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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Conference Agenda." National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. 1996. Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change: Summary of the Proceedings. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9100.
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APPENDIX B

Conference Agenda

Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change

The National Science and Technology Council, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Academy of Sciences

September 11–12, 1995

National Academy of Sciences

Main Auditorium

2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20418

AGENDA

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1995

7:30–9:00 a.m.

REGISTRATION

9:00–9:10 a.m.

WELCOMING REMARKS

Kenneth I. Shine, M.D.

President, Institute of Medicine

John H. Gibbons, Ph.D.

Assistant to the President for Science and Technology

9:10–9:50 a.m.

PANEL I: OVERVIEW

Kenneth I. Shine, M.D. (Chair)

President, Institute of Medicine

The Science and Impacts of Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Robert Watson, Ph.D.

Associate Director for the Environment, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President

Climate Change and Human Health Risks

Anthony McMichael, Ph.D.

Professor of Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

9:50–10:10 a.m

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Conference Agenda." National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. 1996. Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change: Summary of the Proceedings. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9100.
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10:10–11:10 a.m.

PANEL II: CLIMATE CHANGE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Mary E. Wilson, M.D. (Panel Chair)

Assistant Professor, Harvard University

Vector-Borne Diseases

Duane Gubler, Sc.D.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Marine Ecosystems

Rita Colwell, Ph.D., M.S.

President, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Emerging and Reemerging Diseases

Steven Morse, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Virology, Rockefeller University

11:10–12:00 p.m.

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

12:00–12:30 p.m.

LUNCH (Provided in the Great Hall)

12:30–1:00 p.m.

SPECIAL BRIEFING

El Niño: Analogue for Long-Term Climate Change

J. Michael Hall, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Global Programs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Paul Epstein, M.D., M.P.H.

Harvard Medical School

1:00–1:30 p.m.

PANEL III: DIRECT HEALTH EFFECTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND OZONE DEPLETION

Terri Damstra, Ph.D. (Panel Chair)

Deputy Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Climate Change and Heat Stress

Larry Kalkstein, Ph.D.

Professor of Geography, University of Delaware

Ozone Depletion and Its Health Effects: Skin Cancer, Cataracts, and Immune Suppression

Margaret Kripke, Ph.D., M.A.

Professor and Chairman, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

1:30–2:00 p.m.

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Conference Agenda." National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. 1996. Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change: Summary of the Proceedings. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9100.
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2:00–2:45 p.m.

PANEL IV: INDIRECT HEALTH EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Andrew Haines, M.D. (Panel Chair)

Professor of Primary Care, University of London Medical School

Impacts on Nutritional Health

David Oot, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Nutrition and Health, United States Agency for International Development

Impacts on Fresh Water Quality and Quantity

Reds Wolman, Ph.D., M.A.

Professor of Geography, Johns Hopkins University

Impacts on Air Quality

Joel Schwartz, Ph.D.

Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, Harvard University

2:45–3:15 p.m.

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

3:15–3:30 p.m.

COFFEE BREAK

3:30–4:00 p.m.

SPECIAL ADDRESS

Implications for International Cooperation

Mr. J. Brian Atwood

Administrator, United States Agency for International Development

4:00–4:30 p.m.

INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER

John H. Gibbons, Ph.D.

Assistant to the President for Science and Technology

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

The Interplay of Climate Change, Ozone Depletion, and Human Health

Albert Gore, Jr., Vice President of the United States

4:30–5:15 p.m.

PANEL V: POLICY IMPLICATIONS

Anne Solomon, M.P.A. (Panel Chair)

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Technology and Health, Department of State

Implications for Global Health Surveillance and Response

Stephen Joseph, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, Department of Defense

Implications for Disease Prevention

Sir George A.O. Alleyne, M.D.

Director, Pan American Health Organization

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Conference Agenda." National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. 1996. Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change: Summary of the Proceedings. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9100.
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Implications for Education in the Medical and Public Health Communities

Eric Chivian, M.D.

Chair, Physicians for Social Responsibility

5:15–5:45 p.m.

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

5:45–6:00 p.m.

WRAP UP, INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NEXT DAY

6:00 p.m.

ADJOURN

6:15 p.m.

RECEPTION—GREAT HALL

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1995

7:00–8:00 a.m.

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST-NAS GREAT HALL

8:00–9:00 a.m.

BREAKOUT SESSION COCHAIRS CONVENE TO DISCUSS GOALS AND STRATEGIES

9:00–9:15 a.m.

MORNING PLENARY

Charge to Breakout Groups

Bernard Goldstein, M.D. (Chair)

9:15–12:30 p.m.

BREAKOUT GROUP SESSIONS

GROUP 1: IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE

Ruth Berkleman, M.D. (Government Cochair)

Deputy Director, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Demisse Habte, M.D. (Nongovernment Cochair)

Director, Centre for Health and Population Research

GROUP 2: IMPLICATIONS FOR DISEASE PREVENTION

Sheila Newton, Ph.D. (Government Cochair)

Coordinator for Environment, Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Department of Health and Human Services

Jonathan Patz, M.D., M.P.H. (Nongovernment Cochair)

Johns Hopkins University

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Conference Agenda." National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. 1996. Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change: Summary of the Proceedings. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9100.
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GROUP 3: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION OF THE MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITIES

Max Lum, Ed.D., M.P.A. (Government Cochair)

Director, Office of Health Communications, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Bernard Goldstein, M.D. (Nongovernment Cochair)

Chair, Department of Environmental and Community Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine

GROUP 4: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Rafe Pomerance (Government Cochair)

Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Environment and Development, State Department

Rudi Slooff, Ph.D. (Nongovernment Cochair)

Division of Environmental Health, World Health Organization

GROUP 5: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS

Robert Corell, Ph.D. (Government Cochair)

Chair, Subcommittee on Global Change Research and Development, United States Global Change Research Program

David P. Rall, M.D., Ph.D. (Nongovernment Cochair)

Foreign Secretary, Institute of Medicine

GROUP 6: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND RISK COMMUNICATION

Bill Farland, Ph.D. (Government Cochair)

Director of National Center for Environmental Assessment, Environmental Protection Agency

Thomas Malone, Ph.D. (Nongovernment Cochair)

Director of Sigma Xi Center's Human Development Program

12:30–1:00 p.m.

LUNCH (PROVIDED IN THE GREAT HALL)

1:00–1:30 p.m.

SPECIAL ADDRESS

Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Human Health

Thomas Lovejoy, Ph.D.

Counselor to the Secretary for Biodiversity and Environmental Affairs, Smithsonian Institution

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Conference Agenda." National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. 1996. Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change: Summary of the Proceedings. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9100.
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1:30–3:30 p.m.

CLOSING PLENARY

Bernard Goldstein, M.D. (Plenary Chair)

Chair, Department of Environmental and Community Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine

Breakout group Cochairs report on strategies for addressing potential health effects of global climate change developed during their discussions.

3:00–4:00 p.m.

OPEN DISCUSSION

4:00 p.m.

ADJOURN

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Conference Agenda." National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. 1996. Conference on Human Health and Global Climate Change: Summary of the Proceedings. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9100.
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