2023 Agenda & Presentations
The Public Health Preparedness Summit and Virginia Epidemiology Seminar provide a venue where participants are exposed to current information, research findings, practical tools and lessons learned from the COVID-19 response efforts to strengthen public health preparedness in Virginia.
- Detailed Summit agenda
- Detailed Virginia Epidemiology Seminar agenda
- Virginia Epidemiology Seminar Booklet
- Founders Inn Floor Plans: First Floor and Second Floor
- 2023 VES Presentations are archived and available via TRAIN (Course ID: 1115296)
Agenda at a Glance:
| Date | Time | Day 1 | Presenter | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23/2023 | 8:30-11:30 AM | Pre-Conference Session: Media Spokesperson Training | • Larry Hill, Eastern Region Public Information Officer, Virginia Department of Health • Linda Scarborough, Western Region Public Information Officer, Virginia Department of Health | Benjamin Franklin |
| Pre-Conference Session: Epi Data Systems Training | • Jonathan Falk, MPH, Epidemiology Program Manager, Office of Epidemiology, Virginia Department of Health | Thomas Jefferson Ampitheater | ||
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Registration | |||
| 1:00-1:15 PM | Presentation of the Colors | Virginia Beach Police Department | Virginia Ballroom | |
| 1:15-2:00 PM | Welcome & Thank You | • Bob Mauskapf, MPA, Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Virginia Department of Health MRC Awards Presentation: • Mike Magner, MPH, MSS, State Volunteer Coordinator, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Virginia Department of Health • Deborah E. Kramer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Director Office of Preparedness, HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response | ||
| 2:00-3:00 PM | The Lorrie Andrew Spear Public Health Communications Seminar: Communication with All & Leading When Not in Charge | • Taison Bell, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Divisions of Infectious Diseases, International Health and Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Director, Summer Medical Leadership Program, University of Virginia | ||
| 3:00-3:15 PM | Group Activity Instructions | • Office of Emergency Preparedness, Virginia Department of Health | ||
| 3:15-3:30P PM | Break | Ballroom Foyer | ||
| 3:30-5:30 PM | Group Activity Discussion Rounds | • Office of Emergency Preparedness, Virginia Department of Health | Various Rooms | |
| 5:30 PM | Adjourn | |||
| Date | Time | Day 2 | Presenter | |
| 10/24/2023 | All Day | Office of Emergency Preparedness Training Resource Booth | • Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) Resources • Lunch and Learns • Flyers/brochures | Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:00-11:00 AM | Breakfast | |||
| 8:00-9:00 AM | Breakout #1 | |||
| “What is Emotional Resilience? and Building Resilience Every Day” (Session Handout) | • Melissa Garcia, LCSW, MBA, HCA Healthcare Interim Director of Clinical Operations, Interim Director of Social Work, Emergency Preparedness | James Madison | ||
| Public Health Communication: The Convergence of Health Literacy, Culture, & Messaging Transcreation | • Rebecca Vargas-Jackson, M.D., Center for Health and Risk Communication, George Mason University | Thomas Jefferson Amphiteater | ||
| Office of Radiological Health, Threats, Roles, and Capabilities | • Matt Ettinger, Director, Environmental Health Monitoring and Emergency Preparedness, Office of Radiological Health, Virginia Department of Health | Benjamin Fanklin | ||
| Refresher Training: Keep Your Staff Fresh | • JJ Justis, Local Health Emergency Coordinator, Eastern Shore Health District | Ballroom 1B | ||
| Wellness in Action: Low Cost and Inventive Ways to Support Wellness in Your Office/District | • Cynthia Duncan, MS, CommonHealth Wellness Consultant, CommonHealth | Ballroom 4B | ||
| Artificial Intelligence-Impacts on the Public Health Mission | • Suresh Soundararajan, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Virginia Department of Health | Ballroom 2 | ||
| 9:10-10:10 AM | Breakout #2 | |||
| CHEMPACK 101: State and Local Interface | • Chris Patterson, BA, Assistant State Planning & SNS Coordinator, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Virginia Department of Health • Hillary Cronin, MS, NRP, Local Health Emergency Coordinator, Central Shenandoah Health District • Olivia Watson, Local Health Emergency Coordinator, Lord Fairfax Health District | Benjamin Franklin | ||
| Recovery & Resilience Through Trauma: Crime Victims Crisis Assistance & Response Team | • Dawn Bush, Victims' Crisis Assistance & Response Team Outreach & Training Specialist, Division of Programs & Services, Victims Services, Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services | Ballroom 4A | ||
| Your Safety Management Program: Safety Committees, Emergency Action Plans, and Beyond | • Jack Jones, EFO, BS, MA, Occupational Health and Safety Specialist, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Virginia Department of Health • Bobbie Miles, Occupational Health and Safety Specialist, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Virginia Department of Health | Ballroom 4B | ||
