Presentations

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Saturday, June 17, 2017 

8:00 am – 12:00 pm​ ​

Environmental Assessment at Retail

• Erik Coleman, MPH, Health Scientist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health​

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12:30 pm – 2:30 pm​ ​

Food Committee

• Update on Partnership for Food Protection, Barbara Cassens, Director for the Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
• Update on the National Food Safety Data Exchange, Lisa Creason, Director, Information Systems Management Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Update on Produce Rule Implementation, Byron Beerbower, Consumer Safety Officer, ORA – PSN, U.S. Food and Drug Administration 
• State and Territory Food Safety Regulation of Leased Commercial Kitchens (LCKs), Odeisa Hichez, Food Inspector, New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
• Corrections after FDA and Wisconsin Manufactured Food Inspections Show Comparable Compliance Rates, Skya Murphy, Program And Policy Analyst, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection​​

2:30 pm – 5:00 pm​ ​

 Retail Food Committee

• Making the Grade: Do Current Restaurant Grading Systems Fulfill Stakeholder Expectations?, Jessica Egan, Research Scientist, New York State Department of Health
• Control of Behavior-Centric Risk Factors Between Two Management Groups, Renita Stroupe, Health Educator, DeKalb County Board of Health
• CFP Update, Patrick Guzzle, CFP Conference Chair, and Food Protection Program Manager, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare ​​
• Commercial / Shared Kitchen, Angela Montalbano, Supervisor, NY State Department of Agriculture and Market
  

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Sunday, June 18, 2017 ​

8:00 am – 9:30 am

Food Protection & Defense Committee

• FDA Intentional Adulteration, Colin Barthel, Policy Analyst, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Project Trends and Updates from FPDI, Ted Steinmann, IT Manager, National Center for Food Protection and Defense 
•  Nathaniel C. Rice, Ph.D., Behavioral Toxicologist, ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow, U. S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense 

9:30 am – 11:00 am ​

Foodborne Outbreak & Emergency Response Committee

• CoE Updates, Vince Radke, Sanitarian, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
• InFORM Updates, Carrie Rigdon, Response and Compliance Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  
• CIFOR Updates, Ernie Julian, Chief of Food Protection, Rhode Island Department of Health 
• Community Size and Retail Risk Factors in Iowa Retail Food Establishments, Sherri Sigwarth, Food Safety Specialist, Iowa Department of Inspection & Appeals​​
• CORE Updates, Karen Blickenstaff, Team Lead, Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation Network, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

10:30 am – 12:00 pm ​

Drugs, Devices & Cosmetics Committee

• USP Update, Alissa D. Jijon, Senior Counsel, Global Legal Affairs - Standards, United States Pharmacopeial Convention​​
• Bio-north Texas Update, David Musgrave, Chairman, Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute
  

11:00 am – 12:00 pm ​

Professional Development Committee 

• Indiana Food Safety Regulator Enumeration, JoAnna Beck, Food Safety Farm Consultant, Indiana State Department of Health 
• Inspector Use of Chinese Language Retail Food Safety Training Tools, Autumn Schuck, Food Safety and Lodging Program, Kansas Department of Agriculture

11:00 am – 12:30 pm ​

Laboratory, Science and Technology Committee Meeting​

• Estimating Risk by Measuring Coliform on Common Touch Surfaces, Jo-Ann Xiong-Mercado, Environmental Health Specialist, Marion County Public Health Department

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm ​

Tattoo Demonstration – Presented by the Body Art Sub-Committee

• Sean Brown, Eternal Ink and Director for Eternal Republic Tattoo Company Featured Artist
• Liz Cook, Rebel Muse Tattoo Studio 

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ​

Laws & Regulations Committee

• Spice Lead Levels and Blood Lead Levels in Maryland Children, Kyle Shannon, Rapid Response Team Coordinator, Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
• Current Trends in State Laws Related to Food, Doug Farquhar, Program Director for Environmental Health, National Conference of State Legislatures

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ​

Seafood Committee

• Use of Critical Control Points (CCPs) In Florida Seafood HACCP Plans, Matthew Coleman, Environmental Manager, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 
  
• Catfish Rule, Roberta Wagner, Deputy Assistant Administrator, U.S. Department of Agriculture 
  
• ​Seafood Fraud, Lisa Weddig, National Fisheries Institute

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm ​

International & Government Relations Committee

• Systems Recognition: Canada and New Zealand, Camille Brewer, Director, International Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 

Food Sessions

Monday, June 19, 2017 ​

8:15 am – 9:30 am

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Affairs Update ​

• Melinda Plaisier, Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  
• Ellen Morrison, Assistant Commissioner for Medical Product and Tobacco Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  
• Michael Rogers, Assistant Commissioner for Human and Animal Food Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

8:15 am – 9:30 am

How can third party auditing drive change in Food Safety Culture?

