Presenter: Pete Shult, PhD, Director, Communicable Disease Division and Emergency Laboratory Response, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description: We are currently experiencing a remarkable global emergence of a novel influenza virus, so-called novel influenza A H1N1 (swine-origin). While this influenza outbreak doesn’t appear to be as serious as first thought, the public health impact in […]
Presenter: Patrick Harding, Director, WSLH Toxicology Laboratory Description: A presentation about the WSLH’s Toxicology testing that supports the Wisconsin coroners and medical examiners. This report describes the type of testing performed, the volume of testing, turnaround times and any trends that are occurring in the lab support for the coroners and medial examiners. It also […]
Presenter: Dr. Sharon Fleischfresser, Medical Director, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Description: Dr. Sharon Fleischfresser presents an overview of the hearing program to the WSLH Board, describing how the hearing and blood screening interact, and provide results to include babies screened, number of referrals, and […]
Presenter: Pete A. Shult, Ph.D., Director, Communicable Disease Division and Emergency Laboratory Response, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Description: The WSLH Board was presented with an overview of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene’s laboratory training fellowships, programs, and other training activities. Webcast (Windows Media, 225 Kbps)
Presentors: Dr. Charles Brokopp, Director, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, Population Health Sciences, UW-Madison Description: The WSLH Board was presented with an overview of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene’s laboratory training fellowships, programs, and other training activities. Webcast (Windows Media, 225 Kbps)
Presenter: Sonya Havens, Ph.D. candidate, Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program, University of Wisconsin–Madison Description: On Feb. 16, 2010, Sonya Havens, a Ph.D. candidate in the Environmental Chemistry and Technology Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, presented to the WSLH Board an overview of research looking at the occurrence of hormones, hormone metabolites and estrogenic and […]
Presenter: Dr. Seth Foldy, State Health Officer, Administrator of the Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Description: Dr. Seth Foldy, State Health Officer and Administrator of the Division of Public Health at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, gave a presentation to the WSLH Board about the current status of the Wisconsin […]
Presenters: Garrett Peterson, Acting Director, Division of Public Health Informatics and Surveillance, WSLH Mary Wedig, Electronic Laboratory Reporting Coordinator, WSLH James Grant, PHIN Director, Wisconsin Department of Health Services Description: In this presentation to the WSLH Board, Garrett Peterson (Acting Director, Division of Public Health Informatics and Surveillance, WSLH) spoke about the current state of […]
Presenter: Dr. Dave Warshauer, Deputy Director, Communicable Disease Division, WSLH Description: Dr. Dave Warshauer gave a presentation about the FoodCORE Grant WSLH has received for enhanced detection of foodborne outbreaks and also presented information about 2011 foodborne outbreaks in the State of Wisconsin. Materials: Webcast (Windows Media, 225 Kbps)
Presenters: Mei Baker, M.D., Science Advisor, Newborn Screening Laboratory, WSLH Jennifer Laffin, Ph.D., FACMG, Director, UW Cytogenetic Services Laboratory, WSLH Curtis Hedman, Advanced Microbiologist, WSLH Dr. Charles Brokopp, Director, WSLH Renee Walk, Program & Policy Analyst, WSLH Bureau of Labor Statistics/Occupational Safety and Health Statistics Unit Pete A. Shult, Ph.D., Director, Communicable Disease Division and […]