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Meet the 2017 ADAO Conference Session III Speakers: Quincy Jones; (Moderator) Brent Kynoch; Michael Borowick; Mark Caitlin; Barry Castleman, ScD; Claire Deacon, PhD; Deirdre Fitzgerald

ADAO 13th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” April 7 - 9, 2017 Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel 2017 Conference Info | Know Before You Go | Registration | Events | Agenda | Potomac Dinner Cruse | Awards Dinner | Brunch | Honorees | Speakers | Speaker Information | Tributes | 2005 – 2017 [...]

2019-08-03T11:26:24-07:00March 8th, 2017|

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Fight Back Against the House Bills Aimed at Stripping Asbestos Victims’ Civil Rights

Posted on March 7, 2017 Here we are, once again, fighting a battle that shouldn’t have to be fought. Thirteen years ago, when my husband was diagnosed with mesothelioma, an aggressive and ruthless cancer, we were caught off guard. He was young and asbestos was an issue from America’s past, not a present-day killer. We [...]

2019-08-03T11:26:24-07:00March 7th, 2017|

New CDC Data Confirms Mesothelioma Deaths are on the Rise in US Despite Decreased Asbestos Use

Posted on March 3, 2017 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data this week reporting an increase in annual mesothelioma deaths in the United States.  According to the report, "During 1999–2015, the annual number of malignant mesothelioma deaths increased 4.8% overall, from 2,479 in 1999 to 2,579 in 2015." This confirms what we [...]

2019-08-03T11:26:24-07:00March 3rd, 2017|

Meet the 2017 ADAO Conference Session II Speakers: Mike Mattmuller; (Moderator) Dr. Raja Flores; Edward Emmett, MD; Michael R. Harbut, MD, MPH, FCCP; Marie-Claude Jaurand, MD; Steven Markowitz, MD, DrPH; Tracy McNew, LPN, MPA

ADAO 13th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” April 7 - 9, 2017 Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel 2017 Conference Info | Know Before You Go | Registration | Events | Agenda | Potomac Dinner Cruse | Awards Dinner | Brunch | Honorees | Speakers | Speaker Information | Tributes | 2005 – 2017 [...]

2019-08-03T11:26:24-07:00March 2nd, 2017|

ADAO Looks Forward to Sharing Digital Storytelling Strategies at the 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference

Updated on March 21, 2017 Posted on February 28, 2017  I am so excited to run a session at the upcoming Nonprofit Technology Conference on behalf of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Org. (ADAO), taking place in Washington, DC, March 23-25, 2017. I'll be presenting on the opening day of the conference, Thursday, March 23. During my [...]

2019-08-03T11:26:24-07:00February 28th, 2017|
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