Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations

Webinar

Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations: Report Release

September 11, 2020

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (ET)

Past

About

On September 11, 2020, from 11:00am to 12:00pm ET, join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a webinar releasing a new report on the long-term respiratory health impacts of military service in Southwest Asia.

The new report evaluates the extent to which existing epidemiologic and scientific studies inform the understanding of how airborne exposures experienced in the Persian Gulf region and Afghanistan may affect the respiratory health of service members and veterans. It identifies gaps in research that could feasibly be conducted to address outstanding questions and generate answers, newly-emerging technologies that could aid in these efforts, and organizations that VA might partner with to accomplish this work.

Members of the expert committee will outline their findings, conclusions, and key messages:

Mark J. Utell (committee chair), University of Rochester

Meredith C. McCormack, Johns Hopkins University

Sverre Vedal, University of Washington

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Rebecca Chevat

(202) 334-3275
GulfRespHealth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations: Meeting 5

February 3 - 4, 2020

Past

About

This is a closed session.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

-Mark Utell
-Lung Chi Chen
-Meredith Franklin
-Kirk Jones
-Meredith McCormack
-Cecile Rose
-Elaine Symanski
-Sverre Vedal
-Jody Wireman

Remote Committee Members:
-Ellen Eisen
-Frank Speizer

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

• finalization of conclusions drawn from the literature review
• discussion of other findings, conclusions, and recommendations

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

-Draft report chapters
-Studies for possible review by the committee

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 11, 2020

Contact

Rebecca Chevat

(202) 334-3275
GulfRespHealth@nas.edu

Location

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center

100 Academy Way

Irvine CA 92617, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations: Meeting 4

December 12 - 13, 2019

Past

About

This is a closed session.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

-Mark Utell
-Ellen A. Eisen
-Meredith McCormack
-Cecile S. Rose
-Frank E. Speizer
-Elaine Symanski
-Sverre Vedal
-Jody Wireman

Remote:
-Meredith Franklin
-Kirk Jones

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

• preliminary discussion of the results of the literature review
• refinement of the scope of the literature review
• discussion of potential findings, conclusions, and recommendations
• identification of goals for work to be accomplished before the next meeting

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

-draft chapter of the report
-studies for possible review by the committee

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 11, 2020

Contact

Rebecca Chevat

(202) 334-3275
GulfRespHealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Committee on the Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations: Meeting 2

May 30 - 31, 2019

Past

About

A closed committee meeting intended to make progress on fulfilling elements of the Statement of Task.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Mark Utell
Lung Chi Chen [remotely]
Ellen Eisen
Meredith Franklin
Kirk Jones
Meredith McCormack
Cecile Rose
Frank Speizer [remotely]
Elaine Symanski
Sverre Vedal (Day 1 only)
Jody Wireman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

• Work accomplished by staff since the first meeting
• Pathology issues related to the respiratory health issues under the committee’s consideration
• DoD airborne hazards exposure assessment activities and some findings of work conducted in-theater
• How best to respond to the elements of the committee’s Statement of Task
• The literature search strategy and inclusion/exclusion criteria for studies to be subjected to detailed review
• Abstracts of papers identified for potential review
• Goals for work to be accomplished before the next meeting and subcommittees responsible for various tasks

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

• Agenda book
• Journal articles and related literature
• Presentations from committee members

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 06, 2019

Contact

Rebecca Chevat

(202) 334-3275
GulfRespHealth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Committee on the Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations: Meeting 1

March 27 - 28, 2019

Past

Materials

Charge to the Committee

About

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on the Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazard Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations will be having a public session as part of its information gathering activities. The public session will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, from 1:00PM to 2:15PM ET, at the National Academies' Keck Building (500 Fifth Street, NW) in Washington, DC.

At this public session, the committee will hear a presentation from the Department of Veterans Affairs detailing their statement of task.

The session will be accessible to the public via a dial-in connection with a web-based platform that will enable projected material to be seen.

More information about the study can be found here.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Mark Utell
Lung Chi Chen
Ellen Eisen
Meredith Franklin
Meredith McCormack (Day 1 only)
Cecile Rose
Frank Speizer
Elaine Symanski
Sverre Vedal (Second half of Day 1 and full Day 2)
Jody Wireman

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

• Overview of the committee process and related administrative issues
• Standard bias and conflict of interest discussion according to NRC procedures
• Discussion of the Statement of Task and how to approach it
• Development of a work plan and draft of report outline
• Briefing on preliminary research on existing active duty and veteran epidemiologic studies
• Briefing from HMD Office of Communications
• Briefing on National Academies Media Relations

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

• Agenda book
• Journal articles and related literature
• Presentation from the sponsor

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 02, 2019

Contact

Rebecca Chevat

(202) 334-3275
GulfRespHealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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