March 16-17, 2020
Virtual Workshop
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
- Awardee Meeting Agenda (44KB)
- Workshop Agenda (102KB)
Webinar Recording
Workshop Report
- Workshop Report (999KB)
Presentations
Awardee Meeting:
Monday, March 16, 2020
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 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 (1MB) 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
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 10:00 a.m.-10:10 a.m. | Welcome
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| 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
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| 11:35 a.m.-noon | Panel Discussion: Addressing Challenges and Gaps in Preparedness MODERATOR: Nina Jaitly, M.D., Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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| Noon-12:30 p.m. | NETEC: Lessons Learned (1MB) INTRODUCTION: Alex Isakov, M.D., Emory University
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| 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
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| 2:40-3:00 p.m | Overview of the NIEHS WTP Infectious Disease Response (IDR) Program
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| 3:00-3:30 p.m. | Education and Training to Respond to Bioemergencies and Manage Risks MODERATOR: Demia Wright, NIEHS
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| 3:30-4:00 p.m. | Education and Training to Respond to Bioemergencies and Manage Risks, Continued MODERATOR: Jim Remington, NIEHS
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| 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
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