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2015 LRN National Meeting | September 9-11, 2015 | CDC Campus in Atlanta, GA

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FINAL DRAFT PROGRAM

Table of Contents

Meeting Goals and Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LRN National Meeting Planning Committee. . . . . . .

Hotel Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Check-In and Information Desk Hours . .. . . . . . . .

Continuing Education Credit Information . . . . . . . . . .

About LRN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

About APHL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

About CDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Meeting at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Opening Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Program Day 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Program Day 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Program Day 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

List of Posters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Blank Notes Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


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Meeting Goals and Objectives

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections (DPEI) and the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) in collaboration with the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is pleased to convene the 2015 Laboratory Response Network (LRN) National Meeting from September 9-11, 2015 in Atlanta, GA. The purpose of this meeting is to provide LRN stakeholders with current information on: Preparedness Collaborations among LRN National, Reference and Sentinel Clinical

Laboratories and First Responders Emerging Technologies New LRN Policies Model Practices Solutions to Ongoing Challenges Training Needs Future of the LRN

The LRN National Meeting is an ideal combination of science, policy, networking and partnerships, with a focus on innovation and emerging technologies.


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Dear Colleagues: On behalf of the 2015 Laboratory Response Network (LRN) National Meeting Planning Committee, I am pleased to welcome you to Atlanta. For the first time this meeting is being held on the campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and we’re very grateful to CDC for being such welcoming hosts. For over 15 years, the LRN has set the precedent as an exemplary laboratory system that is sustainable and capable of responding to and “Staying Ahead of Threats”, the theme for this year’s meeting. When the committee started planning this meeting, Ebola was very much on everyone’s mind and it was a reminder to us all that threats, whether biological, chemical or radiological, are always on our doorstep. This year’s meeting is comprised of plenary sessions, breakouts, and poster presentations providing opportunities to network with colleagues and to learn about the critical functions of LRN member laboratories. It is well understood that the future of the LRN relies constantly on us strengthening partnerships and realizing the value of all the laboratories that comprise the LRN. Our agenda will focus on these partnerships, the capabilities we have built and on how best to sustain and enhance these LRN achievements in the future so that we can stay ahead of threats. I would like to thank the Planning Committee for all of their efforts in developing this exciting program and to the abstract submitters, moderators and presenters for sharing their experiences and knowledge, as well as the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and CDC staff, LRN members and partners who assisted with logistics, including providing multi-media resources and tools, to help make this National Meeting a success. I would like to extend a special thank you to Mr. Tyler Wolford, APHL’s LRN Specialist for his hard work in all aspects of the meeting planning and coordination, and keeping the planning committee on target! Again, welcome and enjoy your stay in Atlanta! Andrew Cannons, PhD

Chair, LRN National Meeting Planning Committee


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2015 LRN National Meeting Planning Committee

Planning Committee Chair Andrew C. Cannons, PhD, HCLD/CC (ABB) Laboratory Director Florida Department of Health Bureau of Public Health Laboratories Tampa, FL

Planning Committee Members

Blevins, Patricia, MPH Bioterrorism Laboratory Coordinator San Antonio Metropolitan Health District San Antonio, TX Chaitram, Jasmine, MPH, MT (ASCP) Laboratory Preparedness and Response Branch Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA Chaudhuri, Sanwat, PhD Bureau Director, Chemical and Environmental Sciences Unified State Laboratories: Public Health Utah Department of Health Taylorsville, UT Collopy, Maureen, MPH, MT (ASCP) Bioterrorism Coordinator New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories Concord, NH Degeberg, Ruhiyyih, MPH Senior Specialist, Environmental Health Association of Public Health Laboratories Silver Spring, MD George, Karim Assistant Director Kentucky Division of Laboratory Services Frankfort, KY

Ghuman, Harjinder Chemical Terrorism Laboratory Coordinator Georgia Public Health Laboratory Decatur, GA Griffin-Thomas, Latoya, PhD, MS Bioterrorism Response Coordinator Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services Richmond, VA Johnson, Rudolph PhD Laboratory Chief, Emergency Response Branch Division of Laboratory Sciences Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA Leonard, Pascale, PhD Molecular Biology Supervisor New Mexico Department of Health Albuquerque, NM MacKeil-Pepin, Kara Associate Specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response Association of Public Health Laboratories Silver Spring, MD


