Prepare and Protect: Featuring Sean Kaufman and AJ Troiano

Many professionals today work with and around infectious diseases. Dedicated to those serving on the front lines of infectious disease, this podcast is for nurses, doctors, emergency responders, scientists or anyone who may come in contact with biological agents at the worksite. A podcast where a public health behaviorist (Sean) and microbiologist (AJ) discuss worksite risks and strategies which can be implemented to prepare and protect you against the next emerging infectious disease threat. Sean G. Kaufman | MPH | CPH | IFBA CPWhen people interact regularly or experience a trauma or an emergency with an infectious disease – it is not uncommon for their lives to be impacted by Sean Kaufman. Sean is the founding partner of Safer Behaviors, an internationally recognized company known for innovative behavioral safety change. He is not only a world-renowned expert in human behavior but he is also an author, strategic business consultant, and a keynote speaker. Traveling globally throughout his career, Kaufman addresses human risk factors using behavioral science for those working with and around infectious diseases.He is well known for his leadership during several epidemic outbreaks including HIV, Anthrax, SARS (2003), H1N1, Ebola, and COVID-19. Through on-line and in-person training programs, he provides engaging, thought-provoking and sound information – to empower those affected.Before devoting his work full-time to Safer Behaviors all over the world, his strategic approaches have allowed him to serve during the September 2001 Terrorist Attacks and Anthrax Attacks with his tenure at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, manage the Emory Healthcare Isolation Unit for the treatment of the first two Ebola cases in the United States of America, provide crisis coaching for family members of the MH370 tragedy in Malaysia, and testify in Congress identifying systematic issues to help leading high-containment laboratories.AJ Troiano | PhD | RBPDr. AJ Troiano is a classically trained microbiologist, biological safety specialist, consultant, and educator. Having worked across public health, academic, life science, and commercial industries, Dr. Troiano uses his strong scientific pedigree to address emerging infectious diseases, synthetic biology, novel scientific technologies, and gene therapies.At the start of every disaster movie or novel, too often we observe a scientist being ignored. Dr. Troiano believes in breaking this archetype by reinforcing and empowering scientific leadership throughout organizations, not just from the top down. Whether it’s a global life science corporation or a newly emerging biotechnology company, the inherent risks of working in a laboratory remain the same.AJ uses his diverse knowledge of infectious agents and connects risk favors by empathizing with scientists, from his own laboratory experience as a bacterial spore microbiologist. His core belief in building safety culture is through education and risk awareness. Over his 10 years of working in life science laboratories, Dr. Troiano has served various institutions as Biosafety Officer, CDC Federal Select Agent Program Responsible Official, Scientific Consultant, and Biomedical Scientist.