Monday, May 18
Welcome to Indianapolis
Moderators:
Judith Lovchik, PhD, D(ABMM), APHL President and Director, Indiana Public Health Laboratory
Jerome Adams, MD, State Health Commissioner, Indiana Department of Health
Virginia Caine, MD, MS, County Health Director, Marion County Health Department
Scott Becker, MS, Executive Director, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Plenary Session
Laboratory Response to Ebola Virus Disease: Why Investing in Global Health Security is Important
Moderator:
Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, PhD, LLM, MPA, JD, US Department of State
The Role of Laboratories in Containing Ebola in West Africa
Isatta Wurie, PhD, APHL Consultant, Sierra Leone
The First Case of Ebola in the US
Grace Kubin, PhD, Texas Department of State Health Services
Responding to Ebola and Managing Patient Care
Peter C. Iwen, MS, PhD, D(ABMM), University of Nebraska Medical Center
Implementing the Global Health Security Agenda
Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, PhD, LLM, MPA, JD, US Department of State
Concurrent Sessions
The Road to ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation: The Race to Improve Quality is On. How Do We Fuel Up for the Future and Drive Towards Integration?
Moderator:
Shari Shea, MHS, MT(ASCP), Association of Public Health Laboratories
ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation — A Key Building Block of the Nation’s Integrated Food/Feed Safety System
Ruiqing Pamboukian, PhD, US Food and Drug Administration
ISO Accreditation from a State Laboratory Perspective: The Challenges, Opportunities and Benefits
Joe Reardon, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Paving the Road to Accreditation by Building Strategic Partnerships
Jeffery Moran, PhD, Arkansas Public Health Laboratory
Navigating Speed Bumps in Implementing and Attaining an Accredited Processed Food Program in Iowa
Michael Wichman, PhD, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Next Generation Sequencing: Revolutionizing Infectious Disease Testing
Moderator:
Jennifer Rakeman-Cagno, PhD, New York City Public Health Laboratory
The Status of NGS in Public Health Laboratories: Where We Are and Where We’re Going
Joanne Bartkus, PhD, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory
Using NGS to Unravel the Mysteries of Respiratory Viruses
Kirsten St. George, PhD, Wadsworth Center
Whole Genome Sequencing for TB Diagnostics at the Wadsworth Center
Kimberlee Musser, PhD, Wadsworth Center
Pot Topics: The Challenge of Establishing a Cannabis Testing and Quality Assurance Program
Moderator:
Laura Gillim-Ross, PhD, HCLD(ABB), Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
The State of the States’ Marijuana Policies
Karmen Hanson, MA, National Council of State Legislators
Challenges of Development of Medicinal Marijuana Testing in New Jersey
Zhihua (Tina) Fan, PhD, New Jersey Department of Health
The “Highs” and Lows of Public Health Laboratorians Navigating the World of “Shatter” and “Earwax”
Laura Gillim-Ross, PhD, HCLD(ABB), Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Practical and Technical Issues Faced by Private Cannabis Laboratories
Jeremy Applen, Page Analytical
Anatomy of a Response—The 2014 ICLN Rad Exercise
Moderator:
Jack Bennett, Dr. Katherine A. Kelley State Public Health Laboratory
The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far—The 2014 FERN ICLN Radiation Exercise
Jack Bennett, Dr. Katherine A. Kelley State Public Health Laboratory
EPA’s Participation in the ICLN Full-Scale Exercise
Cynthia White, US Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Energy Participation in the 2014 ICLN Full Scale Exercise
Berta Oates, Portage, Inc.
The Department of Homeland Security Integrated Consortium of Laboratory Networks’ First Full Scale Radiological Laboratory Exercise
Robert Jones, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tuesday, May 19
Industry Workshops
PerkinElmer
Newborn Screening for SCID with the EnLite Neonatal TREC assay from PerkinElmer!
