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Seattle IHW Training Program for Health Professionals

The Seattle Training was held November 8, 2003 at the University of Washington Medical School.

Agenda
7:30 AM Registration - Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
The Commons - Mary Gates Hall
8:30 AM

Welcome Remarks
Mary Gates Hall Auditorium (Room 389)

David C. Hall, MD, President, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility

8:45 AM

Keynote Address
Mary Gates Hall Auditorium (Room 389)

Roger A. Rosenblatt, MD, MPH, MFR, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Family Medicine University of Washington School of Medicine

9:15 AM

Morning Plenary: In Harm's Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development
Mary Gates Hall Auditorium (Room 389)

Moderator:
Elise Miller, M.Ed., Executive Director, Institute for Children's Environmental Health

Faculty:
Catherine Karr, MD, MS, Research Fellow/Acting Instructor, University of Washington Department of Pediatrics; Pediatrician, University of Washington Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit
Ted Schettler, MD, MPH, Science Director, Science and Environmental Health Network; Chair, Human Health and Environment Project, Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility
David Wallinga, MD, MPA, Co-Director, Food and Health Program, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM

Morning Workshops: Toxic Threats Throughout the Life Cycle; Clinical Diagnoses; Translating the Science (Participants Choose One Session)

A. The Prenatal Period: Exposures, Physiology, and Windows of Vulnerability
Mary Gates Hall, Room 234

B. Infants, Children and Adolescents: Exposures, Physiology, and Windows of Vulnerability
Mary Gates Hall, Room 254

C. Clinical issues: Disorders and Diagnoses
MGH Auditorium, Room 389

D. Translating the Science for Effective Public Policy
Mary Gates Hall, Room 238

12:30 PM

Lunch
Great Hall

1:30 PM

Special Performance in the Auditorium
Raffi,
Children's troubadour, author and founder of Child Honoring

1:45 PM

Afternoon Plenary: Practicing Prevention: Public Health Advocacy by Health Care Professionals and Partners

Moderator:
Ted Schettler, MD, MPH

Faculty:
Pam Emerson, Children's Environmental Health Coordinator, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10
Ngozi T. Oleru, PhD, Division Director, Environmental Health Services Division, King County Department of Public Health
L.B. Sandy Rock, MD, MPH, Chair, Environment & Health Committee, Washington PSR; President, Interpretive Consultations, Inc: Risk Communication and Environmental Educational Services; Science Instructor, Bellevue Community College
Tim K. Takaro, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington; Chair, Hanford Task Force, and Member, Environment & Health Committee, WPSR

3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM

Afternoon Workshops: Toxic Threats and Interventions: Health Care Professionals as Public Health Advocates (Participants Choose One Session)

A. Toxic Exposures Through Food, Water and Air

B. Toxic Exposures Through the Indoor Environment

C. Strengthening Environmental Public Health: Case Studies and What You Can Do

4:45  PM

Wrap-up and Call to Action
Mary Gates Hall Auditorium, Room 389

Roy Farrell, MD, Immediate Past President, Physicians for Social Responsibility; Medical Director of Hospitals and Acute Care for Group Health Cooperative

5:00  PM

Evaluation
Mary Gates Hall Auditorium, Room 389

5:15  PM

Reception
The Commons - Mary Gates Hall




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