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Health Effects Institute Annual Conference 2007

April 15–17, 2007

The Drake Hotel 
Chicago, Illinois, USA

The next HEI Annual Conference will be held April 27–29, 2008 at the Sheraton Society Hill Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Please save the date!
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Scientific Program

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Sunday, April 15
1:00 pm OPENING Daniel Greenbaum, Health Effects Institute
   
1:05–3:45 pm  AIR POLLUTION, CLIMATE, AND HEALTH

Chairs: Kenneth Demerjian, State University of New York at Albany and HEI Research Committee; and Ross Anderson, University of London and HEI Review Committee
Air pollution and climate are intricately linked. Changes in global climate may alter temperature, precipitation, wildfire, and dust storm patterns, all of which may affect air pollution and public health. Correspondingly, air pollutant levels may affect climate. Regulations aimed at reducing specific air pollutants may either work in concert with or counteract efforts to reduce potential climate forcing agents. This session will explore the complex relations among pollution, climate, and health, and present recent regulatory developments.

1:05 pm Introduction
Kenneth Demerjian and Ross Anderson
1:20 pm Overview of Atmospheric Processes
Daniel Jacob, Harvard University
1:45 pm Modeling and Prediction of Future Pollution Levels Under Climate Change Scenarios
Dick Derwent, rdscientific, UK
2:10 pm Air Pollution and Temperature-Related Health Effects
Jonathan Patz, Johns Hopkins University
2:35 pm Mitigating Air Pollution and Climate Change Regulation: California Experience
Bart Croes, California Air Resources Board
3:00 pm Regulation: European Experience
Martin Williams, Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, UK
3:25 pm General Discussion
   
3:45–4:00 pm Break
   
4:00–6:00 pm  POSTER SESSION I
Posters will highlight ongoing HEI research on particulate matter, gaseous pollutants, diesel emissions, and air toxics, and will be complemented with research supported by other organizations.
   
6:15 pm  RECEPTION, DINNER, AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
  The View from California on Air Pollution and Climate
Robert Sawyer, Chair, California Air Resources Board
 

Monday, April 16
8:00–10:00 am  COMBUSTION AND ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES
Chairs: Helmut Greim, Technical University of Munich and HEI Research Committee and David Ensor, RTI International
This session will compare nanoparticles generated by combustion processes—found in high numbers in ambient air—with those that are being engineered in increasing quantities in industrial settings. What do we know about the physical behaviors and chemical compositions of these two different types of nanoparticles? How can we measure them? Who may be exposed? If inhaled, what is known about their biological fate and effects?
8:00 am Introduction
David Ensor
8:10 am Nanoparticles from Combustion Sources
Peter McMurry, University of Minnesota
8:35 am Nanoparticles from Manufacturing
Andrew Maynard, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
9:00 am Deposition and Biological Effects of Nanoparticles
Günter Oberdörster, University of Rochester
9:30 am

Concluding remarks on research needs
Helmut Greim
9:40 am General Discussion
   
10:00–10:15 am Break
   
10:15 am–12:00 pm  POSTER SESSION II
Posters will highlight ongoing HEI research on particulate matter, gaseous pollutants, diesel emissions, and air toxics, and will be complemented with research supported by other organizations.
 
12:00–1:15 pm LUNCH
 
1:15–3:00 pm  HOT TOPICS
Chairs: Mark Utell, University of Rochester and HEI Research Committee; and Homer Boushey, University of California, San Francisco and HEI Review Committee
A brief update on HEI projects (Mobile-Source Air Toxics; HEI National Particle Components Toxicity [HEI NPACT] Initiative) will be followed by presentations of two recently completed epidemiologic studies and a discussion about how in vitro experiments can be linked to human clinical studies.
 

