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2020 Canadian Biosafety Symposium
September 15-17, 2020
Edmonton, Alberta
The Canadian Association for Biological Safety (CABS) is happy to announce the 2020 Canadian Biosafety Symposium will take place September 15-17, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta!
The 2020 Canadian Biosafety Symposium is Canada's premier source of new knowledge and opportunity for dialogue across the biosafety community. It is the forum for advancing professional development and for building capacity for new solutions to be applied to the emerging challenges in laboratory biosafety and biosecurity.
The symposium will consist of oral presentations related to advanced concepts in the areas of biosafety and biosecurity. The intent of the symposium series is to reflect current biosafety and biosecurity issues as well as regulatory initiatives. This symposium series is intended for all biosafety professionals and personnel involved in biosafety and/or biocontainment facilities.
Topics:
• Emergency Management for Labs
• Building a Biosafety Culture
• Biosafety and Public Health
• Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases
• Laboratory Acquired Infections
• Ergonomics and Safety
• Biowaste Management and Disinfection
• The Regulations
• Airflow, Ventilation, Design and Biosafety
• Animal Issues
• Audits and Inspections
• Occupational Health and Surveillance
More information to follow on our website, stay tuned!!
The program is currently being developed and
we are actively seeking speakers, abstracts and workshops. If you have any topics you would like to see or if you would like to participate as a speaker, please contact Kelly Johnston at