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Mangal, Chris, MPH Director, Public Health Preparedness and Response Association of Public Health Laboratories Silver Spring, MD Nauschuetz, William, PhD Lab Biopreparedness Manager US Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, TX

Paquette, Nicholas, MS, MT (ASCP), CBSP Microbiologist Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory Quantico, VA

Reiter-Kintz, Wanda, PhD Bioterrorism/Chemical Terrorism Coordinator State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa Coralville, IA Rhodes, Blaine, MChE Director, Office of Environmental Lab Sciences Washington Public Health Laboratories Shoreline, WA Saravia, Stefan Chemical Threat Preparedness Coordinator Minnesota Public Health Laboratory Division St. Paul, MN Tran, Robert, PhD Bioterrorism Response Coordinator Los Angeles Public Health Laboratory Downey, CA Amy Watson, PhD LRN-C Program Coordinator Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA Wolford, Tyler, MS Specialist, Laboratory Response Network Association of Public Health Laboratories Silver Spring, MD Zanto, Susanne, MPH, MLS, SM Deputy Laboratory Director Montana Laboratory Services Bureau Helena, MT


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General Information


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Location Information

Tom Harkin Global Communications Center Building 19 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30333 USA 404.639.3311


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General Information

Event Check-In and Information Desk Hours Located in the Tom Harkin Global Communications Center Lobby Building 19 Wednesday, September 9 Thursday, September 10 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 11 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Continuing Education Credits APHL is an approved provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences through the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) P.A.C.E.® program. Contact hours are available for the entire conference. The contact hours to be awarded to participants who successfully complete the sessions are as follows: Day 1 of the conference - 4.25 contact hours, Day 2 of the conference (either Biological OR Chemical track and general track) - 5.5 contact hours and Day 3 of the conference 1.5 contact hours for a total of 11.25 contact hours. Contact hours will only be provided for full day attendance. On Day 2 you can receive contact hours for EITHER the Biological or Chemical breakout track, not for both. You must sign in once each day on the sign-in sheets in front of the session room. Tell Us What You Think! We take your evaluation of the LRN National Meeting seriously. Please plan on providing your feedback in an online survey provided after the meeting via email. Your feedback is vital to helping us plan a better and more beneficial meeting in the future. Emergency Procedures for Attendees CDC and APHL encourage all attendees to review and be familiar with CDC emergency procedures, including emergency exits for all meeting rooms. Please pre-identify a location away from the Tom Harkin Global Communications Center where you and your colleagues will meet in the event of an emergency.


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About LRN The Laboratory Response Network (LRN) was established in 1999 through a collaborative effort involving founding partners, CDC, FBI, APHL and DoD to ensure an effective laboratory response to bioterrorism. Today, the LRN is an integrated network of local, state and federal public health, hospital-based, food testing, veterinary, environmental testing and international laboratories providing laboratory diagnostics and capacity for biological and chemical threats and other public health emergencies. The LRN is a unique asset in the nation’s growing preparedness for biological and chemical threats. The linking of state and local public health laboratories, veterinary, agriculture, military and water and food testing laboratories is unprecedented. About APHL APHL is a national non-profit organization dedicated to working with members to strengthen governmental laboratories that perform testing of public health significance. Working at the national and international level, APHL advances laboratory systems and practices, promotes policies that support laboratories as a vital component of the public health system, provides a nexus for crisis response and exchange among laboratory systems, and links APHL member laboratories with federal partners, including the CDC, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). About CDC CDC is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). CDC’s top organizational components include the Office of the Director, Coordinating Centers and Offices and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. These components collaborate to create the expertise, information and tools that people and communities need to protect their health through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability and preparedness for new health threats. In addressing the preceding components of health, decisions are based on scientific excellence, requiring well-trained public health practitioners and leaders dedicated to high standards of quality and ethical practice.


