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June 3–6, 2019 St. Louis Union Station HotelSt. Louis, MO

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3 | APHL 2019 | FINAL PROGRAM

APHL 2019

Welcome to APHL 2019, “Where Laboratory Science and Public Health Meet.”

The planning committee did a wonderful job putting together a program that we hope will engage every attendee, whether your work is focused on clinical, environmental or other public health testing, or you help make sure laboratories and their staff have everything needed to operate in a changing world.

During the meeting, there will be many opportunities to network with laboratorians, exhibitors, and other partners through special workshops, receptions, Innovate! sessions, and tours of the Missouri State Public Health and the Missouri State Environmental Laboratories. The Dr. Katherine Kelley Distinguished Lecture details Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha’s battle to bring to light the Flint, Michigan lead crisis.

Although we have packed many conference sessions and activities into the next four days, I hope you also have the opportunity to enjoy some of the sights in St. Louis, such as a view from the top of The Gateway Arch, a visit to the Laclede’s Landing historic district or a stroll along the Mississippi River.

The Gateway arch was built to honor the Lewis and Clark Expedition; the work of these explorers helped foster westward exploration and expansion in the early 1800s. With the everchanging landscape of testing technologies and threats to public health and the environment, the opportunity to discover how we can and are making a difference is invaluable.

Grace Kubin, PhDAPHL 2019 Planning Committee Chair and President–Elect


The Association of Public Health LaboratoriesVISION: A healthier world through quality laboratory systems.

MISSION: Shape national and global health outcomes by promoting the value and contributions of public health laboratories and continuously improving the public health laboratory system and practice.

The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization representing governmental laboratories that monitor and detect public health threats, including emerging infectious disease surveillance, detection of metabolic and genetic conditions in newborns, water contamination identification and foodborne outbreak detection. APHL’s members are state, local, county and city public health laboratories, state and local environmental health laboratories, state agricultural laboratories, corporations, individual and student members with an interest in public health laboratory issues, and organizations that share common goals with APHL.

APHL IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN: • Scientific Expertise • Education and Training• Health Policy

• Informatics• Quality Assurance• Workforce Development

• Laboratory Systems• Global Laboratory Capacity

APHL Board of DirectorsJoanne Bartkus, PhD, D(ABMM), Minnesota, PresidentEwa King, PhD, Rhode Island, Immediate Past PresidentGrace Kubin, PhD, Texas, President-ElectBill Whitmar, MS, Missouri, Secretary-TreasurerRichard Steece, PhD, D(ABMM), Tennessee, Member-at-LargeDenise Toney, PhD, HCLD((ABB), Virginia, Member-at-LargeScott Zimmerman, DrPH, MPH, HCLD(ABB), North Carolina, Member-at-LargeMaria Ishida, PhD, New York, Public Health Associate Institutional MemberTamara Theisen, MT(ASCP), Saginaw County, MI, Local Institutional MemberMark Wade, San Antonio, TX, Local Institutional MemberScott Becker, MS, Executive Director (Ex-officio)

Annual Meeting Planning CommitteeGrace Kubin, PhD, Texas Department of State Health Services, ChairAkin Babatola, MS, Santa Cruz (CA) Environmental Health LaboratoryAndrew Cannons, PhD, HCLD/CC (ABB), Florida Bureau of Laboratories - TampaHenry Leibovitz, PhD, Rhode Island State Health LaboratoriesDenise Lopez, MS, PHM, Tulare County (CA) Public Health LaboratoryJustine Pompey, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTamara Thiesen, MT(ASCP), Saginaw County (MI) Department of Public HealthAnthony Tran, DrPH, MPH, D(ABMM), District of Columbia Public Health LaboratoryBill Whitmar, MS, Missouri State Public Health Laboratory


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Ballrooms:Plenary Sessions

Concurrent SessionsPre-Con Workshops

Awards BreakfastMember Assembly

FIRST FLOORMidway:Exhibits and PostersWelcome ReceptionNetworking ReceptionLunches and BreaksAPH Experience

SECONDFLOOR:Innovate!

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General InformationConference Site & Headquarters HotelSt. Louis Union Station Hotel1820 Market St.St. Louis, MO 63103

Session TopicsThis year APHL solicited session proposals from its standing committees and the general membership, which resulted in many excellent proposals. To assist you in determining the general area of interest, we have given each session a letter symbol which corresponds with the topic that it represents. This guide is listed below.

CompetenciesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the APHL published Competency Guidelines for Public Health Laboratory Professionals in a May 2015 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) supplement issue. These competency guidelines were developed with a focus on public health laboratory (PHL) practice and are intended to form the foundation of competency-based approaches to strengthen that practice, including integration into workforce development initiatives such as training and education programs.

In support of efforts to further the adoption and implementation of the Guidelines, each session in the APHL 2019 program will include one or more symbols corresponding to the related competency domain(s) that the session addresses. This guide is listed below.

C CommunicationsEH Environmental Health ELS Environmental Laboratory ScienceFS Food SafetyGH Global Health

I InformaticsID Infectious Disease

KM Knowledge ManagementNBS Newborn Screening & Genetics PHPR Public Health Preparedness

& ResponsePO PolicyQS Quality SystemsW Workforce Development

QMS Quality Management Systems

ETH Ethics

MLD Management and Leadership

COM Communication

SEC Security

EMR Emergency Management and Response

WFT Workforce Training

GEN General Laboratory Practices

SHC Safety: Hazard Control

SRV Surveillance

INF Informatics

MCB Microbiology

CHM Chemistry

BIO Bioinformatics

RES Research


Cancellation PolicyA $100 cancellation policy will be assessed on all registrations cancelled before May 10. No refunds will be allowed after that date. Registrations are transferable if APHL is notified beforehand.

On-site Registration HoursRegistration Desk – Depot Registration

Sunday, June 2 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Monday, June 3 7:00 am – 6:00 pm

Tuesday, June 4 7:00 am – 5:30 pm

Wednesday, June 5 7:00 am – 5:30 pm

Thursday, June 6 7:00 am – 1:00 pm

Continuing Education Credits AvailableAPHL 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. Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 15.0 contact hours by attending the entire conference. Attendance rosters must be signed in each attended session that credit is requested for and the P.A.C.E.® certificate must be signed and certified by APHL staff at the registration desk at the end of your time at the conference.

APHL is an approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) Recertification Credits through the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE). Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 11 hours of credit by attending the entire conference. APHL will not issue certificates of attendance.

Tours of the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory and Missouri State Environmental LaboratoryThursday, June 6, 1:00 pm – 8:30 pm

The bus will leave the hotel promptly at 1:00 pm and return by 8:30 pm. Both labs are in Jefferson City, about 2 hours from St. Louis. A box lunch and a box dinner will be provided. Attendees who have pre-registered for the tour will have a ticket in their registration packet. Please meet in the Midway by the 20th St. entrance at 12:45 pm.

Consent to Use Photographic ImagesRegistration and attendance at or participation in APHL Meetings and other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant to APHL’s use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant’s or attendee’s image or voice, without compensation, in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions and audiotapes of such events and activities.

Complimentary WirelessThere is complimentary wireless internet in the public areas and sleeping rooms. To access, follow the directions provided onsite.


Special EventsPre-conference WorkshopsMonday, June 3, 8:00 am – 11:30 amRegister separately for these workshops

Welcome ReceptionMonday, June 3, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pmSponsored by Roche Diagnostics

Innovate!Tuesday, June 4, 7:30 am – 8:30 amConnect with your industry partners and learn about new technologies and services

Networking ReceptionTuesday, June 4, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Awards Ceremony and BreakfastWednesday, June 5, 9:00 am – 10:30 amCelebrate your colleagues’ achievementsSponsored by Hologic

Dr. Katherine Kelley Distinguished LectureWednesday, June 5, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pmWhat the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH Michigan State University and author of What the Eyes Don’t See

Exhibit Hall RaffleWednesday, June 5, 1:30 pm – 2:00 pmVisit all the exhibitors between Monday and Wednesday for your chance to win a prize such as an airline ticket, gift cards or cash

Member AssemblyWednesday, June 5, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Optional Tour of the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory & Missouri State Environmental LaboratoryThursday, June 6, 1:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Enhance Your Experience with the Conference Mobile AppAvailable in May at no cost on iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets.

• Connect with the conference anytime, anywhere, whether or not you are onsite.

• Access details on sessions, posters, sponsors and speakers before the meeting and onsite.

• Check out exhibitor contact information, booth numbers, and digital promotions.

• Navigate the convention center and downtown St. Louis with restaurant listings and mapping.

• Personalize your experience by tagging sessions, exhibitors, city destinations, and creating exportable notes.

• Receive alerts, reminders or changes about the conference on site in real time.

• Follow APHL social sites and the daily conference summary from within the app.


APHL Experience Schedule | Exhibit HallConnect with APHL staff and discover new resources! Come visit the booth during breaks as we demonstrate new tools and programs created for you. We’re open during exhibit hours with the following scheduled demo times (as of May 3; subject to change).

Monday June 3, 3:30 – 4:30 pm (afternoon break)Laboratory System Improvement Program (L-SIP) QS

Tina Su, APHL and Twila Kunde, New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratory Division

APHL Newborn Screening and Genetics Program Activities NBSJelili Ojodu, APHL

Monday June 3, 5:30 – 7:00 pm (Welcome Reception)APHL MembershipLinette Granen, Drew Gaskins, APHL

Celebrating 20 Years of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) PHPRChris Mangal, Sean Page and Tyler Wolford, APHL

Tuesday June 4, 10:30 – 11:30 am (morning break)Member Resource Center (MRC) KMAndrea Wright, APHL

The ABB Experience: How Certification Can Enhance Your Career WRobyn Atkinson, UT; LeeAnn Hampton, ABB; Eva Perlman, APHL

Tuesday June 4, 12:00 – 1:30 pm (exhibit hall lunch)Analytical Preparedness Full-Scale Exercise Toolkit (AP-FSE) EHLatisha P. Mapp and Yasmin Termeh-Zonoozi, EPA

Tuesday June 4, 3:00 – 4:00 pm (afternoon break)Electronic Test Order and Result (ETOR) Portal and Connectivity IMichelle Meigs, APHL and Andrew Sinyaver, iConnect Consulting

APHL 2018 Training Needs Assessment: What Is the Vision for Future PHL Training? WCathy Johnson, APHL

Wednesday June 5, 10:30 – 11:30 am (morning break)National Biomonitoring Network EHJennifer Liebreich, APHL

Laboratory Information Systems Project Management: A Guidebook for International Implementations GH

Sherrie Stanley, APHL

Wednesday June 5, 12:30 – 2:00 pm (exhibit hall lunch)Public Health Laboratory System Database (PHLSD) KMJacob Rosalez, APHL


Agenda of EventsSunday, June 24:00 pm – 7:00 pmRegistrationDepot Registration

Monday, June 37:00 am – 6:00 pmRegistrationDepot Registration

8:00 am – 11:30 amPRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (separate registration required)

Communicating Value: Telling Your PHL’s Story to Journalists and Other Audiences C COM

Grand Ballroom BC

• Michelle Forman, Manager, Media, Association of Public Health Laboratories

• Gynene Sullivan, Manager, Communications, Association of public Health LaboratoriesYour public health laboratory is doing fascinating and valuable work that people want and need to understand — so how do you communicate about it with journalists, decision makers, students, public information officers and other members of your community? This workshop will focus on the skills necessary to convey technical subjects to non-science audiences.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Identify interesting and relevant stories that clearly illustrate the value of public health

laboratory work

• Describe specific elements of your work in terms that non-scientists can understand and appreciate

• Utilize skills to comfortably build narratives and convey value in discussions with or presentations for a variety of audiences

(588-830-19 – 3.0 contact hours for this session)


Monday, June 3

Bioinformatics Platform Options for Public Health Laboratories ID BIO

Regency Ballroom CModerator: Christin Hanigan, PhD, Senior Specialist, Advanced Molecular Detection, Association of Public Health Laboratories

• Kevin Libuit, MS, Bioinformatics Regional Support Lead Scientist, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services

• Logan Fink, MS, Bioinformatician, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

• Kelly Oakeson, PhD, Chief Scientist, Bioinformatics and Next Generation Sequencing, Utah Department of Health Laboratory

• Joel Sevinsky, PhD, Principal, Bioinformatics Consultant, Northeast Region, Theiagen Consulting LLC

With the introduction of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) into public health laboratories, building infrastructure for data analysis is one of the biggest challenges. Attendees will participate in a combination of lectures and small demonstration stations to gain a deeper understanding of the various platform options available to host bioinformatics pipelines.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Compare an in-house platform, a web-based platform and a commercial bioinformatics

analysis platform• Identify the types of pipelines that can be hosted on various platforms• Explain the necessary infrastructure and expertise needed to utilize each of the platforms


Developing Leadership Skills through Leading Effective Meetings, Coaching and Improving Time Management W MLD

Regency Ballroom ABModerator: Scott Hughes, PhD, Associate Director, New York City Public Health Laboratory

Leading Effective Meetings• Leah Gillis, PhD, HCLD(ABB), APHL Workforce Development Committee Chair,

Retired Laboratory Director, Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories — Miami

The Art and Science of Coaching• Andrew Cannons, PHD, HCLD(ABB), Laboratory Director, Bureau of Public Health

Laboratories-Tampa, Florida Department of Health• Pandora Ray, MA, MPH, Advisor, Leadership Development,

Association of Public Health Laboratories


Monday, June 3

Time and Organizational Management• Kathleen Street, MS, PMP, Laboratory Resource Group Manager,

Texas Department of State Health Services• Kathryn Wangsness, MHA, Chief, Office of Laboratory Services, Arizona State

Public Health LaboratoryThis interactive workshop will provide hands-on instruction related to managing challenging workforce issues. Participants will learn facilitation tools to structure, manage and lead effective meetings; they will learn coaching principles and practices to improve interpersonal dynamics with their staff; and they will learn time management skills to resolve or cope with competing priorities.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to: • Apply facilitation skills for leading more effective meetings • Utilize strategies learned to apply time management tools to increase daily productivity • Employ coaching techniques to enhance communication with staff


Pumping Data into the Digital Heart: How Laboratories Can Gain Efficiencies in Their LIMS I INF

Grand Ballroom AModerators: Jon Lipsky, MBA, PMP, J Michael Consulting,

Mary Kate Yost-Daljev, PhD, J Michael Consulting

• Frank Delin, Director, Office of Information and Technology, State Hygienic Laboratory at The University of Iowa

• Keith Higginbotham, Alabama Department of Public Health

• Shondra Johnson, PMP, Missouri State Public Health Laboratory

• Dari Shirazi, Manager, Health Information Technology, Association of Public Health Laboratories

Many public health laboratories are facing the need to customize, configure or upgrade current Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). This process requires laboratories to evaluate current business and technological needs in order to establish LIMS guidance, requirements and standards that will support their organizational mission. Through facilitated discussion and presentations using real life examples, session participants will consider how laboratory informatics needs have evolved, and best practices to counter those problems as they arise in the LIMS.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the laboratory scientist role when adopting a LIMS in the laboratory• Explain how to incorporate a flexible and relevant LIMS into a laboratory workflow and

understand its benefits• Identify lessons learned and best practices to help ensure a more successful LIMS project



Monday, June 3

11:30 am – 1:30 pmLunch on your own

1:30 pm – 3:30 pmWELCOME AND OPENING SESSIONGrand Ballroom DEF

1:30 pm – 2:00 pmWelcome to St. Louis

Grand Ballroom DEFModerators: Joanne Bartkus, PhD, D(ABMM), APHL President & Director,

Minnesota Public Health Laboratories Division and Grace Kubin, PhD, APHL President-Elect, APHL 2019 Planning Committee Chair and Director, Texas State Public Health Laboratory

• Bill Whitmar, MS, Director, Missouri State Public Health Laboratory

• Scott Becker, MS, Executive Director, Association of Public Health Laboratories

2:00 pm – 3:30 pmPLENARY SESSIONPFAS: Why We Are Looking Toward the Future EH SRV CHM

Grand Ballroom DEFModerators: 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

US EPA representative — TBD

Public Health Emergency Response to PFAS as an Emerging Threat• Jay Fiedler, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Representatives from CDC, US EPA and the state of Michigan will describe their response pathways to the continually evolving threat of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). A facilitated discussion will examine how public health laboratories can play a key role in addressing this critical environmental health issue.


