Overview of the NPDN Exercise Program. Carla Thomas Chair

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1 Overview of the NPDN Exercise Program Carla Thomas Chair

2 The NPDN Exercise Subcommittee Mission, Goal and Governance The mission - to oversee the design, development, implementation and operations of exercises for the National Plant Diagnostic Network. The goal - to practice SOPs in a non-critical environment participants understand their roles and responsibilities participants understand how their efforts coordinate with those of the other entities improve the SOPs by identifying and removing ambiguity and gaps in the procedures.

3 Governance of the NPDN Exercise Committee Governance - by committee, subcommittees may be established as needed. Membership includes: A National Exercise Coordinator Regional Exercise Coordinators PDIS at Kansas State University, CERIS at Purdue University, the National Plant Board APHIS

4 Detection and Response A plant pest event has two principal activities: 1. rapid detection, diagnosis and notification of the pest occurrence, the primary role of the NPDN 2. response and regulatory action is the coordinated role of the State Plant Regulatory Official (SPRO) and the APHIS-PPQ State Plant Health Director (SPHD) in each state as mandated by regulatory statutes. The NPDN exercises focus on the first aspect.

5 Exercises conducted to date Forty-two NPDN exercises have been conducted in 44 states and two US territories. Nine states and one territory have completed two exercises, and one state has completed three. Two states have conducted First Detector Exercises.

6 How it works An exercise is composed of three parts: 1. A pre-exercise training session via conference call for all participants 2. The exercise itself where participants use the NPDN Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 3. A post-exercise debriefing session via conference call to evaluate the exercise and the SOP.

7 Training Call An exercise begins with 1. A pre-exercise conference call introduce participants to each other if they have not met before to discuss the pest or disease scenario, the SOP and the exercise process. Familiarize all parties with the PDIS software used for the exercise Each participant had been given a PDIS account with a user ID and password.

8 PDIS Secure Exercise Module

9 . Photos serve as the plant sample

10 The Script Page

11 NPDN Notification Presumptive Positive Producer CPHST NIS or SEL National Program Administrator First Detector NPDN Diagnostician (May be LGU Or SDA) SPRO SPHD NPDN Regional Director APHIS Eastern or Western Region NPDN National Program Leader (CSREES)

12 NPDN Communication Flow Chart Confirmation Results CPHST NIS or SEL delayed National Program Administrator APHIS Eastern Or Western Region SPHD SPRO NPDN National Program Leader (CSREES) NPDN Diagnostician NPDN Regional Director Other NPDN Regional Directors First Detector (With SPRO, SPHD and First Detector) Producer (if agreed by APHIS and State Dept of Ag) Other NPDN labs for triage and surge support

13 The Cast Page

14 Exercise Activity Log The exercise facilitator monitors activity logs, real-time, and interjects as needed The activity log provides an important tool for effective documentation of exercise activities, after-action items, and for monitoring the progress of the exercise.

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16 National and regional managers serve as exercise monitors and have access to view the exercise activity log entries as they are made Participants are not able to view entries other than their own until after the exercise is completed. - encourages verbal communication and problem solving.

17 Activity Log Page The Activity Log entries contain descriptions of the thoughts, plans, and actions relating to handling and diagnosing the sample during the exercise and to the aftermath and implications of the positive confirmation.

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19 Successes Most SB states were exercised before the arrival of ASBR A Coordinator/ Facilitator training manual was produced in 2004, updated in , other diseases citrus canker citrus greening Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 sudden oak death Oleander scorch Sigatoka of banana potato wart. 2006, insects Sirex woodwasp Asian longhorned beetle Glassy winged sharp shooters

20 Expansion of the program Partnership with APHIS full-scale exercise program, NAHLN and Border Governors Ag Worktable exercises, ODP

21 Expansion of the program Expansion to regional exercise coordinators and facilitators First Detector Exercises More insects and weed exercises Industry On line First detector exercises

22 Expansion of the program Next steps More insects and weed exercises Industry On line First detector exercises

23 NDPN Exercise Committee Members Carla Thomas, UCD (WPDN) Chair, National Exercise Coordinator/ Facilitator Carrie Harmon, U of Fl, SPDN Exercise Coordinator/ Facilitator Will Baldwin, KSU, GPDN Deputy Director, IT Manager Marietta Ryba-White, KSU, GPDN Exercise Coordinator/ Facilitator James Stack, KSU, GPDN Regional Director Mary McKellar, Cornell, NEPDN Exercise Coordinator/ Facilitator Michael Stubbs, APHIS-PPQ Western Region, Emergency Program Coordinator Sherry Sanderson, APHIS-PPQ Western Region, Assistant Regional Director Cassandra Bates, Michigan State University, NCPDN Exercise Coordinator/ Facilitator Eileen Luke, Purdue University, Director of CERIS (Mike Hill, alternate) State Department of Agriculture, position currently vacant -Prior member Tom Sim, Kansas Department of Agriculture

24 On-line First Detector Exercises- New Tools Howard Beck University of Florida