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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191107
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SUMMARY:APHA 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo
DESCRIPTION:The American Public Health Association will host the APHA 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo on 2-6 Nov 2019 in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania. \nJoin nearly 13\,000 public health colleagues at APHA 2019 for an extensive lineup of Continuing Education learning sessions and a Public Health Expo. \nSession topics of interest highlighted by the Global Biodefense staff include: \n\nNursing student willingness to respond to high-consequence infectious disease outbreaks\nCollaboration Across three nations for improved infectious disease surveillance\nInfectious disease agents of zoonotic potential of healthy horses in an exhibition setting\nComparing vector and human surveillance strategies to detect arbovirus transmission\nPublic health implications of veterinary telemedicine\nNeisseria meningitidis in Houston\, TX: 3-year data\nAssessing the Impact of ehealth ssage on seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in adults\nMajor challenges for successful hepatitis B vaccination in low resource settings\nEstimation of infectious disease dynamics: Application of a recurrent neural network\nIntersection of Race\, Gender and Vaccination Uptake during the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic\nAssessing the global prevalence of CYP2D6 haplotype variation\, and the implications for primaquine distribution and Plasmodium vivax control\nEnhancing the informatics response to the Zika epidemic in Puerto Rico: A case study to improve laboratory testing capacity and information management processes\nCross sectional study of employment status of recent physician graduates in the Democratic Republic of Congo\nMotivations and barriers associated with physician volunteerism for an International Telemedicine Organization\nA case report of acute flaccid paralysis associated with arboviruses infection in Panama\nEffect of land use\, land cover\, and climate change on the incidence and outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis disease among Asian population\nRole of gender and socioeconomic status as risk factors for emerging infectious disease transmission in Bangladesh\nDetection of infectious disease agents from the respiratory tract and conjunctiva of cats within animal shelters in the United States\nA comparison of common environmental and demographic associations across multiple tick-borne diseases in the United States\nAdaptation of the One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization Tool\n\nPlease visit the APHA 2019 website for more information. \n 
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/apha-2019-annual-meeting-and-expo/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania Convention Center\, 1101 Arch St.\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Continuing Education
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191107
DTSTAMP:20190928T193145Z
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SUMMARY:APRC2 - Asia Pacific Rickettsia Conference 2019
DESCRIPTION:The 2nd Asia Pacific Rickettsia Conference\, APRC2 2019\, will be held 3-6 November 2019 in Chiang Rai\, Thailand. \nRickettsiae and rickettsial diseases are a major cause of illness in humans and animals throughout the Asia Pacific region. This conference is of interest to medical doctors\, veterinarians\, public health professionals\, epidemiologists\, diagnostic laboratory personnel\, entomologists and scientists. \nAgenda topics of interested include: \n\nBiosafety and biosecurity requirements for Orientia spp. diagnosis and research\nScrub typhus and the misconception of doxycycline resistance\nRickettsia rickettsii whole cell antigen vaccine confers protection against Rocky Mountain spotted fever\nDetection of Rickettsia species in Haemaphysalis flava from the Republic of Korea\nMolecular detection of Rickettsia spp. in dogs and Coxiella burnetii in ruminants in the Philippines\nEvidence of Q fever and rickettsial disease in Chile\nRisk factors for scrub typhus\, murine typhus and spotted fever sero-positivity in urban areas\nProspective\, open-label\, randomized trials of doxycycline versus azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated murine typhus and scrub typhus\nReview of diagnostic cut-offs for murine typhus IgM and IgG IFAs\nInBios Scrub Typhus Detect IgG and IgM ELISA kits for the diagnosis of scrub typhus acquired in Chile: proposed cut-off values\nThe biology of emerging Rickettsia felis rickettsiosis\nMetagenomic approach to characterizing disease epidemiology in a disease-endemic environment\n\nPlease visit APRC2 2019 website for more information.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/aprc2-asia-pacific-rickettsia-conference-2019/
LOCATION:The Riverie by Katathani Hotel\, 1129 Kraisorasit Rd\, Chiang Rai\, 57000\, Thailand
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191105T163000
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UID:31068-1572971400-1572978600@globalbiodefense.com
SUMMARY:People\, Pigs\, Plants\, and Planetary Pandemic Possibilities
