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| Public health is always going to be a passion | 08 May 2024 | 00:25:04 | |
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) Megan Crumpler, PhD, HCLD(ABB) Scott J. Becker, MS | |||
| Dr. Bell and Dr. Yarosz love their CDC LLS fellowship experience. What is the LLS fellowship? | 28 Sep 2023 | 00:47:18 | |
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 | |||
| How two New Jersey lab scientists launched an unprecedented prenatal lead and mercury screening program | 05 Oct 2021 | 01:12:19 | |
Eric Bind and Andrew Steffens, scientists at the New Jersey Public Health and Environmental Laboratories, knew their lab was capable of screening expectant mothers and newborn babies for lead and mercury. But creating a program that also included important clinical interventions was unprecedented. On this episode of Lab Culture, they share how they pioneered this valuable program and established a precedent for others. Links: Lead and Mercury Educational Materials (English) Prenatal Screening Mercury Questionnaire Boston Birth Cohort Study: Lead Paper Boston Birth Cohort Study: Mercury Paper CDC: Heavy Metals during Pregnancy Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) Lead and Mercury Educational Materials (Spanish) Lead and Mercury Educational Materials (French Creole) Lead and Mercury Educational Materials (Polish) Lead and Mercury Educational Materials (Portuguese) “New Jersey Laboratory Pioneers Prenatal Lead and Mercury Screening” (Lab Matters magazine)
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| A Conversation with Dr. Rick Bright | 13 Jul 2021 | 00:52:49 | |
In October 2020, Dr. Rick Bright resigned in protest as director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) because of the Trump administration’s political interference in the COVID-19 response and their efforts to spread dangerous misinformation. Since then, Dr. Bright has joined The Rockefeller Foundation as senior vice president of pandemic prevention and response. Dr. Bright joined APHL CEO Scott Becker for a discussion as part of APHL’s Member Assembly – this episode is a recording of that conversation. | |||
| The Story Collider Presents: Pandemic Perspectives from the Public Health Laboratory | 11 Sep 2020 | 01:57:50 | |
On August 27, 2020, APHL joined The Story Collider for a very special edition of their show featuring four true, personal stories about from APHL members about how COVID-19 has impacted their lives. This episode is a recording of that show. The Story Collider produces dozens of live shows all over the country, and recently has moved to an exciting online format. Links APHL.org | |||
| Life as a public health lab scientist testing for COVID-19 | 29 Jul 2020 | 00:51:12 | |
Jessica Bauer and Matt Sinn are scientists at the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory. On this episode, they shared their experiences performing COVID-19 testing, working long hours seven days a week, supporting their staff while trying not to burnout themselves. As they describe in this conversation, the experience has been nothing they ever could have expected. Jessica Bauer, molecular unit chief Links: Missouri State Public Health Laboratory | |||
| 2019 Year in Review | 16 Dec 2019 | 01:10:53 | |
Are we already at the end of 2019?! While to many of us it felt like the year flew by, APHL staff, members and partners accomplished a LOT in an effort to protect the public's health. In this episode, Scott Becker, APHL's executive director, reviews some of the highlights of the year along with Gynene Sullivan, APHL's manager of communications, who is finalizing our Annual Report. Follow APHL on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram so you don't miss anything! Links: APHL: Lung Injury Response Associated with Vaping CDC: Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with the Use of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Products Data: Elemental to Health advocacy campaign Supporting rapid exchange of public health data is urgent, crucial and laden with challenges Lab Matters (Fall 2019): Making Data Fly APHL Newborn Screening Systems Quality Improvement Projects Award Recipients Announced APHL Public Health Laboratory Fellowships Lab Culture Ep. 9: What is the APHL Emerging Leader Program? CDC: US Measles Cases and Outbreaks in 2019 “Launching Whole Genome Sequencing in the Public Health Realm” Lab Matters (Fall 2013) Accreditation for Human and Animal Food Labs Lab Culture Extra: Progress in Sierra Leone APHL Global Health Program: Countries we serve Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP) Laboratory Response Network (LRN) Lab Culture Ep. 20: 20 Years of the Laboratory Response Network “Two Decades of Preparedness Excellence: The Laboratory Response Network” Lab Matters (Fall 2019) The LRN’s job is to prepare, detect and respond. But what exactly does that mean? Strengthening Lab Biosafety & Biosecurity “Ensuring Readiness for Rabies in Puerto Rico” Lab Matters (Spring 2019) In Puerto Rico, a new molecular bacteriology lab allows better control of foodborne outbreaks “US officials identify 'strong culprit' in vaping illnesses” Associated Press (video interview) | |||
| 20 Years of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) | 17 Oct 2019 | 00:51:40 | |
