Control of Biohazards Biosafety Course
| Monday, April 6th through Friday, April 10th, 2009 Course Enrollment Go directly to the course official web site http://www.controlofbiohazards.com or email us at biosafety@controlofbiohazards.com for specific information and registration forms |
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The 30th annual Control of Biohazards Course will be presented from Monday, April 6 through Friday April 10, 2009 at The Johns Hopkins Mt. Washington Conference Center, |
| The course is designed to provide in-depth information to participants with or without prior biosafety experience. |
| The course provides an excellent start for new biosafety professionals. |
| The Control of Biohazards Course is designed to prepare individuals planning to take the National Registry of Microbiologists Specialist Microbiologist SM (NRM) in Biological Safety Microbiology exam. The NRM certification exam is available online. The application deadline is August 1, 2008. The exam can be taken any day in the month of October 2008. The Control of Biohazards course offers the opportunity for a comprehensive, in depth, biological safety review. The NRM is not affiliated with the Control of Biohazards Course or this web site. |
| The Control of Biohazards Course will also appeal to people who are already certified SM (NRM)s or CBSPs and want to renew their certification. |
| The Control of Biohazards Course also provides biosafety practice and management information for individuals applying to the American Biological Safety Association for Registered Biological Safety Professional or Certified Biological Safety Professional status. |
| This in depth biosafety course will be presented at the Johns Hopkins Mt. Washington Conference Center. |
| Control of Biohazards Course |
| April 6 - 10, 2009 |
| Course Description The Control of Biohazards course is designed to provide up-to-date instruction on the recognition, risk analysis, and control of biohazards including infectious agents, diagnostic specimens, oncogenic viruses, in-depth recombinant DNA guidelines and gene transfer systems, chemical carcinogens and other toxic agents. Instruction includes discussion of NSF International Standard 49 Class II biosafety cabinet design definitions, facility design, infectious substance and diagnostic specimen shipping regulations, select agent registration, practices and procedures of biohazard control, biosafety regulations, and the organization, planning and implementation of a biosafety program." |
| Who Should Attend The course is directed to biosafety officers, occupational medicine physicians and nurses, safety officers, industrial hygienists, directors of health and safety programs, biosafety committee chairs and members, occupational health personnel, clinical and biomedical laboratory supervisors, scientists and technicians, architects and facility engineers. This course also provides the background needed for individuals applying to the American Biological Safety Association for designation as Registered Biological Safety Professional or Certified Biological Safety Professional. The course is designed to provide basic information to participants with or without prior biosafety experience. |
| Course Features This four and one half day course consists of lectures, a laboratory exercise and opportunities for informal discussions with course faculty, for review of pertinent audiovisual materials and for examination of biosafety equipment and devices. Theoretical background, basic principles, and current issues will be covered. |
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| General Information |
| Place Johns Hopkins Mt. Washington Conference Center Baltimore, MD 21231 |
| Registration 8:00-8:30 a.m., Monday, April 6, 2009 |
| Fee $2275 per person to include registration, continental breakfasts, refreshments, 2 lunches and a banquet. Payment will guarantee your enrollment. We accept Master Card, Visa, or checks. A letter confirming enrollment will be sent to each registrant. Foreign payments must be made in a draft on a U.S. bank or by credit card. The fee, minus 10%, will be returned if withdrawal is made before the course. |
| Course Credits This program qualifies for ABIH Certification Maintenance Points, BCSP Continuance of Certification Points, and AAHP Continuing Education Credits. The National Registry of Microbiologists (NRM) of the American College of Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, has approved the Control of Biohazards Course as Category 1 educational activity |
| Course Manual A course manual will provide lecture outlines, data tables and graphics used in the lectures, copies of applicable standards and regulations, and other supporting materials. The manual comes in one volume. The volume measures 13" wide x 12" high x 4" deep and weighs 10 pounds. Plan for 10 pounds on your return trip. |
| Lodging Accommodations have been reserved at the Johns Hopkins Mt. Washington Conference Center. Make your own reservations directly with the Hotel. Estimated room rate: $tbd Single/Double (plus 12.5% room tax) - guaranteed until March 20, 2009. Note: We reserve the right to cancel the course, in which case the enrollment fee will be refunded to the applicant. |
| Course Directors Byron S. Tepper, Ph.D., CBSP is the former Director of the Office of Safety and Environmental Health of The Johns Hopkins University and The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He has held academic appointments in the Departments of Pathobiology and Environmental Health Sciences in The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. He was formerly Assistant Professor of Occupational Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM). Dr. Tepper is a microbiologist who entered the field of biosafety after 15 years of research on leprosy and other mycobacterial diseases. He is a Certified Biological Safety Professional (CBSP) with more than 25 years experience in biosafety, occupational safety and environmental health. He developed and has continuously directed the course "Control of Biohazards in the Research Laboratory" which has been presented at Johns Hopkins since 1979. He is a charter member and a Past-President of the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) and past chair of the ABSA Biological Safety Professional Certification Committee. He is past president of the Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association (ChABSA) and past president of the Campus Safety, Health & Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA). In 1998, Dr. Tepper was presented the American Biological Safety Association's Arnold G. Wedum Distinguished Achievement Award. Dr. Tepper is a recognized consultant in biosafety, laboratory safety, laboratory design and hospital safety. He is currently the CEO of BioControl, Inc., environmental health and safety consultants. |
| Richard W. Gilpin, Ph.D., RBP, CBSP is Research Compliance Officer for the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He was formerly Assistant Director of Environmental Health and Safety and Biosafety Officer at the University of Maryland Baltimore. Prior to that he was the Biosafety Officer at Johns Hopkins University and The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Gilpin is a basic/clinical/industrial research microbiologist with more than 30 years experience in research, product development, and safety. He joined the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute after three years at UMB, twelve years at Hopkins, and three years as one of three BBL R&D managers at Becton Dickinson and Company, Hunt Valley MD. Dr. Gilpin has directed microbiology courses for second year medical students, graduate students, and pharmaceutical company marketing personnel. He is a Registered Biological Safety Professional, a Certified Biological Safety Professional, a past Councilor (elected Officer), and Chair of the Technical Resources Committee of the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA). He is a past president of the Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association (ChABSA) and a 35 year member of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and National Registry of Microbiologists Specialist Microbiologist SM (NRM) certified in Biological Safety Microbiology. Dr Gilpin is also a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), the American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Association of Water Technologies (AWT), the American Society or Heating, Air conditioning, and Refrigeration Engineers (ASHRAE), and the Campus Safety, Health & Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA). He is a recognized expert on quantitative testing of Legionella species in warm water containing mechanical equipment as President of R. Gilpin, Limited, a Maryland Corporation. His consulting in environmental microbiology includes environmental microbiology, indoor air quality, and laboratory and hospital safety. |
| For Further Information Contact Dr. Byron S. Tepper Phone: (410) 828-6330 Fax: (410) 828-6331 email: btepper1@verizon.net |
Dr. Richard W. Gilpin Phone: (410) 961-6638 email: gilpin@legionella.com |
QUALIFICATIONS
GTS is a Member of the Association of Water Technologies (AWT) and the lab director, Richard W. Gilpin, Ph.D., is certified as a Specialist Microbiologist in Biological Safety Microbiology by the National Registry of Microbiologists, American College of Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology and a Certified Biosafety Professional by the American Biological Safety Association.
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