Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Welcome & Introductions
Speaker: Dr. Pete Iwen, Nebraska Public Health Laboratory, University of Nebraska Medical Center
DFWED Leadership Opening Remarks
Speaker: Michael Beach (CDC)
Session I: The Future is Here: PulseNet/OutbreakNet Transition to WGS
Moderators: Brett Weed (FDA) and Dr. Pete Iwen (NE)
Lessons Learned from Outbreaks: E. coli O157 Linked to Leafy Greens
Speakers: Lyndsay Bottichio (CDC), Colin Schwensohn (CDC), Natasha Dowell CDC, Scott Nowicki (OH) and Adiam Tesfai (FDA)
PHAC Experience with WGS Transition: Successes and Pitfalls
Speakers: April Hexemer (PHAC)
Session II: The Future is Here: Managing New Workflows and Data Integration
Moderators: Kristin Holt (FSIS) and Steve Dietrich (MI)
Managing New Workflows
Speakers: Laura Cronquist, Laura Mastal and Lisa Wingerter (ND), Carlota Medus (MN) and Dave Boxrud (MN)
WGS Tools and Predicted Resistance
Speakers: Steven Stroika (CDC), Meseret Birhane (CDC)
PulseNet Track
Adapting Workflows for WGS: Where Are We Now and What's to Come?
Moderator: Steve Dietrich (MI)
Updates from CDC
Speaker: Kelley Hise (CDC)
Perspectives from States
Speakers: Karim George (KY), Chris Carlson (SD) and Dave Boxrud (MN)
Best Practices for Automation or Making WGS Efficient Without Automation
Speakers: Mary Katherine Crews (FSIS) and Steve Dietrich (MI)
Round Table Discussion Questions
OutbreakNet and Environmental Health Track
WGS Transition: Moving Forward
Moderator: Matt Wise (CDC)
Overview of WGS Transition
Speaker: Matt Wise (CDC)
Updates from WGS working groups
Speaker: Laura Cronquist (ND), Carlota Medus (MN) and Shana Altman (IL)
WGS Transition: Moving Forward (Cont.)
Moderator: Matt Wise (CDC)
Communications Surrounding WGS and other Communication Updates
Speakers: Natasha Dowell (CDC), Karen Hunter (FSIS) and Doug Karas (FDA)
Breakouts
Campylobacter and WGS
Speakers: Sean Buuck (MN) and Jisun Haan (MN)
NCBI Pathogen Detection Pipeline Session
Speakers: Eija Trees (CDC) and Dave Boxrud (MN)
Specific Q/A Troubleshooting with Illumina
Speaker: Dan Schoeffner
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Sunrise Sessions
Traceback and Recall at the In-commerce Level - An Overview of Processes, Practice and Current Challenges for State and Federal Regulators
Speaker: Joel Willnerd (FSIS), Heidi Debeck (FDA), and Jessica Laurent (MN)
Beyond Response: Where is the P(revention) in CDC?
Speaker: Kate Marshall (CDC) and Misha Robyn (CDC)
Applied Maths
Speaker: Brian West
PulseNet Track
Guidance for Implementing & Conducting PN Surveillance Using WGS: What You Need to Know
Moderators: Kelley Hise (CDC) and Karim George (KY)
Updates from CDC: Clustering Schemes & Interpretation of cgMLST Data
Speaker: Beth Tolar (CDC)
State Perspectives for Conducting PN Surveillance Using WGS
Speakers: Amanda Bartling (NE) and Kristin Gundlach (WI)
Interpretation, Reporting & Communication of WGS Data for Various Partners
Speakers: Joy Battles (FSIS) and Dave Boxrud (MN)
STApH/Bioinformatics Center
Speakers: Heather Blankenship (MI) and Nicholas Florek (WI)
Addressing QA/QC: Looking Through the Magnifying Glass
Moderator: Mary Katherine Crews (FSIS)
Overview: Wet Lab Sequence Quality
Speaker: Eija Trees
Overview: Dry Lab (BioNumerics) Sequence Quality
Speaker: Morgan Schroeder (CDC)
Updates from Central & Midwest Area Labs
Speakers: Steve Dietrich (MI) and Dave Boxrud (MN)
Panel Discussion: Experience at the Public Health Labs Producing Good/Bad Quality Sequence Data
