2016 Governmental Food and Feed Laboratory
​Accreditation Meeting

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​Tuesday, February 2, 2016

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Joint General Session (ISO Cap and MFRPA​

1:30 pm - 3:15 pm

(SESSION A) Measurement of Uncertainty 

• Dr. Bill Hirt, Director of Accreditation, ANAB/ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board
• Patricia Hanson, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Heidi Hickes, Chief, Montana Department of Agriculture

(SESSION B) Root Cause 

• Brenda Jackson, Quality Systems Manager, North Carolina Department of Agriculture
• Mohan Sabaratnam, BSc, MS, IAS Quality Manager, International Accreditation Service, Inc.

3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

(SESSION A) Measurement of Uncertainty ​ 

• Dr. Bill Hirt, Director of Accreditation, ANAB/ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board
• Patricia Hanson, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Heidi Hickes, Chief, Montana Department of Agriculture

(SESSION B) Control Charting of Data & What to Control Chart 

• Gale Hagood,  Quality Manager, Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory
• Ashli Brown, State Chemist, Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory
• Staci Hammack, Environmental Manager, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Karen Stephani, Quality Assurance Manager, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
• Kristen Durie, Chemistry Quality Assurance Officer, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

(SESSION C) Program/Laboratory Manager Town Hall Session ​

• Dr. Steven Solomon, Deputy Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs, Office of Regulatory Affairs     U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Joann Givens, Program Director, Office of Food and Feed Operations, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Glenda Lewis, Director, Retail Food Protection Staff, CFSAN/Office of Food Safety, U.S. Food and Drug     Administration
• Ruiqing Pamboukian Ph.D., LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of     Regulatory Science, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

8:00 am - 8:45 am

CAP ISO

• Ruiqing Pamboukian Ph.D., Laboratory Accreditation Program Lead, LCDR, U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Regulatory Science ​

8:45 am - 9:45 am​

(SESSION A) CAP Food Grantees 

• Erin Woodom-Coleman, Project Officer, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Angele Smith, Interdisciplinary Scientist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Regulatory Science
• Guy Delius, Consumer Safety Officer, Office of Partnerships, U.S. Food and Drug Administration 

(SESSION B) CAP Feed Grantees

• Isaiah Isakson, Standards Implementation Staff, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Partnerships (OP), U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Eric Nelson, Director of Compliance, Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), Office of Surveillance and Compliance, Division of Compliance, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Mark LeBlanc, Director of Agricultural Chemistry, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry &     President of Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO)

10:45 am - 11:30 am

FDA Method Development and Regulatory Application in Collaboration with State Partners

• Jeff Ward, Senior Science Advisor, Science and Research Team, Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Method Validation Guidelines  

• Michael Brodsky, President, Brodsky Consultant​

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

(SESSION A) Document Control 

• Susan Humphries, Quality System Specialist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

(SESSION B) Prepare for Audits – How to Address Deficiencies: Ensuring a Smooth ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation Assessment

• Roger M. Brauniger, Biosafety Program Manager, American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)

(SESSION C) Best Practices for Laboratory QMS: Round Table of Accredited Laboratories and FDA Laboratories 

• Karen Stephani, Quality Assurance Manager, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
• Prince Kassim, Deputy Director, Labs Administration, Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

(SESSION A) SOP Training (How to Write and What Elements to Include)  

• Valerie A. Knox, Quality System Manager, FDA Arkansas Regional Laboratory
• Keith Wegner, Laboratory Services Section Chief, Colorado Department of Agriculture

(SESSION B) Proficiency Testing 

• Bryanne Shaw, Biology Section Manager, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

(SESSION C) Section 4.6 Purchasing Services and Supplies; Approaches for compliance 

• Dana Shell, Laboratory Program Director, Georgia Department of Agriculture
• Gary Horvath, Director, Laboratory Services Division, Minnesota Department of Agriculture 
• Patricia Hanson, Biological Administrator I, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ​

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

8:00 am - 8:45 am

eLEXNET: Integrating the Food Safety System 

• Mivoyel JeanPaul, eLEXNET Business Owner/ Sponsor, FDA/ ORA/ ORS 
• Rahsaan Tabb, eLEXNET IT Program Manager, FDA/ OIM 
• Solomon Tadele, eLEXNET Business Program Manager, FDA/ ORA/ ORS 
• Randy Treadwell, Feed/Rapid Response Program Manager, Washington State Department of Agriculture

8:45 am - 9:45 am

Measurement Traceability in Testing and Accreditation

• Douglas Berg, Testing Program Manager, Perry Johnson Laboratory Accrediation, Inc.

10:00 am - 11:00 am

The Search for Sustainability 

• Heidi Hickes, Chief, Montana Department of Agriculture
• Michael Wichman, Associate Director of Environmental Health, State Hygienic Laboratory at The University of Iowa
• Dirk Shoemaker, Laboratory Administrator, Nebraska Department of Agriculture

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Big 3 Deficiencies by Auditor 

• Cheryl Morton, Managing Director, AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs, LLC

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