DESCRIPTION:Come learn about the One Health concept with experts in the public\, private\, and academic fields.\n\n\nThe George Mason University Next Gen Global Health Security Network and the GMU Biodefense Discussion Group are sponsoring a GMU One Health Day Panel Discussion on November 5\, 2019. \nThe event will take place from 4:30pm to 6:30pm in Van Metre Hall at the GMU Arlington Campus. Panel Members will include: \n\nMichael E. von Fricken MPH\, PhD\, GMU Global and Community (GCH) Health Security\nJarod Hanson DVM\, PhD\, Associate Editor at Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases\nWilly A. Valdivia-Granda CEO\, Orion Integrated Biosciences\, INC.\nTaylor Winkleman DVM\, LMI\, Georgetown University\, Next Gen GHS Network\n\nThis panel will discuss the One Health approach through the various lens of their real world experiences. Discussions and interactions with the audience will address insightful views of innovation and emerging technology developments for biosafety and biosecurity. \nSpace will be capped at 35 participants\, so register as soon as possible to ensure your spot in the audience. The final day to register for the event is November 1st.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/people-pigs-plants-and-planetary-pandemic-possibilities/
LOCATION:George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government\, Room 310\, Fairfax Drive\, Arlington\, VA\, 22201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191110
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SUMMARY:8th FIDSSA Congress - Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa
DESCRIPTION:The 8th Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa FIDSSA Congress 2019 will be held at the Indaba Hotel and Conference Centre\, Johannesburg\, South Africa from 7-9 November 2019. \nThis biennial FIDSSA Congress attracts local and international experts to lead conversations on a wide spectrum of cutting-edge infectious diseases topics relevant to the region and the African continent. Since its formation\, FIDSSA has contributed substantially to an integrated approach of tackling the major problems of infectious diseases in southern Africa. \nHighlighted session topics include: \n\nDeaths in newborn babies with healthcare-associated infections\nNew technology to detect neonatal unit outbreaks\nNew drug-resistant TB regimens for children and adults and new trials\nNew childhood vaccines\nHIV treatment interruptions for diagnostic purposes\nRapid diagnostics to transform the management of curable STIs in South Africa\nManagement of syphilis in an era of penicillin shortages\nIntegration of antimicrobial stewardship into sepsis pathways\nWhole genome sequencing and novel diagnostics to aid antimicrobial stewardship\nStewardship: Leveraging the “butterfly effect” of hand hygiene\nNew rabies vaccine guideline\nNew yellow fever guideline\nRoll out of PrEP in SA\nFlucytosine for cryptococcal meningitis\nAcinetobacter – the new MRSA?\nPhage therapy for biofilms in device-related infections\nRole of the environment in transmission of healthcare-associated infections\nNon-culture-based diagnostic testing for antimicrobial resistance\, mycology\n\nPre-congress workshops will be held on Thursday\, 7 November 2019 by the Infection Control Society of Southern Africa\, South African Society for Clinical Microbiology\, and South African Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme. \nAbstract submissions deadline: 24 June 2019\nOnline registration deadline: 13 October 2019 \nPlease visit the FIDSSA Congress 2019 website for more information.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/fidssa-federation-of-infectious-diseases-societies-of-southern-africa/
LOCATION:Indaba Hotel\, Spa and Conference Centre\, William Nicol Dr &\, Pieter Wenning Rd\, Fourways\, 2021\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191109
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SUMMARY:DHS CWMD Systems Support Directorate A&AS Pre-Solicitation Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)\, Office of Procurement Operations (OPO)\, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) intends to hold a Pre-Solicitation Conference for interested industry partners for the Systems Support Directorate (SSD)\, Operations Support Directorate (OSD)\, and Policy\, Plans\, and Analysis (PPA) Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) requirements on Friday\, November 8\, 2019. \nThe purpose of the Pre-Solicitation Conference is to discuss the SSD\, OSD\, and PPA requirements and address additional industry questions. \nWe have received many comments and questions regarding the limitation of future contracting and organizational conflict of interest clauses. In advance of posting our responses to industry comments and questions\, we can advise you that our intent is to revise those clauses in order to allow a vendor to compete as a prime and/or sub on all three A&AS awards (SSD\, OSD & PPA). \nThe government intends to post responses to industry comments received in response to the SSD\, OSD\, and PPA draft solicitations no later than 5:00 PM eastern time on Wednesday\, November 6\, 2019.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/dhs-cwmd-systems-support-directorate-aas-pre-solicitation-conference/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Industry Day
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191114
DTSTAMP:20190928T155134Z
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SUMMARY:General Membership Meeting of the Medical CBRN Defense Consortium and CWMD Consortium
