5th ADAO Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference

Call to Action to Prevent, Detect, and Treat Asbestos-Related Diseases

Manhattan Beach, California

March 27 – 29, 2009

Opening Session

Linda Reinstein, ADAO Executive Director and Co-Founder: Welcome

Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD: Opening Remarks

Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH: Opening Remarks

Michael Harbut, MD, MPH, FCCP: Opening Remarks

Laurie Kazan-Allen, Founder and Coordinator, IBAS: Opening Remarks

Session I: Prevention, Still Our Only Cure

Chair: Michael Harbut

Stephen Levin, MD: 9/11 Monitoring and Libby CARD Programs

 

Brent Kynoch: Preventing Asbestos Exposure in Your Home, Workplace and Beyond

 

Paul Zygielbaum, ADAO Project Manager, Mesothelioma Patient: 2009 Update: ADAO Product Testing Report

 

John Thayer, former U.S. Tunnel Worker Supervisor: 2009 Update: Asbestos Under the Steps of the U.S. Capitol

 

Margaret Seminario, Director of Safety and Health, AFL-CIO: Protecting Workers Safety and Health: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

Panel Q&A

Moderator: Arthur L. Frank

 

Session II: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of ARD

Chair: Dr. Richard Lemen

 

Michael Harbut, MD, MPH, FCCP: Non-malignant Asbestos-Related Disease

Robert Cameron, MD: Malignant Mesothelioma

Dr. Helen Clayson: Making the Case for Palliative Care in Mesothelioma

ADAO Award Presentation

Pulitzer Prizes

Session III: Patient and Family Resources and Support

Chair: Dr. Richard Lemen

Linda Reinstein, ADAO Executive Director and Co-Founder: Taming Diagnosis and Treatment Chaos

Jill Vaughn, ADAO, ACOR Representative and Mesothelioma Survivor: Building Your Resource Community

Panel Q&A

Moderator: Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD

Session IV: Global Advocacy and the Continuing Crisis

Chair: Dr. Arthur L. Frank

 

Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH Assistant Surgeon General (Ret.) ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair: Asbestos Crisis in South Africa

Sarah Mereeothle, RN: Asbestos Disease and Death in the Kgalagadi District Municipality of South Africa

Barry Castleman, ScD, Environmental Consultant: The Rotterdam Convention, World Bank, and Other International Issues

Joachim Rösler, MD, MPH, Germany: Asbestos and Its Victims in Germany: Challenges of an Occupational Epidemic

Laurie Kazan-Allen, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat: India, The Asbestos Time Bomb

Panel Q&A

Moderator: Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD

Concluding Session

Open Forum Q&A

Jordan Zevon and Jordan Summers Performance

Linda Reinstein, Dr. Michael Harbut, and Laurie Kazan-Allen

 

2008 Honorees and Keynote Speaker

 

  • Andrew Schneider: Keynote Speaker
  • Stephen Levin, MD: The Dr. Irving Selikoff Award Honoree
  • Peg Seminario, AFL/CIO: The Tribute of Unity Award Honoree
  • Senator Barbara Boxer: Tribute of Hope Award Honoree
  • Pralhad Malvadkar: Tribute of Inspiration Award Honoree
  • Raghunath Manwar: Tribute of Inspiration Award Honoree
  • Dominick Marzicola, honored posthumously: The Alan Reinstein Award Honoree