5060.0: Wednesday, November 19, 2003: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Oral | |||
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| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to (1) identify high risk populations for beryllium disease in nuclear weapons and clean-up workers; (2) understand important aspects of the beryllium exposure/response relationship of proven relevance to occupational health with potential application to community-based exposures; (3) evaluate the adequacy of current monitoring and beryllium disease prevention programs. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Tim Takaro, MD, MPH | |||
| Beryllium exposure and disease in populations downstream from production: Nuclear weapons workers and the public surrounding production plants Tim Takaro, MD,, MPH | |||
| Screening for beryllium disease among construction trade workers at department of energy nuclear sites. Laura Welch, MD, Knut Ringen, PhD, Eula Bingham, PhD, John Dement, PhD, Tim Takaro, MD, MPH, William McGowan, Anna Chen, Patricia Quinn | |||
| Screening for beryllium disease at the Nevada test site: Looking for exposures in new and different places Lewis D. Pepper, MD, MPH | |||
| Cumulative incidence of chronic beryllium disease in a ceramics factory cohort Margaret Kitt, MD, MPH, Paul K. Henneberger, MPH, ScD, David C Deubner, MD, MPH, Christine Schuler, PhD, Erin McCanlies, PhD, Kay Kreiss, MD | |||
| Identification of non-occupational cases of CBD related to residence in a community surrounding a beryllium manufacturing facility Lisa A Maier, MD, MSPH, FCCP, Jing Liang, MD, Guanming Yang, BA, Milton Rossman, MD | |||
| Organized by: | Occupational Health and Safety | ||
| Endorsed by: | Environment; Epidemiology; Labor Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Environmental Health, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy | ||