7th ADAO Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference

Asbestos: Impact on Public Health, Environment, and Economy

Atlanta, Georgia

April 1 – 3, 2011

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Linda Reinstein, ADAO President/CEO and Co-Founder

Arthur Frank, MD, PhD: Chair of Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Drexel University School of Public Health, ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair

Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH: Assistant Surgeon General, USPHS (Ret.), ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair

Michael Harbut, MD, MPH: FCCP, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute by video

Distinguished Opening Presenter

Celeste Monforton, MPH, DrPH: Occupational Safety and Health Education: Protecting Workers and Families 40 Years After OSHA’s Asbestos Standards

Session I: Asbestos Impact on Public Health

Chairperson: Arthur Frank, MD, PhD

Julie Gundlach: The Power of Public Health Advocacy: A Patient’s Perspective

Guadalupe Aguilar Madrid, MD, MSc, PhD, Mexico: Latest Research Developments in Mexico: Progress for Hope

Brad Black, MD, Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD): Asbestos Screening and Health Effects: Observations of Interest

Raja Flores, MD, Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center: Emerging Trends in the Treatment of Mesothelioma

Michael Harbut, MD, MPH, FCCP, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute: Primary Care Doctors and a Health Insurer Partner to Identify Asbestos-Related Disease

Question and Answer Session

Break

Session II: Asbestos Impact on the Economy

Chairperson: Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH

Heather Von St James, Mesothelioma Patient: The Value of My Life in Dollars and Tears

Paul Zygielbaum, Mesothelioma Patient: Dust into Gold: Banning Asbestos is Good Business

ADAO Asbestos Awareness Conference Awards

The Honorable Max Baucus, United States Senator: Tribute of Hope Award by video

Guadalupe Aguilar Madrid, MD, MsC, PhD: Dr. Irving Selikoff Lifetime Achievement Award

Environmental Information Association: Tribute of Unity Award

Sugio Furuya, Asian Ban Asbestos Network – Japan: Tribute of Inspiration Award

Ronald Cyrus, honored posthumously

Warren Zevon “Keep me in Your Heart” Memorial Tribute

Julie Gundlach, Mesothelioma Patient: Alan Reinstein Award

Keynote

Linda Rae Murray, MD, MPH, President of the American Public Health Association (APHA): Voice of Public Health

Lunch

Session II: Asbestos Impact on the Economy (Continued)

Chairperson: Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH

James S. Webber, PhD: Asbestos: The Real Monster in Your Attic

Kathleen Ruff, Right on Canada, Canada: The Human Cost of Canada’s Asbestos Industry to Asia

Joachim Rösler, MD, MPH, Facharzt für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmediziner, Germany: Impact on Surveillance, Treatment and Rehabilitation in Germany

Question and Answer Session

Break

Session III: Effect of Asbestos on the Environment

Chairperson: Linda Reinstein

Marilyn Amento, Mesothelioma Widow and ADAO Volunteer: Ambler: The Town That Asbestos Built

Sugio Furuya, Asian Ban Asbestos Network, Japan: Decades Later: The Impact of Asbestos in Asia

Fernanda Giannasi: Associação Brasileira dos Expostos ao Amianto (ABREA), Brazil

Workers versus the Asbestos Industry in Brazil

Sean Fitzgerald, PG, Scientific Analytical Institute, Inc: From Rocks in the Ground to Poisons in the Air: Understanding the Nature of Asbestos

Aubrey Miller, MD, MPH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Health Risks Associated with Non-Occupational Asbestos Exposure

Question and Answer Session

Session IV: Action, Today’s Information in Tomorrow’s World

Chairperson: Stephen M. Levin, MD

Linda Reinstein, ADAO President/CEO and Co-Founder: Maximizing Education, Advocacy, and Community through Social Media Advocacy

Brent Kynoch, Environmental Information Association: Identifying Asbestos Dangers in the Home

Distinguished Panel: Barry Castleman, ScD Environmental Consultant, ADAO Science Advisory Board; Arthur Frank, MD, PhD, Chair of Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Drexel University School of Public Health, ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair; Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH, Assistant Surgeon General, USPHS (Ret.), ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair

The Human Cost of Inaction

Question and Answer Session

Closing

Unity and Remembrance Brunch

Jordan Zevon, ADAO: National Spokesperson

Kristen Olson and Kim (Olson) Sebesta: With Love Comes Hope

Sponsors

  • Shein Law Center, LTD: Platinum Sponsor
  • Adfero Group: Gold Sponsor
  • Baron and Budd, PC: Gold Sponsor
  • Motley Rice LLC: Gold Sponsor
  • Belluck & Fox, LLP: Silver Sponsor
  • Kazan, McClain, Lyons, Greenwood & Harley, PLC: Silver Sponsor
  • Levy, Phillips & Konigsberg LLP: Silver Sponsor
  • DeLuca & Nemeroff, LLP: Bronze Sponsor
  • Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Strauss: Bronze Sponsor
  • International Association of Heart & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers: Bronze Sponsor
  • Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC: Bronze Sponsor
  • Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonsten, L.C: Bronze Sponsor