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• Co-hosted the Forum on Culture-Independent Diagnostics with
CDC, APHL, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and Ohio State University.
The Forum, held previously in 2012, addressed culture-
independent diagnostic test (CIDT) impacts on Public Health
Practice, Isolate-Based Surveillance, and Technological Solutions.
• Co-hosted the 2017 Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response
and Management Conference (InFORM). This biennial conference
highlighted the ways next-generation sequencing technology is
advancing the accuracy and sensitivity of public health foodborne
investigations.

Policy
• Co-signed several letters to Congress in 2017-18, including a letter
with APHL in support of CDC budget priorities. Other advocacy
letters CSTE co-signed include:
» In support of PAHPA reauthorization
» In opposition to a Congressional Review Act Resolution of
Disapproval to repeal an OSHA regulation about maintaining
records of work-related injuries and illnesses
» In support of Maternal & Child Health funding
» In support of National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) funding
» In support of tuberculosis (TB) funding
» Joining medical and public health organizations to urge
action on common-sense comprehensive gun violence
prevention legislation
» Suspend the impending cuts to the Clinical Laboratory Fee
Schedule (CLFS)
» In support of the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Challenge
• Submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) proposed rule for the Inpatient Prospective
Payment System (IPPS) and Promoting Interoperability Program.

CSTE Advocacy Liaison Emily Holubowich

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