Monday, June 3

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Characterize examples of current federal and state responses to PFAS• Describe the partnerships and resources that will be needed to increase PFAS environmental

and clinical testing capability and capacity at public health laboratories


3:30 pm – 7:00 pmExhibit Hall OpenMidway/PegramPosters available for viewing in the exhibit hall

3:30 pm – 4:00 pmBreak in the Exhibit HallMidway

4:00 pm – 5:30 pmCONCURRENT SESSIONSLaboratory Response to the Opioid Overdose Crisis — The “SURGE” is On EH SRV CHM

Grand Ballroom DEFModerator: 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 Path-ology of Substance Use• Paul Moyer, MS, Minnesota Department of Health

This session will describe the role of public health laboratories in the detection of opioids and novel fentanyl analogs in surveillance samples. New resources and methodology developed by NCEH and available to LRN-C laboratories and directed towards opioid detection in clinical samples will be described. States will describe how collaborations with epidemiologists and utilizing CDC Opioid “Surge” grant funds and LRN-C resources have been used to develop and implement an opioids surveillance program.


Monday, June 3

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• List newly available detection methodology for opioids and novel fentanyl analogs in

clinical samples• Describe the bio-surveillance strategies for opioid overdoses implemented in member States


From Indicators to Pathogens: Technologies and Strategies to Monitor Waterborne Threats EH MCB

Regency Ballroom CModerators: Enoma Omoregie, PhD, New York City Department of Health, Akin Babatola, PhD, City of Santa Cruz (CA) Wastewater Treatment Facility and 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

This session will focus on current and emerging strategies and technologies to monitor waterborne indicators and pathogens within state and local jurisdictions.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Discuss current and emerging monitoring strategies and technologies for waterborne pathogens• Describe the future of environmental virus monitoring



Monday, June 3

Biosafety on the Frontlines: Looking into the Future PHPR EMR SHC MCB RES

Regency Ballroom ABModerator: 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 Cassagrande, PhD, Gryphon Scientific

Through the efforts of CDC and APHL, clinical and public health laboratories have advanced biosafety practices over the past 4 years. This session will review the current status and propose what the future direction will be.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the progress of biosafety programs in clinical laboratories• Discuss the need for research and data to improve biosafety practices


Organizational Knowledge: From On-boarding to Succession Planning KM MLD QMS

Grand Ballroom BCModerator: 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 ServicesKnowledge Management (KM) is “the process of capturing, developing, sharing and effectively using organizational knowledge”. This session will focus on what Knowledge Management is and how public health laboratories can use it to become more efficient, quality driven and reliable through best practices and capturing applied methods, systems and techniques.


Monday, June 3

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Define what knowledge management is and how it can be used to increase efficiency in

their laboratory• Utilize different knowledge management tools to retain knowledge from their aging

workforce and prepare for the evolving millennial trend in the PHL workforce• Adapt and implement at least one of the recruitment and retention ideas that have been

utilized by other member PHLs


5:30 pm – 7:00 pmWelcome Reception in the Exhibit HallMidway

6:00 pm – 6:30 pmPoster authors 1–58 available to discuss their postersPegram/Midway


Tuesday, June 47:00 am – 5:30 pmRegistrationDepot Registration

7:00 am – 8:00 amCoffee and Light Continental BreakfastTerminal B Foyer

7:30 am – 8:30 amINNOVATE!Coffee and Light Breakfast Foods Provided

Hologic – New York CentralMycoplasma Genitalium: An Overlooked STIJoin us for an informative discussion about Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), an often overlooked STI yet listed as an emerging issue in the 2015 CDC Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines. Attendees will gain an understanding of the clinical need to test for MG, detection by Transcription Mediated Amplification of rRNA and prevalence in relation to other common STIs among patients from community-based and STI clinics.

Speaker: • Erik Munson, PhD, Marquette University• Richard Steece, PhD, D(ABMM), Tennessee Department of Health: Laboratory Services

IDEXX – Missouri PacificHow to Reduce Legionnaires’ Disease Risk through Public-Private PartnershipsLegionnaires’ disease is deadly but preventable. Public-private partnerships are a valuable way for environmental and clinical Public Health Laboratory professionals to leverage their expertise to reduce Legionnaires’ disease risk in their communities. With a case study from County of Los Angeles Public Health, this session will provide attendees with: strategies for supporting local facilities’ developing Legionella Water Management Programs (CDC recommendation), resources, practical tips and lessons learned from LA and two other communities.

Speaker: • Patsy Root, Regulatory Affairs Manager, IDEXX


Tuesday, June 4

PerkinElmer — Illinois CentralInnovations in Mass Spectrometry Instrumentation: Automation in Forensic Toxicology & Clinical ApplicationsJoin PerkinElmer for the latest in mass spectrometry applications and instrumentation. Presentation will focus on recent advances in workflow solutions to streamline forensic toxicology, disease detection and newborn screening analytical methodologies.

Speaker: • Sabra Botch-Jones, MS, MA, Boston University

STACS DNA — FriscoStatewide Sample Tracking: Learning from Newborn Screening and Sexual Assault Kit DeploymentsLearn from the seven states now using/deploying Track-Kit to track every step of sample lifecycle, providing an audit trail of inventory, collection, shipping, transit, lab receipt and storage. Thousands of medical and lab professionals, patients, and many others securely access real-time status and location information to manage late delivery, recollections, expiry and inventory. Could sample tracking help your lab work more proactively — saving precious time and better serving stakeholders — to prevent problems, increase transparency and meet regulations?

Speakers: • Heather MacIntosh, VP Business Development, STACS DNA • Cindy Chung, Field Application Specialist, STACS DNA

Streck — BurlingtonValidation of Streck ARM-D® Kit, β-LactamaseStreck ARM-D® kit, β-Lactamase is a qualitative molecular test used for the detection of 9 family-specific gene targets by fluorescently-labeled DNA probes. Streck ARM-D® Kit was assessed to determine the ability of the comprehensive panel to detect antibiotic resistance markers within a patient sample. A comparison study was then performed with Cepheid® Xpert Carba-R to determine specificity between both panels. In addition, a different DNA extraction method was analyzed to decrease testing time. Streck ARM-D Kits (RUO) are for Research Use Only. Not for Use in Diagnostic Procedures.

Speaker: • Flor Hudson, PhD, Houston Health Department

8:30 am – 9:30 amCoffeeGrand Ballroom Foyer


Tuesday, June 4

9:00 am – 10:00 amPLENARY SESSION Grand Ballroom DEF

Interdisciplinary Collaborations Across Academia, Industry, and Public Health for Transformative Population Health Impact

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Moderator: Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, University of Alabama Birmingham

• 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 HealthcareStrategic interdisciplinary partnerships spark innovation, are mutually beneficial to collaborators and ultimately benefit the end-users of healthcare innovation: our patients. With opinion leaders from state and local public health laboratories, spanning the spectrum of diagnostic innovation, this interactive session aims to inform attendees of the framework for fruitful collaborations across academia, industry, and public health, ultimately to unite a diverse audience to promote education and innovative crosstalk in the context of population health.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the value and power of interdisciplinary collaborations for implementing laboratory

solutions with significant medical value, clinical utility, and population health impact• Explain several tangible avenues to initiate cross-disciplinary collaborations, ultimately

bringing PHLs closer to academic research and industry partners by streamlining the innovation pipeline


10:00 am – 10:30 amPoster Speed DatingGrand Ballroom DEFShort presentations by selected poster presenters

10:30 am – 6:30 pmExhibit Hall OpenMidway/PegramPosters available for viewing

10:30 am – 11:00 amBreak in the Exhibit HallMidway


Tuesday, June 4

Poster Speeding Dating Presentations

Tuesday, June 4, 10:00 am – 10:30 am

P-001 Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium Among Men and Women Attending County Health Departments and Family Health Programs in Northern, Northeastern and East Central AlabamaPresenter: Traci Dailey, Alabama Department of Public Health

P-007 Analytical Results Can Only be as Good as the Test Portion!Presenter: Robyn Randolph, Association of Public Health Laboratories

P-008 Electronic Laboratory Reporting for Animal RabiesPresenter: Rachel Shepherd, Association of Public Health Laboratories

P-016 Well Water Quality in Arkansas Child Care Facilities: A Collaborative SuccessPresenter: Kathryn Seely, Arkansas Public Health Laboratory

P-017 Application of PCR-based Methods to Assess Optimal Sample Types for Detection of Sin Nombre Virus (SNV) Nucleic Acid in Deer MicePresenter: Mojgan Deldari, California Department of Public Health

P-020 Detection and Characterization of an Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus Isolated from a Human Following Direct Exposure to Influenza Virus Infected SwinePresenter: Peter Cook, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

P-022 The Recovery of Nontyphoidal Salmonella from CIDT-positive Stool SpecimensPresenter: Katie Dillon, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

P-024 New York City’s Drinking Water Microbiome - Microbial Diversity and DistributionPresenter: Cecilia Kretz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

P-025 Improving Specimen Submission through Data Analysis of Mislabeled Specimens Received by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New York City Public Health LaboratoryPresenter: Marlon Lawrence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

P-026 Analyzing the Performance of Different Types of Coolers and Coolants to Improve Cold Chain TransportationPresenter: David Lowe, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

P-028 Enhanced Opioid Overdose Surveillance in the USPresenter: Desiree Mustaquim, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

P-034 Determining a Sustainability Path for the Public Health Laboratories of the Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Departments of HealthPresenter: Danisha Rivera Nazario, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

P-041 Evaluation of MERS-CoV Testing Capability Among U.S. Laboratory Response Network LaboratoriesPresenter: Brett Whitaker, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

P-044 Detecting Potential Outbreaks and Related Isolates Quickly and Easily using MASHPresenter: Logan Fink, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment


Tuesday, June 4

P-048 Impact of Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Changing Guidance on Public Health: A Laboratory Perspective and Preparedness PlanPresenter: Sarah Elizabeth Totten, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

P-051 From Meeting to Action – Leveraging Indiana’s Environmental Health System MeetingPresenter: Mary Hagerman, Indiana State Public Health Laboratory

P-052 Engaging Children in Science Activities to Build an Interest in STEM FieldsPresenter: Jamie Yeadon-Fabohun, Indiana State Public Health Laboratory

P-055 Culture Based Method to Identify Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae from Surveillance Studies in Healthcare FacilitiesPresenter: Jessica Plemmons, Maryland Department of Health

P-058 Public Health Partnership in Response to Resistant Gonorrhea: Role of Laboratories in Enhancing Local Capacity toward Improved Gonococcal SurveillancePresenter: Sanjib Bhattacharyya, Milwaukee Health Department

P-062 Optimization of Testing Methodologies for the Analysis of Organic Pollutants in Clinical Specimens for a Biomonitoring Surveillance StudyPresenter: Carleen Dingman, New Hampshire Public Health Laboratory

P-066 A Cost-Effective Biomonitoring Approach to Identify Vulnerable Subpopulations Using Metals Data Presenter: Andrew Steffens, New Jersey Dept. of Health

P-069 When Does a Public Health Laboratory Reject Specimens? A Look at Specimen Rejection by Facility and Error Type During a Measles Virus Outbreak in Brooklyn, NY, 2018Presenter: Andrea DeVito, New York City Public Health Laboratory

P-072 What Can a Postdoctoral Fellow Do For Your Public Health Laboratory? Examples from Two Postdocs at the New York City Public Health Laboratory Presenter: Stephen LaVoie, New York City Public Health Laboratory

P-075 Is the Full Picture Necessary? Targeted Sequencing vs. Whole Genome SequencingPresenter: Nadine Peinovich, New York State Department of Health

P-078 Evaluation of Free Carnitine (C0) Cutoffs in Newborn ScreeningPresenter: Robert Dixon, South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control

P-082 Establishing a Medical Cannabis Testing Program in IowaPresenter: Dustin May, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa

P-084 VIM-CRPA in West Texas: Conducting the First Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network Multi-Site Epi-Aid in the United StatesPresenter: Abby Hoffman, Texas Department of State Health Services

P-085 Evaluation of the Vitek MS v3.0 System in the Identification of Clinically Relevant MoldsPresenter: Susan Realegeno, University of California, Los Angeles

For more details, be sure to view their posters in the exhibit hall through 2:00 pm on Wednesday, June 5.


Tuesday, June 4

11:00 am – 12:00 pmCONCURRENT SESSIONSGrand Ballroom DEF

A Dirty Bomb Explodes in the City: Are You Prepared to Respond? EH EMR SEC MLD

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

This session will have updates to radiological and nuclear threats, preparedness and response issues that are relevant to the public health laboratory and response communities.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the current radiological and nuclear threats that may require a large national

response — including a laboratory response• Explain what CDC is doing to help the public health communities prepare for and respond to

a radiological or nuclear incident


Food Safety and Security: How Technology and Regulations Impact Foodborne Outbreaks on a Global Scale FS EMR SRV

Regency Ballroom CModerator: Bill Marler, JD, Marler Clark

• Lisa Korsten, MSc, PhD, DTS-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security

• Tim Dallman, PhD, Health Protection Agency

• Caroline Smith DeWaal, PhD, US Food and Drug AdministrationMarket demand continues to grow for food stuffs which is demonstrated by increased trade and importation of items across international borders. As a consequence of a more interconnected world pathogen detection technologies and national regulations must adapt to ensure a secure food supply. This session will highlight examples of how technology and regulations are meeting these challenges to foodborne outbreaks.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe cases of foodborne disease worldwide, how they are detected, and how imported

food is regulated• Discuss global perspectives on food safety and the need for multi-sectoral, multi-disciplinary

approaches and related partnerships to counter foodborne outbreaks globally



Tuesday, June 4

New Approaches to Old Diseases—Syphilis, Genital Ulcer Disease (GUD) and Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) ID MCB

Regency Ballroom ABModerator: 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

As rates of syphilis continue to rise there is a coincident rise in testing volume. Public health laboratories are struggling to keep up with the testing volume increases while minimizing repetitive use injuries and ensuring laboratory efficiencies. In this session, we will explore how PHLs are using newer and/or automated technology or other innovative approaches to address the rising volumes of syphilis testing as well as how they can partner to bring on new molecular detection of syphilis and LGV.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the benefits and challenges of the traditional algorithm for syphilis testing• List the benefits and challenges of the reverse algorithm for syphilis testing• Discuss the current landscape of molecular diagnostics for syphilis, LGV and other GUDs


Informatics Benefits and Needs Showcase I NBS QMS INF

Grand Ballroom BCModerator: Vanessa Holley, Association of Public Health Laboratories

• Emily Hopkins, MS, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services

• Keith Higginbotham, Alabama Department of Public Health

• Brendan Reilly, Texas Department of State Health ServicesThrough the use of technical tools and LIMS enhancements, as well as making meaningful and targeted use of an abundant volume of data, laboratories are able to realize, address, and solve issues like never before, maximizing benefits internally, as well as to laboratory stakeholders. In this session, panelists will share stories of successful applications of informatics in their laboratories, and the cost and time savings that resulted. These stories will center around newborn screening, administrative capabilities (i.e. billing), and electronic test order and results.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe techniques to use existing technologies to make improvements to laboratory operations • Identify problems or areas within their own laboratories that are not performing at capacity



Tuesday, June 4

12:00 pm – 1:30 pmLunch in the Exhibit Hall (provided)MidwayVisit with the exhibitors and view the posters

12:30 pm – 1:00 pmPosters authors 59–118 available to discuss their postersPegram/Midway

