Draft Program
Canadian Biosafety Symposium 2011 Draft Program
Monday, June 6th, 2011
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8:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Blood Borne Pathogens (BBP) Pre-Symposium Workshop Instructor: Ayoob Ghalami (U of T) |
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Lunch |
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1 PM – 4:30 PM |
High Containment Certification Submission Process- What does it all mean? Pre-Symposium Workshop Instructors: Cynthia Elliott (CFIA), Heather McRae (CFIA), Dana Scott (CFIA) and representatives from PHAC |
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
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8:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Hazardous Occurrence Investigation and Analysis Pre-Symposium Workshop- from a Biosafety Perspective Instructor: Paul Langan (CFIA) |
Agriculture Pathogens: Planning, Design and Operational Strategies Pre-Symposium Workshop Instructors: Paul Langevin (Merrick & Company) and others to be determined |
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Lunch |
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1:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
2011 CABS Biosafety Officer Meeting |
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2:00 PM – 5:30 PM |
Exhibitor Set-up |
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6:30 PM – 8:30 PM |
Opening Reception hosted by Exhibitors |
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
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7:30 AM -8:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 AM – 8:40 AM |
Opening Remarks |
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8:40 AM – 9:40 AM |
Keynote Address by Jim Welch, Executive Director of the Elizabeth R. Griffin Foundation |
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9:40 AM- 10:00 AM |
Coffee Break |
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10:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
Panel on International Biosafety Initiatives |
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11:30 – 1:00 PM |
Exhibitors’ Time and Lunch |
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1:00 PM – 2:15 PM |
Containment Facility Design, Commissioning, Maintenance and Operations
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Biosafety Programs
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1:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Commissioning Process of a Mobile CL3 Laboratory Truck: Lessons Learned Kelly Anderson or Daryl Boehm, Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health
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Biosafety in the World of Nano Lois Sowden-Plunkett , University of Ottawa
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1:30 PM – 2:00 PM |
Laboratory Retrofit and Renovation Kevin Humeniuk , Smith Carter Architects and Engineers, Inc |
Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Biosafety Susan Fern-MacDougall , University of Toronto
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2:00 PM – 2:15 PM |
The “Greening” of Lab Benching and More! Eleanor Shewchuk, Smith Carter Architects and Engineers |
What’s in an Image Anyway: Level 2 (or Level 2 Plus) In vivo or In vitro Imaging Jennifer Stanley, University of Western Ontario |
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2:15 PM – 2:30 PM |
Coffee Break |
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2:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
Containment Facility Design, Commissioning, Maintenance and Operations
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Biosafety Programs
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2:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
How to Upgrade an Existing Biowaste Decontamination Installation Carlyle Conn, ABC Actini LLC
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Safety Management Systems: Impact on Biosafety in the Ontario Public Health Laboratories Aurel Tamburri, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion
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3:00 PM – 3:30 PM |
Laboratory Exhaust Strategies for an Addition/Expansion Project- Case Study: How to Avoid the 40 Foot Stack Trevor Uitvlugt , Hemisphere Engineering |
Getting It All Together: Process Improvements in a Relational Database Susan Gropp, University of Toronto |
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3:45 PM – 5:15 PM |
CABS Annual General Meeting |
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6:15 PM |
Bus Pick Up for Social Event |
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6:30 – 9:30 PM |
Social Event at CN Tower |
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Thursday, June 9th
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7:30 AM – 8:30 AM |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 AM – 10:10 AM |
Biosafety Research
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8:30 AM- 9:20 AM |
What’s New in the Zoo . . . Zoonotic Disease- Assessing and Managing Risk in a Multispecies Animal Facility Richard Renlund, University of Toronto
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9:20 AM – 9:50 AM |
Decontamination of a High Containment Laboratory Using Dry Fogging System Carol Stansfield, Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health
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9:50 AM – 10:05 AM |
A Study of the Effectiveness of the Containment Level-4 (CL-4) Chemical Shower in Decontaminating Dover Positive Pressure Suits Natasha Klaponski, Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health |
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10:05 AM – 10:30 AM |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Panel on Biosafety Training
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM |
Lunch |
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1:00 PM – 2:05 PM |
Accidents and Incidents
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1:00 PM – 1:50 PM |
Medical Emergency in a Containment Lab: A Joint Training Exercise R. Chris Williams, Trent University
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1:50 PM- 2:05 PM |
Case Studies Involving Potential Releases of Select Agents and Toxins in the USA Richard Henkel, CDC |
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2:05 PM – 2:25 PM |
Coffee Break |
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2:25 PM – 4:25 PM |
Regulatory Programs
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2:25 PM – 2:55 PM |
Development of the Canadian Biosafety Standards and Guidelines (CBSG) John Campbell, Pathogen
Regulation Directorate and Mélanie Slevin, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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2:55 PM – 3:25 PM
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Outreach, Engagement and Consultation Kirsten Almquist, Public Health Agency of Canada
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3:25 PM – 3:55 PM |
Proposed Regulatory Amendments to the New Substances Notifications Regulations (Organisms)- An Update Arash Shahsavarani, Environment Canada |
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3:55 – 4:15 PM |
Closing Remarks |