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LRN Structure for Biological Threats Preparedness

The LRN for Biological Threats Preparedness (LRN-B) is composed of three levels: Sentinel, Reference and National Laboratories. Reference laboratories are further subdivided into Reference, Standard and Advanced. The following are the capabilities for each level: National Laboratories: there are three national laboratories (1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2) United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases and (3) the Naval Medical Research Center. These laboratories have specialized testing capabilities (e.g. Biosafety Level 4 facilities, strain characterization) and provide test development and agent specific subject matter expertise which can be leveraged when needed by the network. Reference Laboratories: over 130 laboratories, categorized as Reference, Standard and Advanced, provide testing for high priority threat agents in a variety of matrices. In addition to their testing function, these laboratories also conduct outreach to sentinel clinical laboratories, first responders and other partners. Sentinel Laboratories: thousands of laboratories, notably hospital based, work closely with local and state public health and federal laboratories to recognize and rule-out potential biological threat agents and other emerging threats to public health. Sentinel laboratories are an integral part of the LRN with the system relying heavily on their ability to recognize rule-out and/or refer potential threats.

LRN Structure for Chemical Threat Preparedness

The LRN for Chemical Threats Preparedness (LRN-C) is composed of 53 laboratories and is categorized into three distinct levels: one, two and three. Starting with level three and building upward, each designation carries additional safety requirements and testing capabilities, in addition to the duties and requirements of the preceding level. The following are minimum capabilities required at each level: CDC Laboratories provide a high level of analysis, including a rapid toxicology screen to detect exposure to chemical threats. Further, they maintain a quality system within the LRN-C by developing methods and providing proficiency testing and exercises. Level 1 Laboratories provide surge capacity for CDC and can detect exposure to an expanded number of chemicals, including mustard agents, nerve agents and toxic industrial chemicals. Level 2 Laboratories are trained to detect exposure to a number of chemical threat agents, including cyanide, nerve agents and toxic metals. Level 3 Laboratories work with hospitals and first responders to maintain competency in clinical specimen collection, packaging and shipment.


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LRN 2015: Staying Ahead of Threats Program At- A- Glance Wednesday, September 9

Event Check-In and Badge Pick-Up Welcome Address Keynote Address Plenary Sessions Poster Session

Thursday, September 10

Event Check-In Breakout Sessions (Biological, Chemical/Radiological) Plenary Session

Friday, September 11

Event Check-In Color Guard Ceremony Awards Ceremony Plenary Session Closing Keynote


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Wednesday


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Wednesday, September 9

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Arrive at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Campus

8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Event Check-In and Badge Pick-Up Tom Harkin Global Communications Center Lobby C.E.U.s and Objectives 4.25 contact hours for today’s sessions (588-833-15) At the conclusion of Day 1, the participant will be able to:

Describe the evolving role of the LRN and articulate its past accomplishments and future vision.

Discuss how the LRN supports public health. Describe, partnerships, coordination and response efforts involved in

international and domestic laboratory preparedness.

Welcome and Opening Panel Plenary Session Auditorium B1/B2/B3

Panel: 9:00 a.m. - 10:30a.m. Andrew C. Cannons, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB), Planning Committee Chair, Laboratory

Director, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories – Tampa, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Florida Department of Health

Elizabeth Franko, DrPH, Laboratory Director, Georgia Public Health Laboratory, Georgia Department of Public Health

Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, Commissioner and State Health Officer Georgia Department of Public Health

Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention David Nabarro, MSc, BM BCh, MFPHM, FRCP, Special Representative to the United Nations Secretary - General

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break

Tom Harkin Global Communications Center Lobby


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Future of the Laboratory Response Network Plenary Session Auditorium B1/B2/B3 Moderator: Jasmine Chaitram, MPH, MT (ASCP) Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Panel: 10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Joanne Andreadis, PhD, Senior Advisor for Laboratory Preparedness, Office of Public

Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

11:05 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. James L. Pirkle, MD, PhD, Director, Division of Laboratory Science, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

11:25 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Julie Villanueva, PhD, Branch Chief, Laboratory Preparedness and Response Branch,

Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Questions/Answers

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Posters Available for Viewing Tom Harkin Global Communications Center Lobby

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Available for Purchase


12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Poster Presenters Available for Discussion

International Response to Chemical Weapons Plenary Session Auditorium B1/B2/B3 Moderator: Rudolph Johnson, PhD, Laboratory Chief, Emergency Response Branch, Division of Laboratory Science, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. International Response to Chemical Weapons Hugh Gregg, PhD, Head of Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Laboratory, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Questions/Answers

