2017 Influenza Surveillance Workshop
DSHS Influenza Surveillance Workshop
Texas Department of State Health Services
10100 Burnet Road, Bldg 137
Austin, TX 78758
Commons Learning Center
August 15-16, 2017
Presentations (pdf format)
| 8:30 am | Welcome & Introductions |
Johnathan Ledbetter, MPH Texas Department of State Health Services Austin |
| 9:00 am | 2016-17 Influenza Season: National Perspective |
Alicia Budd, MPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA |
| 9:30 am | Review of the 2016-17 Influenza Season in Texas |
Hailey Rucas, MPH Texas Department of State Health Services Austin |
| 10:30 am | Laboratory Specimen Collection, Submission, and Testing with Q&A |
Johnathan Ledbetter and Robert Russin Texas Department of State Health Services Austin |
| 11:30 am | Influenza A (H7N2) in Cats: New York City Response |
Marcelle Layton, MD New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene New York City, NY |
| 1:30 pm | ILINet |
Robert Russin Texas Department of State Health Services Austin |
| 1:45 pm | Enhancing Flu Surveillance: Provider Recruitment |
Dusty Gonzalez NET Health- Tyler |
| 2:00 pm | Influenza Data Collection via Survey Monkey & Using the Data |
Haylea Stuteville, MPH, CPH Texas Department of State Health Services Region 9/10- Midland |
| 2:15 pm | 2016-17 Season Summary for HSR 6/5S Using Syndromic Surveillance Data |
Tristan Broussard, MPH on behalf of Eunice Santos, MPH City of Houston Health Department- Houston |
| 2:45 pm | Influenza Ecology |
Justin Bahl, PhD University of Texas School of Public Health Houston |
| 3:45 pm | 2016-17 Regional Influenza Trends & Flu Reporters Survey Results |
Sophia Anyatonwu, MPH Texas Department of State Health Services Region 7- Temple |
| 4:00 pm | HSR 2/3 Long-term Care Facilities Influenza Outbreaks |
Loan VanAuker, D-ABMDI, MS Texas Department of State Health Services Region 2/3- Arlington |
| 4:15 pm | HSR 8 Flu Season Review (The Year of the Outbreak) |
Connie Alaniz Texas Department of State Health Services Region 8- Seguin |
| 4:30 pm | Nursing Home Influenza Outbreak |
Richard Chamberlain, MPH, RS City of Laredo Health Department- Laredo |
| 4:45 pm | Daily wrap-up | Johnathan Ledbetter and Hailey Rucas |
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August 16, 2017 Break Out Sessions |
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| 8:30 am | 2017-18 Influenza Surveillance Updates |
Hailey Rucas, MPH Texas Department of State Health Services Austin |
| 9:00am— 9:45am | Influenza Vaccination |
Lauren Hoffman-Arriaga, MPH DSHS Austin Immunization Bran |
| Topic: Overview of Dallas County Influenza and Validation of the MagNA Pure 96 – High Throughput Extraction Platform |
Daniel Serinaldi M.S., MB(ASCP) Dallas County Laboratory Response Network (LRN) Laboratory |
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| 9:45am—10:30am | Flu 101: Influenza and Surveillance Activities | Johnathan Ledbetter and Hailey Rucas |
| Setting Up Flu Surveillance for Regional and Local Health Departments | Connie Alaniz and Elise Rush | |
| LRN/Laboratory Breakout Session: Updates in Influenza Testing | Martha Thompson and Crystal Van Cleave | |
| 10:45am— 11:30am | Flu 101: Influenza and Surveillance Activities | Johnathan Ledbetter and Hailey Rucas |
| Alternative Flu Data Source: Syndromic Surveillance | Steven Pulvino and Laura Lockwood | |
| ILI/Influenza Outbreak Investigations | Elise Rush and Connie Alaniz | |