18. Gain-of-Function Research and PEPP
A distance learning opportunity
November 12, 2024
1:00 – 3:00pm (CST)
Registration for the live webinar must be completed 1 business day prior to the start of the training.
Registrations received after will receive access to the recording only.
Gain-of-function research and PEPP is a webinar designed for biosafety/biosecurity professionals and communicators to understand new federal guidance on “gain of function” or Category 2 research and pathogens of enhanced pandemic potential (PEPP). The goal is to develop an understanding and the tools to explain what Category 2 research is, how it differs from Category 1 research (“dual-use research of concern”), and the role of ethical analysis in these categories for assessing research with PEPP. The webinar will focus on practitioner views of the current policy, led by a biosecurity expert with over 15 years’ experience studying, teaching on, and crafting policy for biosecurity for a variety of national and international groups. By the conclusion of this webinar, participants will gain an understanding of how to assess Category 2 research in the context of the new policy moving into its 2025 implementation, and the role of institutional compliance officers (including IBCs) in assessing Category 2 research in their own institutions.
OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Summarize what gain-of-function research is in the context of the current federal guidance on Category 1 and 2 research
- Identify how biosafety and biosecurity practitioners can engage this policy within their own communities and institutions
- Communicate effectively about gain-of-function research with other researchers, professionals, policymakers, and the public
COURSE FACULTY
The webinar will be presented by the following subject matter expert: Nicholas G. Evans, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Biosafety professionals in government, industry, academic and other institutions/organizations
- Anyone who regularly communicates about biosafety with the public or non-biosafety professionals
CONTACT HOURS
This course has been approved for 0.125 CM points toward RBP/CBSP recertification. ABSA International is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This course is approved for 2.0 P.A.C.E.® contact hours. The links to the various invitations for the course will be unique to the user and cannot be shared. The links are for single, individual use only. If more than one occurrence of an individual’s name is on the Zoom attendee list or a name not of the roster, all instances will be removed from the webinar with no refund. The webinar and its associated links are for single, individual use only.
This webinar will be a 2-hour session on Tuesday, November 12 at 1:00 pm (CST). For the webinar session, you should plan on logging in 15 minutes prior to the start time. You are required to attend the webinar sessions, complete and/or access all the modules in the course on the training site to receive the completion certificate through the ABSA International Training Site. The link in the invitation will be unique to the user and cannot be shared.
COURSE FEES
ABSA Members $110 USD
Nonmembers $185 USD
To obtain the ABSA member rate, the participant will need to be an ABSA member in the year in which the training is offered. Course fees include: course handouts, access to the ABSA International training site, and 2 hours of interactive instruction from a well-respected subject matter expert.
Group Discount:
10% off each registration for 3-4 participants from the same organization
20% off each registration for 5-9 participants from the same organization
30% off each registration for 10 or more participants from the same organization
Contact the ABSA office to register your group
To obtain the ABSA member rate, the participant will need to be an ABSA member in the year in which the training is offered. Confirmed, paid participants will be sent detailed information regarding the course within a few days prior to the course. Substitutions allowed with notice by 10/18/2024. There is a 15% processing fee for cancellations prior to 10/25/2024. Cancellations between 10/25/2024 and 10/31/2024 will be refunded at 50% of the course fee. No refunds after 10/31/2024.
The links to the various invitations for the course will be unique to the user and cannot be shared. The links are for single, individual use only. If more than one occurrence of an individual’s name is on the Zoom attendee list or a name not of the roster, all instances will be removed from the webinar with no refund. The webinar and its associated links are for single, individual use only.
QUESTIONS
Please direct questions about this course to:
KariAnn DeServi, MEd
Director of Education, ABSA
866.425.1385 / education@absa.org