1:30 pm – 3:00 pmCONCURRENT SESSIONSGrand Ballroom DEF

The Future of WGS for AR Pathogens ID I BIO MCB

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

• Kyle Bernstein, PhD, ScM, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Sara Vetter, PhD, D(ABMM), Minnesota Department of Health Public Health LaboratoryThis session will describe how WGS could be applied to public health responses for different antibiotic resistant (AR) pathogens and what informatics challenges we must overcome in order to have these data readily available to public health partners. A panel discussion will highlight specific examples of how WGS has been and will be applied to AR infections, such as carbapnenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, tuberculosis, and drug-resistant gonorrhea, and a public health laboratory’s perspective on informatics challenges and needs for supporting this type of testing.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe types of WGS analyses that can be applied to the detection and characterization of

AR pathogens• Discuss ways in which WGS data can be applied to a public health response against the

spread of AR• List current informatics challenges for sharing WGS data for public health prevention and

describe potential solutions for overcoming these challenges



Tuesday, June 4

Partners in the Field: How Can We Leverage Technology and Collaboration to Improve Laboratory Capacity Globally GH QMS MLD

Regency Ballroom CModerator: Sanjib Bhattacharyya, PhD, City of Milwaukee Health Department• Guy Vernet, PhD, Fondation Mérieux USA• Ralph Timperi, MPH, Association of Public Health Laboratories• Leonard Peruski, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionImproving laboratory capacity on a global scale needs effective partners, innovative leaders, diverse subject matter experts and sustainable resources. Leaders in the field have to be committed and willing to partner with others to achieve shared values and goals. We will hear from global health partners who have invested in quality managed laboratory systems. We will hear of bold approaches and find ways to integrate/collaborate as resources dwindle in the global arena. APHL members and session attendees will be able to learn where they can contribute to and gain from these efforts.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the global investments in improving quality laboratory managed systems • Identify key global health partners in global laboratory capacity development• Appreciate the challenges and successes of global health investments


Marketing Your Mission: How PHLs Can Attract and Retain Top Talent W MLD WFT

Regency Ballroom ABModerator: Leah Gillis, PhD, Florida Department of Public Health Laboratories — Miami (Retired)• Jamie Yeadon-Fagbohun, MS, Indiana State Department of Health Laboratories• Marilyn Freeman, PhD, M(ASCP), Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services• Paul Kimsey, PhD, California Department of Public Health

• Kathryn Ledin, PhD MPH HCLD(ABB), California Department of Public HealthDo you have trouble recruiting bench level scientists, retaining mid-level staff or defining career advancement tracks in your laboratory? If you’ve answered yes to any of the above, you should attend this highly interactive and engaging session. Speakers will tell stories, present solutions and involve the audience in a robust discussion on ways to retain and engage laboratorians at every level in the lab, with a special emphasis on those seeking meaningful work.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Identify the most common reasons laboratorians leave the PHL workforce, according to

survey data• Describe 3 strategies used by laboratories to improve recruitment and retention• Collaborate with laboratorians to brainstorm additional solutions to recruitment and

retention issues



Tuesday, June 4

Collaborative Problem Solving: Emerging Contaminants Case Studies EH QMS MLD CHM

Grand Ballroom BCModerator: Kacee Deener, MPH, US Environmental Protection Agency

• US Environmental Protection Agency representatives — TBD

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

Governments nationwide are contending with environmental contaminants of emerging concern such as cyanotoxins, 1,4-dioxane and those resulting from hydraulic fracturing and chemical spills. This session will provide case examples of these challenges and how state and federal laboratory collaborations were critical to advance solutions.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to: • Describe several examples of emerging contaminant challenges facing states• Identify approaches that can be used to help advance cross-laboratory collaborations

in the future


3:00 pm – 3:30 pmBreak in the Exhibit HallMidway


Creepy Crawlies — Emerging Tick-borne Diseases ID MCB

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

The incidence of tick-borne diseases have been on the rise for a number of years and a handful of new tick-borne agents have recently been identified. This session will explore the factors behind the increase of disease and describe these newer tick-borne agents and their impact to public health.


Tuesday, June 4

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Discuss the changing ecology of ticks and the impact to human risk of tick-borne disease• Describe available laboratory techniques to identify these emerging pathogens


Foodborne and Waterborne Outbreaks: It’s Not Just Salmonella, E. coli and Legionella FS MCB

Regency Ballroom CModerator: 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

This session will provide an interactive presentation on historical outbreaks caused by uncommon agents, updated CIFOR guidelines and tools for Outbreaks of Undetermined Etiology (OUE) and a recent example handled by a PHL.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe an outbreak caused by an uncommon agent

• List CIFOR Outbreaks of Undetermined Etiology (OUE) tools and specimen collection recommendations for OUE outbreaks

• Describe how a PHL handled a recent outbreak caused by an uncommon agent


Raw Animal Food — Emerging Public Health Risk FS MCB

Regency Ballroom ABModerator: Alyssa Dickey, PhD, New York State Dept. of Agriculture & Markets

• Kristina McCallum, Colorado Department of Agriculture

• Matthew J. Forstner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

• Srinivasulu Chigurupati, US Food and Drug Administration

• Megin Nichols, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTo provide PHL staff with knowledge of the emerging public health risks associated with the increased prevalence of raw animal food and the heightened atmosphere of false information associated with these products.


Tuesday, June 4

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the testing challenges of raw animal food analysis• List the Quality Control measures needed when the testing raw animal food produces a

positive result• Discuss suggestions, lessons learned and best practices from raw pet food outbreaks


Fellowships in Action — Public Health Projects from Fellows W MLD

Grand Ballroom BCModerators: Cecilia Kretz, PhD, LLS Fellow, New York City Public Health Laboratory and 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

This session will showcase the work of training programs and fellowships. Fellows and trainees will present their work and describe the impact their research and projects have on advancing public health laboratory science.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the important contributions early and mid-career scientists are making to public

health laboratory science through fellowship and training programs• Provide an overview of some of the public health focused fellowships available



Tuesday, June 4


MALDI-TOF MS in the Public Health Laboratory ID MCB QMS INF

Moderators: Sara J. Blosser, PhD, D(ABMM), Indiana State Department of Health and 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

In this session, real-world users will describe some pathways and pitfalls of MALDI-TOF MS validation, instrument usage and reporting limitations with the goal of decreasing these barriers for the average public-health laboratory user.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the differences between the FDA-approved and RUO-based MALDI platforms, as

well as the implications for validation and reporting requirements• Develop a fuller comprehension of technical/biological limitations of MALDI identification for

commonly encountered PHL pathogens and algorithmic approaches to consider to overcome these limitations


Communicating Biomonitoring Data that Impacts Public Health EH C COM BIO INF

Regency Ballroom CModerator: 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

Biomonitoring investigations yield valuable exposure data that is reported back to participants and published to aid policy decisions. This session will share different approaches to communicating biomonitoring data based on state public health laboratories biomonitoring studies and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Environmental Health tracking program.


Tuesday, June 4

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Communicate biomonitoring data that may impact public health policy• Describe biomonitoring data to participants in a meaningful way and considerations for risk

communication plans• List resources for develop biomonitoring population-based biomonitoring studies


Test Service Cost Analysis and Stakeholder Engagement QS QMS MLD

Regency Ballroom ABModerator: John Fontana, PhD, HCLD(ABB), Oregon State Public Health Laboratory

• Nicole Galloway, PhD, Oregon State Public Health LaboratoryThe Oregon State Public Health Laboratory recently completed a touch-time cost analysis that was conducted to better understand the true cost of testing services. This session will discuss the methodology for conducting this cost analysis as well as the steps taken to engage employees, partners, and clients in the study and its outcomes.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Create a tool to perform a touch-time cost analysis in their own laboratory and include the

laboratory’s overhead costs• Develop an engagement strategy for laboratory staff, partners, and clients


APHL 2020June 8–11, 2020 • Portland, OR

SAVE THE DATE!


Tuesday, June 4

Developing a Laboratory Flexible Funding Model FS QMS MLD

Grand Ballroom BC

• Abram Brown, III, MHA, PMP, FAC-P, PM, US Food and Drug Administration

• Erin Woodom-Coleman, US Food and Drug AdministrationThe FDA is currently supporting our state laboratory partners under several different funding mechanisms. Managing several funding mechanisms has caused an administrative burden to both FDA and partner laboratories. To solve this issue and ensure effective monitoring, oversight, and accountability of the funds, a workgroup was tasked to develop a single funding vehicle. This vehicle, the Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM), will be presented as part of FDA’s communication strategy to ensure awareness to all state public health labs qualified for applying to LFFM funding.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the design, scope and milestones of the LFFM project• List the projected timeline of the model and the Funding Opportunity Announcement• Provide feedback on the LFFM model


5:30 pm – 6:30 pmNetworking Reception in the Exhibit HallMidway


Wednesday, June 57:00 am – 5:30 pmRegistrationDepot Registration

7:00 am – 8:00 amCoffeeTerminal B Foyer

7:30 am – 8:30 amROUNDTABLESNew York Central

Hot Topics in HIV and TB Testing ID MCB

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 ServicesPublic Health Laboratories must continue to adapt to new technology, regulations and testing recommendations to remain relevant in their role. As new technologies emerge, PHLs must also grapple with the benefits and limitations of changing workflows inside their laboratory and the impact to their submitters. This session will provide highlights on the trending topics in HIV and TB testing and best practices from recent national conferences and publications.

Improving Public Health Laboratory Response to Crisis and Emerging Threats: Collaborations and Lessons Learned PHPR EMR MLD

Frisco/BurlingtonModerators: Tyler Wolford, MS, Association of Public Health Laboratories,Cari Roark Sloma, PhD, D(ABMM), Texas Department of State Health Services andMary Bonifas, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

• Andrew Cannons, PhD, HCLD/CC(ABB), Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories — Tampa,

• Jennifer Rakeman, PhD, New York City Public Health Laboratory


Wednesday, June 5

Public health laboratories continually face challenges that test response and transition capabilities. Events like dramatic volume increases, reagent/supply outages, mandated technology changes and unexpected public health events test the ability of public health laboratories to adapt while staying focused on their mission. Story-telling and experience sharing will highlight lessons learned and resources/tools that have helped public health laboratories be flexible, agile and resilient against unforeseen challenges.

Legacy to the Future: How to Retain Knowledge and Best Practices Within the Public Health Laboratory KM PHPR EMR MLD WFT

Illinois CentralModerator: Dongxiang Xia, MD, PhD, D(ABMM), SV(ASCP), Pennsylvania Department of Health

• Michael Marsico, MS, Association of Public Health Laboratories

• Thomas Bannon, MPA, Pennsylvania Department of HealthThe Knowledge Retention Toolkit was designed to ensure a smooth transfer of knowledge from departing personnel to new personnel. This session will cover the development of the Knowledge Retention Toolkit, its intended purpose and how it has been utilized and expanded over the years to include specific sections to assist in retaining the knowledge from biosafety and biosecurity officers and quality assurance mangers.

A Novel Approach to Mitigate Public Health Laboratory Director Shortage W MLD WFT

Missouri PacificModerator: Max Salfinger, MD, University of South Florida

• 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

• Second-year DrPH student — TBDIn 2013, APHL published a Position Statement entitled “Public Health Laboratory Workforce Shortage”. An implementation step was “Working with academic partners to help develop, implement and maintain a doctoral program in public health laboratory science and practice employing distance learning and public health, environmental and agricultural laboratory scientists as field-based applied research sites”. In 2017, an on-line DrPH Public Health and Clinical Laboratory Science and Practice program was established at the University of South Florida, College of Public Health. This session will provide discussion on the development and content of this program. DrPH students currently enrolled in the program will also participate in this roundtable.


Wednesday, June 5


9:00 am – 10:30 amAwards Ceremony and BreakfastRegency BallroomSponsored by Hologic, Inc.

10:00 am – 2:00 pmExhibit Hall openMidway/PegramPosters available for viewing in the exhibit hall

10:30 am – 11:00 amBreak in the Exhibit HallMidway

11:00 am – 12:30 pmPLENARY SESSIONGrand Ballroom DEF

20 Years of the Laboratory Response Network: Past, Present and Future PHPR EMR

Moderators: Julie Villanueva, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rudy Johnson, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Grace Kubin, PhD, Texas Department of State Health Services

• Philip Lee, MS, FIBMS, Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories — Jacksonville

• Noel Stanton, MS, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

• Jessica Chenette, Vermont Department of Health Laboratory

• Joanne Andreadis, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionIn 2019, the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) will celebrate 20 years of preparedness and response efforts that protect the public’s health against biological, chemical, and radiological threats, as well as emerging infectious diseases. This session will discuss the origins of the LRN, highlight responses to biological and chemical threat agents and toxins (e.g., anthrax and ricin) and outline the future of the LRN as it evolves to expand capabilities and capacities to respond and protect the public from these threats.


Wednesday, June 5

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the purpose and capabilities of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) to respond

to biological, chemical threats and emerging infectious diseases• Highlight best practices and lessons learned from LRN responses to a variety of public

health threats• Discuss strategies being developed and employed by LRN partners to improve threat

preparedness and response


12:30 pm – 2:00 pmLunch in the Exhibit Hall (provided)MidwayVisit with the exhibitors and view posters

1:30 pmRaffle Drawing in the Exhibit HallMidway

2:00 pm – 3:00 pmPLENARY SESSIONGrand Ballroom DEF

Dr. Katherine Kelley Distinguished Lecture — What the Eyes Don’t See EH C CHM EMR

Moderator: Joanne Bartkus, PhD, D(ABMM), Minnesota Public Health Laboratories Division

• Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, Michigan State University and author of What the Eyes Don’t See

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha is the pediatrician who first researched and revealed the lead in the blood of Flint, Michigan’s children in 2014. She spearheaded efforts to reveal, publicize, and fix Flint, Michigan’s water crisis. In her talk, she explores the horrific reality of how misguided austerity policies and callous bureaucratic indifference placed an entire city at risk. She will be available to sign her book, What the Eyes Don’t See, after this session.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Discuss the realities of lead poisoning through water consumption• Describe ways to ensure water is tested and made safe from lead



Wednesday, June 5

3:00 pm – 3:30 pmBreak with book signing — What the Eyes Don’t SeeGrand Ballroom Foyer


A Systems Approach to the Impact of Lead on Public Health EH CHM

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

There are a number of opportunities to address lead poisoning and elimination. Following Dr. Mona-Attisha’s lecture, federal and state representatives will outline how they are addressing lead poisoning, their goals for the future and the vital role public health labs play. Attendees will learn about the role that lead continues to play in environmental health. Presentations and a panel discussion will describe lead’s impact on children, drinking water, public health and public health laboratories today.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the health effects of low levels of lead in children and on public health practice• Discuss how the federal government is addressing lead poisoning and lead elimination in Flint

and beyond


Infrastructure Solutions for Bioinformatics Implementation in a State Laboratory ID BIO

Regency Ballroom CModerator: Kevin Libuit, MS, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services

• Joel Sevinsky, PhD, Theiagen Consulting LLC

• Dave Boxrud, MS, Minnesota Department of Public Health

• Kelly Oakeson, PhD, Utah Public Health Laboratory

• Lauren Turner, PhD, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services


Wednesday, June 5

Bioinformatics requires more advanced computational resources than currently available at most state public health laboratories. This session will provide insight on how leading laboratories in the state public health bioinformatics community have expanded their institution’s computational infrastructure to support advanced NGS data analytics.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe why computational needs for bioinformatics differs from other public health works• List the different approaches laboratories have adopted to expand their state’s

computational infrastructure• Discuss the benefits and challenges associated with the different approaches to inform

decisions about their state’s development of bioinformatics resources


Expanding Capacity and Partnerships: New Approaches to Legionella Response EH MLD QMS

Regency Ballroom ABModerator: 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

This session will discuss Legionella outbreak responses at different scales with a focus on partnerships and collaborative efforts between the laboratory and the public health system.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the levels of Legionella lab testing capacity, outbreak investigation logistics and

how Legionella ecology can guide lab result interpretation• Define key partners necessary for outbreak response, remediation and long-term follow-up



Wednesday, June 5

The Impact of Visualization on Laboratory Data Management I INF

Grand Ballroom BCModerator: Rachel Shepherd, Association of Public Health Laboratories

• Stephen Soroka, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Garrett Peterson, Yahara Software

• Harvey W. Kaufman, MD, MBA, FCAP, Quest DiagnosticsAlthough data visualization techniques are currently underutilized in public health laboratory settings, they hold tremendous power to provide unique insight into laboratory operations and can be used as a key factor in decision making. In this session, we will look at the different kinds of data management and big data techniques available, as well as the different types of data labs may be trying to collect. This session will aim to illuminate some immediate capabilities of laboratories to harness the power of their data and use that information to improve efficiency and operations.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe the importance of laboratory data and its ability to tell powerful stories, when

captured and communicated effectively• Discuss ideas for visualization techniques they could employ within their own laboratory


4:30 pm – 5:00 pmBreakGrand Ballroom Foyer

5:00 pm – 6:00 pmMember AssemblyGrand Ballroom DEF


Thursday, June 67:00 am – 1:00 pmRegistrationDepot Registration

7:00 am – 8:00 amCoffeeTerminal B Foyer

7:30 am – 8:30 amROUNDTABLESIllinois Central

Preparing Sentinel Clinical Laboratories: Safety, Biological Risk Assessments and Other Biosafety Issues PHPR EMR

Moderator: Drew Fayram, MS, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa

• 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 ServicesThis roundtable will discuss the impact that an ELC funded Biosafety Officer position had on expanding training and outreach of biosafety principles to sentinel clinical laboratories throughout state and federal levels and how those efforts may be sustained.

