About EBSA17 - Course G - Laboratory acquired infection - updates and lessons learned

Course Instructors
Heather Sheeley, Public Health England, Salisbury /UK
Dana Brehar-Cioflec, National Institute of Public Health, Timisoara/RO

The purpose of biosafety is to prevent exposure to biological agent especially that which leads to infection. It is therefore important to know the causes and circumstances in which laboratory acquired infections occur in clinical, veterinary and research work and the lessons learned from those. Participants in this course will gain an appreciation of the historical and current trends in laboratory acquired infections. Using case studies and real examples, participants will assess the risks, and identify mitigation and prevention strategies.Through group work participants will identify and develop the biorisk management concepts to ensure prevention, medical response and investigation for laboratory acquired infections.

Main Topics

• Historical and current trends in laboratory acquired infections
• Role of previous incidents in risk management
• Reporting systems
• Response planning including medical support
• Incident investigation