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 Example

Day 1

• History of Biological Safety
• Microbiology Review
• Biological Safety Basics
• Tuberculosis Exposure Control
• 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/Synthetic Nucleic Acids
• Personal Protective Equipment



Day 2

• Containment Equipment
• Biological Safety Cabinet Certification Overview
• 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 and Pathogen with Enhanced Pandemic Potential
• Public Health Preparedness—Infectious Diseases
• Respiratory Fit Testing Program
• Health and Safety Metrics
• Professional Development
• Biosafety Program Management
• Professional Credentials in Biosafety
• Global Health Security

P2R Consortium

Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

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 Consortium 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 canceled events is limited to the registration fee paid per course.

Acknowledgment

Training provided by P2R Consortium is supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Award U45ES01936