COVID-19 Health and Safety Measures for In-Person Training 

We care about your health and safety!  To reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, we are taking the following measures:

Social distancing:  Classrooms have been reorganized to help participants, instructors, and staff maintain a distance of at least six feet between each other.  To help ensure this, we also are limiting the number of participants per classroom.

Face masks: We encourage you wear a cloth face cover while attending our in-person training.  If you do not have a mask, we will provide a disposable mask for you.

Hand hygiene:  We are frequently washing our hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.  We ask that participants attending our in-person courses do the same.  We will also have alcohol-based hand sanitizer available in the classroom.

Cleaning and disinfecting: We are using EPA-registered disinfection products to disinfect frequently touched surfaces such as door handles, light switches, tables, and training equipment.

Symptom Monitoring:  If you have symptoms like coughing, sneezing, runny nose, or fever, please stay home.  Please send an email to Pamela.D.Phillips@uth.tmc.edu if you are unable to attend a course.  We will apply your registration fee to a future course.

Our team continues to monitor and follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and local health officials, and UTHealth.  If we need to cancel an in-person course, we will refund your registration fee.

 

 

Biological Safety Officer
presented to you by

The Prevention, Preparedness and Response (P2R) Academy
and
the Southern Biosafety Association (SBA)

UPDATE
CANCELLED

Houston, Texas

                     

When

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 8:00 AM CST
-to-
Friday, April 24, 2020 at 5:00 PM CST 


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Take your career to the next level and register today!

$ 495 
Early Registration (Ends February 28, 2020) 

$ 700       
Regular Registration (Ends April 3, 2020)

$ 800       
Late Registration (Begins April 6, 2020)


Refreshments and materials will be provided.

Lodging and Transportation-Hotel accommodations, airfare and car transportation will need to be arranged on your own.


Please visit us at 
www.p2racademy.org

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Where

UTHealth
Operations Center Building
1851 Crosspoint Avenue
Rio Grande Room, 2.200
Houston, TX 77054  

 
Driving Directions 

Contact

Pamela D. Phillips
Program Coordinator 
UTHealth| School of Public Health
Prevention, Preparedness and Response (P2R) Academy 
713-500-8518 
pamela.d.phillips@uth.tmc.edu 
  
 
   

About the Course

This course is thoughtfully created around the key references in the field, the Biosafety Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratory (5th Edition, December 2009) and the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (updated April 2019). Our objective is to provide you with a working knowledge of the essentials of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling biological hazards in the workplace.  This course will review essential competencies expected of a Biological Safety Officer. While the concepts reviewed are fundamental to any biolgocal safety program, this course is designed for those new or experienced in the field. Plus, our instructors employ an enjoyable combination of well-structured lectures, descriptive examples, and hands-on exercises to teach this course.

Who Should Attend
This course is designed for individuals working in the following settings:
  • Research Labs
  • Hospitals
  • Health Departments
  • Emergency Response Agencies (private, local, state or national level)
  • Infection  Prevention and Control
  • Reference Labs
  • Infectious Substances Shipments or Transportation
  • Biohazard Risk Management 
  • Animal Research Labs
Agenda

Day 1

  • History of Biological Safety
  • Microbiology Review
  • Biological Safety Basics
  • OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Hand-washing Guidelines and Practical Exercises
  • Emerging Technologies (could cover stem cells, viral vectors, CRISPR)
  • Review of the NIH Guidelines & Institutional Biosafety Committees
  • Lab Techniques & Recombinant DNA/Synthethic Nucleic Acids
  • Personal Protective Equipment

Day 2

  • Containment Equipment
  • Biological Safety Cabinet Certification Demonstration
  • Worker Training Program
  • Handling and Disposing of Infectious Waste
  • Disinfection, Decontamination, and Sterilization
  • Bio-aerosols, Mold, and IAQ
  • Occupational Health
  • Shipping Infectious Substances

Day 3

  • Biosafety and Animal Research Labs
  • Biological Terrorism, Select Agents, and Toxins
  • Dual Use Research of Concern
  • Public Health Preparedness—Infectious Diseases
  • Respiratory Fit Testing Program
  • Health and Safety Metrics
  • Professional Development
  • Biosafety Program Management
  • Biosafety Certification Exam Information
  • Global Health Security

Registration Refund and Course Cancellation Policy

To cancel your registration, send an e-mail to Pamela.D.Phillips@uth.tmc.edu. To refund your registration, we must receive your cancellation e-mail no later than 10 business days prior to the course start date. We will deduct a $50 administrative fee from the refunded amount. Cancellations received after the refund deadline will not be processed. If you paid your registration via check, provide the check number in your e-mail.

P2R Academy reserves the right to cancel a course no later than 10 business days prior to the course start date. If we cancel a course, we will notify you via the e-mail address provided on your registration form. Our liability for cancelled events is limited to the registration fee paid per course.

Acknowledgement

Training provided by P2R Academy is supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under awards U45ES019360 and UH4ES027055.