This year marks 20 years since the inception of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN). Founded by APHL, CDC and the FBI, the LRN exists to protect the public from biological and chemical threats. How did the LRN get its start? And how has it evolved over the past 20 years? This episode of Lab Culture features an interview with two public health laboratory scientists and LRN experts. Maureen “Moe” Sullivan Stefan Saravia Links: Minnesota Laboratory Emergency Preparedness | |||
| Lab Culture Extra: Progress in Sierra Leone | 21 Aug 2019 | 00:15:32 | |
APHL has a long history of involvement in Sierra Leone where we’ve provided technical assistance to strengthen the nation’s laboratory system for over a decade. Following the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak, we were invited back to build laboratory response capability for Ebola and other highly infectious diseases. We found there was a lot to be done: a strategic plan for the laboratory system, renovation of the central lab, training and mentoring of lab staff, reducing turnaround time for Ebola testing, and much more. With the engagement completed earlier this year, APHL Executive Director Scott Becker and Manager of Global Health Sherrie Staley share insights from APHL’s on-the-ground experience, which include the value of a healthy ram. Links: Photo album -- Progress in Sierra Leone APHL joins partners in Sierra Leone to strengthen lab capacity in Ebola’s wake High profile APHL team explores MOHS public health laboratory priority needs | |||
| Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha: Storytelling and the Flint Water Crisis | 13 Jun 2019 | 00:19:45 | |
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City, joins us for an interview about the importance of storytelling in public health. Did Dr. Mona's successful use of narratives allow Flint's story to be as resilient as the people who lived it? Links Is water in Flint safe to drink? It’s not just a question of chemistry. [Op-ed by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha] What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City | |||
| 2019 Annual Meeting: Day 3 | 06 Jun 2019 | 00:07:23 | |
Today was day three of the annual meeting! We started the day with awards ceremony and concluded with the member assembly, listening to many great speakers in between. For many, the highlight was the Dr. Katherine Kelley Distinguished Lecture delivered by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Dr. Mona is a pediatrician, scientist, researcher, activist and author of What the Eyes Don’t See. Her research and the work of her team exposed the deliberate effort to cover up the Flint water crisis and the lead poisoning of Flint, Michigan's children. APHL honors public health leaders at 2019 annual meeting What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City | |||
| 2019 APHL Annual Meeting: Day 2 | 05 Jun 2019 | 00:05:55 | |
It was another great day at the annual meeting in St. Louis! As the attendees interviewed on this episode will share, some of the highlights included Poster Speed Dating, learning about new technology from exhibitors and, of course, networking. | |||
| Past, Present and Future of Biosafety | 31 Oct 2022 | 00:31:26 | |
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 Jill J. Power, MS Carrie Anglewicz, MS Christina Egan, PhD Links: Leadership in Biosafety and Biosecurity Award | |||
| 2019 Annual Meeting: Day 1 | 04 Jun 2019 | 00:07:38 | |
| Alaska state virology lab: Freezing temps, wild animals, and extremely dedicated staff | 24 Apr 2019 | 00:43:52 | |
Every area of our country is unique in ways that make public health laboratory work vary from one state or locality to another. But just as Alaska is different from the lower-48 states in most ways, their public health lab's work is too. Have you ever considered all the ways it might be different to work in the Alaska state lab in Fairbanks? This episode of Lab Culture reveals some of the many ways in which working in Alaska is unlike anywhere else. Jayme Parker, manager, Virology Unit, Alaska State Public Health Laboratory (Fairbanks) Nisha Fowler, microbiologist, Alaska State Public Health Laboratory (Fairbanks) Links: Virology Unit of the Alaska State Public Health Laboratory Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities -- FAQs Alaska's permafrost/ice lenses
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| Lab Culture Extra: How the WI State Lab Developed a Test for Brodifacoum -- and Why It Matters | 03 Apr 2019 | 00:13:45 | |
In the spring of 2018 patients suffering from profuse bleeding swamped emergency rooms in Illinois and Wisconsin. The cause? Synthetic cannabinoids laced with rat poison. When an outbreak of contaminated synthetic cannabinoids reached Wisconsin in 2018, scientists at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) rushed to develop the first quantitative method for diagnostic testing of brodifacoum, a powerful anticoagulant used in rat poison. Thanks to their work, patients with brodifacoum poisoning can now be treated with a precisely calibrated dose of vitamin K and that treatment can be ended when it is no longer medically necessary. Previously, physicians had to guess when to end treatment and re-start it if they guessed wrong. WSLH’s Noel Stanton, Chemical Emergency Response Coordinator, and Bill Krick, an Advanced Chemist in the Chemical Emergency Response Unit, speak with Public Affairs Director Jan Klawitter about the test’s development and the outbreak that made it necessary.
