Forum Overview

The ELR Open Forum is a bi-weekly meeting (Thursdays at 4pm ET) hosted by APHL for all state PHAs to discuss ELR topics put forth by CDC, APHL or any PHA. Occasionally, selected partner organizations are invited to present key topics of interest.

Forum Scope

The agenda for each call is set by the participants each week by submission of questions and topics. Occasionally guest presenters are invited to share relevant information for the PHAs. See the links below for submission.

All state PHAs are invited to attend the Forum. APHL and CDC are regularly represented on the call and the discussion is facilitated by the APHL Informatics team. Other selected organizations, e.g., CSTE, major laboratories, regularly attend.

Interested Parties

APHL Informatics (owner/facilitator), Brooke Beaulieu (brooke.beaulieu@aphl.org)

CDC

State/jurisdictions PHAs

Others - CSTE, Quest, LabCorp and others clinical/private laboratories

Forum Topics Submissions and Meeting Links

To submit topics for discussion during the Open Forum, please go to this webpage: ELR Open Call Proposed Topics Smartsheet Link

The weekly Open Forum meeting is held via Zoom at: ELR Open Forum Meeting Zoom Link