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Courses from Past Conferences 1995-2007

2007

  1. ABSL-3 FACILITIES DESIGN TO OPERATIONS FOR SMALL, MEDIUM, AND LARGE ANIMALS (Barbara Fox Nellis, SM, RBP, CBSP, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ; Kelly Flint, National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, Frederick, MD)
  2. BSL-3 OPERATIONS: FROM PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TO IMPLEMENTATION (Dee Zimmerman, University of Texas, Galveston, TX; J. Paul Jennette, MS, RBP, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY)
  3. FUNDAMENTALS OF AEROBIOLOGY (Deborah E. Wilson, DrPH, CBSP, NIH, Bethesda, MD; Murray L. Cohen, PhD, CIH, CDIC, Inc., Atlanta, GA)
  4. ABSL-3 FACILITIES DESIGN TO OPERATIONS FOR SMALL, MEDIUM, AND LARGE ANIMALS (Barbara Fox Nellis, SM, RBP, CBSP, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ; Kelly Flint, National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, Frederick, MD)
  5. INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOR BIOSAFETY PROFESSIONALS (Matthew Finucane, MS, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Lawrence Gibbs, CIH, Stanford University, Stanford, CA)
  6. BASIC VIROLOGY AND VIRUS-BASED GENE VECTORS (Patrick Condreay, PhD, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC)
  7. GASEOUS DECONTAMINATION METHODS: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE (Betty Kupskay, MSc, RBP, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB; Steven Theriault, PhD, EMCA, HBSc, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB; Jay Krishnan, MSc, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB)
  8. MEDIA AND RISK COMMUNICATION BEST PRACTICES FOR THE BIOSAFETY PROFESSIONAL (Barbara Reynolds, MA, CDC, Atlanta, GA)
  9. DETERMINING APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF REDUNDANCY IN THE POWER SYSTEMS FOR BIOCONTAIMENT FACILITIES (Harry Goslow, PE, and Reuben Anderson, Hemisphere Engineering, Atlanta, GA)
  10. BIOHAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT (Lynn Harding, MPH, CBSP, Chattanooga, TN; Diane O. Fleming, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Bowie, MD)
  11. EFFECTIVE BIOSAFETY COMMITTEES (Bruce Whitney, PhD, and Kathryn Harris, PhD, RBP, NIH, Bethesda, MD)
  12. BUSINESS CONTINUITY PLANNING (Clark Frederick and John Sammarco, Definitive Business Solutions, Whippany, NJ)
  13. SELECT AGENT COMPLIANCE FROM A FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE (Rob Weyant, PhD, CDC, Atlanta, GA; Louise Barden, PhD, CDC, Atlanta, GA; LeeAnn Thomas, USDA, Riverdale, MD; Michael Firko, USDA, Silver Spring, MD)
  14. ENGINEERING FOR BIOSAFETY PROFESSIONALS (Theodore J. Traum, PE, World BioHazTec Corporation, Rio Rancho, NM)
  15. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 101 (James W. Klenner, MSc, MPH, MPA, RBP, CBSP, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, IN)
  16. PATHOGEN STABILITY IN THE WORK PLACE (Nanda Gudderra, M.Sc., M.S., PhD, International Bio- Consultancy Paradigm, Germantown, MD and George Mason University, Manassas, VA)
  17. FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (James W. Klenner, MSc, MPH, MPA, RBP, CBSP, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, IN)
  18. EXPORT CONTROL (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE), INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC ARMS REGULATIONS/OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL (Deborah Howard, CBSP, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC)
  19. BSL-3 OPERATIONS: FROM PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TO IMPLEMENTATION (Dee Zimmerman, University of Texas, Galveston, TX; J. Paul Jennette, MS, RBP, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY)
  20. FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOSAFETY (Janice Flesher, MS, CBSP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ; Raymond W. Hackney, Jr., DrPH, CIH, CBSP, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC)
  21. THE TRANSPORT OF DIAGNOSTIC & INFECTIOUS SAMPLES- CERTIFICATION COURSE (Eric Cook, MPH, Dartmouth University, Hanover, NH)
  22. MANAGING A LABORATORY BIOSECURITY PROGRAM (Jennifer Gaudioso, PhD, Paula Austin, MS, and Reynolds M. Salerno, PhD, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM)
  23. INTRODUCTION TO OSHA FOR BIOSAFETY PROFESSIONALS (Melody Sands, Dionne Williams, and Karen Heckman, OSHA Washington, DC)
  24. MICROBIOLOGY AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY (Jyl Burgener, MS, RBP, CBSP, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN)
  25. INTERNATIONAL EFFECTIVE BIOSAFETY COMMITTEES (Bruce Whitney, PhD, and Kathryn Harris, PhD, RBP, NIH, Bethesda, MD)
  26. PHYSICAL SECURITY FOR BIOSCIENCE LABORATORIES (Jennifer Gaudioso, PhD, Paula Austin, MS, and Reynolds M. Salerno, PhD, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM)
  27. SAFE TECHNIQUES ADVANCE RESEARCH SCIENCE (S.T.A.R.S.) THE NIH BIOSAFETY PROGRAM FOR VISITING UNVERSITY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (Polly McCarty, MS, CSP, CIH, and Karyn Johnstone, MPH, NIH, Bethesda, MD)
  28. MOVING PARTICIPANTS FROM KNOWING TO DOING: EFFECTIVE TRAINING STRATEGIES FOR TODAY'S BIOSAFETY OFFICER (Sean Kaufman, MPH, CHES, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA)

