ELC Workshop 2018

2018 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) Workshop

Thank you all for making the 2018 ELC Workshop a success!
Final agenda for the 2018 ELC Workshop.

Plenary Session, Tuesday, October 2, 2018, 8:30 am - 5 pm

Please click on title of session to download slides for that breakout session.

Topic	Speakers
Welcome	Dr. Linda Gaul, PhD, MPH, State Epidemiologist, Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Zoonotic Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance Updates	Kelly Broussard, MPH, Epidemiologist Sepehr Arshadmansab, MPH, Epidemiologist Bonny Mayes, MA, Epidemiologist DSHS Zoonosis Control Branch (ZCB)
Legionnaires Outbreak	Elise Huebner, MS, CPH, CIC, Epidemiologist, Williamson County & Cities Health District
Vibrio Infections in Texas, 2008-2017	Irina Cody, MPH, Epidemiologist, DSHS EAIDB
Ellis County Measles Outbreak, 2018	Steven Pulvino, MPH, CPH, CIC, Epidemiologist, DSHS Region 2/3
ESSENCE Overview	Jyllisa Mabion, MPH, Epidemiologist, DSHS RLHO Syndromic Surveillance
Ebola Discussion: The Path from Possible Travel Associated PUI to Confirmed Positive Case	Jeff Hoogheem, Director, DSHS HEPRS Rachael Straver, DVM, MPH, Medical Research Specialist, DSHS EAIDB Jennifer Shuford, MD, MPH, Infectious Disease Medical Officer, SHS LIDS Division Grace Kubin, PhD, Director, DSHS Laboratory Services Section
Hurricane Harvey Shelter Surveillance Overview	Herminia Alva, MPH, CPH, Disaster Epidemiologist, DSHS HEPRS
Harris County Public Health Department’s Response to Hurricane Harvey	Leanne Liu, MD, MPH, Deputy Manager of Surveillance and Epidemiology, Harris County Public Health
Stronglyoidiasis Kidney Transplant Investigation	Bobbiejean Garcia, MPH, HAI Epidemiologist, DSHS EAIDB
Tickborne Relapsing Fever Cluster in Travis County	Anna Klioueva, MPH, Epidemiologist, Austin Public Health
A Tale of Two Norovirus Outbreaks: A University Golf Tournament in Travis County and a School SportsBanquet in Williamson County	Laura Fox, MPH, CPH, Epidemiologist, Austin Public Health Christa Cook, MPH, CIC, Epidemiologist, Williamson CCHD
Imported Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Houston, TX	Thomas Johnson, Surveillance Investigator, Houston Health Department

Breakout Sessions, Wednesday, October 3, 2018, 8:30 am-5 pm

Please click on title of session to download slides for that breakout session.

Time	Balcones Room 1.108	Stadium Room 1.138	Longhorn Room 1.130
8:30- 10:00 am	Foodborne Illness Surveillance and Outbreak Investigations Foodborne (FB) Team	Response Plan for an Emerging Multidrug-Resistant Threat: A Simulation Activity Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) Team	Excel Training for Epidemiologists Greg Leos, MPH, CPH, CIC Limited to pre-confirmed attendees (break as needed)
10:15-11:45 am	Influenza 101: Flu Basics and Surveillance Systems and an Update on Other Invasive and Respiratory Infectious Diseases Invasive Respiratory Infectious Diseases (IRID) Team	Zoonotic Disease One-Health Investigations Zoonosis Control Branch
1:00- 2:45 pm	VPD Potpourri Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) Team	Infection Prevention for Epidemiologists HAI Team	ESSENCE Syndromic Surveillance Training Jyllisa Mabion, MPH Limited to pre-confirmed attendees (break as needed)
3:00- 4:30 pm	Foodborne, Respiratory, and Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreak Scenarios FB, IRID, and VPD Team	Vectorborne Zoonoses Zoonosis Control Branch