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ABSA Advanced Biosafety Training Series A CBSP Online Review Course A on-demand learning opportunity The Advanced Biosafety Training Series is an intermediate to advanced online offering, designed for those studying for the CBSP (Certified Biological Safety Professional) exam, as [...]
A distinguishing factor between security and biosecurity programs is the fact that biosecurity programs are focused on assets that are biological in nature. This brings forth unique distinctions in implementing risk- and threat-based approaches to prevent the release, loss, or theft of these assets. This advanced workshop will challenge attendees to fully analyze a single biosecurity driven scenario through a series of risk and threat management decision-making. Participants will learn the principles of biosecurity, which set it apart from traditional security, by applying tactical methodology to analysis of a real-world biosecurity case study. The outcomes of this intensive course will be identification of biosecurity-specific risk and threats, their corresponding prioritization against a mitigation plan, approaches for blending these inputs for comprehensive biorisk management, and finally, an integrated biosecurity plan. Participants will leave the course with tools that will be applicable to their host institutions for future engagements building effective integrated biosecurity plans against scenarios.
Biosafety Honor Awards Arnold G. Wedum Distinguished Achievement Award In recognition of outstanding work that provided greater knowledge in the field of biosafety, the Arnold G. Wedum Distinguished Achievement Award was established in 1976. The Arnold [...]
CHI announces final details for the 30th International Biodetection Technologies virtual conference on June 7-8, 2023. This internationally recognized meeting is for experts in detection & identification of biological threats. This 2-part event will address the key topics in detection [...]
Agricultural biosecurity is a critical component of the One Health concept. It includes various strategies designed to safeguard the health and welfare of agriculturally important animals, the environment, and society in general by preventing infections and their spread among these species, humans, and nontarget species, including wildlife. Increased movement of live animals and their products, as well as the growing trend towards intensification and expansion of animal production systems, represents a significant risk to food supply chains, public health, and the economy due to the possible emergence and spread of exotic animal pests and pathogens, zoonotic diseases, and foodborne agents. Effective management and control of these challenging and complex risks requires application of core principles and cohesive strategies that emphasize sustainability through improved husbandry and health management practices.
ABSA Update - June, 2016 ABSA International Council President: Melissa Morland Hello ABSA Colleagues! Another busy quarter is behind us. During this quarter, the ABSA International Council met for our mid-term meeting. The 5-year update to our Strategic [...]
ABSA Webinars Upcoming Webinars Registration must be completed 1 business day prior to the start of the webinar. On-demand Training Modules Advanced Biosafety Training Series The [...]
ABSA Update - September, 2013 ABSA Kansas City 2013 The 56th Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference will be in Kansas City, Missouri, October 17-23, 2013. Meetings and Exhibits will be at the Sheraton Crown Center. More information and [...]
ABSA Update - January, 2014 ABSA Council President: Paul Meechan Hello ABSA Colleagues! It's been a busy start to the 2014 Council year. Council has been engaged with the International Standards Organization (ISO) as they work to [...]
ABSA Update - July, 2015 ABSA Council President: Marian Downing Hello ABSA Members, The year is flying by! The ABSA Council, office, teams, and committees have been very busy during these past 3 months. ABSA Council requested the [...]
ABSA Update - March, 2016 ABSA International Council President: Melissa Morland Hello ABSA Colleagues! I'm excited to provide you with a brief quarterly update of the activities of your ABSA International Council. The volunteers who comprise the Council [...]
ABSA International’s 1st Biosecurity Symposium biosecuritysymposium.org When: May 12-15, 2020 Where: Minneapolis, MN Why is ABSA getting involved in holding this symposium and creating a credential? ABSA International is “The Association for Biosafety and Biosecurity.” As science becomes more interdisciplinary, [...]
ABSA Update - March, 2013 ABSA Kansas City 2013 The 56th Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference will be in Kansas City, Missouri, October 17-23, 2013. Meetings and Exhibits will be at the Sheraton Crown Center. More information and [...]
