Veterans and Agent Orange: Herbicide/Dioxin Exposure and Type 2 Diabetes (2000)
Chapter: Appendix A: Summary of Workshops on the Evidence Regarding a Link Between Exposure to Agent Orange and Diabetes
APPENDIX A
Summary of Workshops on the Evidence Regarding a Link Between Exposure to Agent Orange and Diabetes
PUBLIC WORKSHOP 1
July 23, 1999
Board Room, National Academy of Sciences Building,
Washington, D.C.
Workshop Presentations and Speakers
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Cancer, Heart Disease, and Diabetes in Workers Exposed to 2,3,7,8-TCDD
Marilyn A. Fingerhut, Ph.D., Chief of Staff, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, D.C.
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Diabetes and TCDD in the Air Force Health Study
Joel Michalek, Ph.D., Air Force Research Laboratory, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas
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An Evolution of Diabetes Mellitus and Serum Glucose Among U.S. Workers Exposed to 2,3,7,8-TCDD
Geoffrey M. Calvert, M.D., Medical Officer, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Dioxin and Diabetes in Subjects with Background-Level Exposure
Matthew Longnecker, Ph.D., Medical Research Officer, National Institute for Environmental Safety and Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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Potential Relationship Between TCDD and Diabetes
Philip Kern, M.D., Associate Chief of Staff, Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, and Professor of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
PUBLIC WORKSHOP 2
June 9, 2000
Room 180, National Academy of Sciences Building,
Washington, D.C.
Workshop Speaker
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Dioxin and Diabetes in Ranch Hand Veterans
Joel Michalek, Ph.D., Air Force Research Laboratory, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas
Discussants' Presentations
Philip Kern, M.D., Associate Chief of Staff, Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, and Professor of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
Bonnie LaFleur, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, D.C.
Michael Stoto, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, D.C.; and Member, Ranch Hand Advisory Board
