ADAO Asbestos Prevention and Awareness Conference Runs Sept. 16-17

Discussions Offer Opportunities to Learn Saturday will feature an academic conference highlighted by four 90-minute panel discussions that include many of the experts who have gathered for the event. ADAO Saturday Panel Discussions Session I Progress and Challenges from the Frontline, with moderator Dr. Celeste Monforton. Session II Medical Advancements: Diagnosing and Treating Mesothelioma and Other Asbestos-Related Diseases, with moderator Dr. Arthur Frank. Session III Prevention: Legacy Asbestos: What is it? Where is it? What Do I Do? with moderator Richard Lemen, Ph.D. Session IV Global Ban Asbestos Action, with moderator Brent Kynoch. Wolf, who will be receiving the prestigious Dr. Irving Selikoff Award for her commitment to the cause, will be part of the Medical Advancements session. Dr. Melissa McDiarmid will also receive the Selikoff Award. Dr. Raja Flores to Speak on Legacy Asbestos Thoracic surgeon Flores will be part of the Legacy Asbestos session, which is particularly pertinent to ADAO, whose recent lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is pushing the country closer to an asbestos ban. The lawsuit led to a court order for the federal agency’s current ongoing evaluation of the risks posed by legacy asbestos, a key topic for Saturday. With asbestos highly regulated today in the U.S. and no raw asbestos being mined or impor...
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