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| Program Overview (updated April 24, 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday, April 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:30 AM | Lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1:00 PM | Conference Opening | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Greenbaum, Health Effects Institute | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:05 PM | Beyond PM2.5 Mass: What Have We Learned? | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairs: Grace LeMasters, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Ted Russell, Georgia Institute of Technology Reductions in ambient levels of PM2.5 mass continue to be the major focus of regulatory discussions in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Considerable resources have been invested in research to identify the components, sources, or specific size fractions whose control would most effectively protect public health. What have we learned? This session will feature presentations on major contributions of HEI’s NPACT Initiative and similar European research programs, followed by perspectives from a panel of experts on what the findings suggest for future research directions and regulations. |
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| 1:05 PM | Introduction: Recent Trends in Air Quality Regulations in the United States, Europe, and Asia: What's Next? Robert O’Keefe |
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| 1:15 PM | NPACT Summary (Highlights) Bert Brunekreef |
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| 1:45 PM | The WHO–REVIHAAP Review of Components: A View from Europe Flemming Cassee |
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| 2:15 PM | Break | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2:45 PM | Discussants |
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| 3:30 PM | General Discussion | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4:15 PM | Poster Session 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6:00 PM | Opening Reception and Dinner
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| Monday, April 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:30 AM | From Particle Exposure to Cardiovascular Effects: How Well Do We Understand the Mechanisms? | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chairs: David Christiani, Harvard School of Public Health, and Stephanie London, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
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| 8:30 AM | Introduction Stephanie London |
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| 8:40 AM | Hypothesized Mechanistic Pathways Linking PM Exposure and Cardiovascular Disease Joel Kaufman |
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| 9:00 AM | Evidence for the Involvement of Changes in Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in the Lung and Systemically After Exposure to PM Jesus Araujo |
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| 9:30 AM | Changes in Surrogate Markers After Exposure to PM as Evidence for Disease Specific Pathways Sanjay Rajagopalan |
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| 10:00 AM | Break | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:20 AM | Evidence for the Involvement of the Autonomic System After Exposure to PM Wayne Cascio |
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| 10:50 AM | Summary Comments, David Christiani | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 AM | General Discussion | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11:15 AM | HEI Update | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chairs: Homer Boushey, University of California–San Francisco and Chair, HEI Review Committee, and David Eaton, University of Washington–Seattle and Chair, HEI Research Committee |
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| 11:15 AM | Introducing the HEI Research and Review Committee members Chairs |
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| 11:20 AM | HEI Research Update Rashid Shaikh |
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| 11:40 AM | 2013 HEI Perspective on Ultrafine Particles Katherine Walker |
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| 12:00 PM | Presentation of the Walter A. Rosenblith Award Geoffrey Sunshine |
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| 12:15 PM | Lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:30 PM | Poster Session 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:30 PM | Beijing to Long Beach: Measuring the Effectiveness of Air Quality Actions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairs: Michael Brauer, University of British Columbia, and Jennifer Peel, Colorado State University Many research projects have evaluated the effectiveness of local and national actions undertaken to improve air quality. Studies have looked at the impact of such actions on air pollutant concentrations, exposures, and public health. This session will take stock of recent efforts in this area, including studies of the Beijing Olympic Games, low emissions zones and other measures to reduce congestion, and programs to reduce emissions in seaports. One presentation will focus on plans to evaluate upcoming regulations to reduce sulfur and mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants in the Eastern United States. |
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| 3:30 PM | Introduction Jennifer Peel |
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| 3:40 PM | Improving Air Quality and Health: A Legacy of the Beijing Olympics? Junfeng (Jim) Zhang |
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| 4:05 PM | Low Emission Zones and Other Traffic Reduction Measures Ben Barratt |
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Efforts to Improve Air Quality in California Port Areas Bart Croes |
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| 4:55 PM | Designing Research to Assess Air Quality and Health Outcomes from Air Pollution Regulations — Overview of the EPA/CDC/HEI Sponsored Workshop Alan Vette |
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| 5:10 PM | General Discussion | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5:30 PM | Adjourn and Free Evening | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tuesday, April 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8:30 AM | The Future of Studies of Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairs: Ben Armstrong, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Lianne Sheppard, University of Washington–Seattle Prospective cohort studies, such as the Harvard Six Cities and the American Cancer Society studies, have identified important associations between long-term exposure to air pollution and mortality from chronic disease. Such studies provide the basis for quantitative assessment of public health impact in the US and other countries. Approaches for studying the effects of long-term exposure continue to evolve in response to limitations of data and methods and the need to address new scientific questions. Speakers will assess the strengths and weaknesses of innovations in study designs, exposure assessment, and methods to evaluate the incidence of chronic disease, all of which offer promise for future research. |
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| 8:30 AM | Introduction: Cohorts in Air Pollution Epidemiology Ben Armstrong |
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| 8:45 AM | Dynamic "Environmental" Cohorts Richard Burnett |
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| 9:15 AM | Dealing with the Achilles Heel of Air Pollution Epidemiology: New Developments in Long-Term Exposure Assessment Michael Jerrett |
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| 9:45 AM | Long-Term Exposures, Chronic Disease, and Morbidity — New Methods and Metrics Beate Ritz |
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| 10:15 AM | Break | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:45 AM | Discussant |
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| 11:15 AM | Summary and Discussion |
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| 11:30 AM | Lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 PM | The Evolution of Diesel Engines: Progress and Remaining Questions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairs: James Swenberg, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, and Dan Greenbaum, Health Effects Institute Diesel engine technology has recently undergone major improvements to meet increasingly strict emissions standards, yet older diesel engines still dominate the fleet. The focus of this session is to discuss [1] diesel engine risk assessments and regulations around the world; [2] approaches to reducing emissions of diesel exhaust in California; [3] results of emissions characterization and possible health effects of new heavy-duty diesel engines (the ACES studies); and [4] HEI’s upcoming evaluation of the epidemiologic literature on the effects of exposure to diesel exhaust. |
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| 12:30 PM | Introduction Daniel Greenbaum |
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| 12:40 PM | Approaches to Reducing Diesel Emissions in California Alberto Ayala |
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| 1:10 PM | Results from ACES Phase 2: Emissions Characterization from 2010-Compliant Engines Imad Khalek |
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| 1:40 PM | Results from ACES Phase 3B: Health Effects of Chronic Exposure to Emissions from a 2007-Compliant Engine in Rats Jacob McDonald |
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| 2:10 PM | Health Effects Institute Diesel Epidemiology Project Daniel Krewski |
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| 2:30 PM | General Discussion | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3:30 PM | Conference Adjourns | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert
Shavers Health Effects Institute 101 Federal Street, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02110-1817, USA Telephone: +1-617-488-2308 Fax: +1-617-488-2335 E-mail: rshavers@healtheffects.org |
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