Author Archives: John Pfister

EpiLab epidemiologist John Pfister co-authored two papers published in the December 2021 supplement issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Volume 48 – 12S): Enhancing Gonococcal Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Cisgender Women, Strengthening the US Response to Resistant Gonorrhea, 2018 to 2019 … Continue reading →

In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released “Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States”, the first report to look at the burden and threats posed by antibiotic resistance on human health. This report named antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea … Continue reading →

The Uganda Ministry of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requested the assistance of a team from the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) to provide technical support and meeting facilitation to the team of participants … Continue reading →

John Pfister’s role with Health Care Education and Training (HCET) has changed as of January 1, 2015. John has been working as a part-time HCET staff member since October 2011, but will now revert to working as an external consultant … Continue reading →

The annual business meeting of the Wisconsin Division of Public Health’s (DPH) Women’s Health-Family Planning/Reproductive Health (WH-FP/RH) Program was held in Wausau on September 24, 2014. This annual event is an opportunity for Wisconsin DPH-funded clinics to learn about program … Continue reading →

PREP funding is directed toward the development of comprehensive, teen pregnancy prevention programs that incorporate medically accurate approaches, while replicating evidence-based programs or elements of programs that have been demonstrated to change behavior. With efforts toward preventing pregnancy and sexually … Continue reading →

Association of Public Health Laboratory (APHL) consultants John Pfister and Paul Kimsey participated in and facilitated a stakeholders workshop on 9/26-9/28/2012 in Gaborone, Botswana to review, update and finalize the National Medical Laboratory Policy (NMLP) document for Botswana. Botswana’s Ministry … Continue reading →

Health Care Education and Training, Inc. (HCET) has been funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to serve as the STD-related … Continue reading →

The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) works with the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) Global AIDS Program through a cooperative agreement to improve laboratory capacity in the countries most severely affected by the AIDS pandemic. APHL project activities … Continue reading →

Today was my last day of work at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene. After 29 years of state service at the University of Wisconsin, 28 years at WSLH, I am retiring to devote more of my time and energy … Continue reading →

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