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2025 Agenda

International Firefighter Cancer Symposium 2025

Tab 1

7:00 AM Registration
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Welcome/FCI 10 Year Overview Erin Kobetz, PhD, MPH
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Keynote Speaker JoAnne Rice, MPA, CFO
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Firefighter Cancer Survivor
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Firefighters Engaged in Research Jeff Pauley, MS and Manuel Fonseca, EdD, MBA, MSML, MEd, J.M. B.A.
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Break & Group Picture
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Assessing Cancer Risk in Wildland Firefighters: Unveiling the Hidden Hazards of the Fireline Joseph Ten Eyck
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Emerging Hazards Panel: Electrical Vehicle Fires Sylvia Daunert, PharmD, MS, PhD; Helena Solo- Gabriele, PhD, PE; Shanta Dhar, PhD
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Textiles and Exposure Bryan Ormond, PhD
1:30 PM – 1:50 PM Nutrition Stefanos N. Kales MD, MPH, FAC
1:50 PM – 2:15 PM Firefighter Wellness and Physical Activity Kerry S. Kuehl, MD, DrPH, MS
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Addressing Challenges and Advancing Implementation Strategies in Firefighter Health and Safety Christopher Bator, Samuel Eaton, Kenny Schroeder, Brian O'Neill, PhD
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM Cancer Presumption and Policy Priorities Walter "Walt" Dix
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM Breakout Session 1: TOPICS: Cancer Epi, Occupational Exposure, Electric Vehicle Fire
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Breakout session Debrief
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Poster Session/Networking