DESCRIPTION:The Medical CBRN Defense Consortium and the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Consortium\, in conjunction with the JPEO-CBRND and DHS CWMD Office\, will host a consortia meeting and industry outreach event on 12-13 Nov 2019 in Bethesda\, Md. \nThis event will include multiple opportunities for Government\, industry\, and academia to interact and exchange information regarding upcoming business opportunities. \nThis event will focus on medical and non-medical CBRNE related requirements of the CBRN enterprise including the JPEO-CBRND\, DHS CWMD Office\, DTRA\, and others. \nAssistant Secretary McDonnell and other speakers will update participants on CWMD’s progress towards meeting its mission and expand on the Office’s current areas of emphasis. The event will include plenary sessions\, user panel\, and an expanded exhibit area. This event will include sessions with government\, industry\, academia\, and operational users who have an interest in countering chemical\, biological\, radiological\, and nuclear threats in the new CWMD mission space. \nMembership in MCDC is limited to US companies or US-based affiliates of foreign companies. Foreign companies cannot gain membership due to MCDC’s requirement that members obtain a DD2345 (military critical technical data agreement). However\, foreign companies can be subcontractors (team members) on projects awarded through the Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) as long as they can meet the terms and conditions of the OTA. The MCDC member awarded the project is responsible for flowing the applicable requirements down to the foreign company. \nThe Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Consortium was formed in response to the Government’s expressed interest to establish an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with an eligible entity or group of entities\, to include industry\, academic\, and not-for-profit partners\, for advanced development efforts to support agencies that have a need to prototype new technologies related to Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction. The OTA Consortium is an enterprise partnership between the US Government (JPEO-CBRND) and the CWMD Consortium connected through a “contract-like” OTA.  This OTA operates outside the Federal Acquisition Regulations. \nFor more information and registration\, please contact the Medical CBRN Defense Consortium at MCDC@ati.org  or the CWMD Consortium cwmd@ati.org.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/general-membership-meeting-of-the-medical-cbrn-defense-consortium-and-cwmd-consortium/
LOCATION:Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Convention Center\, 5701 Marinelli Rd\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20852\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Industry Day
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191116
DTSTAMP:20190711T053505Z
CREATED:20190711T053440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190711T053505Z
UID:29586-1573776000-1573862399@globalbiodefense.com
SUMMARY:Biological Safety for First Responders Course
DESCRIPTION:ABSA International and the Federal Bureau of Investigation will host a special Biological Safety for First Responders workshop on 15 November 2019 during the ABSA Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference in Birmingham\, Alabama. \nThe course is being provided free of charge to the First Responder community by ABSA International. Participation is limited based on space availability. \nThe workshop is offered from 9am—11:30am or 1pm—3:30pm \nThe workshop will focus on biosafety basics\, research at universities\, regulatory aspects and current infectious disease issues as it relates to First Responders. \nWilliam So\, PhD\, FBI WMD Directorate Biological Countermeasures Unit\, will speak on challenges to responder safety in the current threat environment. \nDiscussions will include the differences between biological safety and infection control and how these differences can be used by First Responders to protect themselves and their family from potential exposures to infectious disease. \nThis course will be a great opportunity for the Birmingham area First Responders\, Public Health officials and the local biological safety community to network and begin partnerships in emergency response. \nFor registration please email firstresponder@absa.org
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/biological-safety-for-first-responders-course/
LOCATION:Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex\, 2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd N\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191121
DTSTAMP:20190711T054058Z
CREATED:20190711T050451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190711T054058Z
UID:29582-1573776000-1574294399@globalbiodefense.com
SUMMARY:ABSA Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference 2019
