substance Training for HAZMAT: Site Assessment and Lab Sample Collection
Meshel Mork, MS, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
The 2016 Florida Chemical Exposure Exercise - Another Great Experience
Faith McInnis, Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories
Challenges with Bringing Proficiency Testing to the First Responder World
David Moran, MT (ASCP), Nebraska Public Health Laboratory
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Roundtables
What's New with Select Agents?
Christina Egan, PhD, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
Maureen Sullivan, MPH, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory Division
ISO Accreditation: In Search Of Resources to Sustain Accredited Food and Feed Testing Laboratories
Robyn Pyle, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Maria Ishida, PhD, New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
Sharon Shea, MHS, MT(ASCP), Association of Public Health Laboratories
Tips & Tricks for Retaining Organizational Knowledge: Using the Knowledge Retention Toolkit
Lorelei Kurimski, MS, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Billie Juni, MS, Minnesota Department of Health
The Continuing Battle Against Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Richard Steece, PhD, D(ABMM), Tennessee Department of Health: Laboratory Services
Anthony Tran, DrPH, MPH, MT(ASCP), New York City Public Health Laboratory
John Papp, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Concurrent Sessions
Case Studies: Public Health Laboratories Respond to Threats
Moderator: Tyler Wolford, MS, Association of Public Health Laboratories
A Case of Four Wheeling Botulism in Minnesota
Maureen Sullivan, MPH, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory
Perfect Storm: LRN Laboratory Response to Simultaneous Plague and Tularemia Outbreaks During Challenging Circumstances
Larry Sater, MS, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
San Antonio Metro Health: Department of Defense Agent Inactivation Response Noir
Mark Wade, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
PHLSD and Informatics Self-Assessment Tool: A New Approach to Information Sharing
Moderator: Karen Breckenridge, MBA, MT(ASCP), Association of Public Health Laboratories
PHLSD and Informatics Self-Assessment Tool: Why are they Useful for PHLs?
John Ridderhof, MPH, DrPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
PHLSD: A New Approach to Information Sharing
Deborah Kim, MPH, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Utilizing the Informatics Self-Assessment Tool
Willie Andrews, BSMT(ASCP), Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
EUAs, LDTs and Zika Response: Challenges for Public Health Laboratories, FDA and CDC
Moderator: Peter Kyriacopoulos, Association of Public Health Laboratories
FDA Perspective
Alberto Gutierrez, PhD, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
CDC Perspective
Michael Shaw, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
State Public Health Laboratory Perspective
Grace Kubin, PhD, Texas Department of State Health Services (Invited)
Local Public Health Laboratory Perspective
Jennifer Rakeman, PhD, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Public Health Laboratory
Coal Ash and Mine Spills: Environmental Laboratory Implications
Moderator: Bob Read, PhD, Tennessee Department of Health: Laboratory Services
Bob Read, PhD, Tennessee Department of Health: Laboratory Services
Michelle Cagley, PE, Tennessee Valley Authority
Twila Kunde, MPH, MBA, New Mexico Department of Health
Dennis McQuillan, New Mexico Environment Department
Miriam Wamsley, MWR, New Mexico Department of Health
Plenary Session
Talk Nerdy to Me: Communicating Technical Subjects to a Non-Technical Audience
Moderator: A. Christian Whelen, PhD, Hawaii State Laboratories Division
How to Make your Public Health Stories Come Alive
Susan Swanberg, MS, MA, JD, PhD, University of Arizona
Thinking Critically About Blogs and Social Media
Matt Shipman, North Carolina State University
Thinking Strategically About Your Lab's Public Communication
Kirk Englehardt, MPA, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga