# Presentation: 732285

## Focus Area C: Laboratory Capacity Biologic Agents 

## Goals:Focus Area CLaboratory Capacity Biologic Agents

- A – Integrate work of clinical and public health laboratories to assure preparedness for BT through planning, training, coordination, communication, and standard methods
- B - Assure that LRN laboratories have the technical capability and capacity for BT, including facilities, reagents, equipment, security, and trained staff

## Critical BenchmarkLaboratory Capacity Biologic Agents

- #10: Develop a plan to improve working relationships and communication between Level A (clinical ) laboratories and Level B/C laboratories, (i.e. Laboratory Response Network laboratories) as well as other public health officials.** **

## Summary of Capacities Laboratory Capacity Biologic Agents

- Critical - to develop and implement a jurisdiction-wide program to provide rapid and effective laboratory services in support of the response to bioterrorism, other infectious disease outbreaks, and other public health threats and emergencies.

## Summary of Capacities Laboratory Capacity Biologic Agents

- Improve working relationship with clinical laboratories
- Develop jurisdiction wide laboratory plan
- Coordinate and train with hazmat, law enforcement
- Enhance relationships with medical community

## National Laboratory SystemState Demonstration Projects

**Washington**

**Minnesota**

**Nebraska**

**Michigan**

## National Laboratory System Focal Areas

## Proposed activities—based on demonstration projects:

- Hire a Laboratory Program Advisor and a Training Coordinator (link to Focus G)
- Identify and develop a database of all hospital/independent (Level A)  laboratories

- First steps:

## Proposed activities—based on demonstration projects:

- Characterize capabilities/practices
- Analyze patterns of reporting and specimen/isolate referral
- Assess adherence to voluntary QA/QC standards
- Define priority needs for improvement

## Proposed activities—based on demonstration projects:

- Establish lines of communication for routine and emergency messages (blast e-mail, fax)
- Design and implement training
- Promote agreements among public/private laboratories for surge capacity testing

## Proposed activities—based on demonstration projects:

- Design specimen transportation/tracking mechanisms
- Promote activities through scientific meetings, other media

## Selected ResourcesLaboratory Capacity Biologic Agents

**Division of Laboratory Systems/PHPPO (http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/dls/default.asp)**
**Association of Public Health Laboratories**
** ****(http://www.aphl.org)**
**National Laboratory System demonstration project states (Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Washington)**
**National Laboratory Database (CDC)**
**(secure access for State Public Health Laboratory Directors)**

## Selected ResourcesLaboratory Capacity Biologic Agents

**Michigan (517-335-8063) **
**	****Frances Pouch Downes, DrPH **
**	****John Dyke, PhD **
**Minnesota (612-676-5331)**
**	****Norman Crouch, Ph.D.**
**	**** ****Paula Snippes**** **
**Nebraska ****	****(402-559-4116)**
**	****Stephen Hinrichs, M.D. **
**	****Tony Sambol **
**Washington (****206.441.4441)**
**(http://healthlinks.washington.edu/nwcphp/cli/)**
**Jon Counts, DrPH **

## Selected ResourcesLaboratory Capacity Biologic Agents

**Division of Laboratory Systems**
**National Laboratory System**
**Rex Astles, PhD****	****	****	****770.488.8052**
**John Ridderhof, DrPH****	****	****770.488.8076**
**Bereneice Madison, PhD****	****770.488.8133**
**Steven Glenn, NS****	****	****770.488.8135**
**National Laboratory Database ****(for SPHL Directors on request)**
**Rex Astles, PhD****	****	****	****770.488.8052**
**John Hancock****	****	****	****770.488.8105**
**National Laboratory Training Network**
**Judy Delany****	****	****	****770.488.8063**
**Regional Contacts****	****	****800.536.NLTN (6586)**