Jill Power, MS, M(ASCP), CMQ/OE(ASQ) New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories

APHL Annual Meeting 2019

Motto: Live Free or Die Best known for the Presidential PrimaryFirst vote in the nation – Dixville Notch

PresenterPresentation NotesDixville Notch is an unincorporated community in Dixville township, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the township, all of whom live in Dixville Notch, was 12 at the 2010 census. Since 1960, voters in this tiny Coos County community have been casting their ballots just after the stroke of midnight to mark the official start of the New Hampshire presidential primary.

1st PHL Consortium

NetworkingTrainingOutreach -Sentinel Lab Visits

PresenterPresentation NotesThe biosafety officers from the public health laboratories within the Northeast region of the United States and whose laboratory directors participate with the Northeast Environmental and Public Health Laboratory Directors (NEEPHLD) consortium conducted a regional laboratory safety symposium for the clinical laboratories within their respective jurisdictions. The NEEPHLD is comprised of state public health laboratories (PHL) in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and one local public health laboratory, New York City.The need for this symposium arose from the biosafety officer (BSO) outreach visits to sentinel and clinical laboratories, where it was determined that there was a need for more biosafety and biosecurity knowledge and training for clinical laboratories and their staff. Many hospital laboratories need to comply with regulatory bodies within their own facilities, however, laboratory administration revealed the laboratory component does not include detailed laboratory biosafety and biosecurity training.

$10,000Use before June 2018

Submit a proposal with • Project goal • Expected outcome • Measureable milestones • Detailed budget

Proposals were reviewed by APHL and CDC staff and any requested edits had to be made prior to the award of any funds.

A final project report outlining findings, outcomes, and lessons learned was due on June 30, 2018.

New Hampshire/Vermont Chapter

BayState Chapter (Massachusetts)

Conference Calls•Dec 2017 – June 2018•Every 2 weeks - approximately

Save the Date Flyer•Sent to partners, LRN, clinical labs•March 13, 2018

Final Agenda & Registration•Agenda sent April 26, 2018•Registration open

PresenterPresentation NotesConference calls – approx. every 2 weeks, created project charter, event planning, event location, deliverables, measurables, PACE credits, all participated

A. Provide biosafety/biosecurity training for 100 attendees

B. Increase the level of biosafety and biosecurity awareness

C. Increase the understanding for the biosafety officer visits

D. Increase public health laboratory awareness

E. Increase knowledge and implementation of safety risk assessments

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PresenterPresentation NotesFollow-up email with final program

Final registration:

Biosafety officers - 8 CLMA representatives - 2 PHL lab directors - 3 Guest speakers - 4 Vendors - 7 Laboratorians - 83

Total of 107 attendees

Connecticut - 7 New York - 1Maine - 5 New York City - 7Massachusetts - 45 Rhode Island - 5New Hampshire - 10 Vermont - 1New Jersey - 2

Total 83 Laboratorians

NEEPHLD poster and reference materials

Introduced each jurisdiction representative(s)

Encouraged attendees to seek out their representative(s) during breaksand lunch

Held a raffle for a Biosafety Textbook

PresenterPresentation NotesTalk about each speaker and their topic-

“Opening Remarks”, Jill Power, BSO NH, Michael Marsico, APHL“Symposium Welcome” & “Introduction to Safety”,Sandra Smole, PhD,Director, MA State Public Health Laboratory“CLMA Welcome”, Lorrie Woodward, NH/VT CLMA, Barry Jones, BayState CLMA“Biosafety and the Cities: How Biosafety Officers Are Changing The Culture Of Safety In Laboratories”, Anna Liddicoat, BSO NYC“Laboratory Acquired Infections”, Jafar Razeq, PhD, HCLD, (ABB), CT PHL Lab Director“Experiences from the Lab: Unexpected Company”, Erin Lamson, MLT(ASCP)CM, Grace Cottage Hospital, VT“Laboratory Environmental Health and Safety – Beyond Biosafety”, Jennifer Bosselman, MS, RBP, CCHO, MA DPH – EH&S Officer“Safety Risk Assessment and Interactive Exercise”, Shoolah Escott, BSO MA, Marcia Pindling-Watkins, BSO NJ

LUNCH - Meet your State PHL & CLMA representative!“Safety Workstations”A, E Biological Spill B, F Chemical spill C, G Respiratory Protection D, H Donning and Doffing BREAK“Bad Bugs In, Bad Guys Out”, Jill Power, BSO NH“SafetyThink”, Christine Bean, PhD, MBA, MT(ASCP), NH PHL Director

Number of Attendees Average Passing Score Pre-test 77% 65% Post-test 96% 87%

22% increase of knowledge

Number of Attendees

Average Passing Score

Pre-test

77%

65%

Post-test

96%

87%

• Learned a lot of great information• Would like to see more programs like this • Gave laboratorians a great basic understanding of

safety • Helped figure out what needs to be done to improve

safety in their laboratory• Safety isn’t talked about enough in clinical laboratories

with a positive tone because it can often be seen as a hassle or barrier to efficiency

Connecticut (CT) Bobbie Macierowski, MS, M(ASCP)CM

Massachusetts (MA) Shoolah Escott, MS, MT(ASCP) New York (NY) Melissa D’Amico, MT(ASCP) Rhode Island (RI) Robert Ireland, PhD Vermont (VT) Joyce Oetjen, PhD New York City (NYC) Anna Liddicoat, MPH New Jersey (NJ) Marcia Pindling-Watkins, D.MH, M.S., MT,

M(ASCP)CM

NEEPHLDNORTHEAST LABORATORY

SAFETY SYMPOSIUM

In 2018, the first regional clinical laboratory safety symposium…

PresenterPresentation NotesRescued!

Inaugural �Northeast Laboratory Safety Symposium �(NLSS)New HampshireHistorical MarkerFirst in the Nation PrimaryNEEPHLD –�NorthEast Environmental & Public Health Laboratory DirectorsNEEPHLD Biosafety OfficersWhat can we do to help our sentinel labs?�SAFETY!!Who can help us?Rescue!Innovation Grant - To support a PHL consortium related project.�PARTNERINGTIMELINEMetricsSave The Date FlyerFinal Program Registration Online Portal�ParticipantsNEEPHLD Jurisdictions – �All represented! What we did….SpeakersRisk AssessmentSafety “Speed Dating”Hands On PracticalsOutcomesAttendee CommentsAcknowledgements�Biosafety OfficersWrap-UpThank you!Questions?