Monday, June 3
Welcome and Opening Session
Welcome to St. Louis
Moderators:
- Joanne Bartkus, PhD, D(ABMM), APHL President & Director, Minnesota Public Health Laboratories Division
- Grace Kubin, PhD, APHL President-Elect, APHL 2019 Planning Committee Chair and Director, Texas State Public Health Laboratory
Speakers:
PFAS: Why We Are Looking Toward the Future
Moderators:
- Teresa Miller, Michigan Public Health Laboratory
- Lovisa C. Romanoff, MS, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Toward a National Perspective on PFAS: NCEH/ATSDR Activities to Support States and Localities
Patrick Breysse, PhD, CIH, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
EPA Method Development Overview and Update on Methods for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Christopher Impellitteri, PhD, US Environmental Protection Agency
Public Health Emergency Response to PFAS as an Emerging Threat
Jay Fiedler, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Concurrent Sessions
Laboratory Response to the Opioid Overdose Crisis — The “SURGE” is On
Moderator: Ewa King, PhD, Rhode Island State Health Laboratories
Public, Private and Academic Partnerships to Improve Fentanyl Testing Capability
Rudolph Johnson, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Getting to the Bigger Picture: Opioid-Related Public Health Surveillance in Missouri
- Elizabeth McCarthy, MA, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
- Tanner Turley, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Bio-Surveillance of Non-Fatal Overdoses in Minnesota: A View a Bit Farther Down the Pathology of Substance Use
Paul Moyer, MS, Minnesota Department of Health
From Indicators to Pathogens: Technologies and Strategies to Monitor Waterborne Threats
Moderators:
- Enoma Omoregie, PhD, New York City Department of Health
- Akin Babatola, PhD, City of Santa Cruz (CA) Wastewater Treatment Facility
- Sanjib Bhattacharyya, PhD, City of Milwaukee Health Department
Advantages of qPCR Methods for Monitoring Beaches
Shannon Briggs, PhD, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Fecal Source Identification with qPCR
Orin Shanks, PhD, US Environmental Protection Agency
Norovirus and Coliphage Concentrations along a Gradient from Residential Sewer Laterals to Receiving Waters
Raul Gonzalez, PhD, Hampton Roads (VA) Sanitation District
Parasitic Surveillance Practices
Kerri Alderisio, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
The Challenges and Future of Environmental Virus Monitoring
Krista Rule Wigginton, PhD, University of Michigan
Biosafety on the Frontlines: Looking into the Future
Moderator: Michael Marsico, MS, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Current Clinical Laboratory Biosafety Practices
Michael Pentella, PhD, D(ABMM), State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Advancing Clinical Laboratory Biosafety from a National Perspective
Reynolds Salerno, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gaps in Biosafety Addressed by Quantitative Risk Management
Rocco Casagrande, PhD, Gryphon Scientific
Organizational Knowledge: From On-boarding to Succession Planning
Moderator: Tamara Theisen, MT(ASCP), Saginaw County (MI) Department of Health
Knowledge Management: Hard Won Lessons
Patricia Eng, PE, BSN, MS, STS, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (retired)
Knowledge Management at APHL: Sources and Resources
Robert Rej, PhD, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
Knowledge Retention at the Arizona State Laboratory
Victor Waddell, PhD, Arizona Bureau of State Laboratory Services
Tuesday, June 4
Plenary Session
Interdisciplinary Collaborations Across Academia, Industry, and Public Health for Transformative Population Health Impact
Moderator:
Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, University of Alabama Birmingham
Speakers:
- Joan Chow, California Department of Public Health
- Marie Claire Rowlinson, PhD, D(ABMM), Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories — Jacksonville
- Tabetha Sundin, PhD, HCLD (ABB), BS (ASCP), Sentara Healthcare
Poster Speed Dating
Short presentations by selected poster presenters
Concurrent Sessions
A Dirty Bomb Explodes in the City: Are You Prepared to Respond?
