Appendix B
Open Session Workshop Agenda
COMMITTEE TO REVIEW ADVANCES MADE TO THE IRIS PROCESS
SECOND MEETING
Open Session: February 1-2, 2018
National Academies of Sciences, Lecture Room
2101 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20418
OPEN SESSION AGENDA
9:30 | Purpose of Open Session and Introduction of Committee Members Jonathan Samet Chair, Committee to Review Advances Made to the IRIS Process Dean, Colorado School of Public Health |
9:45 | Introduction and Overview of Improvements to the IRIS Program Tina Bahadori Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Kristina Thayer Director, Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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10:45 | Discussion with National Academies Committee |
11:30 | Opportunity for Public Comments to National Academies Committee |
12:00 | Lunch Break |
1:00 | Session 1: Systematic Review in the IRIS Program – Evidence Identification |
EPA Panel Presentations and Discussion with the National Academies Committee on the Following Topics: | |
Scoping, Problem Formulation, and Protocols Literature Searching, Screening, and Inventories |
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2:00 | Opportunity for Public Comments to National Academies Committee |
2:15 | Session 2: Systematic Review in the IRIS Program – Evidence Evaluation |
EPA Panel Presentations and Discussion with the National Academies Committee on the Following Topics: | |
Evaluating Individual Studies: Reporting Quality, Risk of Bias, and Sensitivity | |
Evaluating Confidence in a Body of Evidence: Evidence Synthesis and Integration to Reach Hazard Conclusions | |
3:15 | Opportunity for Public Comments to National Academies Committee |
3:30 | Break |
3:45 | Session 3: Development and Application of Specialized Tools for Systematic Review |
EPA Panel Presentations and Discussion with the National Academies Committee | |
4:30 | Opportunity for Public Comments to National Academies Committee |
5:00 | Break |
5:30-7:00 | Poster Session and Demonstrations, West Court |
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2018 | |
8:30 | Welcome and Recap from First Day Jonathan Samet Chair, Committee to Review Advances Made to the IRIS Process Dean, Colorado School of Public Health |
8:45 | Session 4: Study Selection for Developing Toxicity Values, and Advancing Research on Quantitative Analyses for Evidence Integration and Dose-Response Analyses |
EPA Panel Presentations and Discussion with the National Academies Committee | |
10:00 | Opportunity for Public Com ments to National Academies Committee |
10:15 | Break |
10:30 | Collaborations, Training, and Final Thoughts Tina Bahadori Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Kristina Thayer Director, Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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11:00 | Discussion with National Academies Committee |
11:45 | Opportunity for Public Comments to National Academies Committee |
12:30 | Adjourn |