Agenda | National Firefighter Cancer Symposium 2023 | Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Thursday, February 23
Friday, February 24

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8:30am - 8:35am	Welcome	Erin Kobetz, PhD, MPH Vice Provost for Research + Scholarship, University of Miami; Associate Director, Population Sciences and Cancer Disparity, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center; Professor, Medicine and Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
8:35am – 9:05am	Opening Speakers	Lori Moore-Merrell, DrPH, MPH U.S. Fire Administrator, U.S. Fire Administration Danny Whu, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Brian McQueen Executive Committee and Co-Chairman, National Volunteer Fire Council
	Topic 1: IARC Monograph Overview
9:05am - 9:25am	Introduction & Overview of the IARC Monograph	Paul Demers, PhD Director, Occupational Cancer Research Centre; Senior Scientist, Cancer Care Ontario; Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
9:25am - 10:10am	IARC Panel Discussion (Exposure, Mechanistic, Epidemiological)	Moderator: Dr. Alberto Caban-Martinez Paul Demers, PhD Director, Occupational Cancer Research Centre; Senior Scientist, Cancer Care Ontario; Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Lauren Teras, PhD Scientific Director, Epidemiology Research, American Cancer Society Marta Oliviera, PhD Researcher, REQUIMTE-LAQV-ISEP Luana Main, PhD Associate Professor, Deakin University (Australia)
	Topic 2: Epidemiological Studies
10:35am - 10:50am	Firefighter Epidemiology Research	Lauren Teras, PhD Scientific Director, Epidemiology Research, American Cancer Society
10:50am - 11:05am	State of Florida Firefighter Cancer Registry Update	David Lee, PhD Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
11:05am - 11:15am	Implementing Research in Your Fire Department	James Ziegler, AAS, BS, NREMT-Basic Captain, Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service
11:25am - 11:40am	Cancer-Related Risk Factors in Volunteer and Career Firefighters	Judith Graber, PhD Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health
11:40am - 11:50am	National Firefighter Registry Update	Miriam Siegel, DrPH, MPH Lead Epidemiologist, National Firefighter Registry, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
12:45pm - 12:50pm	Recognition Award
	Topic 3: Exposure
12:50pm - 1:05pm	Firefighter Exposure Research	Tracy Kirkham, PhD Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
1:05pm - 1:20pm	Using Silicone Wristbands to Characterize Firefighter’s Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals	Heather Stapleton, PhD Ronie-Richele Garcia-Johnson Distinguished Professor, Duke University
1:25pm - 1:50pm	IAFF & Metro Chiefs Joint Statement in PFAS in Turnout Gear	Neil McMillan Director of Research & Science Department, Division of Health, Safety & Medicine, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Danny Whu, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Otto Drozd III, EFO, CFO Executive Secretary, Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association
1:50pm - 2:10pm	Joint Labor-Management Implementation of the Joint Statement: Making It Work for the Health & Safety of Fire Fighters	Billy McAllister President, Metro-Dade Firefighters Local 1403 Ray Jadallah Fire Chief, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
2:20 PM – 2:50 PM	Workers Compensation Panel	JoAnne Rice Director, State Fire Marshal Julius Halas, MS SFM Director (Retired), Fire Services Liaison, United Badges Insurance Services Rocco Salvatori Vice President, Florida Professional Firefighters Geoff Bichler, MA, JD Partner, Bichler & Longo, PLLC Gavin Jacklyn Captain, Brantford Fire Department
	Topic 4: Mechanistic Studies
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM	IARC Mechanistic Studies Overview	Luana Main, PhD Associate Professor, Deakin University (Australia)
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM	Mechanistic Evidence for the Carcinogenicity of Occupational Exposure as a Firefighter	David DeMarini, PhD Genetic Toxicologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
3:45 PM – 3:55 PM	Q&A
3:55 PM – 4:20 PM	FCI Update	Alberto Caban-Martinez, DO, PhD, MPH, CPH Co-Deputy Director, Firefighter Cancer Initiative
4:25 PM – 4:30 PM	Closing Remarks	Alberto Caban-Martinez, DO, PhD, MPH, CPH Co-Deputy Director, Firefighter Cancer Initiative Natasha Schaefer Solle, PhD, RN Co-Deputy Director, Firefighter Cancer Initiative

