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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
3280.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| The Vietnam Caucus Scientific Sessions will present an update of current findings concerning health aspects of Agent Orange and its contaminant , TCDD or dioxin. Results of individual epidemiology studies will be presented, as will reviews of the literature as well as current and planned US government activities in Vietnam. | |||
| Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Learn about health effects of Agent Orange on humans. 2. Learn about US government activities regarding public health aspects of Agent Orange in Vietnam working with the Vietnamese government. 3. Learn of the conclusions regarding the US Environmental Protection Agency work on dioxins and health. 4. Learn the results of new epidemiology studies regarding dioxin and human health. | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Arnold Schecter, MPH Marian Pavuk, MD, PhD David A. Butler, PhD Michelle C. Catlin Linda Spoonster Schwartz, RN, MSN, DrPH, F | |||
| Withdrawn -- Veterans and Agent Orange - Findings of the latest National Academy of Sciences' studies David A. Butler, PhD, Michelle C. Catlin, PhD | |||
| Introduction to the Vietnam Caucus, Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH | |||
| Update on Agent Orange and Dioxin Findings in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH, Marian Pavuk, MD, PhD, Le Cao Dai, MD (deceased), Olaf Paepke, PhD, Rainer Malisch, PhD, John D. Constable, MD, | |||
| Veterans and Agent Orange-Findings of the Latest National Academy of Sciences Study, David Butler, PhD, Michelle C. Catlin, PhD | |||
| American Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange, Linda Spoonster Schwartz, Rn, MSN, DrPH, FAAN, | |||
| Thyroid Changes in Relation to TCDD in Ranch Hand Veterans of the US Air Force, Marian Pavuk, Md, PhD, Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH, Fatema Ahkter, Joel Michalek | |||
| Organized by: | Vietnam Caucus | ||
| Endorsed by: | Environment; Epidemiology; International Health; Peace Caucus; Public Health Nursing; School Health Education and Services; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work | ||