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Break



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FBI Partnerships to Respond to Threats Plenary Session Auditorium B1/B2/B3 Moderator: Nicholas Paquette, MS, Microbiologist, Hazardous Materials Science Response Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. History of Powder Letters Sent via Mail Douglas Beecher, PhD, Science Lead, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Sciences Unit (CBRNSU), Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory

3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Big Data and Personal Health Information: National & Transnational Security

Implications Edward You, MS, Supervisory Special Agent, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Federal Bureau of Investigation

3:20 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Questions/Answers

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Break


2014 Ebola Outbreak Response Plenary Session Auditorium B1/B2/B3 Moderator: Scott Hughes, PhD, Associate Director, Public Health Laboratory, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Panel: 3:45 p.m. - 4:05 p.m. Grace Kubin, PhD, Director, Laboratory Services Section, Texas Department of State

Health Services

4:05 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. Peter Iwen, MS, PhD, D (ABMM), Director, Nebraska Public Health Laboratory

4:25 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Mark Wolcott, PhD, Director, Special Pathogens Laboratory, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases


5:00 p.m. Adjourn for Day 1 Note: When you exit CDC, please retain your meeting badge.


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Thursday


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Thursday, September 10


8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Event Check-In and Badge Pick-Up C.E.U.s and Objectives 4.0 contact hours for today’s Biological Breakout session (588-834-15)

At the conclusion of Day 2, the participant of the Biological Breakout session will be able to: Describe lessons learned from real cases and exercises. Describe new technologies and capabilities of the LRN for Biological Threats

Preparedness (LRN-B) as well as initiatives for assay development. 4.0 contact hours for today’s Chemical Breakout session (588-835-15) At the conclusion of Day 2, the participant of the Chemical Breakout session will be able to: Describe lessons learned from real cases and exercises. Discuss the concept of the LRN for Radiological Threats Preparedness (LRN-R)

and the importance of partnerships for preparedness and threat response. Describe how laboratories are involved in radiological preparedness activities. Describe new technologies and capabilities of the LRN for Chemical Threats

Preparedness (LRN-C).

1.5 contact hours for today’s General session (588-836-15) At the conclusion of Day 2, the participant of the General session will be able to:

Outline biosafety and biosecurity practices as it relates to the select agent program.

Discuss ways to implement effective biosafety and biosecurity programs within the laboratory.

Describe the role of biosecurity for all-hazard preparedness and response.

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Posters Available for Viewing Tom Harkin Global Communications Center Lobby


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LRN-B in Action Breakout Session Auditorium B3 Moderator: Patricia Blevins, MPH, LRN Laboratory Coordinator, San Antonio Metro Health District Laboratory, City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District 9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. LRN in Action: Local, State and National Response to the October Texas Ebola

Outbreak Erin Swaney, Team Leader, Biothreat Team and Emerging Preparedness, Laboratory Services Section, Texas Department of State Health Services

9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Multifaceted Response to a Large-Scale Brucella species Laboratory Exposure

Megan Price, PhD, Bioterrorism Molecular Senior Scientist, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of General Services

9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Testing for MERS-CoV, the Indiana Lab Story Judith Lovchik, PhD, D (ABMM), Assistant Commissioner, Laboratory Director, Indiana State Public Health Laboratory, Indiana State Department of Health

10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. A Perfect Storm: LRN Laboratory Response to Simultaneous Plague & Tularemia Outbreaks During Challenging Circumstances Larry Sater, MS, Biological and Chemical Terrorism Response Coordinator, Security Officer, Laboratory Services Division, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment

10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Questions/Answers

LRN-C in Action Breakout Session Auditoriums B1/B2 Moderator: Amy D. Watson, PhD, LRN-C Program Coordinator, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 9:00 a.m. – 9:25 a.m. LRN-C: Beyond Preparedness, Increasing Roles and Expanding Partnerships

Stefan Saravia, MPH, Chemical Threat Preparedness Coordinator, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory Division, Minnesota Department of Health

9:25 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. A Triangulation Strategy Between CT / Poison Control / Hazmat Jason Mihalic, Chemistry Office Chief, Arizona Bureau of State Laboratory Services, Arizona Department of Health Services

