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ADAO 2012 Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference
Asbestos: An International Public Health Crisis
8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast — Saturday, March 31st
8:30 – 8:40 Welcome and Opening Remarks: Linda Reinstein, ADAO President/CEO and Co-Founder
8:40 – 9:00 Dr. Frank, Dr. Lemen, Brent Kynoch, and Christine Winter
Session I
9:00 – 9:15 Linda Reinstein, ADAO President/CEO and Co-Founder, Building a Culture of Prevention and Collaboration
9:15 – 9:25 Larry Davis, Mesothelioma Patient, Victims' Education
9:25 – 9:40 Tony Rich, A Visual History of Asbestos
9:40 – 9:55 Dr. Richard Lemen, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
9:55 – 10:10 Dr. Michael Harbut, Asbestos-Related Diseases: Early Signs, Who's At Risk, and What You Should Tell Your Doctor
10:10 – 10:25 Dr. Dan Sterman, Novel Treatments for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma and Other Asbestos-Related Cancers
10:25 – 10:35 Ann Samuelson, ADAO Volunteer, “Workers’ Voices
10:35 – 10:50 Celeste Monforton, Asbestos: Still Legal and in Use in the U.S.
10:50 – 11:00 Q&A
11:00 – 11:10 Break
11:10 – 11:20 Paul Zygielbaum, Victims’ Advocacy: ADAO Product Testing Update
11:20 – 11:35 Andy Oberta, Confronting the International Asbestos-Cement Industry
11:35 – 11:55 Matt Peacock, Keynote Speaker, Reporter, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, India’s Toxic Trade
11:55 – 12:20 Awards
12:20 – 1:20 Lunch
Session II
1:20 – 1:35 Brent Kynoch, What We Need Now is ENFORCEMENT”
1:35 – 1:50 Christine Winter, Platforms for Asbestos Education, Training, and Partnership
1:50 – 2:05 Max Lopacki, Empowering Asbestos Safety through eLearning
2:05 – 2:20 Rich Haffey, Protect Yourself and Those You Love
2:20 – 2:35 Joel Shufro, Left in the Dust: Ten Years After the Attack on the World Trade Center
2:35 – 2:50 Panel: Associazione Familiari Vittime Amianto, Eric Jonckheere, and Barry Castleman, Eternit Criminal Trials
2:50 – 3:20 Fernanda Giannasi, Challenges to a Total Ban of Asbestos in Brazil
3:20 – 3:30 Joao Carlos Duarte Paes, Leading by Example - Asbestos Free Cement
3:30 – 3:45 Q&A
3:45 – 3:55 Break
4:55 – 4:05 Debbie Brewer, Mesothelioma Patient, Victims' Community
4:05 – 4:20 Alec Farquhar and Sari Sairanen A Community Based Approach to Detecting and Preventing Asbestos Disease
4:20 – 4:30 Sandy Kinart, Community Support: Hospice
4:30 – 4:45 TBA, Community: Cancer Support Groups
4:45 – 4:55 Q&A
4:55 – 5:00 Conclusion
6:30 – 9:00 Saturday Dinner (Cocktails, Dinner, and Entertainment)
9:30 - 11:30 Unity and Remembrance Brunch – Sunday, April 1st
Barbara McQueen, Keynote Speaker
Leah Nielsen & Stacy Cattran
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