2017 ADAO Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference Agenda FRIDAY, April 7, 2017 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 4:45 PM - 9 PM
ADAO Leadership Strategic Planning Meetings (By Invitation Only) Potomac River Dinner Cruise
SATURDAY, April 8, 2017: ADAO Conference Opening Remarks 8:00 - 8:30 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Linda Reinstein, ADAO President and CEO
8:40 - 8:55 AM
International Messages of Support
Session I - Progress and Challenges from the Frontline (Moderator: Brad Black, MD) 8:55 - 9:05 AM
Hilarie Kearns, Mesothelioma Warrior, "Staying Positive through Setbacks"
9:05 - 9:15 AM
Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD; Professor of Public Health and Chair Emeritus of the Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Drexel University School of Public Health, "Anti-Asbestos Work in Developing Nations" Linda Reinstein, ADAO President/CEO, "Progress and Challenges in Changing Political Times"
9:15 - 9:25 AM 9:25 - 9:35 AM 9:35 - 9:50 AM
Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH; Assistant U.S. Surgeon General (Ret.) and Rear Admiral, USPHS (Ret.), "Mesothelioma, Today, Tomorrow, & Never� Q&A
Session II - Medical Advancements: Diagnosing and Treating Mesothelioma and Other Asbestos-Related Diseases (Moderator: Raja Flores, MD) 9:50 - 10:00 AM Mike Mattmuller, Mesothelioma Warrior and ADAO State Leadership Team Eastern CoRegional Director, "Fighting for the Future" 10:00 - 10:15 AM Michael R. Harbut, MD, MPH, FCCP; Chief of the Center for Occupational and Clinical Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, "Diagnosing and Treating Asbestos-Related Diseases" 10:15 - 10:30 AM Steven Markowitz, MD, DrPH; Director of the Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY), "Saving Lives with Low-Dose CT Screening" 10:30 - 10:45 AM Edward Emmett, MD; Professor and Director of Academic Programs in Occupational Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, "Disease Prevention: Advancements and Challenges in Outreach and Surveillance" Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is a registered 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization "United for Asbestos Disease Awareness, Education, Advocacy, and Community Support" www.AsbestosDiseaseAwareness.org