DESCRIPTION:The ABSA Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference will be held 15-20 November 2019 in Birmingham\, Alabama. \nProfessional development courses will be November 15-17 and the conference presentations (platform/poster) will be November 18-20. Approximately 700 attendees representing a\nbroad spectrum of biosafety and biosecurity\, pharmaceutical\, biotechnology research\, development\, and clinical organizations are expected to attend. The conference draws national and international attendees from academic\, commercial\, research\, and governmental sectors. \nSessions of interest highlighted by the Global Biodefense staff include: \nBiosafety Critical Task Analysis as a Means to Mitigate Human Failure in a High-Containment Facility – Anna E. Lawton\, BSc\, The Pirbright Institute \nThe Challenge of Arthropod Biocontainment in the Non-model Organism World: Mosquitoes\, Gene Drive\, and Beyond – Zachary Adelman\, PhD\, Texas A&M University \nLarge-scale Decontamination and Decommissioning of a Vintage High-Containment Effluent Decontamination System (EDS)\, Planning Through Execution – Fahim Manzur\, MS\, Plum Island Animal Disease Center \nUtility of the Incident Command System in Laboratory Emergency Management – Kaci VanDalen\, MS\, National Institutes of Health \nEnhancement of Biosafety and Biosecurity in Tanzania Through Surveillance\, Risk Assessment\, and Identification of Select Agents in Bushmeat – Robab Katani\, PhD\, Penn State University \nRisk Assessment and Facility Containment for Research with Gene Drive Arthropods – Sheryl Major\, University of California-San Diego \nSpores or Not Spores\, ‘Tis the Question: Considerations for Biological Verification and Technical Feasibility of Room Fumigations – Daniel Kiimin\, PhD\, Basler & Hofmann AG \nImplementation of WHO Global Action Plan III Containment Certification for US Poliovirus Type 2 Laboratories – Christy Ottendorfer\, PhD\, CDC \nBiosafety and Biosecurity Measures in the Epidemiological Surveillance of Rabies Virus and Other Lyssaviruses in Mexico – Luis Alberto Ochoa Carrera\, MS\, Institute for Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (InDRE) \nMicrobial Aerosols in the Modern Microbiology Laboratory – Allan Bennett\, MSc\, Public Health England\, Porton Down \nPrion-like Proteins: Implementation of IBC Oversight – Susan Vleck\, PhD\, RBP(ABSA)\, Stanford University \n// \nPlease visit the ABSA Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference website for more information.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/absa-annual-biosafety-and-biosecurity-conference-2019/
LOCATION:Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex\, 2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd N\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191115T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191115T150000
DTSTAMP:20190711T053626Z
CREATED:20190711T042959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190711T053626Z
UID:29577-1573804800-1573830000@globalbiodefense.com
SUMMARY:BSL-3 Operations and Management Course
DESCRIPTION:A professional development course reviewing the important aspects of Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) facility and laboratory operations will be offered on 15 November 2019 as part of the ABSA’s  62nd Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference. \nThe course will cover approval and training of BSL-3 workers; maintenance support; occupational health issues; managing waste; maintenance of the BSL-3 HVAC and physical facility; periodic checks on the facility’s systems; and emergencies of different types. \nDaily operations in a BSL-3 will be discussed\, including: \n\nUnderstanding when it is safe to enter and when you need to evacuate\nWhat to do when the ventilation fails\nPractical aspects of entry and exit procedures\nPractical tips on selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)\nSafety considerations within the experimental SOPs\nWaste handling; facility cleaning\nHow to have equipment repaired or serviced\n\nPlease visit the ABSA website for more information on this course offering.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/bsl-3-operations-and-management-course/
LOCATION:Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex\, 2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd N\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191122
DTSTAMP:20190817T235230Z
CREATED:20190808T045914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190817T235230Z
UID:29811-1574035200-1574380799@globalbiodefense.com
SUMMARY:CBD S&T Conference 2019 - Chemical and Biological Defense
DESCRIPTION:The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) will host the 2019 Chemical and Biological Defense Science & Technology (CBD S&T) Conference at the Duke Energy Convention Center\, in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, 18-21 Nov\, 2019. \n\n\n\nCollaborate with more than 1\,500 scientists\, program managers and leaders from across the globe who are committed to making the world safer by confronting chemical and biological defense challenges. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with DTRA science and technology managers as well as other members of DTRA’s Chemical and Biological Defense team. \n\n\n\nHighlighted session topics include: \n\n\n\n\nUse Prognostic and Predictive Host Response Biomarkers to Inform Medical Treatment and/or Therapies\nSynthetic Biology to Enhance Detection and Diagnostic Capabilities\nGenotypic to Phenotypic Analysis Tools to Characterize Novel Emerging Threats\nAnimal Models and Predictive Systems to Determine Optimal Countermeasure Efficacy\nToxin Assessment for Development of Medical Countermeasures\nToxicological Assessments of Aerosol Exposures to Biotoxins\nNew Methods For Modeling Emerging Threat Agents\, Dissemination Devices and CWMD Scenario Development\nOrganoids and Organs-on-a-Chip Revolutionizing Drug Development\nDevelopment of Next Gen Antibody-Based Anti-Infective Therapeutics\nAdvances in Chemical Plume Characterization Technologies in Large-Scale Releases\nIdentification Therapeutic Combinations That Avoid Interference of Vaccine-Induced Immunity\nHost Targeted Therapies: Pathogen Entry\, Replication\, Egress; Common Pathways of End State Disease; Host Immune Modifiers\nArtificial Intelligence for Early Drug Discovery\nFeasibility and Utility of Toxidrome-Based Medical Countermeasures\nEmerging hazard prediction techniques (e.g. graphical processing unit applications\, neural networks\, machine learning)\n\n\n\n\nPlease visit the CBD S&T Conference website to register today.