2020 CDC International Symposium on Biosafety

The Power of Assessment: Laboratory Safety and Security for Clinical, Public Health, Research and Animal Care - February 29-March 4, 2020. Location: Westin Perimeter North Hotel, Atlanta, GA Pre-Symposium Topics include: How to exclude infectious agents harbored by animals; Ways to sustain maintenance to avoid running equipment to a failure point; Best practices in using limited resources as a program manager; Facility risk assessment to maintain safe operations; Leveraging advancements in technology; Key preventative and safety topics for international travel. Symposium Topics include: Two approaches to risk assessment; Preparing for high risk, unknown pathogens; Animal facility risk assessment; Research facility risk assessment; Delta Airlines: Managing safety risk; The value of avoiding exposure; Update on Nation’s Opioid overdose epidemic; and Laboratory response planning