2006

  1. Review Course for Biosafety and National Registry of Microbiologists (NRM) Exam in Biological Safety Microbiology (Mary Cipriano, MBA, RBP, CBSP, Manager of Biosafety, Abbott Diagnostics Division ; Marian Downing, CBSP, RBP , Principal Specialist, Abbott Diagnostics Division ; Richard Fink, CBSP, EH&S Manager, Biosafety & Chemical Hygiene Officer, Wyeth; Glenn Funk, PhD, CBSP, Biosafety Consultant; Linda Wolfe, RBP, CBSP, Director of Environmental Health and Safety , Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research)
  2. Fundamentals of BSL-4 Containment (David S. Bressler, MS, CBSP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Robert J. Hawley, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Midwest Research Institute)
  3. Microbiology and Molecular Biology 101 (James W. Klenner, MSc, MPH, MPA, RBP, CBSP, Biosafety Manager, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis; Christina Thompson MS, RBP, CBSP, Biological Safety Consultant)
  4. Biological Toxins: Science & Safety (Robert J. Hawley, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Midwest Research Institute, Frederick; Joe Kozlovac, MS, CBSP, RBP, National Biosafety Officer, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture)
  5. Advanced Disinfection (Richard Fink, CBSP, Wyeth Biopharma; Glenn Funk, PhD, CBSP, Biosafety Consultant)
  6. Occupational Health Surveillance and Monitoring in Biological Laboratories (Gary R. Fujimoto, MD, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA)
  7. BSL-3 Operations: From Program Development to Implementation (Dee Zimmerman, University of Texas; J. Paul Jennette, MS, RBP; College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University)
  8. Biohazard Risk Assessment (Lynn Harding, MPH, CBSP, Biosafety Consultant; Diane O. Fleming, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Biosafety Consultant)
  9. Using Viral Vectors in Animal Models (Stephen Hughes, PhD, Chief, Retroviral Replication Laboratory, Chief, Vector Design and Replication Section, and Acting Director HIV Drug Resistance Program, National Cancer Institute, NIH; Dr. Bruce Crise, PhD, CBSP, Principal Scientist and Director of the Gene Expression Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, SAIC-Frederick)
  10. Microbiology and Indoor Air Quality (Jyl Burgener, BS, MS RBP, CBSP, Eli Lilly and Company)
  11. Train the Trainer: Biosafety for Security and Municipal Responders (Thomas Boyle, MS, RBP, Senior Biological Safety Officer, Environmental Health and Radiation Safety, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA)
  12. Overview of LAIs to Select Agents and Medical Management Based on Risk Assessment (Janice Rusnak, MD FACP, Special Immunizations Program, USAMRIID; Ellen Boudreau, MD, Chief, Special Immunizations Program, USAMRIID)
  13. Introduction to OSHA for Biosafety Professionals (Melody Sands, Director, Office of Health Enforcement, OSHA; Dionne Williams, Industrial Hygienist, Office of Health Enforcement; Karen Heckman, Industrial Hygienist, OSHA Office of Training and Education.)
  14. Export Control (Department of Commerce), International Traffic Arms (Regulations/Office of Foreign Assets Control)
  15. Laboratory Incident Investigation and Risk Management Techniques (K. Patrick McKinney, RBP, Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, Installation Safety Office, Ft. Detrick, MD)
  16. Biosafety Program Management (Richard Rebar, MS, RBP, CBSP, GlaxoSmithKline; Thomas Boyle, MS, RBP, Senior Biological Safety Officer, Environmental Health and Radiation Safety, University of Pennsylvania)
  17. Fundamentals of Aerobiology (Deborah E. Wilson, DrPH, CBSP, National Institute of Health; Murray L. Cohen, PhD, CIH, CDIC, Inc.)
  18. Fundamentals of Biosafety (Janice Flesher, MS, CBSP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Raymond W. Hackney, Jr. DrPH, CIH, CBSP, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  19. Responding to Emergencies in Biological Laboratories (Thomas Boyle, MS, RBP, Senior Biological Safety Officer, Environmental Health and Radiation Safety, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Melina Kinsey, CBSP, RBP, Director of E H & S, Southwest Foundation for Bio-Research)
  20. The Transport of Diagnostic & Infectious Samples- IATA CERTIFICATION COURSE (Nicholas Mohr, CEO Peter East Associates Ltd., London, Joyce Beerbower, President and CEO of Safety & Compliance Services, Inc.)
  21. Overview of Laboratory Biosecurity Principles (Jennifer Gaudioso, PhD, Senior Technical Staff Member, International Biological Threat Reduction Department, Sandia National Laboratories; Paula Austin, M.S., Senior Technical Staff Member, International Biological Threat Reduction Department, Sandia National Laboratories; Reynolds M. Salerno, PhD, Manager, International Biological Threat Reduction Department, Sandia National Laboratories)
  22. Auditing for Safety Professionals (Richard Rebar, MS, RBP, CBSP, GlaxoSmithKline)
  23. Managing a Laboratory Biosecurity Program (Jennifer Gaudioso, PhD, Senior Technical Staff Member, International Biological Threat Reduction Department, Sandia National Laboratories; Paula Austin, M.S., Senior Technical Staff Member, International Biological Threat Reduction Department, Sandia National Laboratories; Reynolds M. Salerno, PhD, Manager, International Biological Threat Reduction Department, Sandia National Laboratories)
  24. Avoiding 'Death by PowerPoint': Mixing It Up in the Classroom (Terrence Traut, President and CEO, Entelechy, Inc.)