Luminex Corporation
Current and Prospective Luminex Technology for Public Health Applications
Oxford Immunotec
T-SPOT® TB Workshop: Tuberculosis Blood Testing in the Public Health Laboratory
Thermo Fisher Scientific
MicrobeBridge and MicrobeNet Database for Bacterial Identification Overview and Demonstration
QIAGEN
A Comprehensive Portfolio of Tools and Solutions for NGS Analysis and Interpretation
Plenary Session
Ready, Set, Go! Public Health Laboratory Approaches Towards Implementing Whole Genome Sequencing for Foodborne Surveillance
Moderator:
David Boxrud, MS, Minnesota Department of Health
Introduction and Current Trends of WGS Capabilities/Capacity for PulseNet Surveillance
David Boxrud, MS, Minnesota Department of Public Health
WGS Implementation and Lessons Learned at the Washington State Public Health Laboratory
Roxanne Meek, Washington State Public Health Laboratory
Application of WGS for Prospective Real-time Surveillance of Salmonella Enteritidis: Lessons Learned
David Boxrud, MS, Minnesota Department of Public Health
Transitioning Public Health Microbiology to Whole Genome Sequencing: Experiences and Plans for Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens
Peter Gerner-Smidt, MD, DMS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Concurrent Sessions
Learning from the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak to Prepare for the Next Threat
Moderator:
Jasmine Chaitram, MPH, MT (ASCP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Local Public Health Laboratory Experience with the First Case of Ebola in the US
Joey Stringer, BS, BA, Dallas County Health and Human Services
Texas Leverages the Laboratory Response Network to Respond to Ebola in the US
Grace Kubin, PhD, Texas Department of State Health Services
Managing Public Perception and Responding to Ebola in New York City
Jennifer Rakeman-Cagno, PhD, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Utilizing Partnerships to Respond to Emerging Threats
Toby Merlin, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Biomonitoring in the Northeast—Opportunities for Collaboration?
Moderator:
Ewa King, PhD, Rhode Island State Health Laboratories
Kenneth M. Aldous, PhD, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
Julianne Nassif, MS, New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories
Jamshid Eshraghi, PhD, William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute
Zhihua (Tina) Fan, PhD, New Jersey Department of Health
No Time to Lose: Re-assessing Timeliness in Newborn Screening
Moderator:
Susan Tanksley, PhD, Texas Department of State Health Services
Timeliness of Newborn Screening: Secretary’s Discretionary Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (DACHDNC) Recommendations to Newborn Screening Systems
Susan Tanksley, PhD, Texas Department of State Health Services
Improving Quality Indicators Associated With Specimen Collection and Transport
Scott Shone, PhD, New Jersey Division of Public Health and Environmental Laboratories
Improving Newborn Screening Program: A Systematic Approach
Mei Baker, MD, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
The Iowa Experience: Re-assessing Timeliness Requirements for Time—critical NBS Conditions
Stanton L. Berberich, PhD, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Citizen Science—What is the Role of Public Health and Government Laboratories?
Moderator:
Henry Leibovitz, PhD, Rhode Island State Health Laboratories
Toward a Civic Science: Building Tools and Platforms for Rigorous Public Research
Sara Wylie, PhD, Northeastern University
Citizen Science and Community-engaged Research: The Importance of Building the Capacity of All Project Partners
Liam O’Fallon, MA, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Plenary Session
Citizen Science
Moderator:
Henry Leibovitz, PhD, Rhode Island State Health Laboratories
Thomas Burke, PhD, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development and EPA Science Advisor, US Environmental Protection Agency
Concurrent Sessions
Laboratory Contributions to the Global Health Security Agenda
Moderators:
Romesh Gautom, PhD, Washington State Public Health Laboratories
Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, PhD, LLM, MPA, JD, US Department of State
CDC’s Investments in National Laboratory Systems to Achieve Global Health Security
Beth Skaggs, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Building the African Disease Surveillance and Response System
Lucy Maryogo-Robinson, MPH, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Antimicrobial Resistance: A Public Health Problem Requiring a Public Health Solution
Moderator:
Sarah Vetter, PhD, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory
CDC Plans to Battle AR
Jean Patel, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Race with CRE: Indiana State PHL Leads the Efforts to Develop Statewide CRE Surveillance System
Lixia Liu, PhD, Indiana Public Health Laboratory
Looking for the Bad Bugs in Wisconsin
David Warshauer, PhD, D(ABMM), Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Moderator:
Pandora Ray, MPH, Director, NCPHLL, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Coaching vs. Mentoring
Linda M. Raudenbush, EdD, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Kerry Buchs, MHA, MT (ASCP), Philadelphia Public Health Laboratories
Patrice Held, Ph.D, Wisconsin State Hygienic Laboratory
Coaching Success in Lesotho
Andrew Cannons, PhD, Director, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories Florida, Tampa
Engaging Communities Regarding Environmental Health Concerns
Moderator:
Michael Wichman, PhD, MS, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
The New Hampshire Experience in Engaging Communities in Environmental Health
Julianne Nassif, MS, New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories
Should Public Health Laboratories Get More Involved in Community Environmental Health?