Links: Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) Accolades for WSLH’s Chemical Emergency Response Team Synthetic Cannabinoids (K2, Spice) – Wisconsin Department of Health Services Lab Matters: Indiana and Wisconsin Respond to Synthetic Cannabinoid Contamination | |||
| Extra: Surge of West Nile Virus in North Dakota | 19 Feb 2019 | 00:11:41 | |
What happens inside a public health lab when a health threat sends it into overdrive? Find out how the North Dakota lab met a surge in West Nile Virus in 2018 in this APHL in Action Lab Culture Extra. Links: CDC Preliminary Maps and Data for 2018, West Nile Virus North Dakota Department of Health – West Nile Virus Key Factors Influencing the Incidence of West Nile Virus in Burleigh County, North Dakota | |||
| Exploring bioinformatics: From fellow to full time in Virginia | 08 Feb 2019 | 01:06:13 | |
Kevin Libuit went from the APHL-CDC Bioinformatics Fellowship to a contractor to working full-time as a bioinformatician at the Virginia state lab (VA Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS)). First he talks about when he discovered bioinformatics as a field and how the fellowship propelled his career. Then Kevin takes the mic and interviews Dr. Denise Toney, director of Virginia DCLS, about the value and growing need for bioinformaticians in public health labs.
Links APHL-CDC Bioinformatics Fellowships Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS) APHL Off the Bench (new Facebook group!) | |||
| Introducing: PKU Life Podcast with Kevin Alexander | 03 Dec 2018 | 00:28:01 | |
Fifty-five years ago, newborn screening was born. At the time, though, that little heel prick was performed to screen for only one condition: phenylketonuria (PKU). Without early intervention, babies born with PKU faced severe cognitive, behavioral and other neurological disorders. The advent of PKU newborn screening allowed health care providers and families to make critical changes to a baby’s diet to prevent those consequences. Today, December 3, is PKU Awareness Day. It’s hard to say where newborn screening would be without that first PKU test. And 55 years later, it’s hard to say where newborn screening would be without the families and individuals living with PKU who have shared their stories to convey the value of this simple test. One of those individuals is Kevin Alexander. Kevin has been a leader in the PKU community simply by sharing his story and his experiences living with PKU. He has spoken at conferences and events around the world, created a video documentary about his life, served as a leader and friend to others living with PKU, and now he shares his voice in a new podcast. For this PKU Awareness Day, we are sharing Kevin’s podcast, PKU Life Podcast with Kevin Alexander. We are so appreciative of Kevin’s willingness to both share with and listen to those in the newborn screening community. Kevin, thank you for your leadership, friendship and generosity!