Moderator: Robert L. Jones, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FBI Radiological and Nuclear Threat Overview
Caleb Fullerton, MA, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Preparing for a Laboratory Response to a Radiological Incident
Joanne Andreadis, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How the Laboratory Will Assist with the Public Health Response to a Dirty Bomb Incident
Robert L. Jones, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Food Safety and Security: How Technology and Regulations Impact Foodborne Outbreaks on a Global Scale
Moderator: Bill Marler, JD, Marler Clark
Speakers:
- Lisa Korsten, MSc, PhD, DTS-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security
- Tim Dallman, PhD, Public Health England
- Leslie Hintz, US Food and Drug Administration
New Approaches to Old Diseases—Syphilis, Genital Ulcer Disease (GUD) and Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
Moderator: Megan Crumpler, PhD, HCLD(ABB), Orange County Public Health Laboratory
Automating the Traditional Syphilis Algorithm
Godfred Masinde, PhD, MBS, HCLD(ABB), San Francisco Public Health Laboratory
Making the Reverse Algorithm Work for Kentucky
Matthew Johnson, Kentucky Division of Laboratory Services
Advances in Molecular Diagnosis of GUD and Rectal LGV
Allan Pillay, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Informatics Benefits and Needs Showcase
Moderator: Vanessa Holley, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Speakers:
- Emily Hopkins, MS, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
- Brendan Reilly, Texas Department of State Health Services
The Future of WGS for AR Pathogens
Moderator: Tara Henning, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Kimberlee A. Musser, PhD, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
• Jamie Posey, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Brian Raphael, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Sara Vetter, PhD, D(ABMM), Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory
Partners in the Field: How Can We Leverage Technology and Collaboration to Improve Laboratory Capacity Globally
Moderator: Sanjib Bhattacharyya, PhD, City of Milwaukee Health Department
Marketing Your Mission: How PHLs Can Attract and Retain Top Talent W
Moderator: Leah Gillis, PhD, Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories — Miami (Retired)
Speakers:
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Jamie Yeadon-Fagbohun, MS, Indiana State Department of Health Laboratories
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Marilyn Freeman, PhD, M(ASCP), Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
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Paul Kimsey, PhD, California Department of Public Health
- Kathryn Ledin, PhD MPH HCLD(ABB), California Department of Public Health
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Stephen White, Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories - Miami
Collaborative Problem Solving: Emerging Contaminants Case Studies
Moderator: Kacee Deener, MPH, US Environmental Protection Agency
Fighting a Lead Crisis with Collaborations: Lessons and Challenges of Implementing a Prenatal Screening and Intervention Program
Eric Bind, MPP, New Jersey Department of Health
Creepy Crawlies — Emerging Tick-borne Diseases
Moderator: Sara Vetter, PhD, D(ABMM), Minnesota Department of Health
Laboratory Detection of Emerging Tick-borne Diseases
Sara Vetter, PhD, D(ABMM), Minnesota Department of Health
Tick-borne Disease Ecology and the Impact on Human Health
Solny Adalsteinsson, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Foodborne and Waterborne Outbreaks: It’s Not Just Salmonella, E. coli and Legionella FS
Moderator: Enoma Omoregie, PhD, New York City Department of Health
Uncommon Outbreaks and Agents
David C. Nicholas, MPH, New York State Department of Health
An Outbreak of Methemoglobinemia Associated with a Nitrate-contaminated Sorghum Product
Susie Dai, PhD, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Raw Animal Food — Emerging Public Health Risk
Moderator: Alyssa Dickey, PhD, New York State Dept. of Agriculture & Markets
Speakers:
Fellowships in Action — Public Health Projects from Fellows
Moderators:
- Cecilia Kretz, PhD, LLS Fellow, New York City Public Health Laboratory
- Randal Fowler, PhD D(ABMM), LLS Fellow, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory
Application of Whole Genome Sequencing to Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance and Outbreak Investigations
Kelsey Florek, PhD, MPH, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Plays Well With Others: How CDC LLS Fellowship Fosters Teamwork to Tackle Public Health Problems
David Lowe, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Four Out of Five Mice Surveyed Recommend MALDI-TOF to their Laboratorians That Perform Botulism Testing
Stephen Lavoie, PhD, New York City Public Health Laboratory