Megan Latshaw, PhD, MHS, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Iowa’s Experience/Process in Addressing Community Environmental Health Concerns
Michael Wichman, PhD, MS, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Wednesday, May 20
Roundtables
The Knowledge Retention Toolkit—Keeping the Know-How Here
Moderator:
Lorelei Kurimski, MS, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Healthy People 2020 for Local Public Health Laboratories
Kerry Buchs, MHA, MT(ASCP), Philadelphia Public Health Laboratories
FDA Proposed Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests—Now What?
Moderator:
John Fontana, PhD, HCLD(ABB), APHL Member
Does Your Laboratory Have an Individualized Quality Control Plan (IQCP)?
Moderators:
Jill Power, MS, M(ASCP), CMQ/OE(ASQ), New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories
Karen Breckenridge, MBA, MT(ASCP), Association of Public Health Laboratories
Plenary Session
Moderator:
Patina Zarcone, MPH, Association of Public Health Laboratories
What is Cloud Computing and What does it Mean for Public Health?
Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet, MBA, Uber Operations, LLC
Challenges, Benefits and Perceptions (and mis-perceptions) of Cloud Computing
Jeff Benning, MBA, Laboratory Interoperability Cooperative
Cloud Computing in the Real World: Operational Examples and Where to Start
Willis Gibson, PMP, Texas Department of State Health Services
Dr. Katherine Kelley Distinguished Lecture
Moderators:
Judith Lovchik, PhD, D(ABMM), Indiana Public Health Laboratory
Christopher J. Portier, PhD, Environmental Defense Fund
Concurrent Sessions
Implementing Effective Biosafety Programs
Moderator:
Andrew C. Cannons, PhD, HCLD(ABB), Bureau of Public Health Laboratories–Tampa
Biosafety in CDC Laboratories: The Path Forward
Michael Shaw, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Biosafety Implications of New Technologies and Emerging Pathogens
James T. Rudrik, PhD, Michigan Department of Community Health
Implementing an Effective Biosafety Program
Michael A. Pentella, PhD, D(ABMM), William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute
In the Fast Lane: Addressing the Rapidly Changing World of Culture Independent Diagnostics and Surveillance for Foodborne Pathogens
Moderator:
Tim Monson, MS, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Introduction on Culture-independent Diagnostic Tests for Gastrointestinal Pathogens
Tim Monson, MS, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Changing Local Isolate Submission Regulations: Los Angeles County’s Approach to Addressing CIDTs
Nicole Green, PhD, Los Angeles County Public Health Laboratory
A Local, State, Federal Partnership to Address CIDTs: Updates from the Culture Preservation Working Group
Amy Woron, PhD, Tennessee Department of Health
Short—and Long-term Solutions for Addressing Public Health Response to CIDTs
John Besser, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Moderator:
Catherine Johnson, MA, MT(ASCP), Association of Public Health Laboratories
Lean in Practice — Project Examples
Karen Stephani, New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
Engage, Empower, Excite — Using Lean to Strengthen Your Organization
Denise Lopez, MS, PHM II, Tulare County (CA) Public Health Laboratories
Implementing Lean on Limited Budget
Grace Kubin, PhD, Texas State Department of State Health Services
Responding to the Designer Drug Crisis
Moderator:
Jeffery Moran, PhD, Arkansas Public Health Laboratory
Designer Drug Crisis — The Rhode Island Experience
Ewa King, PhD, Rhode Island State Health Laboratories
Validating a Human Test for Acetyl fentanyl Using the LRN-C Platform
Jeffery Moran, PhD, Arkansas Public Health Laboratory
Creating a Material Program to Sustain Acetyl fentanyl and Other Drug Testing Applications
Gregory Endres, PhD, Cayman Chemical Company
Lessons Learned from State-to-State Collaborations Facilitating Technology Transfer
Joseph Jones, MS, Ohio Crime Laboratory
Thursday, May 21
Roundtables
The Changing Face of Environmental Accreditation
Moderator:
Jack Bennett, Dr. Katherine A. Kelley State Public Health Laboratory