How Using the Public Health Laboratory Systems Database Can Help You and Your Laboratory KM I INF

Frisco/BurlingtonModerator: 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 LaboratoryThe Public Health Laboratory Systems Database (PHLSD) was developed to serve as a national test and equipment directory for public health laboratories. This session will introduce the PHLSD and explain the benefits members will gain by populating and utilizing database.


Thursday, June 6

Overcoming Challenges or Maintaining Post-L-SIP Assessment Quality Improvement Activities KM QMS MLD

Missouri PacificModerator: Twila Kunde, MPH, MBA, New Mexico Scientific Laboratory Division

• Christopher L. Ball, PhD, HCLD(ABB), Idaho Bureau of Laboratories

• Marilyn Bibbs Freeman, PhD, M(ASCP), Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services

Several recent Laboratory System Improvement Program (L-SIP) participants will share their experiences maintaining post-L-SIP assessment quality improvement activities. The roundtable session will give attendees ideas for developing strategies to prioritize and implement L-SIP recommendations to strengthen their state or local public health laboratory system. This session will facilitate a discussion maintaining stakeholder ownership and engagement for continual system improvement.

A New Public Health Laboratory Workforce: The Rise of the Millennial Laboratorians W MLD

New York CentralModerator: Tamara Theisen, MT(ASCP), Saginaw County (MI) Department of Health

• Larry Seigler, PhD, D(ABMM), Houston Public Health LaboratoryAfter analyzing multiple APHL administered workforce surveys, it is evident that more millennials are joining the Public Health Laboratory workforce but choosing not to remain in the workforce for more than 5 years. This session will discuss the important findings from a focus group with PHL millennials on why they choose to work in a PHL, why they choose to remain in a PHL and trends in their training needs and desires. The roundtable will also cover discussion on different PHLs models of recruitment and retention practices based on feedback from millennials, managers and supervisors.



Thursday, June 6

9:00 am – 10:30 amCONCURRENT SESSIONSGrand Ballroom DEF

Weird Science: Unusual Cases in Infectious Diseases ID MCB

Moderator: Shaka Brown, Capital Congress

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.

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

The public health laboratory is often the laboratory of last resort for diagnosis of unusual cases, detection of emerging infectious diseases and outbreaks. In this session, short cases will be presented to a panel and the audience, to see if they can solve the diagnostic puzzles, along with educating the audience about how to be prepared for some of these unusual and challenging infectious disease cases in the public health laboratory.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Describe unusual and challenging cases related to infectious diseases/emerging infectious

diseases/outbreaks of public health importance• Discuss strategies in the public health laboratory to build the capability and capacity to

respond to unusual and/or emerging infectious diseases

(588-828-19 - 1.5 contract hours for this session)


Thursday, June 6

Laboratory Impacts Post PulseNet Transition to WGS FS INF BIO

Regency Ballroom CModerator: 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

This session will allow member laboratories the opportunity to discuss how the transition to whole genome sequencing for PulseNet surveillance has impacted laboratory workflow and surveillance efforts.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Discuss challenges associated with increased cost of sequencing based on volume of the

laboratory• Explain how sequence information can be better shared and used at the state level• Describe how to adjust laboratory workflows to best accommodate WGS


Environmental Radiation Exposed: Who’s Looking Where to Protect the Public? EH EMR INF

Regency Ballroom ABModerator: 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

Naturally occurring and man-made radioisotopes present many different avenues for environmental radiation exposure to the public. Governmental laboratories are continuing to discern and monitor these avenues to ensure levels remain safe for everyday radiation exposure.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Explain how analytical data is used to determine public radiation exposures



Thursday, June 6

Innovative Opportunities for Collaboration: An Overview of 2017–2018 Self-Directed Regional Network Projects KM QMS MLD

Grand Ballroom BCModerator: 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 and • Deborah Severson, MT(ASCP), Fairfax County (VA) Health Department Laboratory

With support from CDC, APHL offers mini-grants with a focus on innovative opportunities to strengthen capabilities within self-directed regional networks. The focus of this breakout session will be to highlight the projects that three regional networks undertook in 2017–2018 that included a safety symposium for public health and clinical laboratories that was led by the biosafety officers, an emerging leader program and a compensation study. An overview of each project will be given, including implementation, major findings, lessons learned and next steps.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• List the major activities of each regional network project• Describe how each of the regional networks benefited from undertaking each project• Identify one next step that can apply to any regional network or consortium


10:30 am – 11:00 amBreakGrand Ballroom Foyer


Thursday, June 6

11:00 am – 12:30 pmPLENARY SESSIONGrand Ballroom DEF

LaboraStory Corps: You Did WHAT in that Lab? C COM MLD

Moderator: Michelle Forman, Association of Public Health Laboratories

• Joanne Bartkus, PhD, D(ABMM), Minnesota Department of Health

• Paul Kimsey, PhD, Caliifornia Department of Public HealthExperienced laboratorians may remember lab practices that would make any new lab scientist cringe! While current debates over cell phones and personal fans are common discussions of lab safety, it was not long ago when eating at the bench, mouth pipetting or worse was commonplace. In this session lab scientists with different levels of experience will tell stories of safety practices and pose questions to inform future safety policies. Panelists will explore storytelling as a way to convey the importance of lab safety practices while strengthening staff relationships.

At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to:• Identify real stories that can be used to convey important internal messages• Explain that using stories to convey internal laboratory rules and procedures makes them

more memorable, more effective and helps build relationships among staff between pay-grades and generations

• Incorporate stories into their own lab safety and operations messaging


12:30 pmMeeting adjourns

1:00 pm – 8:30 pmOptional tour of the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory and Missouri State Environmental Laboratory


Awards Breakfast

Notebooks

General Conference Support

Tote Bags

Water Bottles

THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS!


Exhibit Hall ScheduleMonday, June 3 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm Hall Open 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Afternoon Break 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Poster authors #1-59 available for questions

Tuesday, June 4 10:00 am – 6:30 pm Hall Open 10:00 am – 11:00 am Morning Break 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch (provided in the hall) 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Poster authors #60-118 available for questions 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Afternoon Break 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Networking Reception

Wednesday, June 5 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Hall Open 10:30 am – 11:00 am Morning Break 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch (provided in the hall) 1:30 am – 2:00 pm Raffle Drawing

Exhibit Hall RaffleVisit with the vendors and win prizes! Take the exhibit raffle card from your totebag and visit each exhibit booth. Ask one of the booth personnel to sign their initials in the box corresponding to their booth number. When all of the boxes are filled turn in the card at the registration desk. Cards must be turned in at the registration desk no later than 1:00 pm on Wednesday, June 5. Be sure to include your name on the card. Winners of the prizes will be announced starting at 1:30 pm on Wednesday in the exhibit hall. You must be present to win.

Prizes include the following:

• Two coach airline tickets on Delta Airlines to anywhere in the continental US• One complimentary registration to the APHL 2020• One coach airline ticket on Delta Airlines to anywhere in the continental US • $100 Amazon gift card (compliments of Thermo Fisher Scientific)• One coach airline ticket on American Airlines to anywhere in the continental US• $200 Amazon gift card (compliments of InBios International)• Mystery bag of St. Louis/Missouri memorabilia • $100 Amazon gift card (compliments of Chembio Diagnostic Systems) • $100 Amazon gift card (compliments of Waters Corporation)• SCIEX laptop backpack & swag (compliments of SCIEX)• $100 Visa gift card (compliments of Healthpac Computer Systems)• Fitbit Charge 3 (compliments of VWR)• The Last Great Wild Places: Forty Years of Wildlife Photography by Thomas Mangelsen by

Todd Wilkinson (compliments of the University of South Florida)• Apple AirPods (compliments of Streck)• Echo Dot bundle (compliments of Gold Standard Diagnostics)

APHL Staff and exhibitors are not eligible.

Legal notice: Winners are responsible for any taxes that may be due on their prizes. Please consult your tax advisor for details.


101 Randox Laboratories, Ltd

102 Ruvos

104 Abbott

105 ABSA International

106 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DLS

107 Cardinal Health OptiFreight® Logistics

108 InnovaPrep

109 Quidel Corporation

114 Roche Diagnostics

117 LIMSABC, LLC

119/121 Hologic

124 Quantabio

125 Biotage

126 Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

127 Pro-Lab Diagnostics

128 National Jewish Health

131 Nikon Instruments, Inc.

202 Luminex Corporation

203 Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc.

204 Orchard Software Corporation

205 ArcBio

206 Puritan Medical Products Company, LLC

207 Streck

208 STACS DNA

209 IDEXX

210 Fujirebio US, Inc.

214 PerkinElmer

224 HDR

225 Waters Corporation

226 GERSTEL, Inc.

227 STAT Courier Services, Inc.

228 Genial Compliance Systems/Rainbow Scientific, Inc.

229 American Public Health Association

230 Art’s Way Scientific

231/233 HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC

232 Advanced Instruments

234 Healthpac Computer Systems, Inc

235 Oxford Nanopore Technologies

236 Bio-Rad Laboratories

237/239 INTEGRA Biosciences

238 High-Purity Standards

243 HOK

245 DiaSorin, Inc.

247 CDC/NCEZID

303 Qualtrax, Inc.

305 Bruker

307 Vela Diagnostics

309 ChromaCode

311 Thermo Fisher Scientific

312 Cepheid

314 SCIEX

316 Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

318/320 QIAGEN, Inc.

322 Worldwide Diagnostics

325 MRIGlobal

327 VWR, part of Avantor

329 iConnect Consulting, Inc.

330 Illumina

331 Applied Bioinformatics Laboratory/IHRC

332 MetaSystems

333 OpenELIS Foundation

334/336 InBios International

335 US EPA Office of Research/Development

337 NMS Labs

339 Applied Maths/bioMeriuex

340 University of South Florida

342 Gold Standard Diagnostics

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Abbott Booth 104100 Abbott Park, CP1-4, Abbott Park, IL 60064 • 847.946.3772 Platinum Memberwww.abbott.com

Abbott is a leader in infectious disease and other testing using immunoassay and molecular platforms. Many of the tests are also available with our leading Alere point of care products. Abbott’s STARLIMS lab information systems help integrate and improve the flow of data within the laboratory.

ABSA International Booth 1051200 Allanson Rd, Mundelein, IL 60060 • 847.949.1517www.absa.org

ABSA International (American Biological Safety Association) was founded in 1984 to serve the growing needs of biosafety professionals internationally. ABSA’s core purpose is to promote and expand biosafety expertise through training, the annual biosafety conference, publications, professional networking, biosafety resources, advocacy, laboratory accreditation and professional credentials.

Advanced Instruments Booth 232Two Technology Way, Norwood, MA 02062 • 781.471.2159www.aicompanies.com

Advanced Instruments is a global provider of scientific and analytical instruments for the clinical, biopharmaceutical and food-and-beverage industries. The Anoxomat® III produces anaerobic, microaerophilic, or custom environments, such as capnophilic, within a few minutes. Unmatched flexibility, exact and repeatable performance – all at substantial operational cost savings to your lab.

American Public Health Association Booth 229800 I St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 • 202.777.2742www.apha.org

APHA Press, an imprint of the American Public Health Association, provides public health practitioners, scholars and students with accessible and affordable resources of the highest quality.

LIST OF EXHIBITORS


Applied Bioinformatics Laboratory/IHRC Booth 3312 Ravinia Dr., Suite 120, Atlanta, GA 30346• 678.938.0844www.abil.ihrc.com

The Applied Bioinformatics Laboratory (ABiL) is a private-public partnership between IHRC, Inc., and Georgia Institute of Technology’s Bioinformatics Graduate Program. ABiL provides tailored bioinformatics solutions and workforce development training to government, academic, non-profit and industry sectors. Our highly qualified and diverse team provides cutting edge solutions for your bioinformatics needs.

Applied Maths/bioMerieux Booth 33911940 Jollyville Rd., Suite 115-N, Austin, TX 78759 • 512.482.9708 Silver Memberwww.applied-maths.com

BioNumerics: the one universal bioinformatics solutions to store and analyze all your biological data. BioNumerics offers unparalleled options for gel analysis, sequence analysis (wgMTLST and wgSNP analysis), character data and more. Powerful databasing, integrated networking, visualization and decision-making tools including data mining, querying, clustering, identification and statistics all in one user-friendly software program.

ArcBio Booth 20510 Canal Park, Suite 201, Cambridge, MA 02141 • 617.909.6801 Corporate Colleaguewww.arcbio.com

Arc Bio is revolutionizing pathogen detection by developing novel NGS laboratory and software solutions that allow for fast, precise and cost-effective analysis. Our mission is to improve the human condition by transforming how infectious disease is diagnosed, treated and managed.

Art’s Way Scientific Booth 230203 Oak St., Monona, IA 52159 • 563.539.2335www.buildingsforscience.com

Art’s Way Scientific is a leading producer of technical turnkey research, vivarium, and diagnostic laboratories. Art’s-Way designs, develops, manufactures, and installs a complete custom engineered building for biocontainment, public health, laboratory animal research, food safety, and general laboratory space requirements.

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Booth 3165350 Lakeview Parkway South Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46268 • 919.381.7796www.beckman.com

At Beckman Coulter, we are dedicated to advancing and optimizing the laboratory. For over 80 years, we have been a trusted partner for laboratory professionals while advancing scientific research and patient care. We have a global role focused on partnerships, innovation, reliability and efficiency to support your important work.


Bio-Rad Laboratories Booth 2364000 Alfred Nobel Dr., Hercules, CA 94547 • 510.741.1000 Platinum Memberwww.bio-rad.com

Bio-Rad Laboratories provides a full range of infectious disease reagents and related instrumentation for clinical testing. With an expertise in HIV screening and confirmation, Bio-Rad Laboratories is the answer for clinical laboratory testing.

Biotage Booth 12510430 Harris Oaks Blvd., Suite C, Charlotte, NC 28269 • 704.654.4900www.biotage.com

Biotage is a leading provider of Sample Prep and Evaporation Instruments and Consumables for the cleanup of samples from many matrices, including urine, blood, oral fluid and tissue. Sample prep systems include the New Generation Biotage® TurboVap LV and TurboVap II Solvent Evaporators, Extrahera Automated Sample Prep system, Biotage Lysera Homogenizer, RapidTrace+, and PRESSURE+.

