Dr. Stefan Wagener SM (NRCM), CBSP, RBP
Dr. Stefan Wagener is the founder and CEO of the Biorisk Institute (BI). He has nearly three decades of international experience in the fields of biosafety, biosecurity, and bioethics, as well as executive management. Dr. Wagener is a retired Director-General of the Canadian government and has served on the country’s Public Health Agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Canadian Grain Commission.
Critical Aspects of Infection Control in the Public Setting
Infection control refers to evidence-based measures and practices that are put in place to prevent the spread of infectious diseases within a community or...
Wastewater: A “Smelly” Source for Critical Epidemiological Information
Who would have thought that our wastewater would become so popular during the COVID outbreak? Yet here we are in 2023 and wastewater has...
Masking or Not Masking (the ongoing discussion)
It’s now the end of 2022, and in addition to Covid-19, Influenza and RSV have been causing a significant strain on the public’s health....
A case for “HEPA” and Air Filtration
One of the many lessons learned during the last two years of Covid was that one of the most significant ways the virus was...
ISO and Infectious Diseases: Watch out for ISO 45006 Guidelines
ISO and Infectious Diseases: Watch out for ISO 45006 Guidelines for Organizations on Preventing and Managing Infectious Diseases
Usually when we hear about ISO, we...
Infectious Disease Prevention and Protection by Quarantine?
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released its publication on “Improving the CDC Quarantine Station Network’s Response to Emerging Threats" (1)....
Biological Air Quality Considerations for Non-Healthcare, As Built Environments
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Affiliation: GBAC, Global Biorisk Advisory Council
Disclosures: This paper was funded by the Global Biorisk Advisory Council
Abstract
The importance of good...