2005

  1. REVIEW COURSE FOR BIOSAFETY FOR EXAM IN BIOLOGICAL SAFETY (Mary Cipriano, MBA, RBP, CBSP, Abbott Laboratories; Glenn Funk, PhD, CBSP, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories; Linda Wolfe, RBP, CBSP, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research; Marian Downing, RBP, CBSP, Abbott Laboratories; TBD)
  2. RADIATION SAFETY - OVERVIEW FOR BIOSAFETY PROFESSIONALS (Elan Gandsman, Ph.D., Yale University; Ara Tahmassian, Ph.D., University of California San Francisco)
  3. REGULATORY BIOSAFETY: REGULATIONS AND PERMIT PROCEDURES FOR TRANSGENIC AND NONTRANSGENIC PLANTS, PATHOGENS & PESTS AFFECTING PLANTS (NEW) (Beryl Packer, PhD, Biosafety Specialist, Iowa State University, Neil Hoffman, Ph.D., USDA/APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Services; Robert Flanders, Ph.D., USDA/APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine, Dr. James White, USDA PPQ; Dr. Michael Kenney, USDA PPQ; Ms. Catherine Preston, USDA BRS;)
  4. BASIC DISINFECTION/STERILIZATION/DECONTAMINATION (Glenn Funk, PhD, CBSP, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories)
  5. A FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE REGULATION OF SELECT AGENTS AND TOXINS (Representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Select Agent Program; Animal and Plant Inspection Service, Select Agent Program; Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division; Department of Commerce; convened by Mark Hemphill, CDC)
  6. FUNDAMENTALS OF BSL-4 CONTAINMENT (David S. Bressler, MS, CBSP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Robert J. Hawley, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Midwest Research Institute, Frederick, MD)
  7. COMMISSIONING FOR CONTAINMENT (Dan Abitz and Pat Prendergast with George Butler Associates, Inc.; Marshall Mormyluk and Giles Tremblay with Hemisphere Engineering, Inc.)
  8. FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOSAFETY ( Janice Flesher, MS, CBSP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Raymond W. Hackney, Jr. DrPH, CIH, CBSP, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  9. LEGAL ASPECTS OF A SELECT AGENT PROGRAM (NEW) ( Joshua Goldberg, Esq.)
  10. REGULATORY BIOSAFETY: REGULATIONS AND PERMIT PROCEDURES FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTS, PATHOGENS, AND PESTS AFFECTING HUMANS AND ANIMALS (NEW) ( Beryl Packer, PhD, Biosafety Specialist, Iowa State University; Dr. Lee Ann Thomas, USDA/APHIS; Dr. Tru Twedt, Iowa State University)
  11. HUMAN GENE TRANSFER PART 1: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND VIRAL VECTORS ( Patrick Condreay, PhD, Research Investigator, GlaxoSmithKline Discovery Research)
  12. EFFECTIVE BIOSAFETY COMMITTEES: EXPECTATIONS AND EXAMPLES ( Allan Shipp, MHA, NIH, Office of Biotechnology Activities; Raymond W. Hackney, Jr., DrPH, CIH, CBSP, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  13. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN SPACE DECONTAMINATION ( David Phillips, MBA, ENV Services)
  14. ADVANCED BIOHAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT ( Lynn Harding, MPH, CBSP, Biosafety Consultant; Diane O. Fleming, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Biosafety Consultant.)