Michael Wichman, PhD, MS, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
Henry Leibovitz, PhD, Rhode Island State Health Laboratories
Akin Babatola, MS, Santa Cruz (CA) Environmental Health Laboratory
Good Results Require GOOD Samples—Steering the Field of Food and Feed Sampling in a Revolutionary Direction
Moderator:
Yvonne Salfinger, MS, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Nancy Thiex, MS, Association of American Feed Control Officials
Jo Marie Cook, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Lean at Work in the Public Health Laboratory
Kwadwo Owusu-Ofori, PhD, Milwaukee (WI) Health Department Public Health Laboratory
Karen Stephani, New York State Food Laboratory
Denise Lopez, MS, PHM, Tulare County (CA) Public Health Laboratory
A New Web-based Virtual Open House for Public Health Laboratory Recruitment and Education
Zenda L. Berrada, PhD, San Mateo County (CA) Public Health Laboratory
Tracy Stiles, MS, M(ASCP), William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute
Concurrent Sessions
Transforming Surveillance Systems with Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) Technology
Moderator:
Greg Armstrong, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AMD Overview at CDC
Greg Armstrong, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Enhancing Influenza Surveillance with AMD
John Barnes, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advances in TB Outbreak Detection through AMD
Angela Starks, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AMD Technology in the Public Health Laboratory: Opportunities and Challenges
Peter Shult, PhD, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Moderator:
Sadira Daher, MA, Association of Public Health Laboratories
ROI Metrics and its Applications to Public Health Laboratories
Paul Speaker, PhD, University of West Virginia
Leveraging ROI and the Core Functions to Demonstrate Public Health Laboratory Values
Lorelei Kurimski, MS, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa
ROI Metrics for Public Health Laboratories in Action!
Christine Bean, PhD, MBA, MT(ASCP), New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services
Newborn Screening Pre-analytic Initiatives
Moderators:
Bin Chen, PhD, FACMG, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Thalia Wood, MPH, Association of Public Health Laboratories
Developing an Electronic Birth Notification System to Improve NBS Processes—The Montana Experience
Susanne Norris Zanto, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, SM, Montana Public Health Laboratory
Implementing an Electronic Birth Notification System in Select Indiana Hospitals
Victoria Buchanan, MS, MPH, Indiana State Department of Health
Timeliness Activities in Support of Newborn Screening in Colorado
Erica Wright, MS, CGC, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Timeliness Activities in Support of Newborn Screening in New Hampshire
Linda Kincaid, BSN, RN, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
The Role of the Exposome in Predicting Disease
Moderator:
Sanwat Chaudhuri, PhD, Utah Public Health Laboratory
The Exposome — A Systems Approach for Discovery in Environmental Health
Yuxia Cui, PhD, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
The Exposome: Implications for Occupational Health
D. Gayle DeBord, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Developing Non-targeted Measurement Methods to Characterize the Human Exposome
Jon Sobus, PhD, US Environmental Protection Agency
Plenary Session
Regulatory Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests: Is This Good for Public Health?
Moderator:
Celia Hagan, MPH, Association of Public Health Laboratories
APHL Comments: Suggestions to Reframe LDT Guidance for Public Health Laboratories
Grace Kubin, PhD, Texas Department of State Health Services
LDT Review: The New York Experience
Erasmus Schneider, PhD, Wadsworth Center
Reforming In-vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Regulation
Michele Schoonmaker, PhD, Cepheid
Proposed Framework for FDA Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests
Alberto Gutierrez, PhD, US Food and Drug Administration