• Moderator: Tara Paster, CEO & President of Paster Training, Inc.
• Panelist:
  • Stan Hazan, MPH Sr. Director, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs NSF International
  • Melissa Vaccaro, MS, CP-FS, VP of PTI and Consulting Group
  • Darrell Newell Retail Food Safety & QA Director for Comprehensive Food Safety

11:15 am – 12:00 pm

Be A Bloodhound! Traceback Fundamentals for a Foodborne Outbreak ​

• Allen Gelfius, Consumer Safety Officer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm ​

Fellowship Select Presentations 

• Use of Critical Control Points (CCPs) In Florida Seafood HACCP Plans Matthew Coleman, Environmental Manager, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 
• State and Territory Food Safety Regulation of Leased Commercial Kitchens (LCKs) Odeisa Hichez, Food Inspector, New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm 

U.S. Strategies for Improving the Safety of Imported Food​

• Stephen Stich, Division Director, New York Department of Agriculture & Markets, Division of Food Safety & Inspection
  
• Todd Cato; Director, FDA Southwest Import District, Office of Regulatory Affairs
• Cory Hedman, MPH, Vice President, Food Safety & Quality Assurance    ​ 

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017 ​

8:15 am – 9:00 am

US-EU Mutual Recognition Agreement

• Alonza Cruse, Director, Office of Pharmaceutical Quality Operations

9:00 am - 10:00 am ​​

Flint Water Crisis – Lessons Learned |

• Sandra Walker, Food Program Manager, Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development

10:30 am – 11:15 am ​​

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Update​

• Ted Elkin, Deputy Director for Regulatory Affairs, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

10:30 am – 11:15 am ​​

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Update​

• Ted Elkin, Deputy Director for Regulatory Affairs, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

11:15 am – 12:00 pm

Emerging Issues with Shellfish

•  Ken B. Moore, Executive Director, Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC) 

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Disaster Response and Lessons Learned

• Carrie Rigdon, PhD, Response Training and Outreach Supervisor, Minnesota Department of Agriculture 
  
• Lane Drager, Consumer Protection Program Coordinator, Boulder county Public Health 

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Using Social Media to Improve Foodborne Illness Reporting

• Moderator: Tara Paster, CEO & President of Paster Training, Inc
• Dr. Jenine Harris, Associate Professor, Washington University in St Louis
• Candace DaSilva, Food Establishment Inspector, City of St. Louis Department of Health
• Kara Sewalk, Program Coordinator, HealthMap, Boston Children’s Hospital

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm

When the Government Comes Knocking: How Pathogens in your Plant Can Lead to Criminal Charges ​

• Shawn Stevens, Attorney, Food Industry Counsel LLC

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm ​

Tools for State Programs Facing Raw Milk Legislation

• The Scope and Trends of Raw Milk in the US & Illness Data
  • Doug Farquhar, J.D., Program Director for Environmental Health, National Conference of State Legislatures
• Why Raw Milk?
  • Mary McGonigle Martin, M.S., Public Health Advocate

4:30 pm – 530 pm ​

Food Safety Culture

• ​Rogercarole Rogers, RcRogers & Associates, LLC

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017 ​

8:00 am – 3:00 pm ​

Three Health Inspectors Walk Into a Bar

• Becky Elias, Food & Facilities Section Manager, Environmental Health, Public Health – Seattle & King County

8:00 am – 3:00 pm ​

Cannabis: New Horizons in Food and Drug Regulations

• Regulatory Laboratory Perspective on Colorado Cannabis - Keith Wegner, Laboratory Services Section Chief, Colorado Department of Agriculture
  
• Regulatory Laboratory Perspective on Colorado Cannabis - Keith Wegner, Laboratory Services Section Chief, Colorado Department of Agriculture​
• Assessing the landscape for successful implementation of marijuana legalization - Lewis Koski, Co-founder, Freedman & Koski
• ASTM Global Cannabis Standards - Robert Morgan, Director, Technical Committee Operations, ASTM International

10:00 am – 11:30 am ​

Potential Hazards Associated with Fermented Foods​

• Jay Neal, PhD, Assistant Provost - Sugar Land, Associate Professor, University of Houston
  
• Tyler Henderson, Chef, Featured on the TV Food Network “Chopped” in 2016

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Drug & Medical Device Sessions

Monday, June 19, 2017 ​

10:00 am – 11:30 am ​

Warning Signs that Data Integrity Issues Exist

• John Avellanet, Managing Director & Principal, Cerulean Associates Inc
  
• Nancy Singer, President, Compliance-Alliance, LLC

11:15 am - 12:00 pm ​

Embracing a Culture of Self Correction - making the most of your internal audit program

• Julie Larsen, Senior Partner, BioTeknica, Inc

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

Supply by Design - Good Supply Practices for the 21st Century​

•  Dr. Marla Phillips, Director, Xavier Health, Xavier University  

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm

FDA Training Initiatives ​

•  Jane Kreis, Captain, U.S. Public Health Service, Acting Deputy Pacific Regional Food and Drug Director

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Import Controls: Explaining the Process

•  Dan Solis, Director of the Los Angeles District, Import Operations Branch, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017 ​

11:15 am - 12:00 pm

FDA Program Alignment

•  Barbara Cassens, Director for the Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Changes Affecting Medical Device Manufacturers—Going from Directive to Regulation in Europe

•  Tamas Borsai, Division Manager of non-active medical devices, TÜV SÜD America

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Medical Device Cybersecurity - The Marriage between Product Safety and Security

• Armin Torres, Principal/Senior Software Consultant, BioTeknica, Inc