Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations (2020)
Chapter: Appendix A: Public Meeting Agendas
Appendix A
Public Meeting Agendas
March 27, 2019
OPEN SESSION
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC
Keck Room 106
| 1:00 p.m. |
Welcome, notes on the conduct of the open session, and introduction of participants Mark Utell, M.D. Chair, Committee on the Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations |
| 1:10 p.m. |
Charge to the committee and background on the study—presentation and Q&A R. Loren Erickson, M.D., Dr.P.H. Chief Consultant, Post Deployment Health, Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) |
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Eric Shuping, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP
Director, Environmental Health Program—Post 911, Post Deployment Health Services, VHA, VA |
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| 2:15 p.m. | Open session adjourns |
October 3–4, 2019
OPEN SESSION
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC
E Street Conference Room
Thursday, October 3
| 9:15 a.m. | Meeting room opens to speakers and observers |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Welcome, notes on the conduct of the open session, and introduction of participants Mark Utell, M.D. Chair, Committee on the Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations |
| 9:45 a.m. |
Roundtable on Epidemiologic Studies of Military and Veterans Health Michael J. Morris, M.D. representing the Study of Active Duty Military for Pulmonary Disease Related to Environmental Deployment Exposures (STAMPEDE) |
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Eric Garshick, M.D., M.O.H.
representing the Service and Health Among Deployed Veterans (SHADE) study |
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Rudolph P. Rull, Ph.D., M.P.H.
representing the Millennium Cohort Study |
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Aaron Schneiderman, Ph.D., M.P.H., RN
representing the National Health Study for a New Generation of U.S. Veterans (NewGen) and Comparative Health Assessment Interview (CHAI) study |
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Michael J. Falvo, Ph.D.
representing the Effects of Deployment Exposures on Cardiopulmonary and Autonomic Function (AirHzds) study |
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Drew A. Helmer, M.D., M.S.
representing the VA Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence (AHBPCE) at the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) in New Jersey |
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R. Ryanne Wu, M.D., M.H.S.
representing the Gulf War Era Cohort and Biorepository |
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| Colloquy on how these studies inform questions regarding the association between in-theater exposures and respiratory health outcomes | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch break |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Health research issues related to in-theater exposures Presenters Timothy S. Blackwell, M.D. |
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Michael J. Morris, M.D. |
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Kimberly Sullivan, Ph.D. |
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Joan Reibman, M.D. |
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Karan Uppal, Ph.D. |
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| 4:15 p.m. | Break |
| 4:30 p.m. | Public comments Interested persons may sign up to present their views to the committee (5 minutes per person or organization). Presentations may be made in person or remotely. The opportunity to make a presentation is offered on a first-come/first-served basis. |
| 5:30 p.m. | Workshop suspends for the day |
Friday, October 4
| 8:45 a.m. | Meeting room opens to speakers and observers |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome, notes on the conduct of the open session, and introduction of participants Mark Utell, M.D. Chair, Committee on the Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations |
| 9:15 a.m. |
Exposure characterization and science and technology issues related to in-theater exposures Presenters Steven L. Patterson, M.S.P.H., REHS/RS, CPH |
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Jennifer Therkorn, Ph.D., M.P.H. |
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William E. Funk, Ph.D. |
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Eric A. Hoffman, Ph.D. |
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Camilla A. Mauzy, Ph.D. |
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Katrina M. Waters, Ph.D. |
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| 12:15 p.m. |
Workshop wrap-up and thank yous Mark Utell, M.D. Chair, Committee on the Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Hazards Exposures in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations |
| 12:30 p.m. | Workshop ends |