| Air Quality Monitoring: Use of Data in Public Health Preparedness’ Planning and Response (Session Handout) | • Kristen Stumpf (she/her) Air Quality Modeler, Office of Air Quality Assessments, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality | Ballroom 1B | ||
| Wastewater Surveillance Program Overview and Implementation for COVID-19 and Fentanyl | • Michelle Yancey, MPH, Wastewater Surveillance Data Manager, Office of Environmental Health Services, Virginia Department of Health • Wastewater Surveillance Team, Office of Environmental Health Services, Virginia Department of Health | Ballroom 1A | ||
| Communicable Disease Panel: Respiratory Disease Epidemiology (3 15-minute presentations followed by a Q&A/panel discussion from audience) | Moderator: Lisa Sollot, MPH, Respiratory Disease Coordinator, Office of Epidemiology, Division of Surveillance and Investigation (DSI), Virginia Department of Health • Malik Outram, MPH, Southwest Regional Covid-19 Epidemiologist, Office of Epidemiology-DSI • Lanre Soyoye, MPH, Sentinel Surveillance Epidemiologist, Office of Epidemiology-DSI • Micaela Manley, MPH, Program Administration Specialist II, Prince William Department of Health | Ballroom 2 | ||
| Access and Functional Needs: Working with the Whole Community During an Emergency Response | • Jamie Liban, Program Specialist, Virginia Board for People with Disabilities. | Ballroom 3 | ||
| 10:20-11:20 AM | Breakout #3 | |||
| Accessible Communicating During a Public Health Emergency: What Works and What Doesn’t | • Jamie Liban, Program Specialist, Virginia Board for People with Disabilities • Karen Brimm, Community Services Manager, Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Ballroom 2 | ||
| COVID-19: Dissecting the Public Health Medical Countermeasures (MCMs) Response and Lessons Learned | • Christy Gray, MPH, CHES, CHTS-CP, Director, VDH Division of Immunization, Office of Epidemiology, Virginia Department of Health • Stephanie Wheawill, PharmD, Director, VDH Division of Pharmacy Services, Office of Epidemiology, Virginia Department of Health | James Madison | ||
| Record Retention Policies and Communicable Diseases | • John Ringer, Director of Public Health Planning and Evaluation, Office of the Commissioner, Virginia Department of Health | Ballroom 3 | ||
| Rural Health Department Emergency Preparedness | • Michael Meit, MA, MPH, Director, Eastern Tennessee State University-Center for Rural Health Research | Benjamin Franklin | ||
| Infection Prevention Educator Roadshow Lessons: Creating fun and engaging IPC education (Session Handout) | • Ginger Vanhoozer, BSN, RN, CIC, CCHM, Infection Prevention and Control Educator, Healthcare Associated Infectious Disease and Antimicrobial Resistance Program, Office of Epidemiology, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Virginia Department of Health | Ballroom 4A | ||
| Moving the COOP Planning Process to an Electronic Platform & The Value of Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning: Real-World Application and Lessons Learned | • Sue Skidmore, MPH, BSN, Planning Specialist, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Virginia Department of Health • Michelle Cowling, BA, SPHR, Chief Operations Officer, Hampton, and Peninsula Health Districts | Ballroom 4B | ||
| 11:20-11:30 AM | Break | |||
| 11:30AM-12:30 PM | Breakout #4 | |||
| VDH Workforce Occupational Health & Safety Metrics Tracking | • Steve Rykal, BS, Occupational Health and Safety Specialist, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Virginia Department of Health • CL Stilson, Clinical Occupational Safety and Health Specialist, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Virginia Department of Health | Ballroom 4A | ||
| All Hazards Public Health Nursing: Refocusing and Reinforcing the PHN Role Across the Disaster Spectrum | • Aisha K. Mix, DNP, MPH, RN, FAAN, Rear Admiral, Assistant Surgeon General, Chief Nurse Officer, U.S. Public Health Service | Ballroom 4B | ||
| Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) Lessons Learned and Next Cohort Prep | • Jeff Walker, Northern Regional Health Emergency Coordinator, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Virginia Department of Health | James Madison | ||
| Data Modernization for the Agency | • Suresh Soundararajan, Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Management, Virginia Department of Health • Anup Srikumar, Acting Director, Center for Public Health Informatics, Virginia Department of Health • Rebecca Early, MPH, CHES, Director, Division of Informatics, and Information Systems, Office of Epidemiology, Virginia Department of Health | Ballroom 3 | ||
| District Leadership Actions to Ensure MRC Program Success | • Mike Magner, MPH, MSS, State Volunteer Coordinator, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Virginia Department of Health | Ballroom 1B | ||