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/cbd-st-conference-2019-chemical-and-biological-defense-science-technology/
LOCATION:Duke Energy Convention Center\, 525 Elm St.\, Cincinnati\, Ohio\, 45202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191125
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SUMMARY:Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019
DESCRIPTION:Antibiotic Awareness Week will be held 18-24 November 2019 with countries around the world designating this week for focused awareness campaigns. \nAntibiotics save lives and are critical tools for treating a number of common and more serious infections\, like those that can lead to sepsis. However\, at least 30% of the antibiotics in U.S. outpatient settings are prescribed unnecessarily. Any time antibiotics are used\, they can cause side effects and lead to antibiotic resistance\, one of the most urgent threats to the public’s health. \nAntibiotic resistance happens when bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. Each year in the United States\, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23\,000 people die as a direct result. Many more die from complications from antibiotic-resistant infections. \nKEY POINTS\n\n\nAntibiotics save lives. When a patient needs antibiotics\, the benefits outweigh the risks of side effects and antibiotic resistance.\nAntibiotics aren’t always the answer. Everyone can help improve antibiotic prescribing and use. Improving the way healthcare professionals prescribe antibiotics\, and the way we take antibiotics\, helps keep us healthy now\, helps fight antibiotic resistance\, and ensures that these lifesaving antibiotics will be available for future generations.\nAntibiotics do not work on viruses\, such as those that cause colds\, flu\, bronchitis\, or runny noses\, even if the mucus is thick\, yellow\, or green.\nAntibiotics are only needed for treating infections caused by bacteria\, but even some bacterial infections get better without antibiotics. Antibiotics aren’t needed for many sinus infections and some ear infections.\nAn antibiotic will not make you feel better if you have a virus. Respiratory viruses usually go away in a week or two without treatment. Ask your healthcare professional about the best way to feel better while your body fights off the virus.\nWhen antibiotics aren’t needed\, they won’t help you\, and the side effects could still cause harm. Side effects range from minor to very severe health problems. When you need antibiotics for a bacterial infection\, then the benefits usually outweigh the risk of side effects.\nTaking antibiotics can lead to antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them.\nIf you need antibiotics\, take them exactly as prescribed. Talk with your doctor if you have any questions about your antibiotics.\nTalk with your doctor if you develop any side effects\, especially severe diarrhea\, since that could be a Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) infection\, which needs to be treated.\nDo your best to stay healthy and keep others healthy by cleaning hands\, covering coughs\, staying home when sick\, and getting recommended vaccines\, such as the flu vaccine.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/antibiotic-awareness-week-2019/
LOCATION:Planet Earth
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191122
DTSTAMP:20190822T193456Z
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SUMMARY:EPA International Decontamination Research and Development Conference 2019
DESCRIPTION:The EPA’s National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC) will host the 2019 International Decontamination Research and Development Conference 19-21 November 2019 in Norfolk\, Virginia. \nDecontamination is one of the critical challenges that the United States and EPA would face in recovering from a major chemical\, biological\, or radiological (CBR) incident. The conference is designed to facilitate presentation\, discussion\, and further collaboration on research and development focused on an all-hazards approach to cleaning up contaminated buildings (both interior and exterior)\, infrastructure\, and other areas/materials. The conference continues to focus strongly on matters involving CBR threat agents\, but also includes all hazard elements. \nTopics for this conference include: \n\nNew chemical\, biological\, and radiological (CBR) detection and decontamination research data or field activities and large scale demonstrations related to the detection and decontamination of biological (including agricultural threat agents and biotoxins)\, chemical\, and radiological threat agents in indoor (in facilities) or outdoor areas/materials;\nCross-cutting