  15. BSL-3 FACILITY MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS (NEW) ( Instructors to be provided by the ABSA Curriculum Development Committee)
  16. ABSL-3 FACILITIES DESIGN TO OPERATIONS FOR SMALL, MEDIUM & LARGE ANIMALS PLUS LEVEL-3 INSECT CONTAINMENT ( Barbara Fox Nellis, SM, RBP, CBSP - Director Regulatory Compliance, BSO & RO for Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff Arizona; Kelly J. Flint, BS - Biosafety/Biosurety Regulatory Compliance Specialist, SAIC)
  17. THE TRANSPORT OF DIAGNOSTIC & INFECTIOUS SAMPLES-CERTIFICATION COURSE ( (Nicholas Mohr, Peter East Associates Ltd., London and Joyce Beerbower, President and CEO of Safety & Compliance Services, Inc.)
  18. HUMAN GENE TRANSFER PART 2: VECTOR PRODUCTION, QUALIFICATION AND USE UNDER GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES ( Richard Giles, PhD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center)
  19. BIOSAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ( Richard Rebar, MS, RBP, CBSP, GlaxoSmithKline; and Thomas Boyle, MS, RBP, Senior Biological Safety Officer, Environmental Health and Radiation Safety, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA)
  20. THE WEB AS A TOOL FOR BIOSAFETY TRAINING: Sponsored by the ABSA Instructional Committee ( James W. Klenner, MSc, MPH, MPA, RBP, Biosafety Manager, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis)
  21. HUMAN GENE TRANSFER PART 3: INFECTION CONTROL ( Susan Weekly, UC Irvine)
  22. BSL-3: FACILITY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS ( Robert P. Ellis, PhD, CBSP, Colorado State University; Paul Langevin, P. Eng, Merrick & Co.)
  23. INTRODUCTION TO OSHA FOR BIOSAFETY PROFESSIONALS (NEW) ( Melody Sands, Director, Office of Health Enforcement, OSHA; Dionne Williams, Industrial Hygienist, Office of Health Enforcement, and Karen Heckmann, Industrial Hygienist, OSHA Office of Training and Education)
  24. PRINCIPLES OF LABORATORY BIOSECURITY ( Jennifer Gaudioso, PhD, Senior Technical Staff Member, Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Department; Natalie Barnett, MS, Senior Technical Staff Member, Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Department; Reynolds M. Salerno, PhD, Manager, Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Department, International Security Center, Sandia National Laboratories.)
  25. BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS (NEW) Instructors to be provided by the ABSA Instructional Resources Committee THE ART OF EFFECTIVE BUSINESS CONVERSATIONS ( Jim Endicott, Distinction Communication, Inc. - Sponsored by ABSA=s Instructional Resources Committee)
  26. HUMAN GENE TRANSFER PART 4: REGISTRATION AND REVIEW OF HUMAN GENE TRANSFER CLINICAL TRIALS ( Robert J. Hashimoto, Genetech, Inc)
  27. INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOR BIOSAFETY PROFESSIONALS ( Matthew Finucane, MS, University of Pennsylvania and Lawrence M. Gibbs, CIH, Associate Vice Provost for EH&S, Stanford University)
  28. Laboratory Security: How Vulnerable is Your Laboratory? ( Instructors: Shanna Nesby-O'Dell, DVM, MPH, External Activities Program, Office of Health and Safety, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Jonathan Richmond, PhD, Jonathan Richmond & Associates; and others.)