| Emerging Topics in Communications | • Patrick Godette, MPH, Marketing and PR Specialist, Office of Communications, Virginia Department of Health | Benjamin Franklin | ||
| REDCap Emerging Infections Project | • Jonathan Falk, MPH, Epidemiology Program Manager, Office of Epidemiology, Virginia Department of Health • Jenae Davis, MPH, Cross-Cutting Epidemiology Program Coordinator, Office of Epidemiology, Virginia Department of Health | Ballroom 2 | ||
| 12:30-1:30 PM | Lunch | |||
| 1:30-4:30 PM | Discipline Specific Breakouts: | |||
| Local Health Emergency Coordinators | Thomas Jefferson | |||
| Epidemiologists | Ballroom 2 & 3 |
|||
| Health Directors & Nurse Managers | Ballroom 4 | |||
| MRC Coordinators | James Madison | |||
| PIO's | Benjamin Franklin | |||
| 4:30 PM | Adjourn | |||
| Date | Time | Day 3 - Virginia Epidemiology Seminar | Presenter | |
| 10/25/2023 | 8:30 AM | Registration | Virginia Ballroom | |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome and ‘State of Epidemiology in Virginia’ | • Laurie Forlano, DO, MPH Director, Office of Epidemiology | ||
| 9:15 AM | Welcome to Virginia Beach Health District | • Caitlin S. Pedati MD, MPH, FAAP, Public Health District Director, Virginia Beach | ||
| Session One | ||||
| 9:25 AM | Revisiting a classic: June Wedding Post-Reception GI Illness, Virginia Beach, 2023 | • Anna Barringer, BS, CPH, District Epidemiologist Virginia Beach Health District | ||
| 9:45 AM | Surprised by Science: The Role of Whole Genome Sequencing in Multi-Drug Resistant Organism Outbreak Management, Virginia, 2023 | • Stacey Helberg, RN, Public Health Nurse III • Kristen Locklin, RN, Public Health Nurse III Fairfax Health District | ||
| 10:05 AM | Apples to Apples: Using Genomic Comparison to Aid in an Outbreak Investigation | • Katelin Gali, MS, MLS, Senior Scientist Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services | ||
| 10:25-10:40 AM | Break and Activity | |||
| Session Two | ||||
| 10:40 AM | 2022-2023 Community Outbreak of a Rare Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup Y Sequence Type in Eastern Virginia | • Meredith Robinson, MSc, Vaccine Preventable Disease Program Coordinator Office of Epidemiology, Division of Surveillance and Investigation | ||
| 11:00 AM | Group A Streptococcus Outbreak Investigation in a Long-Term Care Facility, Virginia, 2023 | • Clarissa Bonnefond, MPH, District Epidemiologist Lord Fairfax Health District | ||
| 11:20 AM | Scabies Exposure in Response to Delayed Diagnosis in an Acute Care Hospital | • Karen McGoldrick, MT(ASCP), CIC, CHOP Infection Preventionist Sentara Leigh Hospital | ||
| 11:40 AM | Evaluation of An Outbreak Investigation of Candida auris at Southside Medical Center | • E. Katrina Saphrey, MPH, Epidemiologist Sr. Crater Health District • Leann Carter, BSN, RN, Infection Preventionist • Ashley Cundiff, RN-BC, CIC, Infection Preventionist Bon Secours-Southside Medical Center and Southern Virginia Medical Center | ||
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch and Networking | |||
| Session Three | ||||
| 1:05 PM | Nonfatal and Fatal Firearm Injury Surveillance in Virginia | • Erin Austin, MPH, Epidemiology Program Supervisor Office of Family Health Services, Division of Population Health Data | ||
| 1:25 PM | Associations Between Historical Redlining and Birth Outcomes In Virginia: A 2016-2020 Study | • Ksenia Primich, MPH, IPC, CSTE Fellow Office of Family Health Services, Division of Population Health Data | ||
| 1:45 PM | Disease Progression of a Chronic Mpox Case in the Crater Health District | • Courtney Ayers, BS, Epidemiologist Sr. Henrico Health District | ||
| 2:05 PM | Local Investigation of Hepatitis C Labs: An Important and Worthwhile Effort | • Shawn Harper, BSN, RN, CIC Fairfax County Health Department | ||
| 2:25-2:40 PM | Break and Activity | |||
| Session Four | ||||
| 2:40 PM | Impacts of Data Modernization on Rabies Exposure Reporting and Public Health Response, Fairfax County, 2023 | • Kirsten Kohl Hampshire, MPH, Environmental Health Specialist, Rabies Specialist Fairfax County Health Department | ||
| 3:00 PM | Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak Associated with Baby Calves at a State Prison Farm | • Emilie Schweikert, MPHS, CHES, District Epidemiologist Chesterfield Health District | ||
| 3:20 PM | Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Response in Two Commercial Flocks in Rockingham County, Virginia, 2023 | • Travis Oishi, MPH, District Epidemiologist Central Shenandoah Health District | ||
| 3:40 PM | Closing Remarks and People's Choice Award | • Brandy Darby, DVM, MPH, DACVPM Director, Division of Surveillance and Investigation, Office of Epidemiology | ||
| 4:00 PM | Award Presentations | |||
| 4:10 PM | Adjourn |
About
The Public Health Preparedness Summit and Virginia Epidemiology Seminar provide a venue where participants are exposed to current information, research findings, practical tools, and lessons learned from the COVID-19 response to strengthen public health preparedness in Virginia.