topics related to restoration\, including: clean-up levels/risk assessment\, exposure assessment\, sampling/analysis of threat agents\, fate/transport/containment\, material compatibility with decontamination processes\, tool and guidance development\, waste management of threat agent-contaminated materials\, water/wastewater decontamination\, and systems approach to response and regulatory issues;\nRegional\, state\, and local initiatives highlighting local priorities\, challenges\, and science and technology developments related to response and recovery efforts from intentional or accidental environmental incidents; and\nCoastal Operational Resiliency (AnCOR) project: presentations and preliminary findings of the EPA/DHS/USCG collaborative project focusing on the post-biological incident consequence management (sampling\, decontamination\, waste management\, etc.) of urban and maritime structures\, assets\, and surfaces.\nIllicit Drug Remediation Efforts: Opioid Epidemic Efforts\nBig Data\, Artificial Intelligence\, Information Sharing\, Mapping\, & System Integration in Disaster Response\nCase Studies/Applied Research: Engaging Federal\, State\, Local Responders\, and Industry\nCase Studies/Applied Research: How Does Bench Scale Correlate to Real Scenarios?\n\nClick here to register for the 2019 EPA International Decontamination Research and Development Conference.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/epa-international-decontamination-research-and-development-conference-2019/
LOCATION:Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel\, 777 Waterside Drive\, Norfolk\, VA\, 23510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191125
DTSTAMP:20190927T174635Z
CREATED:20190907T232320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T174635Z
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SUMMARY:ASTMH 2019 - American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
DESCRIPTION:The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene will host the 2019 ASTMH Annual Meeting on 20-24 November 2019 in National Harbor\, Maryland. \nThis 5-day five-day educational conference that includes four pre-meeting courses draws approximately 4\,800 tropical medicine and global health professionals representing academia\, government\, non-profits\, philanthropy\, NGOs\, industry\, military and private practice. \nThe meeting is designed for researchers\, professors\, government and public health officials\, military personnel\, travel clinic physicians\, practicing physicians in tropical medicine\, students and all health care providers working in the fields of tropical medicine\, hygiene and global health. \n \nThis year’s pre-meeting courses include: \n\nTropical Diseases Encountered in Non-Travel Clinics (Clinical Group)\nImaging Parasites from Single Molecules to Entire Organsims (Parasitology)\nArboviromics: How ‘omics’ Technologies are Advancing Arbovirus Research\nand Control (Arbovirology)\nField Applications for Stopping Infectious Disease Threats at International\nPoints of Entry (Global Health)\n\nPlease visit the ASTMH Annual Meeting website for more information: http://bit.ly/ASTMH2019TropMed
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/astmh-annual-meeting-2019/
LOCATION:Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center\, 201 Waterfront Street\, National Harbor\, MD\, 20745\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Continuing Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T170000
DTSTAMP:20191119T042801Z
CREATED:20191115T041712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T042801Z
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SUMMARY:Senate Committee on Armed Services Hearing: Biological Threats to U.S. National Security
DESCRIPTION:The Senate Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities will convene on November 20\, 2019 for a session on Biological Threats to U.S. National Security. \nWitnesses will include: \n\nThomas V. Inglesby\, Director\, Center For Health Security\, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health\nTara J. O’Toole\, Senior Fellow and Executive Vice President\, In-Q-Tel\nJulie L. Gerberding\, Co-Chair\, Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security\, Center for Strategic And International Studies\n\nAbout the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities\n\nResponsibilities: Policies and programs related to science and technology\, special operations\, intelligence\, counterterrorism\, security cooperation\, strategic and information operations\, countering weapons of mass destruction\, and homeland defense.\nOversight of budget accounts: Technology base RDT&E; operational test and evaluation; RDT&E and procurement supporting special operations and low-intensity conflict capabilities;  peacekeeping operations; chemical and biological warfare defense; chemical demilitarization; and security cooperation programs\, including counternarcotics.\nOversight of DOD offices: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence); Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense); Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict); and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.\nOversight of DOD commands and agencies: Special Operations Command; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; Defense Security Cooperation Agency; National Security Agency; Defense Intelligence Agency; National Reconnaissance Office; and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.\n\nMembers\n\n\n\nSenator Ernst\, Chairman\nSenator Peters\, Ranking Member\n\n\nSenator Fischer\nSenator Shaheen\n\n\nSenator Cramer\nSenator Hirono\n\n\nSenator Blackburn\nSenator Heinrich\n\n\nSenator Hawley
