Meeting Agenda

Mold-related Health Effects: Clinical, Remediation Worker Protection and Biomedical Research Issues

2004 June 28-29
Washington Court Hotel
Washington, DC

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Time	Event
8:30 – 8:40	Welcome Denny Dobbin, Society for Occupational and Environmental Health Files: 6-28 Dobbin Opening Remarks Pat Mastin, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
8:40 – 9:10	David Miller, Carleton University Overview of Indoor Molds Files: 6-28 Miller Plenary
9:10 – 9:25	David Butler, Institute of Medicine IOM report on “Dampness, Indoor Spaces, and Health” Files: 6-28 Butler Plenary
9:25 – 9:55	Clifford Mitchell, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Report of Clinicians’ Workshop, December, 2003 Files: 6- 28 Mitchell Clinical Perspectives
9:55 – 10:15	Susan Klitzman, Hunter College Overview of worker protection and training recommendations from name of workshop at Hunter College Files: 6-28 Klitzman Plenary
10:15 – 10:30	Break: Attendees go to Breakout Sessions

Time	Event
10:30 – 11:00	Clifford Mitchell, Johns Hopkins University Clinical findings and clinical research on indoor mold exposure: Adults Files: 6-28 Mitchell – Clinical Perspectives
11:00 – 11:30	Dorr Dearborn, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine for buying adderall online Clinical findings and clinical research on indoor mold exposure: Children Files: 6-28 Dearborn – Clinical Perspectives
11:30 – 12:00	Harriett Ammann, Washington State Dept. Ecology Air Quality Program Overview of the health effects of exposure to indoor mold Files: 6-28 Ammann Toxicology Files: 6-28 Ammann References

Susan Klitzman, Session Chair

Time	Event
10:30 – 11:00	Susan Klitzman, Hunter College Discussion of protection of remediation workers
10:45 – 11:00	Chris D’Andrea, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Summary review of guidelines, exposures, work practices and respirator selection issues Files: 6-28 D’Andrea Remediation Worker Protection
11:00 – 11:15	Bruce Lippy, National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training Review of work categories and practices for mold remediation Files: 6-28 Lippy Remediation Worker Protection
11:15 – 11:30	George Hilton III, MARCOR Environmental Worker protection perspective from those engaged in remediation work Files: 6-28 Hilton Remediation Worker Protection
11:30 – 12:00	Discussion
12:00 – 1:00	Lunch

Time	Event
1:00 – 1:30	James Pestka, Michigan State University Immunotoxic properties of mold Files: 6-28 Pestka – Immunology
1:30 – 2:00	Peyton Eggleston, Johns Hopkins University Population and other human-based research on mold-induced allergy Files: 6-28 Eggleston – Immunology
2:00 – 2:30	Marsha Ward, US Environmental Protection Agency Animal models of molds allergy Files: 6-28 Ward – Immunology
2:30 – 2:45	Break
2:45 – 3:10	Dorr Dearborn, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Pulmonary Hemorrhage in Infants – Clinical update and concepts of mold mechanisms of pathogenesis Files: 6-28 Dearborn Respiratory
3:10 – 3:35	Michael Hodgson, Veterans Administration Upper airways: rhinitis, mucosal irritation, eye symptoms Files: 6-28 Hodgson Respiratory
3:35 – 4:00	Nancy Fiedler, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Neurotoxic and neurobehavioral effects of indoor mold exposure Files: 6-28 Fiedler Neurotoxicity
4:00 – 5:00	Panel Discussion, Speakers and attendees

Glenn Paulson, Session Chair

Time	Event
1:00 – 1:30	Glenn Paulson, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Assumptions and curriculum issues for training
1:30 – 2:00	Al DeVita, Laborer’s-AGC Education and Training Fund Features of mold related training for remediation workers Files: 6-28 DeVita Remediation Worker Protection Training
2:00 – 2:30	Discussion
2:30 – 2:45	Break
2:45 – 3:15	Vin Coluccio, Vincent M. Coluccio & Associates, Inc. Workshop report recommendations Files: 6-28 Coluccio Remediation Worker Protection Training
3:15 – 5:00	Discussion

Time	Event
8:30 – 9:00	Linda Stetzenbach, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Methods for measuring mold products in the environment Files: 6-29 Stetzenbach Exposure Assessment
9:00 – 9:30	David Miller Identification and validation of biomarkers for clinical and epidemiologic studies Files: 6-29 Miller Biomarkers
9:30 – 10:15	Panel Discussion, Speakers and attendees

Ted Outwater, Session Chair

Time	Event
8:30 – 8:50	Ira Wainless, Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA mold guidelines Files: 6-29 Wainless Federal Perspectives
8:50 – 9:10	Jean Cox-Ganser, NIOSH NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation and Research activities Files: 6-29 Cox-Ganser Federal Perspectives
9:10 – 9:30	David Jacobs, Housing and Urban Development Perspectives for National Housing Policy – Healthy Housing Files: 6-29 Jacobs Federal Perspectives
9:30 – 9:50	Laura Kolb, USEPA EPA Perspectives Files: 6-29 Kolb Federal Perspectives
9:50 – 10:15	Discussion

Conference Overview Panel

Time	Event
10:30 – 10:50	Clifford Mitchell, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Overview of Clinical and Research Discussions Files: 6-29 Mitchell Plenary
10:50 – 11:10	Susan Klitzman, Hunter College Overview of Worker Protection and Training Discussions
11:10 – 11:30	Pat Mastin, National Institute of Environmental Health Science NIEHS research observations
11:30 – 11:50	Ted Outwater, National Institute of Environmental Health Science NIEHS worker protection and training observations
11:50 – 12:00	Denny Dobbin, Society for Occupational and Environmental Health Closing