2010 ADAO Asbestos Awareness Conference Agenda: “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” Agenda
6th Annual ADAO International Asbestos Awareness Conference
“Where Knowledge and Action Unite”
April 9 – 11, 2010
| Welcome and Opening Remarks | |
| 8:30 – 8:40 | Welcome: Linda Reinstein, ADAO Executive Director and Co-Founder |
| 8:40 – 8:45 | Arthur Frank, MD, PhD and Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH |
| 8:45 – 8:50 | Michael Harbut, MD, MPH, FCCP, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute |
| 8:50 – 8:55 | Laurie Kazan-Allen, Founder and Coordinator, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS) |
| Session I | Prevention, Still Our Only Cure |
| Chair: Laurie Kazan-Allen, IBAS | |
| 8:55 – 9:15 | Asbestos is a Proven Carcinogen |
| James Webber, PhD | |
| 9:15 – 9:30 | Identifying Asbestos in Your Home, Workplace and Beyond |
| Sean Fitzgerald, PG | |
| 9:30 – 9:45 | Case Study, Asbestos Scandal on Illinois State Beach |
| Jeff Camplin | |
| 9:45 – 10:00 | 21st Century Progress in Protecting Workers |
| Terry Lynch, International Vice President, Insulators Union | |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Injustice for All: A State Crime of Omission Beneath the Steps of the United States Capitol |
| Patrick Gerkin | |
| 10:10 – 10: 25 | Panel Q & A |
| Moderator Laurie Kazan-Allen, IBAS | |
| Session II | Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of ARD |
| Chair: Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH | |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | CARD Clinic, Working Model for ARD Treatment Centers |
| Brad Black, MD | |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Non-Malignant ARD |
| Michael Harbut, M.D., MPH, FCCP | |
| 11:20 – 11: 40 | Malignant Mesothelioma |
| Hedy Lee Kindler, MD | |
| 11:40 – 11:55 | Panel Q & A |
| Moderator Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH | |
| Session III | Patient and Family Resources and Support |
| Chair: Michael Harbut, M.D., MPH, FCCP | |
| 2:00- 2:20 | Resources for Patients and Families QOL |
| Kimberly Rowse and Tanis Hernandez | |
| 2:20 – 2:40 | Patient Empowerment: Developing Your Holistic Treatment Plan |
| Linda Reinstein, ADAO Executive Director and Co-Founder | |
| 2:40 – 3:00 | Panel Q & A |
| Moderator Michael Harbut, M.D., MPH, FCCP and Hedy Lee Kindler, MD | |
| Session IV | Global Advocacy and the Continuing Crisis |
| Chair: Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD | |
| 3:15 – 3:35 | Latin America’s Asbestos Struggle! |
| Fernanda Giannasi, Brazil | |
| 3:35 – 3:50 | Canadian Asbestos: A Global Concern |
| Nathan Cullen, Canadian Member of Parliament | |
| 3:50 – 4:05 | Governmental Agencies Role in Protecting Public Health |
| Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH | |
| 4:05 – 4:20 | Progress Update: The Americas |
| Barry Castleman, ScD | |
| 4:20 – 4:35 | A Victims’ Call to Action! |
| Laurie Kazan-Allen, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS) | |
| 4:35 – 4:45 | Panel Q & A |
| Moderator Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD | |
| Session V | Concluding Session |
| 4:45 – 5:00 | Linda Reinstein, Dr. Michael Harbut, and Laurie Kazan-Allen |
|
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
|
|
8:30 – 8:40 |
Welcome: Linda Reinstein, ADAO Executive Director and Co-Founder |
|
8:40 – 8:45 |
Arthur Frank, MD, PhD and Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH |
|
8:45 – 8:50 |
Michael Harbut, MD, MPH, FCCP, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute |
|
8:50 – 8:55 |
Laurie Kazan-Allen, Founder and Coordinator, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS) |
|
Session I |
Prevention, Still Our Only Cure |
|
Chair: Laurie Kazan-Allen, IBAS |
|
|
8:55 – 9:15 |
|
|
James Webber, PhD |
|
|
9:15 – 9:30 |
|
|
Sean Fitzgerald, PG |
|
|
9:30 – 9:45 |
|
|
Jeff Camplin |
|
|
9:45 – 10:00 |
21st Century Progress in Protecting Workers |
|
Terry Lynch, International Vice President, Insulators Union |
|
|
10:00 – 10:10 |
Injustice for All: A State Crime of Omission Beneath the Steps of the United States Capitol |
|
Patrick Gerkin |
|
|
10:10 – 10: 25 |
|
|
Moderator Laurie Kazan-Allen, IBAS |
|
|
Session II |
Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of ARD |
|
Chair: Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH |
|
|
10:40 – 11:00 |
|
|
Brad Black, MD |
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|
11:00 – 11:20 |
|
|
Michael Harbut, M.D., MPH, FCCP |
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11:20 – 11: 40 |
|
|
Hedy Lee Kindler, MD |
|
|
11:40 – 11:55 |
|
|
Moderator Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH |
|
|
Session III |
Patient and Family Resources and Support |
|
Chair: Michael Harbut, M.D., MPH, FCCP |
|
|
2:00- 2:20 |
Resources for Patients and Families QOL |
|
Kimberly Rowse and Tanis Hernandez |
|
|
2:20 – 2:40 |
Patient Empowerment: Developing Your Holistic Treatment Plan |
|
Linda Reinstein, ADAO Executive Director and Co-Founder |
|
|
2:40 – 3:00 |
Panel Q & A |
|
Moderator Michael Harbut, M.D., MPH, FCCP and Hedy Lee Kindler, MD |
|
|
Session IV |
Global Advocacy and the Continuing Crisis |
|
Chair: Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD |
|
|
3:15 – 3:35 |
Latin America’s Asbestos Struggle! |
|
Fernanda Giannasi, Brazil |
|
|
3:35 – 3:50 |
Canadian Asbestos: A Global Concern |
|
Nathan Cullen, Canadian Member of Parliament |
|
|
3:50 – 4:05 |
Governmental Agencies Role in Protecting Public Health |
|
Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH |
|
|
4:05 – 4:20 |
Progress Update: The Americas |
|
Barry Castleman, ScD |
|
|
4:20 – 4:35 |
A Victims’ Call to Action! |
|
Laurie Kazan-Allen, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS) |
|
|
4:35 – 4:45 |
Panel Q & A |
|
Moderator Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD |
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Session V |
Concluding Session |
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4:45 – 5:00 |
Linda Reinstein, Dr. Michael Harbut, and Laurie Kazan-Allen |
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