PKU Life Podcast with Kevin Alexander – Facebook PKU Life Podcast with Kevin Alexander – Instagram PKU Life Podcast with Kevin Alexander – Twitter APHL’s Newborn Screening Program
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| Informatics, health equity and bat snuggles | 30 Aug 2018 | 00:20:28 | |
Joanne Bartkus, APHL's board president and director of the Public Health Laboratory at the Minnesota Department of Health, sat down with Scott Becker, our executive director, and Gynene Sullivan, editor of Lab Matters magazine, to talk about priorities for the year. Their conversation ranged from informatics to health equity to... snuggling with a bat?! Joanne Bartkus, PhD, D(ABMM) Scott J. Becker, MS Links
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| What a Day! Day 3 of the APHL Annual Meeting | 05 Jun 2018 | 00:03:53 | |
Day 3 of the APHL Annual Meeting was a big one! We had several captivating sessions including this year's Katherine Kelley Distinguished Lecturer, Maryn McKenna, renowned journalist and author. Listen to today's episode to hear a few attendees share what they took away from the day. | |||
| Reporting from the Exhibit Hall: Day 2 of the APHL Annual Meeting | 04 Jun 2018 | 00:13:56 | |
A huge component of any APHL Annual Meeting is the exhibit hall. This year we were joined by 68 exhibitors, all of whom were sharing new and interesting products, services and technologies with meeting attendees. In today's episode, we chat with representatives from Roche, Bio-Rad Laboratories and Hologic. Learn more about APHL's corporate membership and other opportunities. | |||
| Hello, Pasadena! Day 1 of the APHL Annual Meeting | 03 Jun 2018 | 00:06:59 | |
We are in sunny Pasadena, California for the 2018 APHL Annual Meeting! Here is a little look at what we did on the first day. Stay tuned for updates every day through June 5. 2018 APHL Annual Meeting and Twelfth Government Environmental Laboratory Conference Join the conversation using #APHL on: | |||
| APHL CEO Scott Becker wants to bring public health laboratory work into the foreground | 01 Sep 2022 | 00:32:20 | |
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! Links: 2022 Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month Toolkit E.coli Outbreak with Unknown Food Source (August 2022) What is the APHL-CDC Fellowship Program and why should you consider applying? | |||
| Bitten by the public health bug: How I found my lab niche | 24 May 2018 | 00:49:27 | |
The people who work in public health laboratories make a difference in your community daily. In this third episode, members of the Emerging Leader Program cohort 10 sit down with their peers to hear how their public health laboratory careers have made an impact. ELP cohort 10 members featured in this episode:
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Are you thinking about a career in a public health laboratory? | |||
| What if there were no public health labs? | 17 May 2018 | 00:59:48 | |
Maybe the saying is true: you don’t know what you had until it is gone. For the families in this episode, the absence of public health laboratories turned their worlds upside down and negatively impacted both the present and future. These families represent us all and highlight the vulnerabilities that would exist if there were no public health laboratories working continuously to keep our communities and populations safe. This is the second episode in the series produced by members of the Emerging Leader Program cohort 10. Emerging Infectious Disease Response: APHL’s Infectious Disease Program Laboratory Response Network (LRN) Interviewer: Kate Wainwright, PhD, D(ABMM), HCLD (ABB), MPH, MSN, RN, deputy director, Public Health Protection and Laboratory Services, Indiana State Department of Health Expert: Peter Shult, PhD, director, Communicable Disease Division; associate director, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Newborn Screening: APHL’s Newborn Screening Program Interviewer: Josh Rowland, MBA, MT(ASCP), manager, Training and Workforce Development, Association of Public Health Laboratories Expert: Miriam Schachter, PhD, research scientist 3, New Jersey Department of Health, Newborn Screening Laboratory
Foodborne Illness: 5 Things You Didn’t Know (but Need to Know) About Listeria Interviewer: Samir Patel, PhD, FCCM, (D)ABMM, clinical microbiologist, Public Health Ontario; Toronto, Canada Expert: Vanessa Allen, MD, MPH, medical microbiologist, chief of microbiology, Public Health Ontario; Toronto, Canada
Narrator: Erin Bowles, B.S., MT(ASCP), Wisconsin Clinical Laboratory Network coordinator and co-biosafety officer, Communicable Disease Division, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison Contributor: Emily Travanty, PhD, scientific director, Laboratory Services Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Special thanks to Jim Hermanson at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene for his help in recording this episode. | |||