9:50 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Unknown Substance Training for HAZMAT Responders: Assessment and Laboratory Sample Collection Meshel Mork, MS, Senior Chemist, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Madison-Wisconsin

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Questions/Answers


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10:30 a.m- 10:45 a.m. Break


LRN-B Unusual Case Presentations Breakout Session Auditorium B3 Moderator: William Nauschuetz, PhD, Laboratory Biopreparedness Manager, United State Army Medical Command 10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Response to an Unknown Pulmonary Illness Incident with an Unexpected

Outcome LaToya Griffin-Thomas, PhD, MS, Bioterrorism Response Coordinator, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of General Services

11:05 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. USAMRIID Ebola Response: Vaccine Interactions and Canines

William Dorman, Biothreat Coordinator, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

11:25 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Domestic Response to the First Ebola Case

Daniel Serinaldi, MT (ASCP), Bioterrorism Response Coordinator, Dallas County Health and Human Services


Radiological Preparedness and Response Breakout Session Auditoriums B1/B2 Moderator: David Saunders, PhD, Physicist, Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Response to Nuclear Events-Lessons from Fukushima

Blaine Rhodes, MChE, Director, Office of Environmental Laboratory Sciences, Washington Public Health Laboratories, Washington State Department of Health

11:05 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. CDC Radiological Preparedness and Response Capabilities and the Potential for LRN for Radiological Preparedness Robert L. Jones, PhD, Chief, Inorganic and Analytical Toxicology Branch, Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

11:25 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Inorganic and Radiation Analytical Toxicology Branch (IRAT) Activities

Deanna Jones, PhD, Research Chemist, Emergency Response Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention



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12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch Off-Campus On Your Own

Developing New Assays and Technologies for the LRN-B Breakout Session Auditorium B3 Moderator: Brad Bowzard, PhD, Bioterrorism Rapid Response and Advanced Technology Laboratory Team Lead (Acting), Laboratory Preparedness and Response Branch, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. The development and use of a C. perfringens assay for use as a positive

extraction control Michael Perry, MS, Laboratory Supervisor, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center

2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Performance Evaluation of the EndoPep MS Assay for Detection of Botulinum Neurotoxins Susan Maslanka, PhD, Team Lead, National Botulism Laboratory, Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Developing Variola Virus Specific qPCR Assays Yu, Li, PhD, Team Lead, Molecular Diagnostics, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


LRN-C Breakout Session Auditorium B1/B2 Moderator: Thomas Blake, PhD, Research Chemist, Team Lead, Emergency Response Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Developing New Assays and Technologies for the LRN-C

Benefits of Switching to High-Throughput Specimen Analysis for a CT Laboratory Luke C. Short, PhD, Supervisory Chemist, District of Columbia Public Health Laboratory, DC Department of Forensic Sciences Development of Dichlorotyrosine as a Biomarker of Chlorine Exposure Brian Crow, PhD, Senior Method Development Scientist, Emergency Response Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Methods Development toward the Detection of Soapberry Toxins in Human Urine


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Melissa Carter, PhD, Senior Method Development Scientist, Emergency Response Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Untargeted Data-Dependent Acquisition of Analytes from Human Blood Products Confirming Exposure to Organophosphorus Nerve Agents Thomas P. Matthews, PhD, Research Chemist, Emergency Response Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break Tom Harkin Global Communications Center Lobby

Biosafety and Biosecurity Plenary Session Auditorium B3 Video Feed to Auditoriums B1/B2 Moderator: Michael Shaw, PhD, Senior Advisor for Laboratory Science, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Biosecurity and Catastrophic Preparedness

Patrick Rose, PhD, Director, Pandemic and Catastrophic Preparedness, National Association of County and City Health Officials

Implementing an Effective Biosafety Program

Michael Pentella, PhD, MS, D (ABMM), Laboratory Director, William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute, Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services

Laboratory Bio-Risk Management

Reynolds M. Salerno, PhD, Senior Manager, Biological Sciences and Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories

Federal Select Agent Program

Robbin S. Weyant, PhD, Director, Division of Select Agents and Toxins, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

5:00 p.m. Adjourn for Day 2

Note: When you exit CDC, please retain your meeting badge.


