Principles & Practices of Biosafety®
A COMPREHENSIVE, INTERACTIVE 5-DAY COURSE
Principles & Practices of Biosafety® will introduce the essential elements of biosafety and provide extensive resource lists for use after the course. Interactive exercises will be used throughout to provide hands-on experience and to encourage networking and problem-solving among participants and instructors.
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course each participant will be able to:
- Describe potentially hazardous biological materials, the risks associated with their use, and the means to minimize risk and to protect against or prevent release or exposure
- Discuss ways to provide effective technical expertise in situations involving potentially hazardous biological materials
- Identify, locate, and efficiently use key biosafety resources
COURSE FEES
ABSA Members: $2,600*
Nonmembers: $2,850*
Participation is limited to 48 students.
Course fees include:
- Five full days of interactive instruction from a diversity of well-respected biological safety professionals.
- Instructor’s handouts, key resource lists, and a variety of critical biosafety information and resources.
- Lunch, beverages, and snacks for all course days.
- Welcome Reception on Sunday evening and Class Dinner on Tuesday evening (subject to change).
CONTACT HOURS
This course is approved for 36.50 P.A.C.E.® contact hours. ABSA International is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. In order to receive P.A.C.E.® credit, attendees must stay until the Friday session ends.
Next PPB Courses
Due to the high demand of the Principles & Practices of Biosafety® course, there will be
3 course offerings in 2025.
Registration for all 2025 offerings will open simultaneously on
August 1, 2024.
Choose which dates/location work best for you.
We will no longer offer an early notification list.
Registration will be on a first come first served basis.
Registration will not be complete until payment is received.
March 16-21, 2025
Embassy Suites Alexandria Old Town
1900 Diagonal Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
May 18-23, 2025
Embassy Suites Omaha Downtown Old Market
555 South 10th St.
Omaha, NE 68102
July 13-18, 2025
Embassy Suites Pittsburgh Downtown
535 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
This course was great! I cannot speak highly enough about it. I am so grateful I was able to attend and make the connections I did.
It was amazing. I learned a lot and connected with a lot of international experts.
The instructors were all fire! 5 stars for everyone and everything done, extremely engaging and exciting. 100% would recommend this to colleagues!
The course was well organized and coordinated by highly experience, seasoned and dedicated facilitators/instructors.
The course was fantastic. I have met a ton of great people and made great networking connections. This was the best conference I have been to. I actually learned about the topics and was able to meet new colleagues.
The course was very well organized. I liked how different teachers were teaching within their fields. This is definitely a course I will recommend to others in the field that need it.
Thank you so much for presenting this course. Had a great time, made some connections, and learned a lot!
Appreciated the real-world experiences the instructors brought to the class.
The course was very informative and comprehensive. The instructors were helpful and generous with their expertise.
Thank you so much for the wonderful course. I have learned a lot and feel a little more confident in being a Biosafety Officer.
Overall a great course and very informative. A lot had to do with the instructors who had great chemistry and worked well together and kept us entertained.
Very well done course. It is obvious the instructors are professionals in their field with the ability to train as well.
I really loved this course! I learned so much that I will take back to my facility.
Thank you so much for the wonderful course. I have learned a lot and feel a little more confident in being a Biosafety Officer.
This course should be included in the continuing education plans of anyone working in the biocontainment industry.
Excellent course! The highlight of the training sessions were the interactive sessions. All the instructors took time out to answer your questions.
It was very educational and interactive course. Will recommend it for all new biosafety professionals.
After many years working in the EH&S field along biosafety professionals but without a biosafety foundation of my own, this course was extraordinarily useful in developing my knowledge.
Well organized team of subject matter experts with a broad knowledge base – everyone brings something to the table!
Loved the instructors and the fact they were so passionate about the course. They truly did their best to find the most effective and interesting ways to teach us.
This course was one of the best workshop/course that I have taken in my career. Well organized and engaging.
Taking part in PPB has provided a sound network of shared goals and outreach with other biosafety professionals that will last a lifetime.
July 8-12, 2024 course:
Confirmed, paid participants will be sent detailed information about the course, location, and other items of interest. Substitutions allowed with notice by June 7, 2024. There is a 15% processing fee for cancellations received before June 7, 2024. Cancellations between June 7, 2024 and June 21, 2024 will be refunded at 50% of the course fee. No refunds will be given after June 21, 2024. Cancelation fees may be waived if there is a waiting list and a replacement can be made – a 15% processing fee will apply.
March 16-21, 2025 course:
Confirmed, paid participants will be sent detailed information about the course, location, and other items of interest. Substitutions allowed with notice by February 10, 2025. There is a 15% processing fee for cancellations received before February 10, 2025. Cancellations between February 10 and February 17, 2025, will be refunded at 50% of the course fee. No refunds will be given after February 17, 2025. Cancelation fees may be waived if there is a waiting list and a replacement can be made – 15% processing fee will apply.
May 18-23, 2025 course:
Confirmed, paid participants will be sent detailed information about the course, location, and other items of interest. Substitutions allowed with notice by April 21, 2025. There is a 15% processing fee for cancellations received before April 21, 2025. Cancellations between April 21 and April 28, 2025, will be refunded at 50% of the course fee. No refunds will be given after April 28, 2025. Cancelation fees may be waived if there is a waiting list and a replacement can be made – 15% processing fee will apply.
July 13-18, 2025 course:
Confirmed, paid participants will be sent detailed information about the course, location, and other items of interest. Substitutions allowed with notice by June 16, 2025. There is a 15% processing fee for cancellations received before June 16, 2025. Cancellations between June 16 and June 23, 2025, will be refunded at 50% of the course fee. No refunds will be given after June 23, 2025. Cancelation fees may be waived if there is a waiting list and a replacement can be made – 15% processing fee will apply.