INFECTIOUS DISEASES
CDPHE Welcomes APHL Members to New Training Laboratory Space for MAC-ELISA Course
By Tracy Stiles , lead specialist , Infectious Diseases
In October 2024 , the Colorado Department of Health and the Environment ( CDPHE ) unveiled their newly renovated training laboratory space by hosting two consecutive laboratory workshops on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) MAC-ELISA assay ( CDC IgM antibody capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ). Over the course of one week , 30 participants were trained from 27 states in one of two consecutive 2.5-day workshops .
As one of the most versatile assays for detection of arboviral infections , it is critical for laboratories to maintain MAC-ELISA competency since it is likely to be among the first developed for new or emerging pathogens . Colorado was an obvious choice to host this workshop given their proximity to CDC partners in Fort Collins . Subject matter experts from state and local public health laboratories around the country were asked to serve
as faculty for the course . Staff from CDPHE and APHL worked closely with identified faculty to determine how to best utilize the new laboratory to optimize classroom and laboratory space to train a new workforce in this important assay .
The new training laboratory has a good balance of classroom and laboratory space separated by a moveable glass partition , which allowed faculty to have eyes on the participants in the laboratory , and for the participants to see notes and instructions left on the white boards in the classroom . Despite challenges , including a hurricane that impacted travel for one faculty member and two participants , the two workshops were a huge success , due in large part to the extraordinary partnership between APHL , CDPHE leadership and staff , and the skilled expertise of the selected faculty . g
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