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Friday


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Friday, September 11


8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Event Check-In and Badge Pick-Up C.E.U.s and Objectives 1.5 contact hours for today’s sessions (588-858-15) At the conclusion of Day 3, the participant will be able to:

Describe some of the challenges associated with developing a state-wide response plan with first responders.

Describe the importance of laboratory findings for law enforcement investigations.

Discuss technologies that are currently being used by first responders as well as the development of new field-based technologies.

8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Posters Available for Viewing


Color Guard Ceremony Auditorium B1/B2/B3 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Georgia State Defense Force

Essential Partnerships and Funding to Stay Ahead of Threats Plenary Session Auditorium B1/B2/B3 Moderator: Eric Blank, DrPH, Senior Director, Public Health Systems, Association of Public Health Laboratories 9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Partnerships to Enhance the LRN

Scott J. Becker, MS, Executive Director, Association of Public Health Laboratories Importance of Federal Funding to Sustain the LRN

Peter Kyriacopoulos, Senior Director, Public Policy, Association of Public Health Laboratories

Awards Ceremony Auditorium B1/B2/B3 Presenters: 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Judith Lovchik, PhD, D(ABMM), Assistant Commissioner, Laboratory Director, Indiana

State Public Health Laboratory

A. Christian Whelen, PhD, D(ABMM), Laboratory Director, Hawaii Department of Health State Laboratories

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Break



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Partnering to Evaluate Field Devices and Respond to Threats Plenary Session Auditorium B1/B2/B3 Moderator: Noel Stanton, MS Chemical Response Coordinator, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Madison-Wisconsin 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Evaluation of the use of Field-Based PCR as a Screening Tool for First

Responders Christina Egan, PhD, CBSP, Chief, Biodefense Laboratory, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center Georgia's Biological Threat Response Guidance for 1st Responders Daniel Polanski, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Coordinator, Georgia Department of Public Health

Stranger than Fiction: The Remarkable Saga of a Would-Be Terrorist in Northern Minnesota Maureen Sullivan, MPH, Emergency Preparedness Unit Supervisor, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory Division, Minnesota Department of Health Joint Biological Threat Response System: An All-Hazards Approach to Responding to Suspicious Substances Cheryl Gauthier, MA, MT (ASCP), Director, Bioterrorism Response Laboratory, William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute, Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services

Closing Plenary Session Auditorium B1/B2/B3 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Andrew C. Cannons, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB), Planning Committee Chair

Laboratory Director, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories – Tampa, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Florida Department of Health

1:00 p.m. Adjourn 2015 LRN National Meeting


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Posters


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Poster Sessions Tom Harkin Global Communications Center Lobby To be displayed from Wednesday, September 9th at 10:00 a.m. to Friday, September 11th at 1:00 p.m. Poster presenters will be available for questions during lunch on Wednesday, September 9th from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

1. Chikungunya, a Vector Borne Emerging Threat

Samantha Tostenson, Research Microbiologist, United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Disease

2. Evaluation of the BacterioScanTM Instrument for Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of

Yersinia pestis and Bacillus anthracis Julia Bugrysheva, PhD, Microbiologist, IHRC Inc., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Christine Lascols, MS, Microbiologist, IHRC Inc., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Linda Weigel, PhD, Team Lead, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

3. The Design and Validation of Variola Virus Specific Diagnostic Assays

A. Kondas, Victoria Olson, PhD, Team Lead, Poxvirus Team, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Yu, Li, PhD, Team Lead, Molecular Diagnostics, Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, J. Abel, K. Wilkins, Inger Damon, MD, PhD, Chief, Poxvirus Program, Captain, USPHS, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jonathan Turner, MS, MB (ASCP), Poxvirus Program, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

4. Clandestine Laboratories: Beyond Recreational Pharmaceuticals New York State Department of

Health First Responder Training Program Alan J. Antenucci, All-Hazards Training Coordinator, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, Biodefense Laboratory

5. Laboratory Response Network Chemical (LRN-C) Level 3 Resource Handbook

Jennifer Jenner, PhD, Chemical Threat Response Laboratory Coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Nicole Gethin, MS, Chemical Threat Response Laboratory Assistant Coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Teresa Miller, Chemical Threat Coordinator, Michigan Department of Community Health