| Public health labs do that?! | 25 Apr 2018 | 01:12:43 | |
Public health laboratories do a great deal of work that impacts the daily lives of everyone in America. Do you know exactly how much they’re doing? The first episode produced by members of the Emerging Leader Program cohort 10 looks at some of the work performed by public health lab scientists. (*indicates ELP cohort 10 member) Water Quality Testing Interviewer: *Amanda Hughes, program manager of ambient air quality monitoring, State Hygienic Lab at the University of Iowa Experts: Water quality testing at the State Hygienic Lab at the University of Iowa
Alcohol Testing Interviewer: *Gitika Panicker, microbiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Expert: Laura Bailey, director, Office of Alcohol Testing, Arkansas State Public Health Laboratory Alcohol testing at the Arkansas State Public Health Laboratory
Influenza Testing Interviewer: *Shondra Johnson, laboratory information management system administrator, Missouri State Public Health Laboratory Expert: Jessica Bauer, molecular unit manager, Missouri State Public Health Laboratory Seasonal influenza testing at the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory
Bioterrorism Interviewer: Avi Singh, food lab lead microbiologist, Washington State Public Health Laboratory Expert: *Denny Russell, bioterrorism coordinator, Washington State Public Health Laboratory
Foodborne Outbreak Linked to Flour Interviewer: *Rebecca Lindsey, Whole Genome Sequence Project lead, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Experts: Heather A. Carleton, bioinformatics team lead, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) E. coli outbreak linked to flour (CDC) Shiga Toxin–Producing E. coli Infections Associated with Flour
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| What is the APHL Emerging Leader Program? | 23 Apr 2018 | 00:15:51 | |
What is the Emerging Leader Program (ELP)? APHL staff, Pandora Ray and Kajari Shah, share how the ELP got its start and how it has progressed. This year's ELP cohort is producing three episodes for Lab Culture that will be released over the coming weeks. Stay tuned! | |||
| Leaders for a TB Free World | 23 Mar 2018 | 00:29:26 | |
Every year on March 24, APHL recognizes World TB Day, a day to focus on the valuable work of our members and partners. While tuberculosis is often considered a disease of the past, it is resurging and presenting significant new public health challenges including drug resistance. This World TB Day, we are sharing an insightful conversation between two TB laboratory leaders: Dr. Marie-Claire Rowlinson, assistant laboratory director, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories, Florida Department of Health and Dr. Beverly Metchock, team lead, TB Reference Laboratory, CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
Links National Tuberculosis Controllers Association The Tenacity of Tuberculosis: MDR-TB (blog post) | |||
| APHL's International Team Meeting | 21 Dec 2017 | 00:34:55 | |
In November, Scott Becker, APHL’s executive director, traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa for the second APHL International Team Meeting. While he was there, he sat down with five members of the APHL international team to discuss their work and what led them to pursue a career in laboratory science. The APHL International Team Meeting allows for US-based APHL leadership and global health program staff and consultants working in-country to discuss organizational operations and key programmatic successes and challenges. In most cases, this is the only time during the year that these individuals have an opportunity to meet face-to-face. Participants from Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Guinea, Sierra Leone and APHL’s US headquarters were all in attendance. Interviews include:
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| What is the Biosafety Peer Network? | 24 Oct 2017 | 00:36:54 | |
The Biosafety Peer Network (aka the Visiting Biosafety Official Program) links US local, state, and territorial public health laboratories with US-affiliated Pacific Island laboratories to facilitate mentoring and information sharing among biosafety officials and officers. The exchange is intended to foster a collaborative community, advance biosafety and biosecurity in laboratories, and ultimately improve public health laboratory biosafety and biosecurity across the US. So what exactly does the Biosafety Peer Network do? Three members of this network -- Rebecca Sciulli (Hawaii), Paul Fox (Hawaii) and Anne Marie Santos (Guam) sat down for a conversation about their work.