MALDI-TOF MS in the Public Health Laboratory
Moderators:
- Sara J. Blosser, PhD, D(ABMM), Indiana State Department of Health
- Marty K. Soehnlen, PhD, MPH, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Me and My MALDI: Developing a Robust MALDI Validation and Reporting Plan
Sara J. Blosser, PhD, D(ABMM), Indiana State Department of Health
The World According to MALDI: Algorithm Challenges and Options for a Public Health Lab
Marty K. Soehnlen, PhD, MPH, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Communicating Biomonitoring Data that Impacts Public Health
Moderator: Kristin Dortch, MS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sampling Guidance and Resources for Population-based Biomonitoring Studies
Fuyuen Yip, PhD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Working with Legislators and Other Partners to Influence Public Health and Environmental Health Policy
Christine Bean, PhD, MBA, MT(ASCP), New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories
Communicating Biomonitoring Results to Promote Environmental Health Interventions
Marc Nascarella, PhD, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Test Service Cost Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement
Moderator: John Fontana, PhD, HCLD(ABB), Oregon State Public Health Laboratory
Speaker: Nicole Galloway, PhD, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory
Developing a Laboratory Flexible Funding Model
Wednesday, June 5
Roundtables
Hot Topics in HIV and TB Testing
Moderator: Michele Owen, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Marie-Claire Rowlinson, PhD D(ABMM), Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories — Jacksonville
- Marty K. Soehnlen, PhD, MPH, PHLD(ABB), Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Angela Starks, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Angie Schooley, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Improving Public Health Laboratory Response to Crisis and Emerging Threats: Collaborations and Lessons Learned
Moderators:
- Tyler Wolford, MS, Association of Public Health Laboratories
- Cari Roark Sloma, PhD, D(ABMM), Texas Department of State Health Services
- Mary Bonifas, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Speakers:
- Andrew Cannons, PhD, HCLD/CC(ABB), Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories — Tampa
- Jennifer Rakeman, PhD, New York City Public Health Laboratory
Legacy to the Future: How to Retain Knowledge and Best Practices Within the Public Health Laboratory
Moderator: Dongxiang Xia, MD, PhD, D(ABMM), SV(ASCP), Pennsylvania Department of Health
Speakers:
- Michael Marsico, MS, Association of Public Health Laboratories
- Thomas Bannon, MPA, Pennsylvania Department of Health
A Novel Approach to Mitigate Public Health Laboratory Director Shortage W
Moderator: Max Salfinger, MD, University of South Florida
Speakers:
- Philip Amuso, PhD, HCLD/CC(ABB), Consultant
- Michael Pentella, PhD, D(ABMM), State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
- Susanne Crowe, MHA, Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories — Jacksonville
Plenary Sessions
20 Years of the Laboratory Response Network: Past, Present and Future
Moderators:
- Julie Villanueva, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rudy Johnson, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Grace Kubin, PhD, Texas Department of State Health Services
Speakers:
Dr. Katherine Kelley Distinguished Lecture — What the Eyes Don’t See
Moderator: Joanne Bartkus, PhD, D(ABMM), Minnesota Public Health Laboratories Division
Speaker: Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, Michigan State University and author of What the Eyes Don’t See
Concurrent Sessions
A Systems Approach to the Impact of Lead on Public Health
Moderator: Patrick Parsons, PhD, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
How CDC Is Addressing Lead Poisoning and Lead Elimination in Flint and Beyond
Patrick Breysse, PhD, CIH, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Lead in Children and Impact on Public Health
Jennifer Lowry, MD, Children’s Mercy Hospital
Infrastructure Solutions for Bioinformatics Implementation in a State Laboratory
Moderator: Kevin Libuit, MS, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
Expanding Capacity and Partnerships: New Approaches to Legionella Response
Moderator: Christine Bean, PhD, MBA, MT(ASCP), New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories
Legionella Outbreak Response in a Small State: Lessons Learned from the New Hampshire Public Health Laboratory
Kara Levinson, PhD, MPH, D(ABMM), New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories
Summer in the City….and Also Fall — Two Legionella Outbreaks Caused by a Single Strain in New York City, 2018
Cecilia Kretz, PhD, New York City Public Health Laboratory
Enhancing Legionella Testing Capacity for Clinical and Environmental Samples at the Washington State Public Health Laboratory
