National Public Health Conference on Shale Gas Production to be organized on January 9, 2012 in Washington, D.C. This conference will be organized by the nonprofit Physicians Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE) and the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment (MACCHE). Physicians, Public health experts and epidemiologists are invited to attend the “Epidemiologic and Public Health Considerations of Shale Gas Production: The Missing Link” conference event from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Waterview Conference Center, 1919 North Lynn Street, Arlington, VA. The fee of the Conference is $75.
The main aim of this conference is to bring together experts from extensive research areas to address the public health aspects of unconventional natural gas drilling (also known as “hydro fracking”). The PSE/MACCHE conference will be open from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. to authorized news media members who register in advance to attend. The January 9th conference arose from a suggestion made by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to investigate the methodological aspects of creating long-and short-term epidemiological studies of the health implications of hydrofracking.
This conference will address the complex methodological issues associated with the needed research, helping to coordinate studies that deal with industrial, geologic, toxicological, epidemiological and health care factors.
The major attractions of the Conference will include:
- Welcoming and morning keynote remarks: Adam Law, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College, PSE; and Jerome Paulson, MD, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, MACCHE.
- Three open morning panel sessions: “Chemicals and Pathways of Exposure Associated with the Development of Shale Gas Plays”; “Evaluating Potential Health Impacts of Natural Gas Development in a Residential Community using Health Impact Assessment”; and “State of the Law: Federal, State and Local Regulation of Hydrofracturing.
- Afternoon keynote speaker: Dr. 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.
- Three closed afternoon workshops include “Issues in Epidemiologic Methodology”; “Issues in Surveying Environmental and Human Health Impacts”; and “Issues in Clinical Services & Treatment.
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