Meetings & Announcements

Key points

VSP meets periodically with cruise industry partners for information sharing and updates on areas of common interest.

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Upcoming meetings

2024 annual public meeting: August 5, 2024

9:00 am–4:30 pm

Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina, 1881 SE 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

Register for the meeting.

Agenda

9:00–10:30 am: Vessel Sanitation Program (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
10:55–11:05 am
  • Break
11:05–11:30 am: VSP Variances
  • CDR Beth Osterink, Environmental Health Officer, VSP
11:30 am–12:00 pm: CDC's Calicivirus Lab Update
  • Preeti Chhabra, PhD, CDC Calicivirus Lab
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: Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Update
  • Dr. Lisa Indar, Disease Prevention and Control Division, CARPHA
3:25–3:50 pm: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Travelling Public Program Update
  • Shawn Parhar, Travelling Public Program, PHAC
3:50–4:15 pm: Division of Global Migration and Health (DGMH) Maritime Updates
  • Nancy Ortiz, 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 Closing
  • CAPT Luis O. Rodríguez, Chief, VSP

Manual revision meetings: August 6–7, 2024

Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina, 1881 SE 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

Register for the meetings.

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

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