ABSA Update - August, 2014 ABSA Council PRESIDENT: PAUL MEECHAN PRESIDENT-ELECT: MARIAN DOWNING TREASURER: CAROL MCGHAN SECRETARY: MELISSA MORLAND PAST PRESIDENT: BARBARA FOX NELLIS COUNCIL: SCOTT ALDERMAN ROBERT HECKERT JULIE JOHNSON DEE ZIMMERMAN Hello ABSA Colleagues! Hello [...]
Q&A Infectious Substance Shipping webinar provides an opportunity for participants to learn about recent changes to international regulations and interact with a panel of shipping experts. Regulatory experts from organizations to be determined and have been invited along with a packaging expert from Saf-T-Pak/Labelmaster to discuss hazardous material shipping. Participants will be afforded an opportunity to submit questions for the panel to review in advance. As many questions as possible will be discussed during the webinar. Questions not addressed will be collated, answered by the experts, and provided to all participants along with a transcript of the session.
Q&A Infectious Substance Shipping A distance learning opportunity August 19, 2022 12:00 – 3:00pm (CDT) Q&A Infectious Substance Shipping webinar provides an opportunity for participants to learn about recent changes to international regulations and interact with a panel of shipping experts. Regulatory experts from organizations including the DOT, InMark, and FAA have been invited along with a packaging expert from Saf-T-Pak to discuss hazardous material shipping. Participants will be afforded an opportunity to submit questions for the panel to review in advance. As many questions as possible will be discussed during the webinar. Questions not addressed will be collated, answered by the experts, and provided to all participants along with a transcript of the session.
Q&A Infectious Substance Shipping webinar provides an opportunity for participants to learn about recent changes to international regulations and interact with a panel of shipping experts. Regulatory experts from organizations to be determined and have been invited along with a packaging expert from Saf-T-Pak/Labelmaster to discuss hazardous material shipping. Participants will be afforded an opportunity to submit questions for the panel to review in advance. As many questions as possible will be discussed during the webinar. Questions not addressed will be collated, answered by the experts, and provided to all participants along with a transcript of the session.
The topic From Bench to Bedside: Navigating Biosafety in Gene and Cellular Therapy is presented by Dr. Alka Arora, Quality Program Manager at UHN. The advancement of cell and gene therapy towards standard clinical practice necessitates rigorous biosafety measures at [...]
ABSA Update - March, 2015 ABSA Council President: Marian Downing Dear ABSA Colleagues, I hope that 2015 has been good to you so far! The ABSA Office, Committees, and Teams have been very busy in the last few [...]
The FDA authorized several tests for over-the-counter (OTC) use without a prescription when used for serial screening. In addition, 2 serial screening tests were authorized for use in a point-of-care (POC) setting with and without a prescription.
Certified Biological Safety Professional (CBSP) A Certified Biological Safety Professional (CBSP) is an individual with a documented microbiology foundation and experience overseeing a biosafety program. Recipients are internationally recognized by their commitment to professional development to biosafety. [...]
The individuals listed on this page are all volunteers. Please direct all correspondence through the ABSA International office. We all have unique talents, and ABSA has many opportunities for its members to become involved. Please consider getting involved! Becoming [...]
Monday, September 12, and Wednesday, September 14, 2022, from 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM CDT 1V. Animal Research for Biosafety Professionals – An Introduction Susan Harper, DVM, DACLAM, DACVPM, RBP(ABSA), NIH—Office of Animal Care and Use, Bethesda, MD Lesley Colby, [...]
Dalla Lana DF, Falci DR, Sanha V, Jaskulski Filho SD, Schuch F, Pasqualotto ACFull article available for a cost; summary: https://agencia.fapesp.br/mortality-rate-from-icandida-i-infections-remains-high-in-brazil-despite-therapeutic-advances/41849/
The impact of pandemic influenza outbreaks on individuals and societies can be reduced by being well prepared. This means having a comprehensive plan, that has been tested and refined through conducting exercises, engaging the whole of society. National plans should [...]
Wastewater testing is demonstrating the ability to predict an increase in COVID cases several days in advance.
The FDA granted the EUA to Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP) for the STERRAD Sterilization Cycles (STERRAD 100S Cycle, STERRAD NX Standard Cycle, or STERRAD 100NX Express Cycle), which uses vaporized hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization
Harvard Yale IBC Symposium (HYS) 2024 Introduction and Overview The theme of the 2024 HYS symposium is high-risk research, including dual use research of concern, gain of function, transfer of drug resistance that may not be acquired naturally, altering the [...]