6. Comparison of DNA Extraction Methods for Whole Genome Sequencing of Bacillus anthracis

Heather McLaughlin, PhD, Microbiologist, IHRC Inc., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Amy Gargis, PhD, Microbiologist, IHRC Inc., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Julia Bugrysheva, PhD, Microbiologist, IHRC Inc., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Andrew Carter, MPH, Microbiologist,


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IHRC Inc., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, David Sue, PhD, Microbiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Linda Weigel, PhD, Team Lead, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

7. EXPRESS – Exercise of Preparedness and Response System

Tina Fan, P.D, Research Scientist 1/Program Manager, Chemical Terrorism Laboratory, New Jersey Department of Health Public Health & Environmental Laboratories

8. Dallas County LRN: Ebola Response 2014

Daniel Serinaldi, MB (ASCP), LRN BT Coordinator, Dallas County Health and Human Services

9. Applications of Pyrosequencing Technology for Identification and Characterization of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Nelson Delgado, PhD, D(ABMM), RBP, Research Scientist-1, BioThreat Response Laboratory Coordinator, ARO, New Jersey Department of Health Public Health & Environmental Laboratories, A. MacMillan, S. DasGupta, H. Shah, Ondrea Shone, Research Scientist, New Jersey Department of Health Public Health & Environmental Laboratories, D. Galkowski

10. Laboratory Preparedness and Response to Ebola Virus in New York City Scott Hughes, PhD, Associate Director, Public Health Laboratory, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

11. Biothreat Environmental Sample Collection Training for First Responders: Highlighting Local, State

and Federal Partnerships Mark Glazier, Director, Biological Preparedness, Laboratory Outreach, and Logistics, Indiana State Department of Health Laboratories

12. Analysis of Mercury in Urine by ICP-MS

David Freund MT(AMT), Medical/Clinical Specialist, Georgia Public Health Laboratory, Stacey Gonder MPH, MLS(ASCP), Medical/Clinical Specialist, Georgia Public Health Laboratory, Noemi Kalath MPH, MLS(ASCP), Medical/Clinical Specialist, Georgia Public Health Laboratory,

13. Enhancing Rapid Electronic Laboratory Reporting: Collaborative Efforts and Progress with LRN-

LIMSi Indira Srinivasan, PMP, IT Project Manager, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory Meeks, Branch Chief, Information Systems Branch, Division of Health Informatics and Surveillance, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Office of Public Health Scientific Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Jasmine Chaitram, MPH, MT(ASCP) Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, Jon Lipsky, MBA, PMP, Consultant, J Michael Consulting, Jason Scott, PMP, Project Manager, J Michael Consulting

14. Implementation of Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP) to Test Plans and

Protocols in the Laboratory Graciela Malave, MT, MLS(ASCP) CM, BT & CT Coordinator, Biological and Chemical Emergencies Laboratory of the Puerto Rico Department of Health


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15. Comparative Study of a Lateral Flow Assay to the LRN Time-Resolved Fluorescence Assay for

Screening of Ricin Toxin in Environmental Samples Michael Perry, MS, Laboratory Supervisor, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center

16. Implementing MALDI-TOF in the Public Health Laboratory for C. botulinum Neurotoxin Detection

Dominick Centurioni, MS, Research Scientist, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center

17. LRN in the Community: Responding to Ebola Valerie Requenez, MLS(ASCP), BT Coordinator, Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health Department Laboratory, Rachel Rios, MT(ASCP), Clinical Microbiologist, Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health Department Laboratory, Donna Rosson, MPH, MT(ASCP), Public Health Administrator, Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health Department Laboratory

18. Ebola Planning: The State Perspective.

Marissa Bloemke, LRN Molecular Biologist, Infectious Disease Section, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory Division

19. The Great Flood: A Real Life Game of "Whack-a-mole".

Jackie Mahon, LRN Molecular Biologist, Infectious Disease Section, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory Division

20. From Threat to Reality: Biological and Chemical Emergencies Laboratory Response to Chikungunya

virus Gloriene González Ruiz, Biological and Chemical Emergencies Laboratory of the Puerto Rico Department of Health

21. All Hands on Deck: What Happens When There is Something in the Water

Courtney Demontigny, MS, LRN Molecular Assay Coordinator, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory Division

