Overview

The APHL Annual Conference is an event designed for the public health laboratory community.

Why Attend – 2023

The Annual Conference is a four-day event that addresses public health laboratory issues, trends and technologies relative to emerging infectious diseases, environmental health, emergency preparedness, informatics, food safety, newborn screening, global health and more. It consists of a member assembly, plenary sessions, general and breakout sessions, roundtables, posters and exhibits.

The conference brings together leaders, scientists, influencers and partners to share issues, trends and best practices driving laboratory science and public health today.

Attendees will be able to reconnect with colleagues and friends, share their experiences and build their network, visit with 50+ industry partners and suppliers, learn from 40+ sessions and 100+ scientific posters, and earn P.A.C.E.® and CPH continuing education credits. Attendees have the opportunity to earn up to 39 contact hours by attending the entire conference and viewing all the sessions.

The conference will include several plenary sessions per day along with posters and exhibits. The sessions will be 60 minutes long and will consist of live presentations followed by question and answer time. Posters will be viewable as both physical and e-posters. The exhibit hall will consist of booths where companies will share the latest in products and services.

Why Exhibit – 2023

Attendees include state, county, city and local public health lab directors and senior staff, as well as directors and senior staff of state environmental and agricultural laboratories, government and private laboratory personnel, and others interested in laboratory issues.

Exhibitors will get an opportunity to showcase their products and services to a target audience.

Overview - 2022

The APHL Annual Conference is an event for the public health laboratory community. It brings together leaders, scientists, influencers and partners to share issues, trends and best practices driving laboratory science and public health.

Why Attend – 2022

The conference will include plenary and concurrent sessions each day along with posters and exhibits. The sessions will be 60 minutes long and will consist of live presentations followed by question and answer time.

Session topics explore public health laboratory issues, trends and technologies relative to COVID-19 and other emerging infectious diseases, environmental health, emergency preparedness, quality systems and safety, informatics, food safety, newborn screening, global health and more.

Attendees will be able to learn more about contemporary issues in laboratory science, as well as view more than 100 posters from all levels of laboratory science. They also have the opportunity to earn up to 42 contact hours by attending the entire conference and viewing all the sessions.

Why Exhibit – 2022

Clinical and academic institution managers and staff, as well as Federal agencies or state and local public health officials attend the conference.

Exhibiting companies will share the latest in products and services.

Organizer

The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) represents members from public health, environmental health, agricultural and other public sector laboratories.

With more than 70 years as a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, APHL serves as a link between members, federal agencies and private sector companies working toward the goal of strengthening laboratories that protect the health and safety of the public.

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