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Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change: Summary of the Proceedings
APPENDIX B
Conference Agenda
Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change
The National Science and Technology Council, the Institute of Medicine,and the National Academy of Sciences
September 11–12, 1995
National Academy of Sciences
Main Auditorium
2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20418
AGENDA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1995
7:30–9:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION
9:00–9:10 a.m.
WELCOMING REMARKS
Kenneth I. Shine, M.D.
President, Institute of Medicine
John H. Gibbons, Ph.D.
Assistant to the President for Science and Technology
9:10–9:50 a.m.
PANEL I: OVERVIEW
Kenneth I. Shine, M.D. (Chair)
President, Institute of Medicine
The Science and Impacts of Climate Change and Ozone Depletion
Robert Watson, Ph.D.
Associate Director for the Environment, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
Climate Change and Human Health Risks
Anthony McMichael, Ph.D.
Professor of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change: Summary of the Proceedings
APPENDIX B
Conference Agenda
Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change
The National Science and Technology Council, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Academy of Sciences
September 11–12, 1995
National Academy of Sciences
Main Auditorium
2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20418
AGENDA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1995
7:30–9:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION
9:00–9:10 a.m.
WELCOMING REMARKS
Kenneth I. Shine, M.D.
President, Institute of Medicine
John H. Gibbons, Ph.D.
Assistant to the President for Science and Technology
9:10–9:50 a.m.
PANEL I: OVERVIEW
Kenneth I. Shine, M.D. (Chair)
President, Institute of Medicine
The Science and Impacts of Climate Change and Ozone Depletion
Robert Watson, Ph.D.
Associate Director for the Environment, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
Climate Change and Human Health Risks
Anthony McMichael, Ph.D.
Professor of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
9:50–10:10 a.m
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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10:10–11:10 a.m.
PANEL II: CLIMATE CHANGE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Mary E. Wilson, M.D. (Panel Chair)
Assistant Professor, Harvard University
Vector-Borne Diseases
Duane Gubler, Sc.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Marine Ecosystems
Rita Colwell, Ph.D., M.S.
President, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Emerging and Reemerging Diseases
Steven Morse, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Virology, Rockefeller University
11:10–12:00 p.m.
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
12:00–12:30 p.m.
LUNCH (Provided in the Great Hall)
12:30–1:00 p.m.
SPECIAL BRIEFING
El Niño: Analogue for Long-Term Climate Change
J. Michael Hall, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Global Programs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Paul Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.
Harvard Medical School
1:00–1:30 p.m.
PANEL III: DIRECT HEALTH EFFECTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND OZONE DEPLETION
Terri Damstra, Ph.D. (Panel Chair)
Deputy Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Climate Change and Heat Stress
Larry Kalkstein, Ph.D.
Professor of Geography, University of Delaware
Ozone Depletion and Its Health Effects: Skin Cancer, Cataracts, and Immune Suppression
Margaret Kripke, Ph.D., M.A.
Professor and Chairman, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
1:30–2:00 p.m.
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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2:00–2:45 p.m.
PANEL IV: INDIRECT HEALTH EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Andrew Haines, M.D. (Panel Chair)
Professor of Primary Care, University of London Medical School
Impacts on Nutritional Health
David Oot, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Nutrition and Health, United States Agency for International Development
Impacts on Fresh Water Quality and Quantity
Reds Wolman, Ph.D., M.A.
Professor of Geography, Johns Hopkins University
Impacts on Air Quality
Joel Schwartz, Ph.D.
Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, Harvard University
2:45–3:15 p.m.
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
3:15–3:30 p.m.
COFFEE BREAK
3:30–4:00 p.m.
SPECIAL ADDRESS
Implications for International Cooperation
Mr. J. Brian Atwood
Administrator, United States Agency for International Development
4:00–4:30 p.m.
INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER
John H. Gibbons, Ph.D.
Assistant to the President for Science and Technology
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The Interplay of Climate Change, Ozone Depletion, and Human Health
Albert Gore, Jr., Vice President of the United States
4:30–5:15 p.m.
PANEL V: POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Anne Solomon, M.P.A. (Panel Chair)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Technology and Health, Department of State
Implications for Global Health Surveillance and Response
Stephen Joseph, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, Department of Defense
Implications for Disease Prevention
Sir George A.O. Alleyne, M.D.
Director, Pan American Health Organization
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Implications for Education in the Medical and Public Health Communities
Eric Chivian, M.D.
Chair, Physicians for Social Responsibility
5:15–5:45 p.m.
QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
5:45–6:00 p.m.
WRAP UP, INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NEXT DAY
6:00 p.m.
ADJOURN
6:15 p.m.
RECEPTION—GREAT HALL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1995
7:00–8:00 a.m.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST-NAS GREAT HALL
8:00–9:00 a.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION COCHAIRS CONVENE TO DISCUSS GOALS AND STRATEGIES
9:00–9:15 a.m.
MORNING PLENARY
Charge to Breakout Groups
Bernard Goldstein, M.D. (Chair)
9:15–12:30 p.m.
BREAKOUT GROUP SESSIONS
GROUP 1: IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE
Ruth Berkleman, M.D. (Government Cochair)
Deputy Director, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Demisse Habte, M.D. (Nongovernment Cochair)
Director, Centre for Health and Population Research
GROUP 2: IMPLICATIONS FOR DISEASE PREVENTION
Sheila Newton, Ph.D. (Government Cochair)
Coordinator for Environment, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Department of Health and Human Services
Jonathan Patz, M.D., M.P.H. (Nongovernment Cochair)
Johns Hopkins University
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GROUP 3: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION OF THE MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITIES
Max Lum, Ed.D., M.P.A. (Government Cochair)
Director, Office of Health Communications, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Bernard Goldstein, M.D. (Nongovernment Cochair)
Chair, Department of Environmental and Community Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
GROUP 4: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Rafe Pomerance (Government Cochair)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Environment and Development, State Department
Rudi Slooff, Ph.D. (Nongovernment Cochair)
Division of Environmental Health, World Health Organization
GROUP 5: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS
Robert Corell, Ph.D. (Government Cochair)
Chair, Subcommittee on Global Change Research and Development, United States Global Change Research Program
David P. Rall, M.D., Ph.D. (Nongovernment Cochair)
Foreign Secretary, Institute of Medicine
GROUP 6: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND RISK COMMUNICATION
Bill Farland, Ph.D. (Government Cochair)
Director of National Center for Environmental Assessment, Environmental Protection Agency
Thomas Malone, Ph.D. (Nongovernment Cochair)
Director of Sigma Xi Center's Human Development Program
12:30–1:00 p.m.
LUNCH (PROVIDED IN THE GREAT HALL)
1:00–1:30 p.m.
SPECIAL ADDRESS
Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Human Health
Thomas Lovejoy, Ph.D.
Counselor to the Secretary for Biodiversity and Environmental Affairs, Smithsonian Institution
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1:30–3:30 p.m.
CLOSING PLENARY
Bernard Goldstein, M.D. (Plenary Chair)
Chair, Department of Environmental and Community Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine
Breakout group Cochairs report on strategies for addressing potential health effects of global climate change developed during their discussions.
3:00–4:00 p.m.
OPEN DISCUSSION
4:00 p.m.
ADJOURN
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