2004

  1. Review Course for Biosafety and National Registry of Microbiologists (NRM) Exam in Biological Safety Microbiology (Mary Cipriano, MBA,RBP, CBSP, Abbott Laboratories; Richard Fink, CBSP, Wyeth Biopharma; Glenn Funk, PhD, CBSP, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories; Melina Kinsey, RBP, Midwest Research Institute; Linda Wolfe, RBP, CBSP, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research; Marian Downing, RBP, CBSP, Abbott Laboratories)
  2. Biosafety Level 3: Facility Design Considerations and Laboratory Operations (Robert P. Ellis, PhD, CBSP, Colorado State University, Paul Langevin, P. Eng, Merrick & Co.
  3. Current Understanding and Advances in Mold Assessment, Sampling and Analysis (Chin Yang, PhD, P&K Microbiology)
  4. Basic Cell Biology (Richard Giles, PhD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center)
  5. Biological Toxins: Science and Safety (Joe Kozlovac, MS, RBP, CBSP, NCI-Fredrick; Robert J. Hawley, PhD, RBP, CBSP Midwest Research Institute
  6. Crisis Communication (Louise S. Barden, PhD, Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  7. Advanced Biohazard Risk Assessment (Lynn Harding, MPH, CBSP, Biosafety Consultant; Diane O. Fleming, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Biosafety Consultant)
  8. Basic Virology & Virus Based Gene Vectors (Patrick Condreay, PhD, Research Investigator, GlaxoSmithKline Discovery Research)
  9. Train the Trainer: Biosafety for Security and Municipal Responders (Tom Boyle, University of Pennsylvania and Brian Petuch, Merck Research Laboratories)
  10. Plant Biosafety in Practice (Dr. Benedictus J. Verduin, Biosafety Officer, Department Plant Sciences , Wageningen University (WU); Neil E. Hoffman, PhD, APHIS/USDA)
  11. Auditing for Safety Professionals (Richard Rebar, MS, RBP, CBSP, Manager Global Audits, GlaxoSmithKline)
  12. Occupational Health Surveillance and Monitoring in Biological Laboratories. (Gary R. Fujimoto, MD, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA, Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA)
  13. The Transport of Diagnostic & Infectious Samples by Air- Seminar on the Changes (Nicholas Mohr, Peter East Associates Ltd., London, Joyce Beerbower, President and CEO of Safety & Compliance Services, Inc.)
  14. Bioterrorism Response (Brian Petuch, MA, Merck and Thomas Boyle, MS, University of Pennsylvania)
  15. Animal Biosafety Level 3 Containment Facilities - Design to Operations (Barbara Fox Nellis, RBP, CBSP, Biological Safety Officer & Responsible Official, University of Florida; Maureen Long, PhD, DVM, Assistant Professor Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida; Kelly J. Flint, BS, LAT, Animal Care Services Coordinator for Safety & Compliance Supervisor, University of Florida)
  16. Shipping Infectious and Diagnostic Specimens (Eric Cook, Assistant Biosafety Officer, MIT)
  17. Fundamentals of Biosafety Level 4 Containment (David S. Bressler, MS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,GA, and Robert J. Hawley, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Midwest Research Institute, Frederick, MD.)
  18. Basic Disinfection/Sterilization/Decontamination (Richard Fink, CBSP, Wyeth Biopharma; Glenn Funk, PhD, CBSP, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories)
  19. Effective Biosafety Committees: Expectations and Examples (LouAnn Crawford Burnett, MS, CBSP, Vanderbilt University; Allan Shipp, MHA, NIH, Office of Biotechnology Activities, Barry Cohen, MPH, CBSP, Transkaryotic Technologies, Inc.)
  20. Select Agent Regulations: Overview and General Requirements (Lori Bane, Select Agent Program, CDC; James Blaine, Costella Health Sciences; Diane Martin, Costella Health Sciences; Charles Schable, Office of Terrorism Preparedness, CDC; Charles Brokoff, Select Agent Program, CDC; Lee Ann Thomas, APHIS; John Strovers, FBI; Ross Spears, Select Agent Program, CDC; Doug Brown, Department of Commerce; Ken Cremer, NIH)
  21. Advanced Disinfection (Richard Fink, CBSP, Wyeth Biopharma; Glenn Funk, PhD, CBSP, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories)