Bruker Booth 30540 Manning Road, Billerica, MA 01821 • 978.663.3660 Silver Memberwww.bruker.com

By using our expertise as a worldwide leading provider of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, Bruker developed the MALDI Biotyper - a revolutionary approach for analysis of microorganisms. Within a few years, the MALDI Biotyper has become the worldwide leading solution for clinical microbiology, as well as for water, pharmaceutical and food testing

Cardinal Health OptiFreight® Logistics Booth 1077000 Cardinal Place, Dublin, OH 43017 • 614.757.3431www.cardinalhealth.com/optifreight-lab

Your single source to save. Cardinal Health helps your lab thrive with freight management for local and national deliveries from OptiFreight® Logistics, a broad portfolio of cost-effective laboratory products and custom kitting solutions to ensure specimen integrity.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Booth 106Division of Laboratory Systems2400 Century Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA 30345 • 404.718.5729www.cdc.gov/labsystems

The Division of Laboratory Systems’ mission is to improve public health surveillance and practice as well as patient outcomes by advancing clinical laboratory quality and safety, data and biorepository science and workforce competency.


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Booth 247National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30330 • 404.639.3311www.cdc.gov/ncezid

In CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), our expert scientists, laboratories, and emergency responders work around the clock to protect people from a multitude of health threats, including antibiotic-resistant infections, foodborne outbreaks, bioterrorism, deadly diseases like Ebola and rabies, disease that cross borders, and illnesses spread from mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas.

Cepheid Booth 312904 Caribbean Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94089 • 408.745.4770 Silver Memberwww.cepheid.com

Cepheid is a leading molecular diagnostics company that is dedicated to improving healthcare by developing, manufacturing, and marketing accurate yet easy to use molecular systems and tests. Through its strong molecular biology capabilities, the company is focusing on those applications where accurate, rapid and actionable test results are needed most, such as managing infectious diseases and cancer.

Chembio Diagnostics Systems, Inc. Booth 2033661 Horseblock Rd., Medford, NY 11763 • 631.924.1135 Silver Memberwww.chembio.com

Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets point-of-care diagnostics for the rapid detection of infectious diseases globally. Chembio’s 3 HIV rapid tests (FDA approved & CLIA waived) are available for oral fluid, blood, serum, and plasma, require the least invasive sample size, and are simple, reliable, and fast. Chembio’s DPP® Zika IgM System (FDA EUA) is the first rapid Zika IgM test.

ChromaCode Booth 3092330 Faraday Ave., Suite 100, Carlsbad, CA 92008 • 442.244.4370www.chromacode.com

ChromaCode is redefining molecular testing through data science. ChromaCode’s HDPCR™ multiplexing technology is the unique coupling of widely-used, low-cost chemistries with proprietary software using data science algorithms empowering the enormous, global installed base of real-time and digital PCR instrumentation to perform multiplex testing at a very low cost.


DiaSorin, Inc. Booth 2451951 Nowrthwestern Ave., Stillwater, MN 55082 • 651.439.9710 Gold Memberwww.diasorin.com

DiaSorin, a global leader in laboratory diagnostics, is advancing the future of specialty immunodiagnostics. For over 50 years DiaSorin has developed, produced, and commercialized diagnostic tests that support clinical laboratory needs by providing solutions that are reliable, innovative, fully automated and standardized.

Fujirebio US, Inc. Booth 210205 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355 • 610.854.2096www.fujirebio-us.com

Fujirebio is a global leader in the field of IVD with more than 50 years’ experience in the conception, development, production and worldwide commercialization of robust IVD products. These span the range from specialized testing to fully automated routine clinical laboratory testing solutions covering a variety of disease states.

Genial Compliance Systems/Rainbow Scientific, Inc. Booth 22883 Maple Ave., Windsor, CT 06095 • 860.298.8382 Silver Memberwww.rainbowscientific.com

iPassport is the industry leading document control and inspector preparation solution, specifically developed for lab accreditation. Achieve and maintain compliance by ensuring all documents are controlled. Cross reference checklist questions with evidence of compliance. Identify and manage any potential non-conforming events ahead of inspections. Stop by the booth for a demonstration.

GERSTEL, Inc. Booth 226701 Digital Dr., Suite J, Linthicum, MD 21090 • 410.247.5885www.gerstelus.com

GERSTEL is focused on developing and producing systems for chemical analysis. Our main emphasis is automated sample preparation and sample introductions for GS, GSMS and LCMS. We can provide “turnkey” solutions with integrated software control via the flexible and easy-to-use MAESTRO software.

Gold Standard Diagnostics Booth 3422851 Spafford St., Davis, CA 95618www.gsdx.us

Gold Standard Diagnostics provides comprehensive diagnostic solutions that improve lab efficiency and minimize costs, along with outstanding customer service. Our extensive assay menu includes autoimmune, infectious disease, and endocrinology tests, while our suite of instruments include immunoblot, ELISA, and Syphilis RPR automation. We can bring your send-out tests in house, optimize your testing workflow, improve your test results, and simplify your laboratory experience.


HDR Booth 22430 West Monroe, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60606 • 312.470.9531 Diamond Memberwww.hdrinc.com

HDR promotes public health around the globe through the design of safe and secure facilities that provide testing, diagnostic and epidemiological services to improve human, animal, and environmental health. We strive for innovation and are committed to work on the frontlines of public health to help prevent and contain outbreaks of infectious disease.

Healthpac Computer Systems Booth 2341010 E. Victory Dr., Savannah, GA 31405 • 800.831.9419www.healthpac.net

Laboratory Billing Software utilizing powerful scrubbers and error checking processes setting Healthpac apart from competitors! Bi-directional, HL7 electronic data interfacing provides integrations to hospitals and LIMS; cloud, server, and outsource solutions. Easy access reporting of essential data for tracking payer performance/reimbursement rates, all essential tools in today’s competitive laboratory.

High-Purity Standards Booth 2387221 Investment Dr., North Charleston, SC 29418 • 843.767.7900www.highpuritystandards.com

High-Purity Standards proudly serves the scientific community with high quality spectrometric standards and reference materials for AA, ICP, ICP-MS, GC, GC-MS and IC, and has now expanded our stocked reference materials to include ISO Guide 34 multi-component organic reference materials.

HOK Booth 24310 S. Broadway, Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63102 • 314.421.2000www.hok.com

HOK is a global provider of planning, design and delivery solutions for the built environment. Since the firm’s founding in 1955, HOK has developed into one of the world’s largest, most diverse and respected design practices. HOK’s extensive experience in the design of public health and safety laboratories gives us unique insight into the operational and security requirements to protect public health and safety.

Hologic Booths 119 & 12110210 Genetic Center Dr., San Diego, CA 92121 • 619.314.0984 Diamond Memberwww.hologic.com

A global champion of women’s health, Hologic is an innovative medical technology company that enables healthier lives everywhere, every day through The Science of Sure: Clinical superiority that delivers life-changing diagnostic, detection, surgical and medical aesthetic products rooted in science and driven by technology.


HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC Booths 231 & 2338601 Six Forks Rd., Suite 160, Raleigh, NC 27615 • 919.855.8716 Gold Memberwww.horizonlims.com

HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC (previously ChemWare) has provided laboratory information management solutions and services to highly regulated and mission-critical analytical laboratories including many of the most automated environmental, industrial hygiene, public health, clinical, drug toxicology, energy and water quality laboratories in North America since 1987. HORIZON LIMS is used by many state and municipal public health labs, the largest investor-owned water utility in the US and the country’s second largest environmental testing services network.

iConnect Consulting, Inc. Booth 329151 23rd Ave., San Francisco, CA 94121 • 410.585.4695www.iconnectconsulting.com

iConnect Lab Web Portal (LWP) is a secure web-based platform offering laboratory customers an intuitive, efficient and paperless interface to order tests, track progress and review results. LWP is easy to integrate with practices, laboratory information systems and to access from any web-enabled device. iConnect also provides LIMS implementation services.

IDEXX Booth 209One IDEXX Dr., Westbrook, ME 04092 • 800.321.0207 Silver Memberwww.idexx.com/water

IDEXX’s culture testing solutions deliver easy, rapid, accurate and cost-effective information on water quality worldwide. IDEXX’s Legiolert test accurately quantifies Legionella pneumophila, the primary cause of Legionnaires’ disease, with a confirmed result in seven days. IDEXX’s simple Pseudalert test accurately detects Pseudomonas aeruginosa in building water, spas and pools.

Illumina Booth 3305200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA 92122 • 858.202.4500 Platinum Memberwww.illumina.com

Illumina is improving human health by unlocking the power of the genome. Our focus on innovation has established us as the global leader in sequencing and array-based technologies, serving customers in research, clinical and applied markets. Our products are used for applications in life sciences, oncology and other emerging segments.


InBios International Booths 334 & 336307 Westlake Ave. N., #300, Seattle, WA 98109 • 206.326.5409 Silver Memberwww.inbios.com

InBios develops and manufactures high quality immunodiagnostics with superior performance for infectious diseases. Products include ELISA kits for Zika, West Nile, dengue and chikungunya and the FDA cleared Chagas rapid test. Products transitioning to market include ELISA’s for strongyloides and filaria and rapid tests for melioidosis, dengue, Zika and chikungunya.

InnovaPrep Booth 108132 E. Main St., #68, Drexel, MO 64742 • 816.619.3375www.innovaprep.com

InnovaPrep makes sample collection and concentration tools for modern microbiology. Specifically, they rapidly concentrate biological threats from air, surfaces and liquids to improve the sensitivity of any analysis method whether molecular or culture based. Applications include biodefense; food, drug and water safety; diagnostic research; biopharma; and industrial/environmental monitoring.

INTEGRA Biosciences Booths 237 & 2392 Wentworth Dr., Hudson, NH 03051 • 603.578.5800www.integra-biosciences.com

INTEGRA is a leading provider of high-quality laboratory tools for liquid handling and media preparation. We are committed to fulfilling the needs of our customers in research, diagnostics and quality control within the life science and medical industry. Visit www.integra-biosciences.com to see our new automated sample processor, the ASSIST PLUS!

LIMSABC, LLC Booth 117500 E. Broward Blvd., Suite 1710, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33394 • 800.834.8618www.limsabc.com

When you need accurate, dependable lab results communicated in a timely manner, turn to a company with the experience and knowledge to deal with the unique challenges of public health informatics. LIMSABC provides seamless integration of clinical and administrative data and can bring true interoperability to your organization in a matter of weeks — not months.


Luminex Corporation Booth 20212212 Technology Blvd., Austin, TX 78727 • 512.381.4311 Diamond Memberwww.luminexcorp.com

Luminex Corporation is committed to creating innovative, breakthrough solutions to help our customers improve health and advance science worldwide. Our goal is to transform global healthcare and life science research through the development, manufacturing, and marketing of proprietary instruments and assays that deliver cost-effective, rapid results to clinicians and researchers.

MetaSystems Booth 33270 Bridge St., Suite 100, Newton, MA 02548 • 617.924.9950www.metasystems.org

MetaSystems is a leading manufacturer of automated slide-scanning imaging systems and high-quality DNA FISH probes, for clinical laboratories and biomedical research. We are a global leader in high throughput innovative automation and imaging solutions for scientists and clinicians in microbiology, cytogenetics, pathology, hematology, toxicology, and forensic sciences.

MRIGlobal Booth 325425 Volker Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64110 • 816.853.7600 Silver Memberwww.mriglobal.org

As contract researchers for government, industry and academia since 1944, MRIGlobal addresses some of the world’s greatest challenges. Our customized solutions (national security, defense, health) include R&D in clinical research support, infectious disease, biological threat agent detection, global biological engagement, in vitro diagnostics, and laboratory management and operations.

National Jewish Health Booth 128Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories Gold Member1400 Jackson St., Denver, CO 80206 • 303.398.1669www.njlabs.org

National Jewish Health Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories perform a wide variety of diagnostic tests covering many specialty areas including: tuberculosis, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and other infectious diseases, as well as infectious disease therapeutic drug monitoring, genome analysis for cystic fibrosis, immunodeficiency, immunology and complement activation. The laboratory is CLIA, CAP, and ISO 15189 accredited.


Nikon Instruments Booth 1311300 Walt Whitman Rd., Melville, NY 11747 • 631.547.4067www.microscope.healthcare.nikon.com

Nikon Instruments Inc. is a world leader in optical and digital imaging technology for healthcare applications. Nikon will be exhibiting the Eclipse Ci series of clinical microscopes with Remote Live Viewing for virtual collaborations and OS-15-N digital slide scanning system, configured with industry-leading Nikon optics.

NMS Labs Booth 337 200 Welsh Rd., Horsham, PA 19044www.nmslabs.com

NMS Labs is an international forensic and clinical reference laboratory that is unsurpassed in its scope of toxicology tests, accuracy of results, scientific expertise, and innovation. The state-of-the-art headquarters includes clinical, forensic and research facilities, a dedicated and secure crime laboratory, and is staffed by more than 350 highly trained professionals. NMS Labs is passionate about promoting public health and safety.

OpenELIS Foundation Booth 3337231 MacIntosh Way, Egg Harbor, WI54209 • 651.271.9094 Silver Memberwww.openelis.org

The OpenELIS Foundation provides training and support for the OpenELIS laboratory information system. OpenELIS is an open source system developed for use in domestic and global public health and clinical laboratories. OpenELIS provides, within a single system, functionality for clinical, environmental, BT/CT, and newborn screening laboratory testing, management, and reporting.

Orchard Software Corporation Booth 204701 Congressional Blvd., Suite 360, Carmel, IN 46032 • 317.668.6852.www.orchardsoft.com

Orchard’s Laboratory Information Systems are used by numerous state, county and local PHLs across the country, such as New Jersey, Louisville Metro, Montana, Oregon, San Mateo and Tulare. Orchard’s solutions are ONC-certified and compliant with HL7 standards, providing Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR), microbiology, decision-support rules, configurable analytics and outreach solutions.


Oxford Nanopore Technologies Booth 235Edward Halley Road, Oxford, United Kingdom • 44.0.1865.355521www.nanoporetech.com

Oxford Nanopore Technologies has developed the world’s first nanopore DNA and RNA sequencing devices. The MinION is a portable, real-time, long-read, low-cost device designed to bring easy biological analyses to anyone, whether in scientific research, education or real-world applications such as disease/pathogen surveillance, environmental monitoring, food chain surveillance, self-quantification or microgravity biology.

PerkinElmer Island 214710 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton, CT 06484 • 203.402.1994 Diamond Memberwww.perkinelmer.com

PerkinElmer is a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world. Our dedicated team of 8,000 employees worldwide are passionate about providing customers with an unmatched experience as they help solve critical issues especially impacting the diagnostics, discovery and analytical solutions markets. Our innovative detection, imaging, informatics and service capabilities, combined with deep market knowledge and expertise, help customers gain earlier and more accurate insights to improve lives and the world around us.

Pro-Lab Diagnostics Booth 12721 Cypress Blvd., Suite 1070, Round Rock, TX 78665 • 512.329.9145www.pro-lab-direct.com

Established in 1974, Pro-Lab Diagnostics is dedicated to providing high quality, cost effective immunodiagnostic and molecular products. Meet your Pro-Lab team and learn about our featured products, such as our microbiology essentials, Microbank™, laboratory equipment and ProAmpRT Isothermal Testing.

Puritan Medical Products Company, LLC Booth 20631 School St., PO Box 149, Guilford, ME 04443 • 207.876.3311 Silver Memberwww.puritanmedproducts.com

Puritan Medical Products, founded in 1919, is the leading US manufacturer of clinical and diagnostic devices, specializing in specimen collection and transport systems. Products include patented HydraFlock® and PurFlock Ultra® flock swabs, other specialty tipped applications, as well as custom media filled transport systems for clinical, diagnostic and environmental testing.


QIAGEN, Inc. Booths 318 & 32019300 Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD 20874 • 248.369.9659 Diamond Memberwww.qiagen.com

QIAGEN, the world’s leading provider of complete Sample to Insight solutions, offers a broad range of products that address the diverse needs of our global customers to unlock valuable molecular insights. We are partnering to change the way we diagnose and treat diseases, protect public safety and advance science.

