2019 Lab Presentations

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

8:40 am – 9:40 am

Building and Socializing Integration and Mutual Reliance into Regulatory Programs

• Barbara Cassens, Director, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Michael Rogers, MS, Assistant Commissioner, Human and Animal Food Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Benson Yee, Chief, Food Safety Section, California Department of Public Health
• Troy Sprecker, Director, Bureau of Food and Recreational Businesses, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection
• Steven Mandernach, Executive Director, Association of Food and Drug Officials 

10:00 am – 11:00 am

Transitions to the New ISO/IEC 17025 Standard

• Kitty Prapayotin-Riveros, QA Manager, Analytical Chemistry Department, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
• Terri Arsenault, Agricultural Research Technician Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
• Ellen Basinger, Quality and Safety Manager, Commonwealth of Virginia, Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services

11:00 – 11:30 am

Risk Analysis: Implementation and Changing SOPs

• Sally Flowers, Laboratory Administrator, Nebraska Department of Agriculture Laboratory
• Cindi Mangione, Quality Assurance Officer, New York Department of Agriculture and Markets

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Experiences with Auditing to the New Standard

• Stacie Hammack, Environmental Manager, FL Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services/Food Safety
  
• Karen Fones, Quality Assurance Officer, Division of Consolidated Services, Virginia Department of General Services
  
• Melanie Ross, ANSI National Accreditation Board/ANAB

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm 

ISO Grant Updates

• Erin Woodom-Coleman, Project Officer, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Ruiqing Pamboukian, Commander, U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Update on State Laboratory Data and the Process of FDA Review for Regulatory Follow Up  - Dan Rice, Office of Food and Feed Laboratory Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Regulatory Science, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
A Reviewer’s Perspective On Data Package Review -  Ruiqing Pamboukian, Commander, U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

NY Mutual Reliance Pilot Update

• Maria Ishida, Laboratory Director, Division of Food Laboratory, New York Department of Agriculture and Markets

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 

Small Group Discussions ​

Risk Assessment - Stacie Hammack, Environmental Manager, FL Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services/Food Safety
Traceability -Use of LIMS - Mark Hanes, Assistant Quality Assurance Manager, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Chain of Custody– Ruiqing Pamboukian, Commander, U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Internal Audits of LIMS - Cheryl Morton, Managing Director, AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Program, LLC

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Data Security and Security Risks 

• Lisa Creason, Director of Information Systems, Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
• Krissa Jones, Manufactured Food Program Manager, Food Safety Division, Georgia Department of Agriculture 
• Eric Hoffman, President, Datastream Connexion

9:00 am – 9:30 am

FDA Challenges and Initiatives

• Erik Mettler, MPA, MPH, Assistant Commissioner for Partnerships and Policy, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

9:30 am – 10:00 am 

Laboratory Flexible Funding Model

• Erin Woodom-Coleman, Project Officer, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

10:30 am – 11:15 am

Laboratory Curriculum Framework

• Chris Weiss, Director, Curriculum Development, International Food Protection Training Institute

11:15 am – 12:00 pm

How Far is Too Far when Validating Methods with an Ever-Changing Matrix

• Susan Humphries, Quality System Manager, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Willis Fedio,  Director, Food Safety Laboratory, New Mexico State University

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

Training New Staff to be Familiar with ISO 17025 and SOP Tips for Dealing with Turnover
Small Group Discussions 

1:45 pm – 2:30 pm

How Accreditation Strengthens Data--Real Cases Showing Good & Bad Scenarios

• Bryanne Shaw, Biology Section Manager, Laboratory Services, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  
• Ted Gatesy, Laboratory Manager, Microbiology Section, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
  
• Renee Schmauch, Quality Assurance Office, Consumer Protection Lab and Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab, Ohio Department of Agriculture

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Tools in the Toolbox – Resources to Strengthen Data

• Robyn Randolph, Sr. Specialist, Association of Public Health Laboratories
• Yvonne Salfinger, Consultant, Association of Public Health Laboratories

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Accreditation Body Presentations

• Cheryl Morton, Managing Director, AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Program, LLC
• Helga Alexander, Calibration Manager at International Accreditation Service, Inc
• Roger Brauninger, Biosafety Program Manager, A2LA
• Halima Alli, Technical Program Manager/ Compliance Manager,Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. ​

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Thursday, April 11, 2019

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Revised AOAC Guidelines

• Roger Brauninger, Biosafety Program Manager, A2LA

8:30 am – 9:30 am 

Data Audit Training

• Kathryn Wangsness, Arizona State Public Health Laboratory

9:30 am – 10:00 am

GOOD Test Portions

• Nancy Thiex, Consultant, The Association of American Feed Controls Officials

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Recruitment of the Next Generation of Inspectors

• Erik Mettler, MPA, MPH, Assistant Commissioner for Partnerships and Policy, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Natalie Adan, Director,  Food Safety Division, Georgia Department of Agriculture
• Patrick Kennelly, Program Director, Association of Food and Drug Officials

11:30 am - 12:00 pm 

Looking to the Future - Closing Remarks 

• Barbara Cassens, Director, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  
• Kimberly Stryker, MFRPA Vice Chair, Food Safety and Sanitation Program Manager, Division of Environmental Health, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

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