22. Leveraging the LRN: A Step Toward Implementing International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) Tyler Wolford, MS, Specialist, LRN, Association of Public Health Laboratories

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Acronyms

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Acronyms

AAVLD American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians

AHRF Assessment of Health Risks with Feedback

AML Area Medical Laboratory

APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

APHL Association of Public Health Laboratories

ASM American Society for Microbiology

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

BA Bacillus anthracis

BAIT Biological Agent Identification and Counterterrorism Training

BOTE Bio-Response Operational Testing Exercise

BRRATL Bioterrorism Rapid Response and Advanced Technology Laboratory

BSL Biosafety Level

BTRA Bioterrorism Risk Assessment

CAP College of American Pathologists

CBCT Confidence Building Competency Test

CBNR Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, and Radiological

CBRNSU Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Science Unit (FBI Laboratory)

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments

CoC Chain of Custody

COOP Continuity of Operations Plan

CRCPD Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors

CRP Critical Reagents Program

CST Civil Support Team (U.S. Army National Guard)

CWA chemical warfare agents

DBPR Division of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response

DEOC Director of the Emergency Operations Center (Federal)

DHS Department of Homeland Security

DHS OHA Department of Health and Human Services Office of Health Affairs

DHS S&T Department of Health and Human Services Science and Technology

DLN Defense Laboratory Network

DoD Department of Defense

DoD GEIS United States Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System

DOE Department of Energy

DOJ Department of Justice

DSL Division of Laboratory Systems

DTRA Defense Threat Reduction Agency

EDD Electronic Data Deliverable

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

ERCL Emergency Response Chemical Laboratory

ERLN Environmental Response Laboratory Network

EUA Emergency Use Authorization

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FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

FDA Food and Drug Administration

FERN Food Emergency Response Network

FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service

GC-MS Gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy

H1N1 Hemoagglutinine and Neuroaminidase Influenza Virus

HHA Handheld Assay

HHS Department of Health and Human Services

HMRT Hazardous Materials Response Team (FBI field hazmat teams)

HMSRU Hazardous Materials Science Response Unit (FBI Laboratory)

HSEEP Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program

IAWG Interagency Working Group

IBRD Interagency Biological Restoration Demonstration

ICLN Integrated Consortium of Laboratory Networks

IRA Integrated Response Architecture

ISO ISO International Organization for Standardization

ITCC Information Technology Communication Committee

JBAIDS Joint Biological Agent Identification and Diagnostic System

JLC Joint Leadership Council

JPM CBMS Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Medical Systems

LIMS / LIS Laboratory Information (Management) System

LIMSi Laboratory Information Systems Management integration

LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

LPX Laboratory Preparedness Exercise

LRN Laboratory Response Network

LRN-B Laboratory Response Network for Biological Terrorism Preparedness

LRN-C Laboratory Response Network for Chemical Terrorism Preparedness

LRN-R Laboratory Response Network for Radiological Terrorism Preparedness

MCC Method Coordination Committee

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet

NAHLN National Animal Health Laboratory Network

NCEH National Centers for Environmental Health (under CDC)

NCG Network Coordinating Group

NELAC National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference

NGB National Guard Bureau

NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NLTN National Laboratory Training Network

NMRC Naval Medical Research Center

NPDN National Plant Diagnostic Network

NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission

OHA Office of Health Affairs

OIG Office of Inspector General

PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction

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PHAA Public Health Actionable Assays

PHEP Public Health Emergency Preparedness

PHILIS Portable High Throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification Systems

PHLIP Public Health Laboratory Interoperability Project

PSAA Public Safety Actionable Assays

PT Proficiency Testing

QA Quality Assurance

QAPP Quality Assurance Program Plan

REEF Radiological Evidence Examination Facility

RT-PCR Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

SAIC Science Applications International Corporation

SAP Select Agent Program

SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

SOW Statement of Work

STP Scenarios and Threat Prioritization

SVOC semi volatile organic compounds

USAHA United States Animal Health Association

USAMRIID U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases

USDA Department of Agriculture

VSP Validate Sampling Plan

WLA Water Laboratory Alliance

WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction

WMDC WMD Coordinator (FBI field office coordinator)

WMDD Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate

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Notes

Documents

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