Qualtrax, Inc. Booth 303105 E. Roanoke St., Blacksburg, VA 24060 • 540.260.9961www.qualtrax.com

Qualtrax helps organizations manage their quality initiatives with a complete compliance management software solution that features document/training management and process automations. With a 97% customer renewal rate and 25 years of experience, Qualtrax is the ideal solution for public health organizations looking to eliminate the burden of ISO 17025 accreditation.

Quantabio Booth 124100 Cummings Center, Beverly, MA 01915 • 49.2103.29.15480 Silver Memberwww.quantabio.com

Quantabio is a leading provider of advanced DNA and RNA amplification reagents for the most demanding molecular testing applications in applied, translational and life science research. The Quantabio team leverages decades of experience in developing pioneering amplification technologies to deliver cutting-edge products to researchers focused on critical cloning, PCR, qPCR and Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) based applications.

Quidel Corporation Booth 10912544 High Bluff Dr., #200, San Diego, CA 92130 • 858.552.7944www.quidel.com

Quidel® Corporation is committed to enhancing health and well-being through innovative diagnostic solutions. Quidel assays use lateral-flow, direct fluorescent antibody, molecular and other technologies to improve patient outcomes and give economic benefits to healthcare providers. With leading brands - QuickVue®, Solana®, Sofia®, Triage®, Virena®, AmpliVue®, Lyra®, Thyretain®, InflammaDry®, AdenoPlus®, MicroVue™, and D3® Direct Detection™, Quidel aids in the detection and diagnosis of critical diseases and conditions.


Randox Laboratories Booth 101515 Industrial Blvd., Kearneysville, WV 25430 • 304.728.2890www.randox.com

Randox is a world leader in the in-vitro diagnostic industry with over 35 years’ experience. Besides diagnostic reagents and clinical chemistry analysers for clinical & research laboratories, we offer an extensive range of Molecular Controls & Evaluation Panels for Infectious Diseases covering a variety of viral, bacterial and fungal targets. Randox products are well known in the industry for high quality and reliability.

Roche Diagnostics Island 1149115 Hague Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46204 • 317.519.0260 Diamond Memberwww.usdiagnostics.roche.com

As the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics, Roche provides innovative healthcare solutions focused on testing efficiency and medical value. We offer fully automated, scalable solutions for screening, aid in diagnosis and treatment monitoring, with the goal to deliver the right answers for your testing needs.

Visit us at Booth # 208 and Poster P-116Tel: 1.877.774.7822 | www.stacsdna.com/track-kit

Track samples from collection to storage

Track the location and status of every sample – not just packages – to prevent delays. Work proactively, as alerts help you avoid problems due to late delivery, kit expiry or low inventory. Medical, field and lab professionals – even patients and other stakeholders – can stay informed using their own secure, easy-to-use website.

Track-Kit has thousands of users in a state near you

Know where all your samples are right now – across your city, state or planet

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Ruvos Booth 1022252 Killearn Center Blvd., #300, Tallahassee, FL 32309 Silver Memberwww.ruvos.com

Ruvos is on a mission to deliver clever and efficient solutions to problems so that the world is a better place for the communications we serve.

SCIEX Booth 314500 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 • 650.773.5306 Silver Memberwww.sciex.com

Detecting low abundance compounds in complex matrices is challenging. With SCIEX Mass Spectrometry you can meet the challenge and exceed regulatory demands in every run. SCIEX also offers Genetic Analysis solutions that enable you to rapidly achieve quantitative gene expression, DNA sequencing, genotyping, single nucleotide polymorphism and/or fragment analysis.

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Booth 1268052 Reeder St., Lenexa, KS 66214 • 877.698.7923www.shimadzu.com

Shimadzu provides a broad range of analytical instruments indispensable for research, development and quality control in a variety of fields. Our high-level, sophisticated instruments include chromatographs, spectrometers and elemental and surface analysis systems. We also provide a broad range of high-precision physical testing and measuring technology that is essential for product development and quality assurance

STACS DNA Booth 2082255 St. Lauren Blvd., Suite 206, Ottawa, ON K1G 4K3 Canada • 613.274.7822 Silver Memberwww.stacsdna.com

Sample tracking software for newborn screening, public health and forensics DNA. Track-Kit™ tracks samples statewide from collection to storage to prevent delays for thousands of users. STACS® samples processing software integrates the lab, providing a detailed audit trail to increase productivity and quality. Clients include most of the largest federal and state forensics DNA labs in North America.

STAT Courier Service, Inc. Booth 22716 Hawk Ridge Dr., Lake St. Louis, MO 63367 • 636.561.7916www.stat-courier.com

STAT Courier Service Inc. is a nationwide medical courier based in St. Louis, Missouri serving multiple state public health laboratories with laboratory courier services. STAT Courier Service Inc. provides the vital logistical link in ensuring all clinical and environmental specimens are picked up and delivered in a timely and reliable manner into the state public health laboratory.


Streck Booth 2077002 S. 109th St., La Vista, NE 68128 • 800.843.0912 Silver Memberwww.streck.com

Streck develops and manufactures hematology, immunology and molecular biology products for clinical and research laboratories. Innovative products include the Zulu RT™, a 20 minute real-time PCR platform; real-time PCR test kits for the detection of Gram-negative Beta-lactamase gene families and PhilisaFAST®, a hot-start PCR enzyme specifically formulated for rapid thermal cycling.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Booth 3115791 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA • 800.955.6288 Diamond Memberwww.thermofisher.com

Thermo Fisher Scientific is dedicated to improving the human condition through systems, consumables, and services for researchers and clinicians. We help enable discoveries in the microbial research and applied areas with a suite of infectious disease and microbiome solutions ranging from sequencing, PCR, qPCR and microarray.

University of South Florida Booth 340College of Public Health13201 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 56, Tampa, FL 33612 • 904.476.6783www.health.usf.edu/publichealth

Ranked #1 in Florida by U.S. News and World Report (2019), the USF College of Public Health offers the Doctor of Public Health in public health and clinical laboratory science and practice. This unique program is ideal for working professionals who aspire laboratory leadership.

US EPA Office of Research and Development Booth 335656 Quince Orchard Rd., Suite 210, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 • 310.670.4990www.epa.gov/research

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) conducts cutting-edge research that provides the underpinning of science and technology for policies and decisions made by federal, state and other governmental organizations. ORD’s six research programs identify the pressing research needs with input from EPA offices and stakeholders.

Vela Diagnostics Booth 307353C Route 46 West, Suite 250, Fairfield, NJ 07004 • 973.932.9656www.veladx.com

Vela Diagnostics is a leading supplier of integrated life sciences and diagnostic solutions that help provide customers with valuable molecular information. Our sample-to-answer NGS and real-time PCR solutions standardize testing, improve workflows and help to reduce cost for optimal efficiency across laboratories of all sizes.


VWR, part of Avantor Booth 327100 Matsonford Rd., Bldg. 1, Suite 200, Radnor, PA 19087 • 610.386.1700www.vwr.com

As Avantor’s channel brand, VWR serves as a leading global provider of product and service solutions to laboratory and production customers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, education, government and healthcare industries, and offers an integrated, seamless purchasing experience that is optimized for the way our customers do business. We set science in motion to create a better world.

Waters Corporation Booth 22534 Maple St, Milford, MA 01757 • 508.482.2000 Platinum Memberwww.waters.com

Waters Corporation creates business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations by delivering scientific innovation to enable customers to make significant advancements. Waters helps customers make profound discoveries, optimize laboratory operations, deliver product performance and ensure regulatory compliance with a connected portfolio of separations and analytical science, laboratory informatics, mass spectrometry, as well as thermal analysis.

Worldwide Diagnostics Booth 32224 North Ave., Westport, CT 06880 • 917.863.2096 Silver Memberwww.worldwidediagnostics.com

Worldwide Diagnostics is a company which is dedicated to supplying medical products to developing countries through public and private channels. We specialize in single source procurement for International Aid Organizations. We have been with APHL for over 10 years.


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• Applied Maths, Inc.

• Bruker Daltonics, Inc.

• Cepheid

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• ChunLab USA, Inc.

• Genial Compliance Systems

• IDEXX Water

• InBios International

• J Michael Consulting

• MRIGlobal

• OpenELIS

• Oz Systems

• Puritan Medical Products Company, LLC

• Quantabio

• Ruvos

• SCIEX

• STACS DNA

• Streck

• Worldwide Diagnostics

• Baebies

• Biogen

• HORIZON Lab Systems, LLC

• DiaSorin, Inc.

• National Jewish Health Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories

• Arc Bio LLC

• AveXis, Inc.

• Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute

• Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc.

• MediaLab, Inc.

• Abbott Laboratories

• Bio-Rad Laboratories

• Illumina, Inc.

• Waters Corporation

• HDR, Inc.

• Hologic

• Luminex Corporation

• PerkinElmer, Inc.

• QIAGEN, Inc.

• Roche Diagnostics Corporation

• ThermoFisher Scientific


The full poster abstract may be seen on the conference website - www.aphl.org/AM — or on the mobile app. The posters may be viewed in the exhibit hall during exhibit hall hours on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 3-5.

*Posters that have been selected to participate in the Poster Speed Dating Session on Tuesday, June 4.

P-001*Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium Among Men and Women Attending County Health Departments and Family Health Programs in Northern, Northeastern, and East Central AlabamaT. Dailey, M. Scisney, T. Douglas, V. Green, E.M. Chambers, G. Cook, J. Black, S. Massingale and A. Williams, Alabama Department of Public Health

Presenter: Traci Dailey, Alabama Dept. of Public Health, Montgomery, AL, Email: [email protected]

P-002Public Health Laboratory Outreach to First RespondersS. Abrams1, L. Marchetti2, R. Nickla3; 1Association of Public Health Laboratories, 2Rhode Island Department of Health, 3Oregon State Public Health Laboratory

Presenter: Samuel Abrams, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, Email: [email protected]

P-003Meet Me in St. Louis to Learn About Exciting New Foodborne Outbreak Tools and Resources! K. Larson1, R. Atkinson Dunn2, A. Woron3, D. Boxrud4, S. Shea1; 1Association of Public Health Laboratories, 2Utah Public Health Laboratory, 3Hawaii Public Health Laboratory, 4Minnesota Department of Health

Presenter: Kirsten Larson, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, Email: [email protected]

POSTER ABSTRACTS


P-004Evaluation of Laboratory Management Training: A Case Study from EthiopiaK. Lewis1, A. Kebede2, S. Young1, S. Liska-Mills1, K. Wainwright1, T. Kanter3, S. Staley1; 1Association of Public Health Laboratories, 2Ethiopian Public Health Institute, 3Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention-Ethiopia

Presenter: Sherri Staley, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, Email: [email protected]

P-005A 20 Year Timeline of the Laboratory Response Network-Chemical Threat (LRN-C) ProgramJ. Liebreich and J. Nassif, Association of Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Jennifer Liebreich, Association of Public Health laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, Email: [email protected]

P-006Frontlines: Biosafety Success Stories from the Field M. Marsico, Association of Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Michael Marsico, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, Email: [email protected]

P-007*Analytical Results Can Only be as Good as the Test Portion!N. Thiex1, A. Price2, Y. Salfinger3,4, J.M. Cook5, H. Hickes6, L. Novotney7, C. Ramsey8, M. Swarbrick9, S. Webb10; 1Association of American Feed Control Officials, 2Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 3Association of Food and Drug Officials, 4Association of Public Health Laboratories, 5Jo Marie Consulting, 6Montana, 7South Dakota Agriculture Laboratory, 8EnviroStat, Inc., 9Minnesota Department of Agriculture, 10University of Kentucky, Division of Regulatory Services

Presenter: Robyn Randolph, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, Email: [email protected]


P-008*Electronic Laboratory Reporting for Animal RabiesK. Higginbotham1, D. Sanderson2, R. Merrick2; 1Alabama Department of Public Health, 2Association of Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Rachel Shepherd, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, Email: [email protected]

P-009Making the Most of ETORK. Higginbotham1, S. Johnson2, I. Duduk3, M. Wedig4, B. Matthis5, N. Sankrithi6; 1Alabama Department of Public Health, 2Missouri State Public Health Laboratory, 3Texas Department of State Health Services, 4Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, 5Philadelphia Department of Public Health, 6Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Presenter: Rachel Shepherd, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, Email: [email protected]

P-010Update on the Online Course to Help Laboratory Professionals and Healthcare Providers Improve Preanalytic Processes of Biochemical Genetic TestingB. Chen1, B. Su2; 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2Association of Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Bertina Su, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, Email: [email protected]

P-011New Online Course on Analytical Validation of a Biochemical Genetic Test Using Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry B. Chen1, B. Su2; 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2Association of Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Bertina Su, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, Email: [email protected]


P-012Celebrating 20 Years of Laboratory Response Network for Biological Threats Preparedness (LRN-B)T. Wolford, Association of Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Tyler Wolford, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, MD, Email: [email protected]

P-013Current State of Gastrointestinal CIDT Testing A. Woron, K. Kubota and CID Subcommittee, Association of Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Amy Woron, Hawaii State Laboratories Division, Pearl City, HI, Email: [email protected]

P-014A New Public Health Laboratory Workforce: The Rise of Millennial LaboratoriansA. Wright, Association of Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Andrea Wright, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, Email: [email protected]

P-015Marketing and Outreach Strategies Public Health Laboratories Can Use to Build a Social Media Audience and Develop ContentA. Wright, Association of Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Andrea Wright, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, Email: [email protected]

P-016*Well Water Quality in Arkansas Child Care Facilities: A Collaborative Success M. Boston1, M. Sandoz2, K. Seely1; 1Arkansas Public Health Laboratory, 2Arkansas Department of Health

Presenter: Kathryn Seely, Arkansas Public Health Laboratory Little Rock, AR, Email: [email protected]


P-017*Application of PCR-based Methods to Assess Optimal Sample Types for Detection of Sin Nombre Virus (SNV) Nucleic Acid in Deer Mice S. Messenger, K. Hsieh, M. Deldari, K. Padgett, B. Jackson, M. Yoshimizu and M. Novak, California Department of Public Health

Presenter: Mojgan Deldari, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, Email: [email protected]

P-018Rise in Polymicrobial Detections Driven by Increased Use of Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests by Clinical Laboratories, Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) — 2011–2017K. Barrett1, M. Harrigan2, K. Wymore3, B. LaClair4, D. Olson5, C. Nicholson6, M. Decuir7, M. McMillian8, S. McGuire9, J. Hatch10, E. Wilson11, A. Geissler1; 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2Nothrop Grumman, 3California Emerging Infections Program, 4Georgia Department Public Health, 5Yale Emerging Infections Program, 6New Mexico Emerging Infections Program, 7Minnesota Department of Health, 8Tennessee Department of Health, 9New York State Emerging Infections Program, 10Oregon Health Authority, 11Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Presenter: Kelly Barrett, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-019Extended -Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Collected Through the Emerging Infections Program, 2017D. Campbell1, J. Daniels1, R. Stanton1, V. Albrecht1, S. Janelle2, K. Schutz2, C. Bower3, J. Jacob3,4, P. Rebolledo4, E. Phipps5, K. Flores5, G. Dumyati6, R. Tsay6, H. Kopin6, M. Kainer7, D. Muleta7, H. Reses1, N. Duffy1, J.K. Rasheed1, J. Lutgring1, M. Karlsson1, 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 3Georgia Emerging Infections Program, 4Emory University School of Medicine, 5University of New Mexico, 6University of Rochester Medical Center, 7Tennessee Department of Health

Presenter: Davina Campbell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]


P-020*Detection and Characterization of an Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus Isolated from a Human Following Direct Exposure to Influenza Virus Infected SwineP. Cook1, 2, J. Jones1, R. Kondor1, N. Zanders1, T. Stark1, J. Benfer3, S. Scott4, A. Janas-Martindale5, J. Barnes1, S. Lindstrom1, L. Blanton1, J. Schiltz5, D. Wentworth1, T. Davis1; 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2Association of Public Health Laboratories, 3State Hygienic Laboratory, University of Iowa, 4Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, 5National Veterinary Services Laboratory