Speakers: Sara Wagner (WI), Karim George (KY) and Matthew Sinn (MO)
Implementation of NGS in Public Health Laboratories A Quality Systems Approach
Speaker: Kristy Kubota (APHL)
CDC Guidance/Experience with CLIA
Speaker: Maryann Turnsek
Experience with SeqSero, ISO 17025 Validation, and Other Validations
Speakers: Gina Klina (IA) and Jisun Haan (MN)
OutbreakNet and Environmental Health Track
Outbreak Successes and Challenges: Part I - Interesting and Local Outbreaks
Moderator: Lyndsay Bottichio (CDC)
Missouri Salmonella/Kratom Response
Speaker: Mark Buxton
Michigan Hatchery Investigation
Speaker: Jennifer Sidge (MI)
Salmonella Enteritidis Asociated with a Food Pantry
Speakers: Jordan Mason and James Beix (WI), Amy Saupe and Alida Sorenson (MN)
Outbreak Successes and Challenges: Part II - Challenging Outbreaks
Moderator: Lyndsay Bottichio (CDC)
Salmonella Adelaide in Pre-cut Melon
Speakers: Stanley Danao (IN), Katherine Arends (MI) and Cerise Hardy (FDA)
STEC Outbreak w/Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Speaker: Nicole Stone (IN)
Listeria outbreak linked to Vietnamese pork rolls
Speakers: Justin Henderson(MI), Matt Wise (CDC) and Andrea Cote (FSIS)
Foodborne Outbreak Investigation from an Environmental Health Perspective
Moderator: Colin Schwensohn (CDC)
CDC's Foodborne Outbreak National Environmental Assessment Reporting System: Improving Outbreak Investigation and Prevention (NEARS)
Speaker: Adam Kramer (CDC)
Lessons for Improved Environmental Assessments in Outbreaks
Speaker: Nicole Hedeen (MN)
Kick-Starting Foodborne Outbreak Investigations with Complaint and Environmental Activities
Speaker: Danny Ripley (TN)
Outbreak Successes and Challenges: Part III: Restaurant Outbreaks and Environmental Assessments
Moderators: Kemi Oni (IA) and Brianna Loeck (NE)
Salmonella Typhimurium Linked to Chicken Salad
Speakers: Melanie Harris (IA) and Andrea Cote (FSIS)
Cyclosporiasis Linked to Vegetable Trays
Speakers: Jordan Mason and James Beix (WI)
Exclusion Session
Speakers: Kerri Brown (CDPHE), Brooke Wiedinmyer (MN) and Brianna Loeck (NE)
Breakouts
Introduction to Epidemiology Terms & Concepts for Lab
Speakers: Elaine Scallan (CO), Amy Saupe (MN) and Sean Buuck (MN)
Foodborne and Diarrheal Message Mapping Guide Session
Speakers: Erin Stokes (CDC-NST), Michael Hughes (CDC-NST), Katherine Arends (MI) and Stephanie Meyer (MN)
Tableau Session
Speaker: John Linville (FSIS)
Friday, March 8, 2019
The Future is Here: Where Are We Now with CIDTs?
Moderators: Mark Laughlin (CDC) and Sean Buuck (MN)
FoodNet Perspective
Speaker: Logan Ray (CDC)
EDLB Isolate Recovery Studies
Speaker: Jo Williams (CDC)
Panel Discussion
Speakers: Daniel Neises (KS), Carlota Medus (MN), Dave Boxrud (MN), Pete Iwen (NE) and Jo Williams (CDC)
Clinical Lab-Based Surveillance for Norovirus
Speakers: Aron Hall (CDC), Amy Saupe (MN) and Jordan Mason (WI)
ELC Panel Discussion
Moderators: Angelica O'Connor (CDC) and Kristy Kubota (APHL)
State Perspectives
Speakers: Carrell Rush and Karim George (KY); Scott Nowicki and Eric Brandt (OH)
CoE Resources
Speaker: Elaine Scallan (CO)
ELC Update
Speaker: Anna Newton (CDC)
Wrap-up Outbreak: Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Infections Linked to Raw Turkey Products-Leveraging a Multi-sector Response
Moderator: Joy Battles (FSIS)
Speakers: Sean Buuck (MN), Kristin Holt (FSIS) and Natasha Dowell (CDC)
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Ian Williams (CDC)