Past EBSA courses

Instructors: Ulrika Allard Bengtsson and Per Staugaard

This course will both give a theoretical overview of the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in BSL2 and BSL3 laboratories ...

New date to be announced soon due to the instructor being out sick.

Instructors: Andreea Dobrescu

1. Introduction to Epidemiology
2. Summarizing Data
3. Measures of Risk ...

Instructors: Jan Piet Tijssen & Cathy Bakker

This course intends to inspire you. To convince you that safety not only pays (for you and the company), but also is fun and moreover a serious profession.

Instructor: Dana Brehar-Cioflec
Moderator: Heather Sheeley

This course will provide an overview on the main aspects of working safely with blood and blood containing materials in various types of laboratories (diagnostic, research, etc.).

Prevention of laboratory infections involving bloodborne pathogens will be addressed with focus on general and specific prevention measures, materials and equipment, as well as health monitoring.

Brief exercises will be included to highlight the discussed aspects.

International and European regulations and recommendations will be highlighted and relevant references and links will be provided.

This course is an introduction to the subject. It describes the most commonly used chemical and physical methods, with an emphasis on the important criteria to be assessed in choosing an approach and verifying its effectiveness.

Instructor: Julia Cotton

Biosafety professionals must be able to carry out biosafety and biosecurity audits and inspections, identify failures, non-conformities, corrective actions and areas for improvement and monitor progress.

Instructor: Gideon Kersten

The course gives insight in the exciting field of vaccinology. The relevance of vaccines does not need emphasis in these days. But how do they work? ...