Epidemiologic and Public Health Considerations of Shale Gas Production: The Missing Link
January 9, 2012 - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (pre-conference reception & breakfast starts at 7 am)
Waterview Conference Center
1919 North Lynn St., Arlington, VA 22209, on the 23rd and 24th floors of the Corporate Executive Board building.
Sponsors: Physicians Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE) and The Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment (MACCHE)
Disclaimer: Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by the cooperative agreement award 1U61TS000118-03 from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the US Government.
Description: This conference will bring together experts from various research areas to address the public health aspects of unconventional natural gas drilling. The idea for this conference grew out of a suggestion by the NIEHS to investigate the methodological aspects of creating the pertinent epidemiological studies. Our overall objective is to create a research consortium that will aid in the collective design and implementation of both short term and long term health studies. The conference will address the complex methodological issues that make this such a challenging area of research, helping to coordinate studies that address industrial, geologic, toxicological, epidemiological, and health care factors.
Invite Information: If you have not received an invitation to this conference and would like to attend, please contact hays@psehealthyenergy.org
A conference program can be downloaded here.
Conference Agenda
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
(Vikas Kapil, DO, MPH Chief Medical Officer, 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
