Transcript FBI Chain of Custody for the Laboratory Response Network

“History is a set
of lies agreed
upon.”
Napoleon Bonaparte
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A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
Almost 800 members from:
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State and local public health laboratories
State environmental and agricultural laboratories
Federal agencies
Academic institutions
Advocates at the national level for critical
laboratory issues and for increased support and
resources for member laboratories
Provides training and best practices for public
health laboratory testing and policy
APHL: Broad Picture
Mission
To promote the role of public health
laboratories in shaping national and global
health objectives, and to promote policies,
programs, and technologies which assure
continuous improvement in the quality of
laboratory practice and health outcomes.
APHL Board of Directors (BOD)
PHPR Committee
Task Forces
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Working Groups
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LRN Joint Leadership
Committee
LRN Partners
Workgroup
Subcommittees
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LRN Operational Workgroup
Laboratory Preparedness Exercise Workgroup
Preparedness Guidance and Performance
Measures Subcommittee
First Responder Partnerships and Outreach
Subcommittee
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Testing Algorithm
for Unknown
Environmental
Samples Task
Force
LRN National
Meeting Planning
Committee
Emergency
Management
Taskforce
◦ Department of Health and Human Services
 Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
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Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections (DPEI)
Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)
 Food and Drug Administration
 Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
◦ Department of Justice
 Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Hazardous Materials Science Response Unit (HMSRU)
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Sciences Unit (CBRNSU)
Hazardous Materials Response Technical Unit
Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD)
◦ Department of Homeland Security
 Office of Health Affairs
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and Biodefense Office/Early Detection
 Science and Technology Directorate
◦ Department of Defense
◦ United States Department of Agriculture
◦ Environmental Protection Agency
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Participate in the Refinement and Development of
Public Health Preparedness Guidance Documents
and Performance Measures
Enhance and Maintain Sentinel Clinical Laboratory
Partnerships and Outreach
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Provide Technical Expertise to Enhance Laboratory
Practice, Preparedness and Response
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Develop and Promote Tools to Enhance Laboratory
Preparedness, Planning and Response
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Expand First Responder Partnerships and
Outreach
Respond to and Help Shape Active and
Proposed Legislation of Significance to Public
Health Preparedness
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Scientific Organizations
◦ American Society of Microbiology
◦ American Association of Veterinary
Laboratory Diagnosticians
Department of Health and Human
Services
◦ Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention
◦ Food and Drug Administration
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Department of Justice
◦ Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Department of Homeland
Security
Department of Defense
Environmental Protection
Agency
United States Army Medical
Research Institute of
Infectious Diseases
United States Department
of Agriculture
Environmental Protection
Agency
Department of Agriculture
Environmental
Food Emergency Response
Network
Environmental Laboratory
Response Network
A forum for partners to discuss operational items
across multiple laboratory networks.
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Composed of the original LRN founding
partners:
◦ APHL
◦ CDC
◦ FBI
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The LRN Joint Leadership Committee (JLC) was
established in 2005 to discuss key planning and
policy issues surrounding the LRN. This body
provides input and guidance to LRN leadership on
operational and policy issues.