Southern Biosafety Association

Pre-Conference Courses Spring 2017

Thursday June 1, 2017

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Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

8:00AM – 10:00AM: Human Gene Transfer (0.25 CE points)

Speakers: Dr. Chris Jenkins, PhD, MPH, RBP, CHMM, Principal Partner & Chief Biosafety Officer, Clinical Biosafety Services

Summary coming soon

10:00AM – 12:00PM: Gene Editing Systems (0.25 CE points)

Speakers: Dr. Ryan Gray, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Texas at Austin

Summary coming soon

1:00PM – 3:00PM: CRISPR Systems (0.25 CE points)

Speakers: Patrick Conley, M.S. CBSP, Assistant Director, Biological and Chemical Safety and Environmental Compliance, UT Southwestern, Shalaka Kotkar, PhD, MPH, CPH, Safety Specialist, UTHealth

Summary coming soon

3:00PM – 5:00PM: Value Driven Safety – Helping Your Researchers and Healthcare Providers Succeed in Science and Medicine (0.25 CE points)

Speakers: Patrick Conley, M.S. CBSP, Assistant Director, Biological and Chemical Safety and Environmental Compliance, UT Southwestern

The true success of a biosafety program is defined by the value that it brings to the customers served. As Biosafety Professionals we must be able to recognize what drives value in our various safety programs and processes. This recognition requires us to understand the needs of our customers. Understanding customers’ needs is vital to the design and implementation of quality driven safety programs, services, and outreach.

The proposed training will identify the common customers of Biosafety Professionals and will discuss the drivers of their work practices, concerns, and needs. We will show how Biosafety Professionals can develop programs that provide services and outreach that are valued by their customers and help them succeed. Additionally, we will cover how increased regulations, decreased funding opportunities, and changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may shift customer behavior.

Staying in tune with customer needs and recognizing when needs change can dramatically enhance business relationships and cooperation between Biosafety Professionals and their customers. These Biosafety Professional/Customer interactions provide the basic foundation needed to establish a culture of safety which, by its basic nature, can ensure compliance with pertinent regulations.

This event is made possible, in part, through the efforts of the

Officers and Members of the Southern Biosafety Association &

Tulane University