2003

  1. REVIEW COURSE FOR BIOSAFETY AND NATIONAL REGISTRY OF MICROBIOLOGISTS (NRM) EXAM IN BIOLOGICAL SAFETY MICROBIOLOGY (Mary Cipriano, RBP, CBSP; Marian Downing, CBSP; Richard Fink, CBSP; Glenn Funk, PhD, CBSP; Benjamin Fontes, MPH, CBSP; Gillian Norton, RBP, CBSP)
  2. INTRODUCTION TO BIOSAFETY LEVEL 4 CONTAINMENT (David S. Bressler, MS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Robert J. Hawley, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Southern Research Institute, Frederick, MD; Jack A. Kelley, MS, RBP, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research)
  3. BASIC CELL BIOLOGY/GENE THERAPY (Richard Giles, PhD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center)
  4. BIOHAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT (Lynn Harding, MPH, CBSP, Biosafety Consultant; Diane O. Fleming, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Biosafety Consultant.)
  5. FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOSAFETY (Janice Flesher, MS, CBSP, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; David N. Easton, MPH, CIH, University of Virginia)
  6. ELEMENTARY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES (Dr. Bruce A. Kuo, Thomas Jefferson University and Dr. Paul J. Meechan, RBP Merck Research Laboratories)
  7. HUMAN GENE THERAPY PART I MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND VIRAL VECTORS (Patrick Condreay, PhD, Research Investigator, GlaxoSmithKline Discovery Research)
  8. BIOSAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT (Richard Rebar, MS, RBP, CBSP, GlaxoSmithKline; Harriet Izenberg, BA, RBP, University of Pennsylvania)
  9. EVOLVING CONCEPTS IN BIOSECURITY (Jonathan Richmond, PhD, RBP, Jonathan Richmond & Associates; Shanna Nesby-O'Dell, DVM, MPH, CDC (Office of Health and Safety); Reynolds M. Salerno, PhD., Sandia National Laboratories)
  10. HUMAN GENE THERAPY, PART II VECTOR PRODUCTION, QUALIFICATION AND USE UNDER GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES (Richard Giles, PhD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center)
  11. BSC CERTIFICATION; WHAT IS IT? AND WHAT SHOULD YOU LOOK FOR IN A CERTIFICATION COMPANY (Instructors: Steven Feinstein, Medical Repair Laboratories Inc.; Brandy Maszka, The Baker Co.; Chris Rowe, Contamination Control Technologies; David Phillips, ENV Services, Inc.)
  12. SHIPPING INFECTIOUS AND DIAGNOSTIC SPECIMENS (Eric Cook, MIT)
  13. BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3: FACILITY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AND LABORATORY OPERATIONS (Robert P. Ellis, PhD, CBSP, Colorado State University)
  14. HUMAN GENE THERAPY, PART III - INFECTION CONTROL (Susan Weekly, UC Irvine)
  15. SELECT AGENTS: COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW REGULATIONS (Betsy Weirich, MS, CBSP and Stephen A. Morse, MSPH, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
  16. AUDITING FOR SAFETY PROFESSIONALS (Richard Rebar, MS, RBP, CBSP, GlaxoSmithkline)
  17. HUMAN GENE THERAPY, PART IV - REGISTRATION AND REVIEW OF HUMAN GENE TRANSFER CLINICAL TRIALS (Robert J. Hashimoto, Genetech, Inc.)
  18. LARGE ANIMAL BIOSAFETY (Scott Rusk, DVM, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center)
  19. BASIC DISINFECTION/STERILIZATION/DECONTAMINATION (Richard Fink CBSP, Wyeth BioPharm; Glenn Funk, PhD, RBP, Biomedical Safety Consultant)
  20. BIOLOGICAL TOXINS: SCIENCE AND SAFETY (Joe Kozlovac, SAIC-Federick, National Cancer Institute; Robert J. Hawley, PhD, RBP, CBSP, Southern Research Institute)
  21. ADVANCED DISINFECTION (Richard Fink, CBSP, Wyeth Biopharma; Glenn Funk, PhD, CBSP, Biomedical Safety Consultant)
  22. BIOTERROISM RESPONSE (Brian Petuch, MA, Merck & CO. and Thomas Boyle, MS, University of Pennsylvania)

