Relocating laboratories with biological safety requirements, particularly BSL-2 and BSL-3 facilities, presents unique operational, regulatory and validation challenges. This webinar will explore best practices for planning and executing laboratory moves while maintaining biosafety, containment integrity and compliance. Attendees will gain insights into lessons learned from real-world relocations, including risk mitigation and post-move validation strategies.
This webinar is in collaboration with the Association of Public Health Laboratories.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to do the following:
- Discuss and develop effective strategies from planning-stage considerations all the way through post-relocation compliance concerns for BSL2 and BSL3 labs.
- Understand regulatory, biosafety and containment requirements that must be maintained during a lab move.
- Review real-life scenarios from laboratory relocations, highlighting what went well and what did not and the impact of outcomes on operations and patient care.
Speakers
Glen Gallagher, Ph.D., MLS(ASCP)CM
Director of Rhode Island State Health Laboratories
Division of State Laboratories
Rhode Island Department of Health
Erin Graf, Ph.D., D(ABMM)
Director, Clinical Microbiology
Professor
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Audience
This webinar is intended for laboratory managers, biosafety officers, EHS professionals, facility planners, validation/commissioning specialists and project managers involved in laboratory design, relocation or operations within academic, healthcare, government or biopharma settings.
Level of Instruction
Intermediate.
Continuing Education (CE) Credit
This presentation is approved for 1.0 P.A.C.E. ®, California or Florida credit.
ASM is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education (P.A.C.E. ®) is an administrative system established to stimulate and serve as the quality assurance mechanism for continuing education programs offered to clinical laboratory professionals by ASCLS constituent societies, laboratory industry, government agencies, hospitals and educational organizations.
ASM is accredited by the California Department of Health to offer continuing education for California Clinical Laboratory Personnel.
ASM is accredited by the Florida Department of Health to offer continuing education for Florida Clinical Laboratory Personnel.
Additional Information
This webinar is free to ASM members and non-members.
The recording will become available within 1 week following the live webinar.
Zoom closed captioning is provided. Please email ASM if other accommodations are needed.
Questions? Contact Nicole Jackson, clinmicro@asmusa.org.