Workshop
Cross-border Collaboration to
ADVANCE WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE
Integrating Pathogens Surveillance Networks
A workshop to advance the use of wastewater surveillance across the Canada-U.S. border region in preparation for the next pandemic.
May
20 – 21
McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
And Satellite Session Planned at The University Of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
** We realize that some individuals will not receive travel approval to travel ‘internationally’ or there may be visa challenges. As such, we wanted to be able to host a satellite session (synchronous remote) from Windsor, Canada.
Speakers
Providing Pan-Canadian & Pan-US Perspective on wastewater monitoring
Natalie Knox
Director,
Bacterial Pathogens, AMR, and Wastewater Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada
Workshop Topics
Join us for two days of networking, learning and working toward actions to safeguard the integrity of our shared border.
- Canadian and US perspectives of wastewater surveillance systems
- Opportunities for cross-border pathogen surveillance collaborations
- Data sharing and laboratory methods harmonization
- Exploring continued funding opportunities
- Emergency preparedness and alert-response protocols
- Communicating proactive biothreat alerts to health sector and manufacturing
Agenda
More details to come!
- Tuesday, May 20
- 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast in McGregor Atrium
- 9 a.m. Workshop begins in McGregor Conference Room BC
- 12 p.m. Lunch in McGregor Atrium
- 1 p.m. Workshop continues in McGregor Conference Room BC
- 5 p.m. Networking Reception at the McGregor Pond
- Wednesday, May 21
- 8 a.m. Continental Breakfast in McGregor Atrium
- 9 a.m. Workshop resumes in McGregor Conference Room BC
- 12 p.m. Meeting concludes, boxed lunches available
Host Organizations
Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases
The center’s primary mission is to enhance training, research, engagement and public health infrastructure to address the development of methods to prepare for, prevent and treat emerging and re-emerging infectious and non-communicable diseases. The center will coordinate efforts of the diverse and multi-disciplinary expertise of Wayne State University researchers, clinicians and instructors.
GLIER
For over 40 years, the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER) has stood at the forefront of academic research addressing the Great Lakes and their watersheds. GLIER has played a pivotal role in shaping the management, restoration, and protection of the Great Lakes by addressing environmental factors exacerbated by human influence and climate change to Safeguard Healthy Great Lakes.
INSPIRE
A multidisciplinary initiative led by GLIER that addresses critical vulnerabilities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal is to establish a resilient and proactive biothreat surveillance network targeting critical border regions between Canada and the United States. The network will be enhanced through the development of technology that allows faster and more accurate pathogen detection from environmental samples. The work will inform cross-border trade and mobility policies, ensuring preparedness for future pandemics and emerging health threats.
WE-SPARK Health Institute
WE-SPARK Health Institute is an innovative partnership between Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, St. Clair College, University of Windsor, Windsor Regional Hospital, and Erie Shores HealthCare that brings together health research strengths, expertise, and infrastructure from across the Windsor-Essex region. We are establishing research pipelines to address pressing health issues, advancing discovery, innovation and technology, training and promoting excellence among our health professionals and engaging our community.