POSITION	MEDICAL WASTE CONSULTANT/MICROBIOLOGIST
NAME	IRA F. SALKIN, Ph.D., F(AAM)
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE	14
NATIONALITY	USA
EDUCATION	B.S. and M.S. Biology, Northwestern University, 1963, 1964 Ph.D. Mycology (Microbiology), University of California, Berkeley, 1969
CERTIFICATION	Clinical Laboratory Director (High Complexity) – CLIA New York State Clinical Laboratory Director Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
AFFILIATIONS	American Biological Safety Association American Society for Microbiology International Healthcare Waste Association International Solid Waste Association International Society for Human and Animal Mycology Medical Mycology Society of New York Sigma Xi
COUNTRY EXPERIENCE	Chile, Dominica (West Indies), Hong Kong, Japan, Malta, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, United Kingdom

KEY QUALIFICATIONS Director, Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program, New York State Department of Health - Dr. Ira F. Salkin's career spans a number of scientific areas involving waste management, biological safety and regulatory affairs. Dr. Salkin was appointed Director of the New York State Department of Health's Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program. This organization's activities involved the proficiency testing, on-site survey and review of personnel qualifications of over 1,600 clinical laboratories and blood banks in New York, 34 other states, as well as several foreign countries. As director, he was responsible for the management of a multi-million dollar budget, supervision of a staff of over 60 professionals and clerical personnel and the revision of all state regulations, rules and standards pertaining to test procedures, biological safety, and waste management by these clinical facilities. In addition, he conducted training programs to familiarize the inspection staff on appropriate methods for the collection, packaging, treatment and transport of medical waste by permitted facilities.   Director, Regulated Medical Waste Program, New York State Department of Health - Dr. Ira F. Salkin served as Director, Regulated Medical Waste Program of the New York State's Department of Health from 1988 until his retirement in 2002. In this capacity he was responsible for the evaluation and approval of alternative medical waste treatment technologies for use within the state. The program also monitored the adoption of these systems by facilities within the state to ensure that they effectively treated the waste prior to final disposal. Dr. Salkin was instrumental in drafting the departmentŐs initial medical waste regulations and in revising these requirements prior to his retirement.   Member, State and Territorial Association on Alternate Treatment Technologies (STA2T2) - Dr. Salkin served from 1992-1994, as a founding member of the State and Territorial Association on Alternate Treatment Technologies, the organization formed under a grant from the United State's Environmental Protection Agency that devised the first US standards for the evaluation of medical waste treatment systems. In addition, he co-directed the second STA2T2 conference in 1998 which significantly revised the initial guidance document. The reports and guidelines generated from these meetings served as the basis for medical waste regulations adopted by the majority of U.S. states. In addition, these documents have been used in creating the regulatory oversight programs in such countries as Chile, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom.   Dr. Salkin served as one of the organizers of the STAATT III conference held in Orlando, FL from December 5-7, 2005. The meeting brought together over forty participants including state and federal regulators and vendors or operators of medical waste treatment technologies to review and discuss developments which have occurred since the publication of the STAATT II report. Dr. Salkin assembled and edited the two summary reports on the recommendations that emerged from the meeting and which will be incorporated into the STAATT III guidance document.   Chair, Efficacy Working Group and Member, Technical Committee, Underwriter Laboratories National Medical Waste Standards (UL 2334) - Utilizing the documents which emerged from the two STA2T2 conferences, Underwriter Laboratory is attempting to develop national standards for the use of all forms of medical waste treatment systems, with the exception of incinerators. The scope of UL 2334 includes virtually all aspects of the operation of treatment technologies including (a) appropriate safety labels to be affixed to the systems, (b) electrical input and safety, (c) loading of the technologies to final disposal of treated waste. As Chair of the Efficacy Working Group, Dr. Salkin is responsible for the development of the efficacy test standards for the operation of heat and chemical treatment systems. It is expected that these standards will be published by yearŐs end or early in 2004. Subsequently, it is possible that they will serve as the foundation of the standards adopted by the US Environmental Protection Agency.   Medical Waste Consultant, World Health Organization (WHO) - The World Health Organization requested that Dr. Salkin review and evaluate the medical waste practices in both high and low-income countries to provide a report on the occupation and public health risks associated with this special waste stream. The final draft document, Review of Health Impacts from Microbiological Hazards in Health-Care Wastes, was presented to the WHO in the 2001, and is available on the organizations Web site.   Member and Judge, International Competition on Medical Waste Treatment Technologies for Rural Areas - Dr. Salkin served as one of the coordinators of the international competition, Medwaste Treatment: Minimizing Harm, Maximizing Health, sponsored by Health Care Without Harm and the World Health Organization (WHO). He served as a member of the team that coordinated the competition and the international adjudication panel of judges. The competition received nearly sixty entries from over 25 countries in Africa, East Asia, Pacific, Southwest Asia, Middle East, North and South America and Europe. From these eight winning designs were selected and awards were presented at the General Assembly of the WHO in Geneva, Switzerland on May 21, 2003.   Consultant, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States - At the request of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Salkin conducted a detailed evaluation of current medical waste management practices of the Commonwealth of Dominica. He supervised detailed interviews of health care workers, hospital and clinical administrators and government officials, In addition, he visited the main hospital and all extension clinics throughout the island. As a result of this assessment, Dr. Salkin provided recommendations on treatment technologies which could be used by this developing nation and prepared a national biomedical waste management plan which is being adopted by appropriate regulatory agencies. In addition, he participated in several training programs for health care personnel to introduce the waste management documents.   Consultant, Ministry of Health, Malta - Dr. Salkin and associates were selected by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Malta to review tenders submitted by manufacturers of medical waste treatment technologies for the replacement of the incinerator currently used at St. Luke's Hospital. This project involved an assessment of medical waste practices at the hospital, evaluation of waste handling areas of the new hospital presently under construction, and interviews of the hospital's infection control personnel responsible for medical waste. He and colleagues evaluated approximately eighteen submissions from manufacturers and their representatives and based upon this analysis provided a detailed report and recommendations on the treatment systems best suited to the needs of the hospital.   Consultant, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong - Dr. Salkin and associates were requested by the Hospital Authority within the Ministry of Health of Hong Kong to review and evaluate the medical waste guidelines used by the forty-six hospitals under the Authority's oversight. This work, as with other projects, involved on-site surveys of approximately five of the hospitals, interviews with health-care personnel, and discussions with hospital administrators. Dr. Salkin provided a detailed report on the waste practices to the Authority and conducted several training programs on the findings contained in the evaluation documents.   Relevant Scientific Qualifications - During his tenure with the Department of Health, Dr. Salkin served, in addition to the areas previously discussed, as Biosafety Officer for the Office of Safety and Security within the Wadsworth Center, the state's research and diagnostic facility. In this capacity he was instrumental in the design of the Biological Safety Level III biodefense laboratory.   Dr. Salkin is an adjunct associated professor with the Department of Biomedical Sciences of the New York State School of Public Health. He serves as the coordinator of the department's introductory course on infectious diseases and public health. Additionally, Dr. Salkin lectures in the course on medical mycology and medical waste standards.   Dr. Salkin is currently the editor-in-chief of a peer-reviewed scientific journal and a former editor of two other scientific publications. In addition to over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals concerning his scientific investigations in clinical microbiology and medical waste, Dr. Salkin was the sole author or the co-author of several chapters in widely used reference texts. He has presented scientific and popular talks on both of these topics for numerous professional and non-governmental organizations.

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