2 - Acting on Poop: Translating Wastewater Surveillance Data Into Public Health and Clinical Action

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

1:30 PM – 3:15 PM US PT

Location: Petree C

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.75 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.75 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 2 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 2 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Susy Hota, MD MSc (she/her/hers)

ID Division Head, IPAC Medical Director
University Health Network
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Duc Vugia, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Infectious Diseases Branch Chief
California Department of Public Health
Richmond, CA, United States

Faculty(s)

Seema Shah, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Medical Director
Epidemiology and Immunization Services Branch
County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency
San Diego, CA, United States
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Marlene Wolfe, MSc, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
Emory University
Allison Wheeler, MSPH (she/her/hers)

Manager, Wastewater Surveillance Unit; Co-Director, Colorado National Wastewater Surveillance System Center of Excellence
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Littleton, CO, United States
Alexander Yu, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Chief, Surveillance Section, Division of Communicable Disease Control
California Department of Public Health
San Francisco, CA, United States

Disclosure(s):

Susy S. Hota, MD MSc: Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.: Advisor/Consultant (Terminated, January 24, 2024)

Duc J. Vugia, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Marlene Wolfe, MSc, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Allison D. Wheeler, MSPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Alexander T. Yu, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

describe how wastewater surveillance can be used to direct public health action;
identify how wastewater has been used to track diseases with limited public health surveillance data;
explain how wastewater surveillance for respiratory viral infections has guided response in hospitals;
recognize how wastewater surveillance can inform clinical action.

Presentations:

1:30 PM – 1:55 PM US PT

Wastewater surveillance to direct public health action
Speaker: Seema Shah, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency
Speaker: Mark E. Beatty, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency
1:55 PM – 2:20 PM US PT

Using wastewater to track diseases with limited public health surveillance data
Speaker: Marlene Wolfe, MSc, PhD (she/her/hers) – Emory University
2:20 PM – 2:45 PM US PT

Leveraging wastewater surveillance for respiratory virus infection response in healthcare facilities
Speaker: Allison D. Wheeler, MSPH (she/her/hers) – Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM US PT

From Toilet to Bedside: How Wastewater Surveillance Can Be Leveraged For Clinical Consideration
Speaker: Alexander T. Yu, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – California Department of Public Health