Presenter: Peter Cook, Bioinformatics Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-021Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC)’s Biosafety Project Made Important Strides in Improving Biosafety Practices across the U.S.K. Bellis, L. Del Castillo, C. Chung, A. Pullman, A. Shultz and A. O’Connor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter: Lisetta Del Castillo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-022*The Recovery of Nontyphoidal Salmonella from CIDT-positive Stool SpecimensK. Dillon, J. Hensley, A. Blackstock, E. Trees, J. Besser, H. Carleton, A. Huang and A. Williams-Newkirk, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter: Katie Dillon, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-02350-State Legal Epidemiology Assessment of State Disease Reporting Laws Requiring Clinical Laboratory Specimen Submission to Health DepartmentsR. Hulkower, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter: Rachel Hulkower, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]


P-024*New York City’s Drinking Water Microbiome - Microbial Diversity and DistributionC. Kretz1, J. Novak2, I. Rubinstein2, Y. Chekoff2, S. Silver2, T. Geiz2, S. Hughes2, A. Capetanakis3, S. Feud3, J. Rakeman2, E. Omoregie2; 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2New York City Public Health Laboratory, 3New York City Department of Environmental Protection

Presenter: Cecilia Kretz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-025*Improving Specimen Submission through Data Analysis of Mislabeled Specimens Received by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New York City Public Health LaboratoryR. Fowler1, D. Lowe1, C. Kretz1, R. Stinnett1, M. Lawrence1, A. Marinova-Petkova1, M. Hardy1, M. Petway1, E. Wilson2, P. Mandel1, S. Soroka1, J. Rakeman3, A. Muehlenbachs1; 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 3New York City Public Health Laboratory

Presenter: Marlon Lawrence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-026*Analyzing the Performance of Different Types of Coolers and Coolants to Improve Cold Chain Transportation.D. Lowe, G. Pellegrini, A. Carter, E. LeMasters and A. Weiner, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter: David Lowe, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-027Genetic Characterization of Human Adenoviruses Associated with Multiple Respiratory Outbreaks in the United States in 2018X. Lu, S. Sakthivel, E. Schneider, H. Biggs, J. Watson, S. Gerber and S. Lindstrom, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter: Xiaoyan Lu, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]


P-028*Enhanced Opioid Overdose Surveillance in the U.S.D. Mustaquim, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter: Desiree Mustaquim, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-029Early Findings from a National Assessment to Help Shape and Support Public Health and Clinical Laboratory Workforce DevelopmentR. Ned-Sykes, S. Strider, Q. Zheng, P. Thomas and Y. Wilkins, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter: Renee Ned-Sykes, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-030State Approaches to Participant Recruitment, Sample Collection, Surveying, Results Return and Evaluation in Biomonitoring InvestigationsL. Parcels and K. Dortch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter: Linde Parcels, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-031Stability Testing of Laboratory Response Network (LRN) Real-time PCR Positive DNA Control A (KT0074) and Real-time PCR Positive DNA Control B (KT0097)M.K. White1, S. Rager1, M. Lawson1, T. Sanders2, P. Syribeys1; 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2IHRC, Inc.

Presenter: Stacy Rager, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]


P-032Development of a Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Method to Detect Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosisE. Ransom, S. Burns, B. Metchock and J. Posey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter: Eric Ransom, AR Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-033Improving Crisis and Emerging Threat Responses in Public Health LaboratoriesR. Aubert1, E. Bind2, M. Bonifas3, C. Charlton4, C. Courtney5, N. Hull6, M. Johnson7, R. McNall1, C. Perkins8, C. Sloma9, S. Staley10, A. Strain11, T. Wolford10, R. Razzaque12; 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2New Jersey Department of Health, 3Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 4Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, 5Washington, DC Public Health Laboratory, 6Wyoming Public Health Laboratory, 7Kentucky Division of Laboratory Services, 8Los Angeles County Public Health Laboratory, 9Texas Department of State Health Services, 10Association of Public Health Laboratories, 11Minnesota Department of Health, 12Oregon State Public Health Laboratory

Presenter: Rafia Razzaque, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory, Email: [email protected]

P-034*Determining a Sustainability Path for the Public Health Laboratories of the Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Departments of HealthD.M. Rivera Nazario1, M. Toro2, G. Gonzalez2, K. Kines1, J. Pompey1, B. Ellis3, E. O’Neill1; 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2Puerto Rico Department of Health, 3US Virgin Islands Department of Health

Presenter: Danisha Rivera Nazario, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-035Development of a Multi-Certification Laboratory Quality Management Program in a Complex Laboratory StructureK. Maldonado Mena1, D.M. Rivera Nazario1, K.A. Torres1, J. Perez1, J. Pompey1, K. Kines1, A. Muehlenbachs1, M. Korth1, G. Gonzalez2, M. Toro2, E. O’Neill1; 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Puerto Rico Department of Health

Presenter: K. Maldonado Mena, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]


P-036The Future of U.S. National Cryptosporidiosis Surveillance: What Do 2016 NNDSS and CryptoNet Data Tell Us?A. Perez1, M. Hlavsa1, S. Gleason1, H. Seabolt1, J. Murphy1, S. Collier1, K. Fullerton1, L. Xiao1, D. Roellig1; 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2South China Agricultural University

Presenter: Dawn Roellig, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-037Is a Positive Shiga Toxin Test a Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Infection? — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) — 2012−2017D. Tack1, K. Barrett1, C. Medus2, K. Garmen3, J. Dunn3, S. Hurd4, J. Hatch5, K. Parada6, S. Wilson7, E. Wilson8, K. Wymore9, P. Griffin1, A. Geissler1; 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2Minnesota Department of Health, 3Tennessee Department of Health, 4Connecticut Emerging Infections Program, 5Oregon Health Authority, 6Georgia Emerging Infections Program, 7Georgia Department of Public Health, 8Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 9California Emerging Infections Program

Presenter: Danielle Tack, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-038Distribution of Dual-mechanism Carbapenemase-producing Gram-negatives in the United States—AR Laboratory Network, 2017–2018A. Wadhwa, J. Huang, R. Stanton, S. Malik, G. McAllister, A. Halpin and A. Brown, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter: Ashutosh Wadhwa, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-039Trace Metals Lot Screening of Sample Collection and Storage Devices Used in Biomonitoring StudiesC. Ward, R. Williams, N. Hilliard and R. Jones, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter: Cynthia Ward, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]


P-040Towards Genomic Epidemiology of Bordetella pertussis with wgMLST and Culture-independent SequencingM. Weigand1, Y. Peng1, D. Kania1, H. Pouseele2, A. Simon1, L. Xiaoli1, K. Bowden1, M. Williams1, L. Tondella1; 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2Applied Maths, Inc.

Presenter: Michael Weigand, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-041*Evaluation of MERS-CoV Testing Capability Among U.S. Laboratory Response Network LaboratoriesB. Whitaker, D. Erdman, E. Schneider, N. DeGroote, S. Sakthivel, X. Lu, L. Lowe, P. Syribeys and S. Lindstrom, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter: Brett Whitaker, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-042Getting Better All the Time: Building Continuous Improvement into Production of Training Resources by CDC’s Division of Laboratory SystemsK. Winter, V. Johnson, A. McKnight, K. Clark, J. Rothschild, R. Ned-Sykes and Y. Wilkins, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Presenter: Yescenia Wilkins, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-043Innovation in Pathogen Testing: Molecular Approaches to Traditional Screening Methods that have Arisen with the Rapidly Growing Cannabis IndustryJ. Bramante, H. King and M. Ward, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Presenter: Julia Bramante, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO, Email: [email protected]


P-044*Detecting Potential Outbreaks and Related Isolates Quickly and Easily Using MASHL. Fink, C. Kapsak, J. Sevinsky and E. Travanty, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Presenter: Logan Fink, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO, Email: [email protected]

P-045Adoption and Adaptation: A Public Health Laboratory’s Experience Implementing Carbapenem Resistance Mechanism SurveillanceS. Matzinger, K. Johnson, L. McCoy, S.E. Totten and E. Travanty, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Presenter: Shannon Matzinger, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO, Email: [email protected]

P-046Withdrawn

P-047How Much Rabies is Too Much Rabies?R. Bagg, B. Steidley, K. Mayo, J. Knutsen, S.E. Totten, E. Travanty and J. House, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Presenter: Ryan Bagg, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO, Email: [email protected]

P-048*Impact of Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Changing Guidance on Public Health: A Laboratory Perspective and Preparedness PlanS.E. Totten, K. Xavier, H. Webber, T. Regan, E. Travanty and S. Matzinger, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Presenter: Sarah Elizabeth Totten, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO, Email: [email protected]


P-049Influenza A Virus Multiple Infection Dependence is Determined through Virus-host InteractionsK. Phipps, K. Ganti and A. Lowen, Emory University

Presenter: Kara Phipps, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, Email: [email protected]

P-050Validation? Verification? We Have a Template for That!C. Campion, C. Grimes and S. Blosser, Indiana State Department of Health Laboratories

Presenter: Cassandra Campion, Indiana State Department of Health Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, Email: [email protected]

P-051*From Meeting to Action — Leveraging Indiana’s Environmental Health System MeetingM. Hagerman,Indiana State Public Health Laboratory

Presenter: Mary Hagerman, Indiana State Public Health Laboratory, Indianapolis, IN, Email: [email protected]

P-052*Engaging Children in Science Activities to Build an Interest in STEM FieldsJ. Yeadon-Fagbohun, R. Gentry, J. Lovchik and M. Grazier, Indiana State Department of Health Laboratories

Presenter: Jamie Yeadon-Fabohun, Indiana State Department of Health Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, Email: [email protected]

P-053Validation of a New Platform for the Detection of Shiga-toxin Producing Escherichia coliJ. Yeadon-Fagbohun, R. Genry, J. Lovchik and M. Glazier, Indiana State Department of Health Laboratories

Presenter: Jamie Yeadon-Fabohun, Indiana State Department of Health Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN, Email: [email protected]


P-054Identification of Candida auris and Other Pathogenic Yeasts by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry of Membrane LipidsL. Leung1, M. Sorensen2, E. Nilsson2, C. Chandler3, D. Goodlett3, R. Ernst3, R. Myers1; 1Maryland Department of Health, 2Pataigin, 3University of Maryland, Baltimore

Presenter: Lisa Leung, AR Fellow, Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, MD, Email: [email protected]

P-055*Culture Based Method to Identify Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae from Surveillance Studies in Healthcare FacilitiesJ. Plemmons, P. Laksanalamai, T. Maruca, J. Ortega, C. Dominguez, L. Klein, D. Torpey and R.Myers, Maryland Department of Health

Presenter: Jessica Plemmons, AR Fellow, Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, MD, Email: [email protected]

P-056Stool Culture Recovery of Shiga-Toxin Producing E. coli Detected by PCR at a Tertiary Care Cancer CenterJ. Hauser, L. Gomez and N.E. Babady, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Presenter: Jocelyn Hauser, CPEP Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Email: [email protected]

P-057Milwaukee’s Laboratory System Improvement Program 2018 Reassessment & Next StepsT. Dasu, J. Plevak, B. Pfotenhauer, R. Pinhancos, N. Leigh, T. Cobb, M. Stevenson, K. Schieble and S. Bhattacharyya, City of Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory

Presenter: Trivikram Dasu, City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI, Email: [email protected]


P-058*Public Health Partnership in Response to Resistant Gonorrhea: Role of Laboratories in Enhancing Local Capacity toward Improved Gonococcal SurveillanceM. Khubbar1, R. Gomez1, J. Weiner1, N. Leigh1, T. Dasu1, T. Maher2, J. Katrichis1, J. Dalby3, P. Hunter3, J. Pfister4, L. Amsterdam4, S. Bhattacharyya1; 1City of Milwaukee Health Department Laboratory, 2Wauwatosa Health Department, 3University of Wisconsin, 4Wisconsin Division of Public Health

Presenter: Sanjib Bhattacharyya, City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee, WI, Email: [email protected]

P-059A Comparison of Biomerieux E-test and Liofilchem MIC Test Strips Against Carbapenemase-producing IsolatesB. Craft, J. Dale, L. Hovde and P. Snippes Vagnone, Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory

Presenter: Bradley Craft, AR Fellow, Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory, St. Paul., MN, Email: [email protected]

P-060Science and Policy of Emerging Contaminants in MinnesotaP. Moyer, S. Saravia, C. Dahle, W. Backe, J. Kelly, K. Nyquist, A. Suchomel, J. Jacobus and J. Shmool, Minnesota Department of Health

Presenter: Paul Moyer, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN, Email: [email protected]

P-061Optimizing Phosphorus-specific Detection for the Analysis of Glyphosate and other Organophosphorus Pesticides using HPLC-ICP-QqQ-MSK. Aviado, C. Dingman, J. Schneider, J. Chithalen and C. Bean, New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Kimberly Aviado, New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories, Concord, NH, Email: [email protected]


P-062*Optimization of Testing Methodologies for the Analysis of Organic Pollutants in Clinical Specimens for a Biomonitoring Surveillance StudyC. Dingman, K. Aviado, J. Schneider, J. Chithalen and C. Bean, New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Carleen V. Dingman, New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories, Concord, NH, Email: [email protected]

P-063Serum Concentration of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from New Jersey State-Wide Biomonitoring Study: 2015-2018S. Du, N. Patterson, C. Chu, C.D. Riker, C.H. Yu and Z. Fan, New Jersey Department of Health

Presenter: Songyan Du, New Jersey Department of Health, Ewing, NJ, Email: [email protected]

P-064Development of Sample Receiving and Handling System to Support for a Large Population StudyC.D. Riker, C.H. Yu, R. Servis and Z. Fan, New Jersey Department of Health

Presenter: Collin Riker, New Jersey Department of Health, Ewing, NJ, Email: [email protected]

P-065Analyzing Commercial Water Bottles for Carcinogenic Hexavalent ChromiumA. Steffens, A. Krasley, J. Shah, D. Haltmeier, E. Bind, New Jersey Department of Health

Presenter: Andrew Steffens, New Jersey Department of Health, Ewing, NJ, Email: [email protected]


P-066*A Cost-Effective Biomonitoring Approach to Identify Vulnerable Subpopulations Using Metals DataA . Steffens, E. Bind, A, Krasley, J. Mukherjee, D. Haltmeier, C.H. Yu and Z. Fan, New Jersey Department of Health

Presenter: Andrew Steffens, New Jersey Department of Health, Ewing, NJ, Email: [email protected]

P-067A Reduction of PFNA Body Burdens from A Community Exposure to PFNA-contaminated Drinking Water in New Jersey after InterventionsC.H. Yu1, C. Weisel2, S. Alimokhtari2, C.D. Riker1, Z. Fan1; 1New Jersey Department of Health, 2EOHSI-Rutgers University

Presenter: Chang Ho Yu, New Jersey Department of Health, Ewing, NJ, Email: [email protected]

P-068Foodborne Botulism in Home Canned Vegetables: An Evaluation of Botulinum Neurotoxin and Clostridium botulinum Detection MethodsC-A. Da Costa-Carter1, M. Perry2, B. Zhao1, A. Chiefari2, M. D’Amico2, M. Conlon2, D. Centurioni2, S. Hughes1, C. Egan2, J. Rakeman1; 1New York City Public Health Laboratory, 2New York State Department of Health - Wadsworth Center

Presenter: Cherry-Ann Da Costa-Carter, New York City Public Health Laboratory, New York, NY, Email: [email protected]

P-069*When Does a Public Health Laboratory Reject Specimens? A Look at Specimen Rejection by Facility and Error Type during a Measles Virus Outbreak in Brooklyn, NY, 2018A. DeVito1, C. Mahle1, U. Siemetzki-Kapoor1, M. Iwamoto2, J. Rosen2, J. Rakeman1; 1New York City Public Health Laboratory, 2New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Presenter: Andrea DeVito, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY Email: [email protected]


P-070Complications in Bacterial Identification: When MALDI and Conventional Identification Tests Don’t AgreeC. Harrison, S. LaVoie, L. Chicaiza, S. Nin, C-A. Da Costa-Carter and J. Rakeman, New York City Public Health Laboratory