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/senate-committee-on-armed-services-hearing-biological-threats-to-u-s-national-security/
LOCATION:Russell Senate Office Building\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Policy-Legislative
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T103000
DTSTAMP:20191115T041744Z
CREATED:20191115T041446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T041744Z
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SUMMARY:All of Us: How Public Health Can Learn From and Inform the Precision Medicine
DESCRIPTION:The Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health\, Office of Science\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a Webinar on 21 Nov 2019 on the All of Us research program. \nThe National Institute of Health (NIH)-led All of Us research program aims to enroll over one million people in the U.S. in a research cohort to improve understanding of how individual differences in lifestyle\, socioeconomics\, environment\, and biology affect health outcomes. \nRecruiting a diverse research cohort is key to ensuring that findings will be broadly applicable\, and All of Us strives to include participants from groups historically underrepresented in biomedical research. Join us to learn more about the All of Us research program\, better understand how the approaches used to recruit All of Us participants can inform future public health efforts to address diversity\, and share your expertise in increasing diverse participation in your own public health work. \nFree Online Webinar\nRegistration is required. Please register.\nView the Webinar via Skype\nPhone: (855) 644-0229\, Conference ID: 4390261
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/all-of-us-how-public-health-can-learn-from-and-inform-the-precision-medicine/
LOCATION:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\, 1600 Clifton Road\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30329\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar-Webcast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191121T153000
DTSTAMP:20190927T181033Z
CREATED:20190927T181033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T181033Z
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SUMMARY:Ebola and Beyond: Legal Preparedness for Outbreaks
DESCRIPTION:A webinar on the Legal Preparedness for Outbreaks will be held 21 Nov 2019 at 2:00pm Eastern. \nThe discussion will examine challenges public health professionals and responders are facing during the Ebola response\, as well as current legal provisions and concepts and how to apply them to future infectious disease emergency response planning. In addition\, as studies show vulnerable populations are the most significantly impacted when disasters strike\, this webinar will highlight protection of vulnerable populations for the next communicable disease outbreak of public health concern. \nThe webinar is the 3rd in a 4-part series on Legal Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies hosted under a collaborative effort by the National Governors Association\, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Bar Association. \nRegister here.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/ebola-and-beyond-legal-preparedness-for-outbreaks/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar-Webcast
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191130
DTSTAMP:20191202T065934Z
CREATED:20190902T055607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191202T065934Z
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SUMMARY:International Workshop on Medical Defence in CBRN Incidents
DESCRIPTION:The Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences has arranged an International Workshop on Medical Defence in CBRN from 25 to 29 November 2019\, as a part of the two-year program of the ICMM Pan Asia Pacific Regional Working Group for international participants. This scientific program will be presented within 5 days in Tehran\, the capital city of Iran. \nThe main topics of the scientific program include:\n1. Advances in CBRN Victim’s Management\n2. General Considerations of Medical Management of CBRN Casualties\n3. Physical Protection Against CBRN Agents (Individual)\n4. Principles of Decontamination After CBRN Incidents\n5. Triage of CBRN Casualties / Medical Evacuation\n6. Diagnosis and Treatment of CBRN Exposure\n7. Field Practice (I) (Pre-Hospital)\n8. Field Practice (II) (In the Hospital Emergency) \nThe workshop will be held in English and on-site translators for communications. \nThe ICMM will support young researchers by partially funding their participation and accommodation costs needed for attending ICMM scientific congresses and meetings. In this regard\, in order to strengthen and enforce this resolution\, the Islamic Republic of Iran intends to offer young eligible researchers (under the age of 40) a 50% discount in this international workshop.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/international-workshop-on-medical-defence-in-cbrn-incidents/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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