| 2017 ADAO Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference Agenda |
| FRIDAY, April 7, 2017 |
| 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM |
ADAO Leadership Strategic Planning Meetings (By Invitation Only) |
| 4:45 PM – 9 PM |
Potomac River Dinner Cruise |
| SATURDAY, April 8, 2017 : ADAO Conference |
| Opening Remarks |
| 8:00 – 8:30 AM |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 8:40 AM |
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Linda Reinstein, ADAO President and CEO |
| 8:40 – 8:55 AM |
International Mesothelioma Warrior Messages of Support: Lou Williams (AU) and Mavis Nye (UK) |
| Session I – Progress and Challenges from the Frontline (Moderator: Brad Black, MD) |
| 8:55 – 9:05 AM |
Hilarie Kearns, Mesothelioma Warrior, “Staying Positive through Setbacks” |
| 9:05 – 9:15 AM |
Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD; Professor of Public Health and Chair Emeritus of the Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Drexel University School of Public Health, “Anti-Asbestos Work in Developing Nations” |
| 9:15 – 9:25 AM |
Linda Reinstein, ADAO President/CEO, “Progress and Challenges in Changing Political Times” |
| 9:25 – 9:35 AM |
Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH; Assistant U.S. Surgeon General (Ret.) and Rear Admiral, USPHS (Ret.), “Mesothelioma, Today, Tomorrow, & Never” |
| 9:35 – 9:50 AM |
Q & A |
| Session II – Medical Advancements: Diagnosing and Treating Mesothelioma and Other Asbestos-Related Diseases (Moderator: Raja Flores, MD) |
| 9:50 – 10:00 AM |
Mike Mattmuller, Mesothelioma Warrior and ADAO State Leadership Team Eastern Co-Regional Director, “Fighting for the Future” |
| 10:00 – 10:15 AM |
Michael R. Harbut, MD, MPH, FCCP; Chief of the Center for Occupational and Clinical Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, “Diagnosing and Treating Asbestos-Related Diseases” |
| 10:15 – 10:30 AM |
Steven Markowitz, MD, DrPH; Director of the Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY), “Saving Lives with Low-Dose CT Screening” |
| 10:30 – 10:45 AM |
Edward Emmett, MD; Professor and Director of Academic Programs in Occupational Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, “Disease Prevention: Advancements and Challenges in Outreach and Surveillance” |
| 10:45 – 11:00 AM |
Marie-Claude Jaurand, PhD; Director of Research at the Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), “Developing Researches and their Incidence in Diagnosing and Treating” |
| 11:00 – 11:15 AM |
Tracy McNew, LPN, MPA; Center for Asbestos and Related Disease (CARD), Libby, MT, “Navigating Heathcare and Maintaining Quality of Life” |
| 11:15 – 11:30 AM |
Q & A |
| 11:30 – 12:00 PM |
Keynote Speaker: David McCumber, Investigative Journalist and Author of “An Air That Kills,” “Death and Duplicity: Why We All Must Keep Fighting to Ban Asbestos” |
| 12:00 – 12:10 PM |
Speakers Group Picture |
| 12:00 – 1:15 PM |
Lunch |
| Session III – Prevention: What Is It? Where Is It? What Do I Do? (Moderator: Brent Kynoch, President of Kynoch Environmental Management, US) |
| 1:15 – 1:25 PM |
Quincy Jones, Comedian and Mesothelioma Warrior, “Asbestos is Legal? You Must Be Joking…” |
| 1:25 – 1:40 PM |
Claire Deacon, PhD; South Africa Occupational Safety and Health, “Preventing Legacy Exposures” |
| 1:40 – 1:55 PM |
Deirdre Fitzgerald, Inspector II, Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency, “Preserving the Air We Share: Asbestos Enforcement at a Local Level” |
| 1:55 – 2:10 PM |
Michael Borowick; Assistant Secretary, Australia Trade Union Council (ACTU), “Prevention after an Asbestos Ban” |
| 2:10 – 2:25 PM |
Mark Catlin, Occupational Health and Safety Director for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), “Making TSCA Work for Workers and Families” |
| 2:25 – 2:40 PM |
Peg Seminario, Safety and Health Director, AFL-CIO,”Worker Prevention Programs, Policy, and the Future” |
| 2:40 – 2:55 PM |
Q & A |
| 2:55 – 3:10 PM |
Break |
| Session IV – Education and Advocacy: Global Ban Asbestos Action (Moderator: Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH) |
| 3:10 – 3:20 PM |
Domani Tripam, US; Mesothelioma Warrior, “Be the Hero You Wish to See in the World” |
| 3:20 – 3:35 PM |
Hassan Yussuff, Canada; President of the Canadian Labour Council (CAC), “Canadian Labour’s Efforts in Achieving a Federal Ban” |
| 3:35 – 3:50 PM |