8:00am - 8:05am	Welcome	Alberto Caban-Martinez, DO, PhD, MPH, CPH Co-Deputy Director, Firefighter Cancer Initiative Natasha Schaefer Solle, PhD, RN Co-Deputy Director, Firefighter Cancer Initiative
8:05am - 8:30am	Opening Speaker	JoAnne Rice Director, State Fire Marshal
	Firefighter Workshops
8:35 AM – 9:20 AM 9:25 AM – 10:10 AM 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM 11:05 AM – 11:50 AM	Remediation of PFAS Exposure / History of Remediation of PFAS	Mick Tisbury, AFSM Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Fire Rescue Victoria (Australia David Hamilton Commander, Fire Rescue Victoria (Australia)
8:35 AM – 9:20 AM 9:25 AM – 10:10 AM 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM 11:05 AM – 11:50 AM	Mental Health in the Fire Service	Chris Weidlich, PhD, PMHNP-BC, RN Assistant Professor of Clinical & Nurse-Scientist, University of Miami Derrick Edwards, PhD, LPC-MHSP Derrick Edwards, PhD, LPC-MHSP
8:35 AM – 9:20 AM 9:25 AM – 10:10 AM 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM 11:05 AM – 11:50 AM	FCI Toolkit & Education Curriculum	Natasha Schaefer Solle, PhD, RN Co-Deputy Director, Firefighter Cancer Initiative Cynthia Campos Beaver, MPH, RS, CCRC Clinical Research Coordinator, Firefighter Cancer Initiative Aimee Green, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ABAAHP Nurse Practitioner, Firefighter Cancer Initiative Johanna Garibaldi, BSN, RN, EMT-P Nurse Navigator, Firefighter Cancer Initiative
8:35 AM – 9:20 AM 9:25 AM – 10:10 AM 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM 11:05 AM – 11:50 AM	Station Redesign & Preliminary Exposure Reduction (PER)	Jonathan Lund, PE, EFO Fire Marshal, Des Moines Fire Department Billy McAllister President, Metro-Dade Firefighters Local 1403
	Scientific Workshop Cancer in the Fire Service: Catalyzing Teamwork and Technology to Improve Clinical Outcomes
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM	Introductory Comments	Alberto Caban-Martinez, DO, PhD, MPH, CPH Co-Deputy Director, Firefighter Cancer Initiative
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM	Cancer in the Fire Service: Leveraging a Fundamental Toxicology Framework to Attack a Complex Problem	Vincent Reynolds, PhD, DABT CToxicologist; Life Member, Aetna Hose, Hook & Ladder Company; Lieutenant, Greenfield Fire Department
9:00 AM - 9:25 AM	Firefighter Exposures to Mutagens and Carcinogens: Current Best Practices to Assess and Minimize Exposures	Alexander Mayer, MPH Health Scientist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
9:25 AM - 9:50 AM	Dermal Decontamination Interventions to Reduce Firefighter Exposures to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)	Paul White, PhD Research Scientist & Lab Leader, Genetic Toxicology, Health Canada, International Agency for Research on Cancer
9:50 AM - 10:15 AM	Kinetics of Dermal Absorption vs. Decon	John Kissel, PhD Professor Emeritus, University of Washington
10:35 AM - 11:00 AM	Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Responses: Complexities and Complications in the Development of Cancer	Andrew Young, MD, PhD Hematology/Oncology Fellow, Washington University
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM	Using Recent Technologies to Identify Increased Cancer Risks and Improve Early Cancer Detection in Firefighters	Jesse Salk, MD, PhD Chief Scientific Officer, Founder, Board Member, TwinStrand Biosciences
11:25 AM - 11:50 AM	The Utility of Multi-Cancer Early Detection in High Risk Cancer Populations	Jason Carey, PhD Senior Medical Science Liaison, GRAIL
1:00 PM - 1:25 PM	Voice of the Firefighter and the Importance of Teamwork	Joseph Jardin Assistant Chief of Operations, New York City Fire Department (FDNY)
1:25 PM - 1:50 PM	Competing Against the Problem: Sharing a Federal Public Health Perspective to Maximize the Impact of Firefighter Researcha>	Stephanie Smith-Roe, PhD AGenetic Toxicologist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH)
1:50 PM - 3:30 PM	Breakout Sessions
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Breakout Reports

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