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SUMMARY:How to Mitigate and Respond to Threats in the Laboratory
DESCRIPTION:Joint ABSA and APHL FREE Webinar
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SUMMARY:APHL/ABSA Webinar: Temporary Laboratories: Uses and Safety Concerns
DESCRIPTION:DESCRIPTION \nThis APHL webinar in collaboration with the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) will delve further into the topic of mobile and temporary laboratories. Topics will include how they may be employed for preparedness events and disaster relief\, their ability to be utilized as BSL-2 and/or BSL-3 spaces\, and concerns with validation of operating parameters\, certification and commissioning. Experts with personal experience will discuss the usefulness of these temporary facilities\, various appropriate procedural applications and potential problems.  \nDownload FlyerOBJECTIVES \nAt the conclusion of the program\, the participant will be able to: \n\nOutline the potential facility concerns with the use of temporary and modular laboratories\nIdentify appropriate uses of temporary laboratories during a public health event or crisis \nDescribe the differences between validation and certification and commissioning of these spaces\n\nFACULTY \nBill Arndt\, PhD\, RBP (ABSA)\, senior scientist\, life sciences division\, Pond & Company  \nNatasha Griffith\, MS\, MPH\, RBP (ABSA)\, associate director of operations\, high containment laboratories\, Georgia State University \nAUDIENCE \nThis program is intended for biosafety professionals and anyone who works in or supervises a public health\, clinical\, academic or biotech industry laboratory. Research scientists\, engineers and other stakeholders involved in laboratory construction are also invited to attend. \nCONTINUING EDUCATION \nThe Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program and CPH-recertification. P.A.C.E.® is accepted by all licensure states except Florida. This activity will provide 1.0 contact hour(s) for participants who successfully complete this training until August 13\, 2025. After this date\, you can no longer obtain P.A.C.E.® for this learning activity. \nENROLLMENT \n\nIf you do not have an APHL account\, please create an account\nIf you have an APHL account\, click the Enroll button to begin the enrollment process. If not already signed into the APHL Learning Center\, you will be prompted to sign in to enroll in the activity.\n\nACCESSING A LIVE WEBINAR \nAfter enrolling in the session\, you will receive enrollment and reminder emails with a calendar invite and information on how to access the webinar. For more information on logging in and attending the live webinar\, follow these instructions. \nContact alc@aphl.org with any login or account questions.
URL:https://absa.org/event/aphl-absa-webinar-temporary-laboratories-uses-and-safety-concerns/
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CATEGORIES:ABSA-Sponsored,Online Education,Webinar
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