3382.0 Vietnam After the War: What is Happening? Part 1

Monday, October 31, 2011: 2:30 PM
Oral
These sessions will describe in detail various health issues in American and Vietnamese Vietnam war veterans, the general Vietnamese population, and the American Vietnamese population. Topics include (but are not limited to) dioxins in humans and Agent Orange in Vietnam.
Session Objectives: Describe adverse impacts of war on civilians Discuss issues in mitigation of impact of Agent Orange/dioxin on past, present, and future Vietnamese populations Describe biological mechanisms of TCDD-induced illness
Organizer:
Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH
Moderator:
Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH

2:30 PM
Impact of War on Noncombatant Civilians
Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH
     
2:52 PM
National Academy of Sciences' Management of Air Force Health Study's Research Assets
David A. Butler, PhD
     
  
3:14 PM
A War Legacy Priority: Addressing the Impact of Agent Orange on the Health and Lives of the People of Viet Nam
Susan Hammond
     
3:36 PM
Veterans and Agent Orange Committee – Review Process and Latest Update
Mary K. Walker, PhD
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Vietnam Caucus
Endorsed by: Environment, Peace Caucus, Socialist Caucus, Women's Caucus, Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

See more of: Vietnam Caucus
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