Focus area(s)

• Environment
• Environmental Health
• Green Chemistry / Safer Alternatives
• Health
• Public Health
• Toxics

Contact Email

hays@psehealthyenergy.org

Conference Program

7:00 – 8:00 Reception / Breakfast / Check-in / Set up

8:00 – 8:05 Welcome & Introduction

(Adam Law, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, PSE)

8:05 - 8:45 Morning Keynote Speaker

(Jerome Paulson, MD, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, MACCHE)

8:45 - 9:45 Plenary Session 1 (40 min lecture(s), 20 min questions)

“Chemicals and Pathways of Exposure Associated with the Development of Shale Gas Plays”

(Sandra Steingraber, PhD, Ithaca College / Wilma Subra, President of Subra Company)

9:45 - 10:15 Break (morning beverage service)

10:15 - 11:00 Plenary Session 2 (30 min lecture, 15 min questions)

“Evaluating Potential Health Impacts of Natural Gas Development in a Residential Community using Health Impact Assessment”

(Roxana Witter, MD, MSPH, Colorado School of Public Health)

11:00 - 11:45 Plenary Session 3 (30 min lecture, 15 min questions)

"State of the Law: Federal, State and Local Regulation of Hydrofracturing"

(Kathleen Dachille, JD, University of Maryland)

12:00 - 1:15 Lunch

1:15 - 2:00 Afternoon Keynote Speaker

(Dr. Vikas Kapil, Chief Medical Office, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)

2:10 - 3:30 Workshops (3 Concurrent)

1. Issues in Epidemiologic Methodology

(Madelon Finkel, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College / Alan Ducatman, MD, MSc, West Virginia University)

2. Issues in Surveying Environmental and Human Health Impacts

(Pouné Saberi, MD, MPH, University of Pennsylvania / Wilma Subra / Roxana Witter, MD, MSPH)

3. Issues in Clinical Services & Treatment

(Jerome Paulson, MD / David Brown, ScD, Environment & Human Health, Inc.)

3:30 - 3:45 Break (afternoon beverage service)

3:45 - 4:25 Workshop Summaries

(Facilitators)

4:25 - 4:30 Closing Remarks

(Adam Law, MD)

4:30 - 5:30 Happy Hour / Networking Reception