Presenter: Christy Harrison, New York City Public Health Laboratory, New York, NY, Email: [email protected]

P-071Enhanced Legionella Isolation Using Traditional Culture Methods Augmented by Legiolert™S. Hughes, J. Novak, I. Rubinstein, Y. Chekoff, S. Silver, E. Patricio, J. Wang, A. DeVito, E. Gonzalez, E. Omoregie and J. Rakeman, New York City Public Health Laboratory

Presenter: Scott Hughes, New York City Public Health Laboratory, New York, NY, Email: [email protected]

P-072*What Can a Postdoctoral Fellow Do For Your Public Health Laboratory? Examples from Two Postdocs at the New York City Public Health LabS. LaVoie, C. Harrison and J. Rakeman, New York City Public Health Laboratory

Presenter: Stephen LaVoie, New York City Public Health Laboratory, New York, NY, Email: [email protected]

P-073Legionella spp. Monitoring in New York City’s Water Distribution SystemE. Omoregie1, A. Szczerba2, J. Novak1, S. Hughes1, A. Capetanakis2, S. Feud2, J. Rakeman1; 1New York City Public Health Laboratory, 2New York City Department of Environmental Protection

Presenter: Enoma Omoregie, New York City Public Health Laboratory, New York, NY, Email: [email protected]


P-074Partnership for Food Protection’s Human and Animal Food Testing Laboratories Best Practices ManualC. Mangione1, Robyn Randolph1; 1New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets, 2Association of Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Maria Ishida, New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets, Albany, Email: [email protected]

P-075*Is the Full Picture Necessary? Targeted Sequencing vs. Whole Genome SequencingN. Peinovich1, E. Snavely1, Y. Wang2, A. Shah2, K. Mitchell1, K. Musser1; 1New York State Department of Health-Wadsworth Center, 2Thermo Fisher Scientific

Presenter: Nadine Peinovich, AR Fellow, New York State Department of Health-Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY, Email: [email protected]

P-076Laboratory Acquired Infections: Showcasing the Need for Laboratory BiosafetyM. Marsico, Association of Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Michael Perry, New York State Department of Health-Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY, Email: [email protected]

P-077Whole-Genome Sequencing and Characterization of a Cluster of Carbapenemase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Identified in New York StateE. Snavely, E. Nazarian, W. Haas, S. Kogut, J. Greenko, R. Giardina, E. Adams, N. Singh, C. Wagner, J. Bodnar, K. Cummings, S. Morris, K. Mitchell, E. Lutterloh and K. Musser, New York State Department of Health-Wadsworth Center

Presenter: Emily Snavely, AR, Fellow, New York State Department of Health—Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY, Email: [email protected]


P-078*Evaluation of Free Carnitine (C0) Cutoffs in Newborn ScreeningO. Adair, S. Hall, T. Washington and R.B. Dixon, South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control

Presenter: Robert B. Dixon, South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control, Columbia, SC, Email: [email protected]

P-079Biosafety Trainings: A Closer Look to Available Trainings OnlineM. Marsico1, D. Fayram2; 1Association of Public Health Laboratories, 2State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa

Presenter: Drew Fayram, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, Coralville, IA, Email: [email protected]

P-080Emphasizing Biosafety Training in a Medical Laboratory Technology Program to Enhance Biosafety Knowledge and Capacity in the Future WorkforceS. Cochran1, J. Elwood1, D. Fayram1, K. Friedley2; 1State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, 2Kirkwood Community College

Presenter: Drew Fayram, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, Coralville, IA, Email: [email protected]

P-081Iowa Private Well Survey: Partnerships for Public Health and Emerging Contaminants ResearchM. Schueller, M. Pentella and A. Mattson, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa

Presenter: Alyssa Mattson, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, Coralville, IA, Email: [email protected]

P-082*Establishing a Medical Cannabis Testing Program in IowaM. Pendergast1, S. Dai2, D. May1, S. Dricken1, M. Pentella1; 1State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, 2University of Iowa

Presenter: Michael Pentella, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, Coralville, IA, Email: [email protected]


P-083An Outbreak of blaIMP-27 at a Nursing Home in IowaR. Jepson1, A. Garvey2, M. Pentella1, C. Pedati2, N. Wilde2; 1State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, 2Iowa Department of Public Health

Presenter: Michael Pentella, State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, Coralville, IA, Email: [email protected]

P-084*VIM-CRPA in West Texas: Conducting the First Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network Multi-Site Epi-Aid in the United StatesA. Hoffman, G. Blackwell, T. Dang and C. Wang, Texas Department of State Health Services

Presenter: Abby Hoffman, AR Fellow, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX, Email: [email protected]

P-085*Evaluation of the Vitek MS v3.0 System in the Identification of Clinically Relevant MoldsS. Realegeno, P.M.K. Larkin, A.J. Dayo, D. Contreras, R. Mirasol, L. Mortimer, K. Gih and O. Garner, University of California, Los Angeles

Presenter: Susan Realegeno, CPEP Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles, Email: [email protected]

P-086A User-friendly Shiny Web Application for Choosing Pool Sizes When Testing Pooled SpecimensC. Bilder1, B. Hitt1, J. Tebbs2, C. McMahan3; 1University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2University of South Carolina, 3Clemson University

This research is supported by Grant R01 AI121351 from the National Institutes of Health.

Presenter: Christopher Bilder, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Email: [email protected]

P-087Evaluation and Feasibility of Two Modified Commercial PCR Kits to Screen CIDT Stools for Shiga Toxins K. Starr1, R. Gee2, G. Olson2, W. Glover2; 1University of Washington Medical Center, 2Washington State Public Health Laboratories

Presenter: Kimberly Starr, CPEP Fellow, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, Email: [email protected]


P-088Biomonitoring Pyrethroid Pesticides in the Four Corners StatesJ. Patel1, G. Silva2, S. Chaudhuri1; 1Utah Public Health Laboratory, 2New Mexico Scientific Laboratory Division

Presenter: Jackie Patel, Utah Public Health Laboratory, Taylorsville, UT, Email: [email protected]

P-089Skin Colonization Screening for Carbapenem Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii using the EnviroMax Plus® Environmental Sampling SwabsL. Smith1, B. Rane1, M. Jahan1, H. Schuckel1, A. Smith2, M. Vowles2, L. Rider2, A. Rossi1; 1Utah Public Health Laboratory, 2Utah Department of Health

Presenter: Alessandro Rossi, Utah Public Health Laboratory, Taylorsville, UT, Email: [email protected]

P-090Dissemination of OXA-23 Producing Acinetobacter baumannii during an Outbreak in a Long-term Care FacilityE. Young, K. Oakeson, A. Rossi and R. Atkinson Dunn, Utah Public Health Laboratory

Presenter: Erin Young, Bioinformatics Fellow, Utah Public Health Laboratory, Taylorsville, UT, Email: [email protected]

P-091A Biomonitoring Study to Examine Baseline Exposures to Toxic Metals and Perchlorate in Virginia in a Geographically Representative PopulationD. Dannouf, S. Wyatt and C. Retarides, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services

Presenter: Shane Wyatt, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, Richmond, VA, Email: [email protected]


P-092Harnessing Luminex Microsphere Technology to Consolidate and Enhance Detection of Carbapenemase and Mobile Colistin Resistance GenesM. Precit1, S. Angeloni2, M. Tran1, R. Ruiz1, B.Hiatt1, R. Gautom1, W. Glover1; 1Washington State Public Health Laboratories, 2Luminex Corporation

Presenter: Mimi Precit, AR Fellow, Washington State Public Health Laboratories, Shoreline, WA, Email: [email protected]

P-093High-throughput Real-time PCR for Candida auris Colonization TestingA. Bateman, T. Danz, A. Valley, A. Sterkel and D. Warshauer, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

Presenter: Allen Bateman, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI, Email: [email protected]

P-094Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring a Plasmid Carrying blaOXA-72 in an Outbreak Involving an Intensive Care Unit and Long-term Care Facilities in WisconsinK. Florek1, S. Wagner1, M. Lasure2, N. Shrivastwa2, A. Bateman1, D. Warshauer1; 1Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, 2Wisconsin Division of Public Health

Presenter: Kelsey Florek, AR Fellow, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI, Email: [email protected]

P-095Assessing the Impact of the FDA Reclassification of Rapid Antigen Influenza Diagnostic Tests (RIDT) in WisconsinE. Reisdorf, A. Bateman, M. Wedig and P. Shult, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

Presenter: Erik Reisdorf, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI, Email: [email protected]


P-096Use of Galileo™ AMR for the Automated Annotation of Antimicrobial and Antiviral Resistance Genes in GenBankG. Tsafnat, A. Watts and T. Watson, Arc Bio LLC

Presenter: Guy Tsafnat, Arc Bio LLC, Menlo Park, CA, Email: [email protected]

P-097Wastewater-based Epidemiology to Combat the Opioid CrisisK. Foppe, N. Endo and M. Matus, Biobot Analytics

Presenter: Katelyn Foppe, Biobot Analytics, Somerville, MA, Email: [email protected]

P-098Evaluation of Leading Commercial Assays for the Early Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in US PopulationsJ. Hahm, J. Breneman, J. Liu, L. Rabkina, W. Zheng, S. Zhou, R. Walker and R. Kaul, Bio-Rad laboratories

Presenter: Johnnie Hahm, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA, Email: [email protected]

P-099Improved Laboratory Workflow using the BioPlex 2200 Syphilis Total & RPR AssayW. Zheng, S. Zhou, J. Seiki, R. Walker and R. Kaul, Bio-Rad Laboratories

Presenter: Ravi Kaul, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA, Email: [email protected]

P-100Tips & Tricks for Extracting Perfluorinated Compounds from Drinking Water and Wastewater using Solid Phase ExtractionM. Ebitson and E. Walters, Biotage

Presenter: Evan Walters, Biotage, Salem, NH, Email: [email protected]


P-101High-Definition PCR (HDPCR): A Novel and Economic Multiplexing qPCR Technology for Tickborne Pathogen TestingB. Amro, H. Carolan, R. Abanes, J. Nayak, J. Hill, C. Smith, B. Leatham, A. Estanda, D. Broxterman, A. Schroeder, S. Powell, L. Jacky and K. Menge, ChromaCode

Presenter: Scott Powell, ChromaCode, Carlsbad, CA, Email: [email protected]

P-102Testing Anti-Zika Virus NS1 IgA Additionally to IgM Increases Sensitivity in Acutely Infected Patients from Regions Endemic for FlavivirusesK. Steinhagen, N. Muigg, O. Sendscheid and W. Schlumberger, EUROIMMUN

Presenter: Maite Sabalza, EUROIMMUN US, Inc., Email: [email protected]

P-103Dried Blood Spots Represent Well-suited Specimens for Detection of Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi AntibodiesA. Franke1, F. Lindhorst2, O. Sendscheid2, K. Steinhagen2; 1University Luebeck, 2EUROIMMUN

Presenter: Oliver Sendscheid, EUROIMMUN US, Inc., Email: [email protected]

P-104Development of Anti-Powassan ELISA for the Detection of Specific Antibodies Based on Different Antigenic SubstratesO. Klemens1, J. Boethfuer1, S. Wong2, L. Binnenkade1, O. Sendscheid1, K. Steinhagen1; 1EUROIMMUN, 2New York State Department of Health

Presenter: Oliver Sendscheid, EUROIMMUN US, Inc., Email: [email protected]

P-105Completely Automated Hydrolysis, Extraction and Analysis of Opioids in Urine using a New Robotic Autosampler and LC/MS/MS PlatformJ. Stuff, F. Foster and J. Whitecavage, GERSTEL, Inc.

Presenter: John Stuff, GERSEL, Inc., Linthicum, MD, Email: [email protected]


P-106New Legionnaires’ Disease Prevention Roles for Environmental and Clinical Public Health LaboratoriesP. Root1, P. Gounder2, K. Majeska1; 1IDEXX, 2Los Angeles County Public Health

Presenter: Patsy Root, IDEXX, Westbrook, ME, Email: [email protected]

P-107Chicken and Egg: A Catch 22 Paradox for Surveillance and Control of Avian Influenza B. Backstedt, J. Michelotti, L. Gardiner, J. Lucas, G. Olinger and K. Yeh, MRIGlobal

Presenter: Brian Backstedt, MRIGlobal, Kansas City, MO, Email: [email protected]

P-108Trends in Products and Countries Refused from Import into the United StatesT. Dickerson, K. Yeh and J. Lucas, MRIGlobal

Presenter: Tamar Dickerson, MRIGlobal, Kansas City, MO, Email: [email protected]

P-109Diagnostic Drug Susceptibility Testing Platform Comparison for the NIAID Mycobacterium tuberculosis Quality Assurance Program Isolate RepositoryE. Tacheny1, R. Howard1, N. Parrish2, D. Armstrong3, J. Coffin1; 1MRIGlobal, 2Johns Hopkins University, 3Johns Hopkins Hospital

Presenter: Ryan Howard, MRIGlobal, Kansas City, MO, Email: [email protected]

P-110Assessment of Laboratory Procedures and Sample Handling for Optimal Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Gastric FluidJ. Coffin, T. Dickerson, R. Howard and E. Tacheny, MRIGlobal

Presenter: Erin Tacheny, MRIGlobal, Kansas City, MO, Email: [email protected]


P-111Integration of Human and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Personnel Capacity Building Efforts in Guinea and SenegalJ. Ndjomou, N. Wauquier, S. Shearrer, J. Alam, C. Asbun, B. Karlstrand, M. Mar, L. Presser and S. Altman, MRIGlobal

Presenter: Nadia Wauquier, MRIGlobal, Kansas City, MO, Email: [email protected]

P-112Analytical Validation of a Sample-to-Sequence Pipeline for Non-Targeted Pathogen Detection in Clinically Relevant MatricesK. Parker1, B. Knight1, H. Wood1, D. Yarmosh1, J. Russell1, J.R. Aspinwall1, K. Werking1, P. Chain2, P.E. Li2, R. Winegar1, 1MRIGlobal, 2Los Alamos National Laboratory

Presenter: Hillary Wood, MRIGlobal, Kansas City, MO, Email: [email protected]

P-113Brodifacoum-laced Synthetic CannabinoidsL. Blum, J. Homan and M. Danno, NMS Labs

Presenter: Lee Blum, NMS Labs, Horsham, PA, Email: [email protected]

P-114Molecular Detection of Four Common Etiologies of Genital Ulcer Disease Using Sequential and Parallel TestingC.L. McGowin, S. McCune, J. Engstrom-Melnyk, Roche Diagnostics Corp

Presenter: Chris McGowin, Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis, IN, Email: [email protected]

P-115Quantitative Analysis of Fentanyl and Analogues in Human Whole BloodP. Negri1, C. Burrows1, A. Krotulski2, D. Tran1, X. He1, O. Cabrices1, A. Wang1, H. McCall1, X. Chen1; 1SCIEX, 2Center for Forensic Science Research and Education at the Fredric Rieders Family Foundation

Presenter: Pierre Negri, SCIEX, Redwood City, CA, Email: [email protected]


P-116Statewide Sample Tracking: Learning from Newborn Screening and Sexual Assault Kit DeploymentsH. MacIntosh, STACS DNA

Presenter: Heather MacIntosh, STACS DNA, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Email: [email protected]

P-117Detection of Plasmid-mediated Colistin Resistance Genes (mcr) by Multiplex Real-Time PCR: Improving Surveillance of an Emerging Global ThreatE. Alao, S. Cossette, M. Torres and C. Connelly, Streck

Presenter: Esther Alao, Streck, La Vista, NE, Email: [email protected]

P-118Regional Environmental Health Meeting — Monterey: A Template for Coordinating Water Emergency ResponseA. Babatola1, D. Ferguson2; 1City of Santa Cruz (CA) Environmental Laboratory, 2County of Monterey (CA) Public Health Laboratory

Presenter: Akin Babatola, City of Santa Cruz (CA) Environmental Laboratory, Santa Cruz, CA, Email: [email protected]

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