10th ADAO Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference
Where Knowledge and Action Unite
Washington, DC
April 4 – 6, 2014
Dr. Richard Lemen and Dr. Arthur Frank
Michael Bradley, Mesothelioma Patient: “Asbestos Ruined My Life”
Session I: Medical Advancements: Diagnosing and Treating Mesothelioma and Other Asbestos-Related Diseases
Chairperson: Christine Oliver, M.D.
Linda Reinstein: “Where Knowledge and Action Unite”
Lisa Rahe Thompson
“Honoring, Remembering and Giving”
Lou Williams: “I Will Not Die in Vain”
Dr. Richard Lemen: “ADAO: A Decade of Progress”
Dr. Arthur Frank: “Global Update from the Front Lines”
Dr. Christopher Weis & Dr. Aubrey Miller: “Protecting Public Health with Prevention”
Dr. David Egilman: “Asbestos: The History of Corporate Corruption”
Dr. Joachim Rosler: “Germany: New Trends in Surveillance and Treatment”
Dr. Ken Takahashi: “Asian Asbestos Initiative for the Elimination of Asbestos-Related Diseases”
Dr. Steven Markowitz: “Early Detection of Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer: CT Screening”
Keynote Speaker: Rear Admiral (RADM) Boris Lushniak, Acting U.S. Surgeon General
Session II: Patients and Caregivers: Navigating the Medical Maze
Chairperson: Paul Zygielbaum
Ann Samuelson: “From Grief to Empowerment”
Dr. Christine Oliver: “Exposed to Asbestos: What’s Next?”
Barbara Catlin: “Coping with Grief on the Road to Healing”
Session III: Prevention: What Is It? Where Is It? What Do I Do?
Chairperson: Brad Black, M.D.
Ellen Patton: “Mesothelioma Patients Speak Up and Out”
Dr. Celeste Monforton: “Asbestos: When Regulations Fail to Protect”
Heather White: “The Toxic Dump and TSCA Reform”
Dr. James Webber: “Asbestos Fibers: What You Can’t See Can Kill”
Dr. Jim Melius: “Current Aspects of Asbestos Exposure and Prevention”
Sinem Kankotan, Turkish Delegate: Turkish Delegate Presentation
Syed Mezab Ahmed, Pakistani Delegate: Pakistani Delegate Presentation
Session IV: Advocacy: Global Ban Asbestos Action
Chairperson: Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH
Marilyn Amento: “A Decade of Asbestos Advocacy”
Bill Ravanesi: “Breath Taken: The Landscape and Biography of Asbestos”
Barry Robson: “Australia: from Wittenoom to the Rotterdam Convention”
Dr. Barry Castleman, U.S.: “Campaign to Get Yale to Rescind Honorary Degree to Convicted Asbestos Billionaire”
Fernanda Giannasi: “Brazil: Protecting Workers and Families”
Association Nationale de Défense des Victimes de l’Amiante (ANDEVA) Delegate: “France: Bringing the World Together”
Yvonne Waterman, Netherlands: “EU Ban Asbestos History and Policy”
Saturday, April 5, 2014: Awards and Recognition Dinner
Congressman Henry Waxman: Tribute of Hope Honoree
Dr. David Egilman: Dr. Irving Selikoff Lifetime Achievement Honoree
Dr. Ken Takahashi: Dr. Irving Selikoff Lifetime Achievement Honoree
Bill Ravanesi: Tribute of Inspiration
Association Nationale de Défense des Victimes de l’Amiante (ANDEVA): Tribute of Unity Honoree
Congressman Bruce Vento, presented to Susan Vento: Warren Zevon “Keep Me in Your Heart” Honoree
Janelle Bedel, posthumously: Alan Reinstein Honoree
Heather Von St. James: Alan Reinstein Honoree
Lou Williams: Alan Reinstein Honoree
2014 ADAO Special Recognition Awards
Michael Bradley: The Valor Award
ADAO Leadership and Volunteers
2014 Sponsorship Recognition
Platinum Sponsors
Motley Rice LLC, accepted by Anne Kearse
The Simmons Law Firm, accepted by Perry Browder
Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, P.C., accepted by Jessica Dean
Silver Sponsor
Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney and Meisenkothen, accepted by Annette Charlevois
Conclusion
Sunday, April 6, 2014: Unity and Remembrance Brunch
Dr. Richard Lemen: Welcome and Opening Remarks
Susan Vento, Keynote Speaker: “Because We Must: A Call to Collective Action”
Heather Von St. James: “The Power in Our Voices”
Jill Cagle: “Blessings” (written by Laura Story)
