The course assessment method will be by the use of quizzes at the end of each instructor's session.
Animal Session - July 9 - 10, 2008
Wednesday, July 9
8-Noon, 1-3 PM: Large Animal Facilities and Containment,
ABSL-2 and -3
Scott Rusk, Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas
State University
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- list several criteria necessary for Large Animal ABSL-3
facilities that differ from Small Animal facilities
- explain the
difference between ABSL-3 and ABSL-3 AG
- define mechanisms of decontamination
of large animal ABSL-3 facilities
- describe the PPE necessary for different
types of ABSL-3 research
3-5 PM: Veterinary Hospital and Clinic Biosecurity
(infection control) and Agricultural Premises Biosecurity
Paul Morley, Colorado State University
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- explain the purpose and mechanisms of veterinary hospital
Biosecurity
- outline a surveillance program for a VTH
- design systems for controlling
traffic in VTH large animal wards
- define mechanisms of disease surveillance
for a feedlot
Reception-Hilton Hotel, 5:30 PM
Thursday, July 10
8 – 10 AM: Non-human Primate Biosafety
Melissa de
la Garza, ABSL-3 manager, Southwest National Primate Research Center (SNPRC)
at Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR), San Antonio, TX
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- describe the PPE necessary for handling non-human
primates
- list diseases which may be carried by non-human primates
that are a danger to humans
- define the security measures necessary for
containment of non-human primates
10:00 AM-Noon, 1PM-5PM: Lab Animal ABSL-2 and
-3 Containment and Mgmt.
David Neil, Former Director, Laboratory Animal Resources, Colorado State University
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- list containment criteria necessary for Small Animal
ABSL-2 and ABSL-3 facilities
- describe the difference between PPE for ABSL-2
and ABSL-3
- define mechanisms of decontamination of small animal
ABSL-3 facilities
- define methods to prevent development of allergies
in lab animal care personnel
Dinner – Sundance Steakhouse and Pool Parlor
General Biosafety and Biosecurity Session - July
11, 12 and 14, 2008
Friday, July 11
8 - 10 AM: Introductory Remarks; Reasons for
Biosafety Programs; Understanding and Applying the BMBL
Bob Ellis, BBTC
Director and Colorado State University Director of Biosafety
10 AM - Noon: Packaging and Shipping
Claudia Gentry-Weeks,
Associate Biosafety Officer, Colorado State University
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- list the basic IATA criteria for packaging and shipping
- properly label
the package
- correctly prepare the shipping paperwork
- list what cannot be in the packages
1-4 PM: Regulations and Permit Procedures for
Infectious Agents, and Plants, Plant Pests and Pathogens, Including Transgenics
and Soils
Steven Ziegenfuss , Biological Safety Specialist, Iowa State University,
Ames, IA and a
Panel Discussion of the current regulations and pending changes
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- state when USDA permits are required for shipping
of animal specimens
- state when USDA permits are required for shipping
of plant materials
- state when USDA permits are required for shipping
soil
- successfully register and apply for USDA permits
- contact the correct
personnel when permit problems and questions arise
4 – 5:30 PM: HEPA Filters and Biosafety
Cabinet Certification
Ed Canfield, Technical Safety Services, Littleton, CO
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- state HEPA filters function
- differentiate the classes of biosafety
cabinets (continued on next page)
- list criteria used to certify biosafety
cabinets
- describe proper technique for decontamination of a
biosafety cabinet
Saturday July 12 - Hawaiian Shirt Day, wear your favorite Hawaiian shirt
Saturday, July 12
8:00 – 9:30 AM: Joe Kozlovac; A Biosafety Management Program
9:30 – 11 AM: Managing a Large Biosafety
Program
Bob Ellis, Colorado State University Director of Biosafety
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- list and utilize important criteria for biosafety
management programs
- develop a biosafety management program
- develop proactive rather than
reactive management programs
11 – Noon: rDNA Guidelines
Claudia Gentry-Weeks, Associate Biosafety Officer, Colorado State University
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- differentiate between exempt and non-exempt rDNA research
- apply the
rDNA Guidelines to many types of different research projects
- define and
apply the requirements for the composition of Institutional Biosafety
Committees
1-3 PM: The Select Agent Program; Biosafety Committee
Structure and Function
Bob Ellis, Colorado State University
Director of Biosafety
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- state basics of the Select Agent regulations
- state select agent program
amendments are required
- describe how to register visiting scientists for
the select agent program
- state which approvals are required for select agent
transfers
3 – 5 PM: Introductory BSL-3/cGMP Training
Becky L. Rivoire, Director, Product
Development and Manufacturing (PDM) Core, Rocky Mountain Regional Center
of Excellence (RMRCE), Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology,
Colorado State University
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- list the basic cGMP regulations and guidance information
- define and
use risk assessment tools
- describe critical compliance issues
- describe product safety criteria
- prepare successfully for inspections
*July 13 - Sunday - This day will be open for your enjoyment of the Fort Collins and Rocky Mountain National Park areas. We will have an optional tour (for all attendees) of new BSL-3 facilities at 4 PM Sunday, with dinner at the Hilton at 6:30 PM.
Monday July 14
8 – 8:30 AM: Jim Welch, Elizabeth R. Griffin Foundation
8:30 AM – Noon: Risk Communication and
Risk Assessment
Sean Kaufman, Director of Programs at the Center for Public Health Preparedness
and Research, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- describe the differences between risk assessment,
risk management, and risk communication
- better communicate biological
risk management to the public
- communicate risk accurately
- increase behavioral compliance with biosafety
procedures
Plant Session - July 14, 15 and 16, 2008
Monday July 14
1- 3 PM: Crop Security and Disease
Howard Schwartz, Colorado State University
3 – 5 PM: Overview of the National Plant Diagnostic
Network
Ned Tisserat, Colorado State University
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- list criteria for crop biosecurity
- understand and describe how the
crop security network functions
- define the diseases are the main focus of
the crop diagnostic network
- understand and describe how a plant diagnostic
lab functions
Reception-Hilton Hotel, 5:30 PM
Tuesday July 15
8 AM – 12:30 PM: Containment Greenhouse
Design, Construction, and Management
1:30 – 3:30 PM: Containment Greenhouse Tour
Dann Adair, Controlled Environments, Inc.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- find and use the guidelines for containment greenhouse
design
- apply NIH plant biosafety levels to plant research
- describe the differences
between plant containment levels BL1-P – BL4 - P
- list and apply
the four main elements of greenhouse containment
3:30 – 5 PM: HEPA Filters and Biosafety
Cabinet Certification
Ed Canfield, Technical Safety Services, Littleton, CO
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- state HEPA filters function
- differentiate the classes of biosafety
cabinets
- list criteria used to certify biosafety cabinets
- describe proper technique
for decontamination of a biosafety cabinet
Dinner – Sundance Steakhouse and Pool Parlor
Wednesday July 16
8 – 10 AM: Transgenic Plants in the Laboratory,
the Greenhouse and in the Field
Mauricio Antunes and June Medford, Colorado State University
10 AM – Noon: Scientific Societies Comment
on Regulations for Movement of Plant Pests and Pathogens
Jan Leach and Jillian M. Lang, Colorado State University
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of the above session, participants will be able to:
- describe containment principles for transgenic plants
- describe containment
principles for plants with infectious diseases
- define criteria for field
research with transgenic plants
- define and understand the meaning of dual
use research