Jeff Lahti, Washington State Department of Health
Tools to Improve Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Responses: The ST1 Story
Jeffrey Mercante, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Impact of Visualization on Laboratory Data Management
Moderator: Rachel Shepherd, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Speakers:
- Stephen Soroka, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Garrett Peterson, Yahara Software
- Harvey W. Kaufman, MD, MBA, FCAP, Quest Diagnostics
Thursday, June 6
Roundtables
Preparing Sentinel Clinical Laboratories: Safety, Biological Risk Assessments and Other Biosafety Issues
Moderator: Drew Fayram, MS, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Speakers:
- Ed Kopp, MS, Florida Department of Health Bureau of Public Health Laboratories
- Marian Downing, RBP, CBSP, ABSA International
- Joey Stringer, Dallas County Health and Human Services
How Using the Public Health Laboratory Systems Database Can Help You and Your Laboratory
Moderator: Jacob Rosalez, Association of Public Health Laboratories
- Victor Waddell, PhD, Arizona Bureau of State Laboratory Services
- Susanne Zanto, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CMSM, Laboratory SolutionZ
- Terrence Dunn, PhD, Oklahoma Public Health Laboratory
Quality Improvement Activities KM
Moderator: Twila Kunde, MPH, MBA, New Mexico Scientific Laboratory Division
Speakers:
- Christopher L. Ball, PhD, HCLD(ABB), Idaho Bureau of Laboratories
- Marilyn Freeman, PhD, M(ASCP), Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
A New Public Health Laboratory Workforce: The Rise of the Millennial Laboratorians
Moderator: Tamara Theisen, MT(ASCP), Saginaw County (MI) Department of Health
Speaker: Larry Seigler, PhD, D(ABMM), Houston Public Health Laboratory
Concurrent Sessions
Weird Science: Unusual Cases in Infectious Diseases
Moderator: Shaka Brown, We Are TB
What Can We Conclude?
James Beebe, PhD, D(ABMM), San Luis Obispo County (CA) Public Health Laboratory
It’s an Outbreak…or Not
Michael Pentella, PhD, D(ABMM), State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
What’s Hiding in Sterile Pyuria?
A. Christian Whelen, PhD, D(ABMM), Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc.
A Tail of Two Outbreaks and
I Think We Have an ISSUE
Tonia Parrott, PhD, HCLD(ABB), Georgia Public Health Laboratory
Discussion Panel:
- Anna Strain, PhD, Minnesota Department of Health
- Tim Monson, MS, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
- Scott Hughes, PhD, New York City Public Health Laboratory
- Anthony Tran, PhD, MPH, District of Columbia Public Health Laboratory
- Megan Crumpler, PhD, Orange County (CA) Public Health Laboratory
Laboratory Impacts Post PulseNet Transition to WGS
Moderator: Christopher Carlson, MS, South Dakota Public Health Laboratory
Wyoming PHL: Embracing the Future
Wanda Manley, MS and Noah Hull, PhD, Wyoming Public Health Laboratory
PulseNet Post WGS: Utah Public Health Lab’s Perspective
Kelly Oakeson, PhD, Utah Public Health Laboratory
California Department of Public Health’s Transition from PFGE to WGS for PulseNet
Stephanie Abromaitis, PhD, California Department of Public Health
Challenges and Opportunities in the Transition from PFGE to WGS — The Texas Experience
Susan Tanksley, PhD, Texas Department of State Health Services
Environmental Radiation Exposed: Who’s Looking Where to Protect the Public?
Moderator: Pamela Higgins, PhD, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
An Investigation of the Radiological Aspects of Pennsylvania’s Oil and Gas Activities
David J. Allard, CHP, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
The Public Health Impact of Radon Exposure: Sources, Prevalence, and Mitigation
Dustin May, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Innovative Opportunities for Collaboration: An Overview of 2017–2018 Self-Directed Regional Network Projects
Moderator:
Susanne Zanto, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CMSM, Laboratory SolutionZ
Inaugural Northeast Laboratory Safety Symposium
Jill Power, MS, M(ASCP), CMQ/OE(ASQ), New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories
A Northern Plains Approach to Enhancing Workforce Development
Debbie Gibson, MPH, MT(ASCP), Montana Public Health Laboratory
Mid-Atlantic Consortium MAC…Motivating…Acting…Collaborating…The Future of Public Health Laboratories
- Denise Toney, PhD, HCLD(ABB), Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
- Deborah Severson, MT(ASCP), Fairfax County (VA) Health Department Laboratory
Plenary Session
LaboraStory Corps: You Did WHAT in that Lab?
Moderator: Michelle Forman, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Speakers:
- Joanne Bartkus, PhD, D(ABMM), Minnesota Department of Health
- Paul Kimsey, PhD, Caliifornia Department of Public Health
- Beatrix Kapusinszky, PhD, Napa-Solano-Yolo-Marin County Public Health Laboratory
- Anna Strain, PhD, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory