Key points
The annual meeting is a forum for the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) to update cruise industry representatives and other interested persons on programmatic activities and future plans. Learn more about the 2024 meeting.
Aug 6-8, 2024
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM ET
Event materials
Annual public meeting: August 5, 2024
9:00–10:30 am: VSP Review and Updates (CAPT Luis O. Rodríguez, Chief, VSP; CDR Drew Kupper, Operations Team Lead, VSP; and Stefanie White, Epidemiology and Outbreak Response Team Lead, VSP)
10:30–10:55 am: Update on Construction Consultations: Inspections, Plan Reviews, and Equipment Reviews (CDR Jessica Pharo and LCDR Scott Miller, Environmental Health Officers, VSP)
12:00–1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00–1:45 pm: Food Safety Culture (CDR Adam Kramer, Environmental Health Officer, CDC)
1:45–2:15 pm: Legionella Prevention on Cruise Ships (William (Chris) Edens, CDC Legionella and Atypical Pathogens Team)
2:15–2:45 pm: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Cruise Ship National Center of Expertise (NCOE) Update (CDR Jason Kling, USCG Cruise Ship NCOE)
2:45–3:00 pm: Break
3:00–3:25 pm: Federal Interstate Travel Program (ITP) Update (Joseph Morin and LCDR Amanda Schaupp, ITP, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
3:25–3:50 pm: Open Discussion (Presenters and Attendees)
3:50–4:15 pm: Division of Global Migration and Health (DGMH) Maritime Updates (Janise Hernandez and Luis R. Rodriguez, Maritime Activity Section, Miami Port Health Station)
4:15–4:25 pm: Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)—Industry Commitment to Public Health (Jethro Beck, Vice President, Global Maritime Policy, CLIA)
4:25–4:30 pm: Open Remarks and Meeting Closing (CAPT Luis O. Rodríguez, Chief, VSP)
Manual revision meetings: August 6–7, 2024
August 6, VSP Operations Manual
9:00–12:00 pm: Review Change Request Forms for Chapters 3 to 6 (VSP)
12:00–1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00–4:30 pm: Review Change Request Forms for Chapters 7 to 13 (VSP)
August 7, VSP Construction Guidelines
9:00 am–1:00 pm: Review Change Request Forms (VSP)