New HEI Activities
1:15 pm Critical Review of Studies of Health Effects of Traffic-Related Air Pollution
Ira Tager, University of California, Berkeley
1:25 pm National Particulate Matter Components Initiative (NPACT)
Mark Utell
1:35 pm Discussion
   
Upcoming Results of the NLCS-AIR Cohort Study
1:40 pm Presentation of Research Report
Bert Brunekreef, University of Utrecht
2:10 pm HEI Review Committee Comments
Ross Anderson, St. George’s Medical School, University of London
   
2:30 pm Linking in Vitro and in Vivo Studies to Clinical Measurements with Toxicogenomics
Joe G.N. Garcia, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago
   
3:00–3:20 pm Break
   
3:20–5:50 pm  INTERNATIONAL VARIATION IN THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION
Chairs: Frank Speizer, Harvard Medical School and HEI International Scientific Oversight Committee; and Isabelle Romieu, National Institute of Public Health, Mexico
Are the health effects of air pollution in one part of the world applicable to other populations, or might they differ in ways that should be considered in public policy? Possible sources of international variation include differences in individual- and population-level susceptibility, pollutant sources and constituents, and patterns of human exposure. Discussion will focus on the global variation in these factors and on the consistency of current epidemiologic evidence. The extent to which international variations in health effect estimates may influence health impact assessment will also be considered.
3:20 pm

Introduction
Frank Speizer

3:30 pm Overview of Global Epidemiologic Evidence on the Health Effects of Air Pollution
Jonathan M. Samet, Johns Hopkins University
4:00 pm Determinants of Susceptibility and Their Global Distributions
Stephanie London, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
4:30 pm Regional Differences in Source Profiles and Exposure Levels
Luke Naeher, University of Georgia
5:00 pm Implications for Health Impact Assessment
Aaron Cohen, Health Effects Institute
5:30 pm General Discussion
   
5:50 pm  FREE EVENING TO EXPLORE CHICAGO
 
 

Tuesday, April 17
8:30–10:10 am  POSTER SESSION III
Posters will highlight ongoing HEI research on particulate matter, gaseous pollutants, diesel emissions, and air toxics, and will be complemented with research supported by other organizations.
   
10:10–10:30 am Break
   
10:30 am–12:00 pm  PERSPECTIVES ON OZONE: A TRIBUTE TO DAVID BATES
Chair: Sverre Vedal, University of Washington and HEI Review Committee
To commemorate the work of renowned pulmonary physician and air pollution expert Professor David Bates (1922–2006), this session will offer perspectives on our history of understanding the health effects of ozone and how improved knowledge continues to be reflected in US and global reviews of ambient air standards.
10:30 am Historical Perspective on David Bates’ Work on Ozone
Phil Bromberg, University of North Carolina
10:55 am Studies of Chronic Effects of Ozone
Ira Tager, University of California, Berkeley
11:20 am Current Thinking About Ozone Health Effects and Setting Standards
Lydia Wegman, US Environmental Protection Agency
11:45 am General Discussion
   
12:00–1:00 pm  LUNCH
   
1:00–4:00 pm  THE CHANGING WORLD OF DIESEL
Chairs: Dan Greenbaum, Health Effects Institute; and Brian Leaderer, Yale University and HEI Review Committee
This session will start with a talk about the introduction of substantially cleaner diesel engines in the US and worldwide. The Advanced Collaborative Emissions Study (being conducted jointly by HEI and the Coordinating Research Council) is in the early stages of assessing the emissions and health effects of these new technologies; the first steps in this project will be presented. Results from recent human studies on the health effects of exposure to emissions from current and older fleets of vehicles, which will remain in use in both the developed and developing worlds until the new technologies are widespread, will also be shown. Discussion will focus on the expected impact of new technologies and efforts to accelerate replacing vehicles and retrofitting existing ones.
1:00 pm Introduction
Dan Greenbaum
1:10 pm The Move to a New Generation of Diesels: Upcoming Diesel Regulations
Margo Oge, US Environmental Protection Agency
1:35 pm Assessing New Diesel Technologies for Emissions and Health Effects: The ACES Project
Chris Tennant, Coordinating Research Council and
Joe L. Mauderly, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
2:00 pm Particulate Matter Exposures and Cause-Specific Mortality in the Trucking Industry: An Overview
Eric Garshick, Harvard School of Public Health
2:25 pm Effects of Real-World Exposure to Diesel on a London Street
Jim Zhang, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
2:50 pm Controlled Exposure to Diesel Exhaust in Healthy and Asthmatic Subjects
Robert Devlin, US Environmental Protection Agency
3:15 pm Introduction of Cleaner Diesel Engines and Retrofits of Older Engines: Progress and Impact of Air Quality
Michael Walsh, International Consultant
3:40 pm General Discussion and Concluding Remarks
   
4:00 pm  CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
 
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