Barry Castleman, ScD, US; Author of the “Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects,” “Exposure Risk Beyond Factory Walls” |
| 3:50- 4:05 PM |
Fernanda Giannasi, Brazil; founder of the Brazilian Association of People Exposed to Asbestos (ABREA), and João Gabriel Lopes, “Brazil: Making a Case for the Polluter-Pays Principle” |
| 4:05 – 4:20 PM |
Carmen Lima, Portugal; Waste Information Centre of Quercus, “Portugal: Safety, Management, and Policy” |
| 4:20 – 4:35 PM |
Barry Robson, Australia (VIA SKYPE); President of the Asbestos Disease Foundation of Australia (ADFA), “ASEA: Pioneering Government-Based Prevention” |
| 4:35 – 4:50 PM |
Q & A |
| 4:50 – 5:00 PM |
Program Concludes |
| SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017: Awards and Recognition Dinner : 6:00 – 9:00 PM |
| 6:00 – 6:30 PM |
Meet the Artists Signature Cocktail Reception: Earl Dotter, Quincy Jones, Paolo Monico, David McCumber, Tony Rich, and Jordan Zevon |
| 6:30 – 9:00 PM |
Awards Dinner with Performance by Jordan Zevon, ADAO Spokesperson and Musician |
| Honoree |
The Dioguardi Family, 2017 Alan Reinstein Award |
| Honoree |
The Mattmuller Family, 2017 Alan Reinstein Award |
| Presenter |
Linda and Emily Reinstein |
| Honoree |
Raja Flores, MD, 2017 Dr. Irving Selikoff Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Presenter |
Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD |
| Honoree |
Marie-Claude Jaurand, PhD, 2017 Dr. Irving Selikoff Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Presenter |
Brad Black, MD |
| Honoree |
Bruce Robinson, MD, 2017 Dr. Irving Selikoff Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Presenter |
Raja Flores, MD |
| Honoree |
U.S. Senator Jon Tester, 2017 Tribute of Hope Award |
| Presenter |
Brad Black, MD |
| Honoree |
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, 2017 Tribute of Inspiration Award; Accepted by: Andy Igrejas |
| Presenter |
Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD |
| Honoree |
Associação Brasileira Dos Expostos Ao Amianto (ABREA), 2017 Tribute of Unity Award; Accepted by Leonardo Amarante |
| Presenter |
Barry Castleman, ScD |
| Honoree |
Quincy Jones, 2017 Warren Zevon “Keep Me in Your Heart” Tribute Award |
| Presenter |
Jordan Zevon, ADAO Spokesperson and Musician |
| Recognition |
Memorial Tribute to Andrew Schneider – Remarks by David McCumber |
| Recognition |
Keynote Speaker – David McCumber |
| Recognition |
Keynote Speaker – Jordan Zevon |
| 2017 INDIVIDUAL DONORS |
| Diamond Donor |
Lisa Crandall |
| Emerald Donor |
Missy Dorsey Bowles |
| Emerald Donor |
Patti Brozek and Tony Rich |
| Emerald Donor |
Daniel Cunningham Memorial Donations |
| Emerald Donor |
The Kearns Family |
| Emerald Donor |
The Neuenschwander Family |
| Emerald Donor |
The Von St. James Family |
| Sapphire Donor |
Renee Chicoine |
| Sapphire Donor |
The Mattmuller Family |
| Sapphire Donor |
The Fitzgerald Family |
| Sapphire Donor |
Kathryn Crandall |
| Garnet Donor |
Mark Catlin |
| Garnet Donor |
Paul & Yvonne Hall |
| 2017 SPONSORSHIP RECOGNITION |
| Platinum Sponsor |
Motley Rice, LLC; Accepting: Anne Kearse |
| Platinum Sponsor |
Simmons Hanly Conroy, LLC; Accepting: Perry Browder |
| Gold Sponsor |
Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, P.C.; Accepting: Erin Nowell |
| Silver Sponsor |
Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen; Accepting: Annette Charlevois |
| SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 2017: Unity and Remembrance Brunch : 9:30 – 11:30 AM (Moderator: Ellen Costa, 2017 ADAO Conference Coordinator, Strategy Consultant at Wells Fargo, US) |
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Linda Reinstein, ADAO CEO/President, US |
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Ellen Costa, ADAO Board Member |
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Keynote Speaker: Jordan Zevon, “Making Messages Sing with Art and Advocacy” |
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Paolo Monico, Screening of “The Mother,” “Putting a Spotlight on Asbestos Awareness through Film” |
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Jill Cagle, Mesothelioma Widow and Singer, Performing “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus |
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Candle Lighting, Ellen Tunkelrott, ADAO Board Member |
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Program Concludes |