Harvard Yale IBC Symposium (HYS) 2024 Introduction and Overview The theme of the 2024 HYS symposium is high-risk research, including dual use research of concern, gain of function, transfer of drug resistance that may not be acquired naturally, altering the [...]
Personnel security is comprised of security measures focused on people and behaviors rather than typical physical barriers approaches. Personnel security can be thought as the "administrative controls" in any advanced security program. This course will teach administration, management, and researchers the basic principles of threat assessment and introduce participants to the role of comprehensive personnel security in a laboratory biosecurity programs. The course is intended to give participants a basic tool-kit that will allow them to implement successful comprehensive insider threat mitigation strategies using personnel security approaches at their home institutes and to convey concepts in personnel security to their colleagues. Participants will be presented with relevant case studies in order to learn about relevant threats in the biomedical and health sectors. Participants will learn about all aspects of personnel security including: suitability, reliability, peer and self reporting strategies, threat assessment, OPSEC, INFOSEC, and an introduction to elicitation, manipulation and surveillance awareness. These concepts will be put in to practice in interactive, live role-playing scenarios that include interview tactics, deception detection elicitation and surveillance detection. Regulatory issues relevant to implementation of personnel security management programs, in particular changes to the Select Agent Regulations pertaining to Tier 1 agents, will also be discussed.
Plant Biosafety is a niche within the biosafety community. How to build and maintain a greenhouse, arthropod and seed processing program can be challenging for biosafety managers because there have not been many courses offered on this topic. This class offers the basics from head house to pathogen/arthropod containment greenhouse design. Plant research is the backbone of both genetically modified, disease resistance, growth enhancement, seed health and breeding of both academic and biotechnology research. Plant biosafety is a niche within biosafety that makes you ask – Do the engineers and project managers understand the need for and when to ask for biosafety input? This course will provide participants with an overview of designing greenhouses from headhouse, seed activities to arthropod containment using the APHIS and ACL containment guidelines. The course will offer a variety of advanced scenarios and interactive exercises that demonstrate the range of biological and other risks routinely encountered in plant research. Participants will be guided through strategies for identifying potential hazards, assessing the magnitude and extent of induced risks and cost, and developing effective control measures to protect the safety of workers, plants, and the environment. The course employs “real world” examples to improve understanding of greenhouse, arthropod and seed operations.
Early Bird Pricing Ends Sunday The Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association is pleased to continue to offer ABSA International Affiliate members ChABSA member pricing. This year the Annual Scientific Symposium and Workshops will be held in-person with live streaming. This [...]
ChABSA Technical Seminar Announcement Return to Hybrid – In Person and Virtual Option Jake Giovanucci of Triumvirate Environmental Will present on: “Managing hazardous and biohazardous materials/waste in the laboratory setting” Laboratories can generate biohazardous and hazardous waste. Confusion is not [...]
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Anthology of Biosafety Series The Anthology of Biosafety is a 14-book series that addresses biosafety in different settings. I: Perspectives on Laboratory Design II: Facility Design Considerations III: Application of Principles IV: Issues in Public Health V: BSL-4 [...]
A History of the American Biological Safety Association: Part I | Part II | Part III A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part III: Safety Conferences 1978-1987 Richard H. Kruse and Manuel S. Barbeito MEDI, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky [...]
A History of the American Biological Safety Association: Part I | Part II | Part III A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part II: Safety Conferences 1966-1977 Richard H. Kruse and Manuel S. Barbeito MEDI, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky [...]
A History of the American Biological Safety Association: Part I | Part II | Part III A History of the American Biological Safety Association Part I: The First 10 Biological Safety Conferences 1955-1965 Manuel S. Barbeito and Richard H. Kruse [...]
For Immediate Release Contact: Kathryn Ryan, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, 914-740-2100, kryan@liebertpub.com Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. to Publish Applied Biosafety New Rochelle, NY, July 29, 2020—ABSA International has awarded the contract to publish their journal, Applied Biosafety: Journal of [...]
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