By Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
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This episode is coming to you from the 2024 APHL Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! We had the opportunity to chat with APHL’s current President, President-elect and CEO about their experiences and observations from their roles. They are three extremely dedicated public health leaders who have come together at the Annual Conference for learning and collaborating, but also to see their colleagues who they consider friends and family. Don’t miss this episode!
Tim Southern, PhD, D(ABMM) APHL President, 2023-2024 Laboratory Director, South Dakota Public Health Laboratory
Megan Crumpler, PhD, HCLD(ABB) APHL President-Elect 2023-2024 Director, Orange County Public Health Laboratory
Scott J. Becker, MS APHL Chief Executive Officer
What is the CDC Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS)? In this episode, we learn more about it from two current LLS fellows. Drs. Courtnee Bell and Emily Yarosz discuss how they learned about the fellowship, their experiences and where they see themselves when their fellowships end.
CDC Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS)
Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS)
Minnesota Public Health Laboratory
Public Health Laboratory Fellowship Program: an APHL-CDC Initiative
APHL Blog
Today’s show is a conversation between four past winners of APHL’s Leadership in Biosafety and Biosecurity Award. Jill Power, Christina Egan, Carrie Anglewicz and Andrew Cannons share their thoughts on the past, present and future of biosafety in public health laboratories.
Andrew C. Cannons, PhD Laboratory Director Bureau of Public Health Laboratories –Tampa Florida Department of Health
Jill J. Power, MS Deputy Director New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Carrie Anglewicz, MS Biosafety Officer, Laboratory Outreach Bureau of Laboratories Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Christina Egan, PhD Deputy Director, Division of Infectious Diseases Chief, Biodefense and Mycology Laboratories Wadsworth Center New York State Department of Health
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Leadership in Biosafety and Biosecurity Award
Strengthening Lab Biosafety & Biosecurity
APHL Blog posts about biosafety
It’s September which means it is Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month! We are kicking off a month of celebrating by chatting with Scott Becker, APHL CEO, about the exciting work being done by public health laboratory staff as well as the challenges many face. Scott also shares what he’s most looking forward to in the year to come.
Don’t forget to follow #ThanksPHLabs and APHL on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok this Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month!
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2022 Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month Toolkit
E.coli Outbreak with Unknown Food Source (August 2022)
New Public Health Laboratory Workforce Pipeline Project Receives Historic and Much-Needed $282 Million Investment
What is the APHL-CDC Fellowship Program and why should you consider applying?
APHL.org/Fellowships
APHL ID Lab Con 2023
APHL Newborn Screening Symposium
As the 2022 monkeypox outbreak began to spread around the globe, the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) was prepared with the appropriate test and experienced staff trained to perform it. These frontline responders were the first to test suspected monkeypox samples in the US and continue to be vital to this public health emergency response. As we move into the next phase of this response with commercial laboratories coming online to test patients, what is the role of the LRN? What role do public health laboratories, the largest segment of LRN labs, play? In this episode, two key APHL leaders answer these questions and more: Dr. Ewa King, chief program officer, and Chris Mangal, director of public health preparedness and response.
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The LRN’s job is to prepare, detect and respond. But what exactly does that mean?
APHL Monkeypox Response
U.S. Monkeypox Outbreak 2022: Situation Summary (CDC)
Day three of the 2022 APHL Annual Conference was a great one! We started off with the annual awards ceremony which always sets the tone for an exciting day. This mini episode includes an interview with one of the APHL-CDC Bioinformatics Fellows about his first experience at the APHL Annual Conference.
Today was the first full day of the 2022 APHL Annual Conference and it did not disappoint! From COVID-19 to newborn screening to food safety and more, there was a fascinating presentation to intrigue anyone. We kicked off the day with a sunrise walk and line danced together after lunch!
The 2022 APHL Annual Conference kicked off as our first ever hybrid conference! Listen to a few attendees talk about what it means to them to be back in person at our largest conference ever and what they're looking forward to this week.
Every year we commemorate World TB Day on March 24, the anniversary of the day Dr. Robert Koch first announced that he discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes TB. This World TB Day, we are sharing an insightful conversation between two TB laboratory leaders: Angie Schooley, B.S. MT(ASCP), Mycobacteriology/Mycology Unit Manager, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services and Caitlin Miranda, M(ASCP), Microbiologist III, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory.
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Like most things in public health science, food safety is complicated. The nuance can be difficult for non-scientists to understand and difficult for scientists to communicate. On this episode of Lab Culture, Shari Shea, APHL’s director of food safety, discusses some of what makes food safety fascinating and complex along with guests Ben Chapman, Associate Professor and Extension Food Safety Specialist at North Carolina State University, and Don Schaffner, Distinguished Professor and Extension Specialist in Food Science and Professor at Rutgers University.
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Food Safety Talk 242: Invisible Poop Particles
Risky or Not episode 217: Homemade Treats From Neighbors
Risky or Not episode 87: 27 Lbs of Unrefrigerated Feta Cheese
Risky or Not episode 214: Having a Romantic Flour Fight
“Modeling the growth of Listeria monocytogenes on cut cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon”
“Ranking the disease burden of 14 pathogens in food sources in the United States using attribution data from outbreak investigations and expert elicitation”
“Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions for SARS-CoV-2 on norovirus outbreaks: an analysis of outbreaks reported by 9 US States”
Hello Fresh: Food Safety/Recall Notices
CDC MMWR: “Decreased Incidence of Infections Caused by Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2017–2020”
“Labs with No One to Run Them: Why Public Health Workers Are Fleeing the Field”
“APHL: Historic Investments Will Strengthen Public Health Laboratory Workforce”
Lab Culture Ep. 22: Life as a public health lab scientist testing for COVID-19
“DO NOT RINSE YOUR TURKEY! And other Thanksgiving food rules for every day”
Don Schaffner on Twitter
Ben Chapman on Twitter
Shari Shea on Twitter
Food Safety Talk podcast
Risky or Not podcast
The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.