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March 16-17, 2020
Virtual Workshop

Protecting Infectious Disease Responders During the COVID-19 Outbreak March 16-17 2020. Virtual Workshop Emory Woodruff Health Sciences Center sponsored in conjunction with National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Worker Training Program

 

Purpose of the Awardee Meeting

The semi-annual WTP Awardee Meeting brought awardees together to provide program updates, exchange information regarding training, and discover new areas of interest to awardees.

Purpose and Scope of the Workshop

The NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) has been addressing preparedness and response efforts since 2001. WTP awardees provided occupational biological safety training to workers during the anthrax attacks (2001), the H5N1 outbreak (2007), and the H1N1 avian influenza outbreak (2009); mold remediation training following Hurricanes Katrina (2005) and Sandy (2012); and Ebola virus disease preparedness training (2013-2015). This work continued through the Ebola Biosafety and Infectious Disease Response Training Program, integrating the HAZMAT trainer's understanding of worker safety and health protection with training and guidance on infection control and biosafety.

This workshop explored what training and protective measures worked best during previous infectious disease outbreaks to best inform protection of workers during the current COVID-19 outbreak.

Agendas

Webinar Recording

Workshop Report

Presentations

Awardee Meeting: 

Monday, March 16, 2020

TimeTopic
2:00-3:15 p.m.Welcome/NIEHS Update (5MB)  
Joseph "Chip" Hughes Jr., Sharon Beard, Demia Wright, Kathy Ahlmark, Jim Remington, NIEHS
NIEHS Grants Management Branch Updates (219KB)
Jenny Greer, NIEHS
3:15-3:30 p.m.Legislative Update (587KB) 
Jed Bullock, NIEHS
3:30-3:45 p.m.NIEHS National Clearinghouse Update 
Deborah Weinstock, NIEHS WTP Clearinghouse
3:45-4:00 p.m.Miscellaneous updates

 

Workshop: Protecting Infectious Disease Responders During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

TimeTopic
10:00 a.m.-10:10 a.m.

Welcome
 

  • Joseph "Chip" Hughes, Jr., NIEHS Worker Training Program
  • Carlos Del Rio, M.D., Emory University
10:10-10:35 a.m.Biopreparedness, Response, and Recovery: National Challenges
Front Lines of Defense for Infectious Diseases (831KB)
Richard Hunt, M.D., Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
10:35-11:05 a.m.Biopreparedness, Response, and Recovery: Local Challenges (1MB)
Alex Isakov, M.D., Emory University
11:05-11:35 a.m.

Adapting, Emerging, and Re-emerging Microorganisms: Focus on Coronavirus 
MODERATOR: Jim Remington, NIEHS
 

11:35 a.m.-noon

Panel Discussion: Addressing Challenges and Gaps in Preparedness 
MODERATOR: Nina Jaitly, M.D., Novartis Pharmaceuticals
 

  • Biohazards disposal (1MB)
    Selin Hoboy, Stericycle
  • COVID-19 updates from OSHA, Chris Brown, Office of Emergency Management and Preparedness, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Noon-12:30 p.m.

NETEC: Lessons Learned (1MB)  
INTRODUCTION: Alex Isakov, M.D., Emory University
 

  • Jill Morgan, Respiratory Intensive Care Unit and Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, Emory University Hospital
12:30-1:00 p.m.Keynote Address and Q&A
COVID-19 Routes of Transmission & Implications for Worker Protection (856KB)
Lisa Brosseau, Sc.D., (retired professor, University of Illinois at Chicago)
2:00-2:40 p.m.

Communication Concepts to Manage Perception, Stigma, and Stress 
MODERATOR: Sharon Beard, NIEHS

2:40-3:00 p.m

Overview of the NIEHS WTP Infectious Disease Response (IDR) Program

3:00-3:30 p.m.

Education and Training to Respond to Bioemergencies and Manage Risks 
MODERATOR: Demia Wright, NIEHS 
 

3:30-4:00 p.m.

Education and Training to Respond to Bioemergencies and Manage Risks, Continued 
MODERATOR: Jim Remington, NIEHS 
 

  • Coronavirus and Cal/OSHA’s Aerosol Transmissable Disease Standard (1MB)
    Kevin Riley, Ph.D., University of Los Angeles at California/Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program
    TOPIC: Coronavirus and Cal/OSHA's ATD standard
  • Education and Training for Public Health Workers (126KB)
    Mitch Rosen, Ph.D., New Jersey/New York Hazardous Materials Worker Training Center
    TOPIC: Public health workers
  • Education and Training for Environmental Service Workers, Sanitation Workers, and Domestic Workers
    Arturo Archila, The Labor Institute, United Steel Workers
    TOPIC: Environmental service workers, sanitation workers, and domestic workers
4:00-4:30 p.m."Protecting Yourself from COVID-19 in the Workplace" Training Tool
Pathogen Safety Data Training Guide and Module: An All Pathogen Approach (1MB)
Jonathan Rosen, National Clearinghouse
4:30-4:55 p.m.

Perspectives on Preparedness and Response
 

  • Shawn Gibbs, Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington
  • Darryl Alexander, AFT (consultant)