2002

  1. Pre-Conference Courses for 2002 Review Course for Biosafety and National Registry of Microbiologists (NRM) Exam in Biological Safety Microbiology (Mary Cipriano, RBP, CBSP, Marian Downing, CBSP, Richard Fink CBSP, Glenn Funk, Ph.D., CBSP, Linda Wolfe, RBP, CBSP)
  2. Review Course forBiosafety and National Registry of Microbiologists (NRM) Examin Biological Safety Microbiology (Mary Cipriano, RBP, CBSP, Marian Downing, CBSP, Richard Fink CBSP, Glenn Funk, Ph.D., CBSP, Linda Wolfe, RBP, CBSP)
  3. Introduction to Biosafety Level 4 Containment (NEW Class) (David Bressler, MS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert J. Hawley, Ph.D., RBP, CBSP, USAMRIID)
  4. Advanced Disinfection (Richard Fink, CBSP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Glenn Funk, Ph.D., CBSP, Aviron)
  5. Biological Toxins: Science and Safety (Robert J. Hawley, Ph.D., RBP, CBSP, USAMRIID Joe Kozlovac, RBP, National Cancer Institute, SAIC-Frederick Randall S. Morin Dr.PH., RBP, National Cancer Institute, SAIC-Frederick)
  6. Containment Considerations for Large-Scale Production of Microorganisms)
  7. Mary Cipriano, CBSP, Abbott Laboratories Paul Meechan, Ph.D., RBP, Merck Research Laboratories Danielle Caucheteaux, GalaxoSmithKline)
  8. Biosafety Program Management (Richard Rebar, MS, RBP, CBSP, GlaxoSmithKline. Global Audit Manager Harriet Izenberg, BA, RBP, University of Pennsylvania, Institutional Biosafety Officer)
  9. Risk Assessment (Karen Byers, MS, RBP, CBSP, Dana Farber Cancer Institute Linda Wolfe, RBP, CBSP, Whitehead Institute)
  10. Radiation Safety - Overview for Biosafety Professionals (NEW Class) (Elan Gandsman, Ph.D., Yale University Ara Tahmassian, Ph.D., University of California San Francisco)
  11. Effective Biosafety Committees: Expectations & Examples (NEW Class) (LouAnn Crawford Burnett, MS, CBSP, Vanderbilt University Allan Shipp, MHA, NIH-Office of Biotechnology Activities John H. Keene, DrPH, RBP, CBSP, Biohaztec Associates, Inc.)
  12. Practical Considerations in Space Decontamination (NEW Class) (David Phillips, MBA, ENV Services)
  13. Occupational Health Surveillance and Monitoring in Biological Laboratories (Updated for 2002) (Gary R. Fujimoto, M.D., Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA)
  14. Fundamentals of Biosafety (David Easton, CIH, University of Virginia Janice Flesher, REHS, CBSP, Bristol Myers Squibb)
  15. Biosafety Issues in Animal Care and Use: Non-Human Primates and Conventional Research Animals (Roger Broderson, DVM, Ph.D., Director of the Animal Care and Use Program and Professor of Pathology at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia)
  16. Introduction to Laboratory Ventilation and Design (Lou DiBerardinis, CIH, CSP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  17. Auditing for Safety Professionals (NEW Class) (Richard Rebar, MS, RBP, CBSP Manager Global Audits, GlaxoSmithkline)
  18. Plant Biosafety (Instructor: TBA)
  19. Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (Barbara S. Reynolds, M.A., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) )
  20. Advanced Laboratory Design and Ventilation (Janet Baum Janet Baum, A.I.A., Health, Education + Research Associates, Inc., Saint Louis, Missouri Dick Powers, HOK, San Francisco)
  21. Sample Biosafety Training Exercises (ABSA Training and Education Committee)

2001

  1. Review Course (2 days)
  2. Biological Toxins: Science and Safety (4 hrs)
  3. Biosafety Program management (R. Reebar) (4 hrs)
  4. Human Gene Therapy, Part I: Molecular Biology and Viral Vectors (P. Condreay) (4 hrs)
  5. Human Gene Therapy, Part II: Registration and Review of Human Gene Transfer Clinical Trials (R. Hashimoto) (4 hrs)
  6. Human Gene Therapy, Part III: Good Manufacturing Practices (R. Giles) (4 hrs)
  7. Human Gene Therapy, Part IV: Infection Control (J. Pointer) (4 hrs)
  8. Hazardous Materials Transportation - Meeting the Training Requirement (J. Klein) (4 hrs)
  9. Industrial Hygiene for Biosafety Professionals (M. Finucane, L. Gibbs) (8 hrs)
  10. Investigating Mold and Bacterial Contamination of Indoor Environments - Part I: Building Assessment for Microbial Contamination (C. Yang and M. Hodgson) (8 hrs)
  11. Investigating Mold and Bacterial Contaminaiton of Indoor Environments - Part II: Sampling Strategies, Laboratory Analysis and Results Interpretation, Remediation of Microbiological Contamination, Legionella Investigation and Cooling Tower Management (C. Yang and M. Hodgson) (8 hrs)
  12. Arboviruses: Biosafety in Laboratory, Insectary, and Field Investigations (K. Olsen, R. Ellis) (4 hrs)
  13. Containment Considerations for Large-Scale Production of Microorganisms (M. Cipriano, P. Meecham, D. Cacheteaux)
  14. Fundamental of Biosafety (D. Easton, J. Flesher) (8 hrs)
  15. Update of OSHA Standards: Tuberculosis (M. DeStefano) (4 hrs)
  16. Sample Biological Training Exercises