Photo: Paul Fox (left) and Rebecca Sciulli (center) giving Anne Marie Santos (right) a tour of the Hawaii Laboratories Division facility to showcase their biosafety practices, as part of the Peer Network program. Links Biosafety Peer Network Program Application | |||
| My Niece's Positive Newborn Screen | 05 Sep 2017 | 00:16:38 | |
Four years ago, as APHL joined with partners to celebrate the 50th anniversary of routine newborn screening in the United States, newborn screening hit more closely for APHL staff than it ever had before. Michelle Forman, manager of media and Lab Culture host, received a text that her new niece, Sloane, had a positive newborn screen. Her results were out of range for PKU. In this episode, Michelle interviews Sloane's mom, Judith Forman, about that experience. | |||
| Past, Present and Future of PulseNet | 24 May 2017 | 00:54:36 | |
PulseNet revolutionized foodborne outbreak detection in the United States. What exactly is it? How did it get started? Why was it so significant? And what does the future of foodborne outbreak detection look like? Brian Sauders, molecular microbiologist at the NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets, and Shari Shea, director of food safety at APHL, answer these questions and more.
Links: 20 years of PulseNet: Preventing thousands of illnesses and saving millions of dollars (cost-benefit analysis) Innovations in American Government Award CBS News article on PulseNet launch including quotes from Al Gore Laboratory Response Network (LRN) New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Division of Food Laboratory | |||
| Hill Day 2017 | 21 Mar 2017 | 00:20:48 | |
On March 6, a small group of APHL members and our policy staff visited House and Senate offices as part of our annual Hill Day. Peter Kyriacopoulos, APHL’s senior director of public policy, interviewed the group following their meetings to get their immediate thoughts.
Links: ELC Program: Essential Funding for Public Health Lab Response Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity fact sheet
Hill Day group: Chris Whelen – laboratory director, Hawaii Department of Health State Laboratories Division Jennifer Rakeman – assistant commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Denise Toney – director, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services Peter Kyriacopoulos – senior director of public policy, APHL Celia Hagan – manager of public policy, APHL Nisha Quasba – public policy intern, APHL | |||
| What's next for the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) response to monkeypox? | 07 Jul 2022 | 00:28:19 | |
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.
Links: The LRN’s job is to prepare, detect and respond. But what exactly does that mean? | |||
| Critical Consequences | 15 Feb 2017 | 00:25:23 | |
Did you know that the Affordable Care Act (ACA, aka Obamacare) includes critical public health funding? What would the repeal of the ACA mean for public health? Peter Kyriacopoulos, APHL’s senior director of public policy, talks about the CDC-managed Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) program, a source of crosscutting support for public health laboratories funded under the ACA through the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF). Links: ELC Program: Essential Funding for Public Health Lab Response (APHL.org) Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) Cooperative Agreement (CDC.gov) Critical Public Health Fund Would Be Lost With ACA Repeal Find your State or Territorial Health Official Peter Kyriacopoulos on Twitter
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| Day 3: 2022 APHL Annual Conference | 19 May 2022 | 00:06:56 | |
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. | |||
| Day 2: 2022 APHL Annual Conference | 18 May 2022 | 00:09:01 | |
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! | |||
| Day 1: 2022 APHL Annual Conference | 17 May 2022 | 00:08:15 | |
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. | |||
| Scientists in Oregon and Michigan Honor World TB Day | 23 Mar 2022 | 00:33:30 | |
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. Links:
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| Discussing food safety with colleagues, but please not over lunch | 05 Nov 2021 | 01:21:59 | |
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.
Links: 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” Hello Fresh: Food Safety/Recall Notices “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” | |||
| "We need to be obnoxiously positive and share how awesome we are." | 12 May 2025 | 00:52:53 | |
At the 2025 APHL Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon, APHL's current board president, president-elect and CEO sat down for a conversation about the challenges and successes of the past year. APHL President Dr. Megan Crumpler (director, Orange County Public Health Laboratory) and President-Elect Dr. Scott Shone (director, North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health) shared their experiences with major laboratory construction projects and their own approach to leadership. Along with APHL CEO Scott Becker, they discuss the challenges faced by public health laboratories and the need for a more visible role in local communities and our nation's public health system. "I think we need to be obnoxiously positive and share how awesome we are," strongly stated Dr. Shone. | |||