6th ADAO Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference 

Global Mission: Action to Prevent, Detect, and Treat Asbestos-Related Diseases

Chicago, Illinois

April 9 – 11, 2010

Welcome and Opening Remarks

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

Arthur Frank, MD, PhD and Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH: Opening Remarks

Michael Harbut, MD, MPH, FCCP, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute: Opening Remarks

Laurie Kazan-Allen, Founder and Coordinator, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS): Opening Remarks

 

Session I: Prevention, Still Our Only Cure

Chair: Laurie Kazan-Allen, IBAS

James Webber, PhD: Asbestos is a Proven Carcinogen

Sean Fitzgerald, PG: Identifying Asbestos in Your Home, Workplace and Beyond

Jeff Camplin: Case Study, Asbestos Scandal on Illinois State Beach

Terry Lynch, International Vice President, Insulators Union: 21st Century Progress in Protecting Workers

Patrick Gerkin: Injustice for All: A State Crime of Omission Beneath the Steps of the United States Capitol

Moderator Laurie Kazan-Allen, IBAS: Panel Q & A

 

Session II: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of ARD

Chair: Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH

Brad Black, MD: CARD Clinic, Working Model for ARD Treatment Centers

Michael Harbut, M.D., MPH, FCCP: Non-Malignant ARD

Hedy Lee Kindler, MD: Malignant Mesothelioma

Moderator Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH: Panel Q & A

 

Session III: Patient and Family Resources and Support

Chair: Michael Harbut, M.D., MPH, FCCP

Kimberly Rowse and Tanis Hernandez: Resources for Patients and Families QOL

Linda Reinstein, ADAO Executive Director and Co-Founder: Patient Empowerment: Developing Your Holistic Treatment Plan

Moderator Michael Harbut, M.D., MPH, FCCP and Hedy Lee Kindler, MD

Panel Q & A

 

Session IV: Global Advocacy and the Continuing Crisis

Chair: Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD

Fernanda Giannasi, Brazil: Latin America’s Asbestos Struggle!

Nathan Cullen, Canadian Member of Parliament: Canadian Asbestos: A Global Concern

Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH: Governmental Agencies Role in Protecting Public Health

Barry Castleman, ScD: Progress Update: The Americas

Laurie Kazan-Allen, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS): A Victims’ Call to Action!

Moderator Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD

Panel Q & A

 

Session V: Concluding Session

Linda Reinstein, ADAO Executive Director and Co-Founder; Michael Harbut, MD, MPH, FCCP; Laurie Kazan-Allen, Founder and Coordinator, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS)

2010 Honorees and Keynote Speaker