| 7:00am |
Registration |
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| 7:30am - 8:30am |
Breakfast |
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| 8:30am - 8:35am |
Welcome |
Erin Kobetz, PhD, MPH
Director & Principal Investigator, Firefighter Cancer Initiative
Alberto Caban-Martinez, DO, PhD, MPH, CPH
Co-Deputy Director, Firefighter Cancer Initiative
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| 8:35am - 8:55am |
Keynote Speaker |
Victor Stagnaro
Chief Executive Officer, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation |
| 8:55am - 9:15am |
Firefighter Cancer Survivor |
Eric Johnson
President, Hialeah Fire Department- Local 1102 |
| International Perspectives on Cancer |
| 9:15am - 10:15am |
Perspective on Cancer from an International Standpoint - UK/Europe, Canada, Chile/Latin America, Panel Discussion |
Anna Stec, MSc, PhD, CSci, CChem, FRSC, FIFireE, FHEA
Professor in Fire Chemistry and Toxicity, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom
Mauricio Chang, MD
Firefighter and Head/Neck Surgeon, Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente Clinica Sanatorio Alemán, Chile
Tracy Kirkham, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada |
| 10:15am - 10:30am |
Break & Group Picture |
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| 10:30am - 11:00am |
PFAS Assessment and Monitoring |
Miriam Calkins, PhD, MS
Research Industrial Hygienist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| 11:00am - 12:00pm |
Overexposed: The PFAS Epidemic among Firefighters |
Dan Whu, MD, MPH, FACPM, FAAMA, ABOIM, DNBPAS
Chief Medical Officer, International Association of Fire Fighters
Edward A. Kelly
General President, International Association of Fire Fighters
Robert Bilott, JD
Environmental Attorney
Miriam Calkins, PhD, MS
Research Industrial Hygienist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Moderator:
Alberto Caban-Martinez, DO, PhD, MPH, CPH
Co-Deputy Director, Firefighter Cancer Initiative |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch |
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| Biomonitoring and Chemical Exposures |
| 1:00pm - 1:30pm |
Rapid Disaster Response - USAR and mitigating Cancer Risk |
Dr. Benjamin N. Abo, DO, Paramedic WP-C FAWM
EMS and Emergency Physician, Toxinologist, and Assistant Professor, Florida State University School of Medicine
Christopher Pecori, MS, PA-C, EMT-P
Clinical Research Coordinator, Metro-Dade Firefighters Local 1403 |
| 1:30pm - 2:00pm |
Early detection of Blood Cancers |
Justin Taylor, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Miami |
| 2:00pm - 2:30pm |
Electrical Vehicle and Heavy Metal Exposures |
Shanta Dhar, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Miami |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Cancer Screening Recommendations: Lung Cancer Screening in Firefighters |
Mary Reid, BSN, MSPH, PhD
Chief of Cancer Screening, Survivorship, and Membership, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| 3:00pm - 3:15pm |
Coffee Break |
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| 3:15pm - 3:45pm |
Diet and Nutrition |
Chloë Schweinshaut, RD, LDN, CLT
Founder, Riverside Nutrition, Healthy Response |
| 3:45pm - 4:30pm |
Cancer in the Fire Service: Where are we and where do we want to go? |
Bryan Frieders, MPA
President, Firefighter Cancer Support Network
Dan Whu, MD, MPH, FACPM, FAAMA, ABOIM, DNBPAS
Chief Medical Officer, International Association of Fire Fighters
Christopher Bator, BS
Division Chief – Safety and Health (HSO), Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department
Kevin Quinn, MS
1st Vice Chairman, National Volunteer Fire Council
Jeff Pauley, MS, IAAI-CFI, MIAAI, MIFireE
Health & Safety Committee Chairman, International Association of Arson Investigators
Larry Grubbs
State Safety Officer, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
| 3:15pm - 3:45pm |
Poster/Networking Session |
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