2000

  1. Shipping Infectious and Biological Substances (Art Rutledge) (8 hrs)
  2. Review Course (2 days)
  3. Advanced Disinfection (R. Fink, G. Funk) (4 hrs)
  4. Risk assessment (L. Harding, D. Fleming) (8 hrs)
  5. Emergency Response to Bioterrorism (S. Wagener) (8 hrs)
  6. Human Gene Therapy, Part I: Molecular Biology and Viral Vectors (P. Condreay) (4 hrs)
  7. Human Gene Therapy, Part II: Registration and Review of Human Gene Transfer Clinical Trials (R. Hashimoto) (4 hrs)
  8. Human Gene Therapy, Part III: Good Manufacturing Practices (R. Giles) (4 hrs)
  9. Human Gene Therapy, Part IV: Infection Control (J. Pointer) (4 hrs)
  10. Bioaerosols Part I and II (workshop) (J. Tullis) (4 + 4 hrs)
  11. Selection, Use and Maintenance of BSC (D. Stuart and M.A. Sondrini) (4 hrs)
  12. Hazardous Materials Transportation - Meeting the Training Requirement (J. Klein) (4 hrs)
  13. Fundamentals of Biosafety (D. Easton and J. Flesher) (8 hrs)
  14. Design and Implementation of Creative Health and Safety Training (R. Green and M.A. Sondrini) (4 hrs)
  15. Biosafety Issues in Animal Care and Use - Part I: Domestic Large Animals and Wildlife (S. Olsen and T. Krausman) (4 hrs)
  16. Biosafety Issues in Animal Care and Use - Part II: Non-Human Primates and Conventional Research Animals (R. Broderson) (4 hrs)
  17. Using Digital Media to Produce your Own High Impact Power Point, Video and Computer Based Training Material (T. Ouimet) (4 hrs)

1999

  1. Review Course for Exam in Biological Safety Microbiology (20 hour)
  2. Biosafety Level 3 Programs: In Laboratories, Animal Facilities, and Field (4 hr)
  3. Risk Assessment (8 hour)
  4. Biosafety Level 3 Design and Commissioning (8 hour)
  5. The Science, Techniques, and Jargon of Molecular Biology (4 hour)
  6. Ventilation Issues for Biosafety Professionals (4 hour)
  7. Bioaerosols (4 hour)
  8. Industrial Hygiene for Biosafety Professionals (8 hour)
  9. Advanced Disinfection (4 hour)
  10. Medical Surveillance (4 hour)

1998

  1. Ventilation Basics (4 hour)
  2. Recombinant DNA Basics (4 hour)
  3. Risk Assessment (8 hour)
  4. Shipping Infectious and Biological Substances (8 hour)
  5. Gene Therapy (4 hour)
  6. Medical Surveillance (4 hour)
  7. Emergency Response to Agents of Mass Destruction (8 hour)
  8. Creative Training (4 hour)
  9. Bioaerosols (4 hour)

1997

  1. Biosafety 101 (8 hour)
  2. The Internet as a Resource for the Biosafety Professional (8 hour)
  3. Workshop on Risk Assessment for Biohazards in the Workplace (4 hour)
  4. Animal Biosafety (8 hour)
  5. The Web as a Tool for (Bio)safety Training (4 hour)
  6. Disinfection and Sterilization (4 hour)
  7. Protecting You From Your Gloves and Your Gloves From You (4 hour)
  8. Bioaerosols (4 hour)

1996

  1. Shipping Regulations (8 hour)
  2. Biosafety Resources for the Internet-Beginning (4 hour)
  3. Biosafety Resources for the Internet-Advanced (4 hour)
  4. BSL-3 SOP's and Training (4 hour)
  5. Hands on Construction Solutions for BSL-3 Facilities (4 hour)
  6. Risk Assessment and Analysis in Biosafety (4 hour)
  7. Recombinant DNA Research: From Lab to Greenhouse to Field (4 hour)
  8. Gloving Management (4 hour)

1995

  1. OSHA in the Laboratory (4 hour)
  2. Bioaerosols in Indoor Air (4 hour)
  3. Biosafety 101 (8 hour)
  4. Shipping Regulations (4 hour)
  5. Risk Assessment (8 hour)

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