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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

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    ​ 

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

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

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

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
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