251168 Laboratory considerations for biomonitoring

Monday, October 31, 2011: 8:50 AM

Julianne Nassif, Director of Analytical Chemistry , William A. Hinton State Laboratory, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA
     
Ms. Nassif will discuss the existing laboratory infrastructure which can be used to analyze clinical specimens for chemical exposures. Her talk will outline what any laboratorian should consider before embarking on a biomonitoring study. Finally, she will discuss the importance of collaborating with epidemiologists and toxicologists.

Learning Areas:
Environmental health sciences
Program planning

Learning Objectives:
Discuss existing public health laboratory infrastructure which can be used to analyze clinical specimens for chemical exposures.

Keywords: Chemical Analyses, Environmental Exposures

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because I oversee analytical laboratories actiively engaged in biomonitoring and serve as the co-chair of the Biomonitoring Subcommittee of the Assocoation of Public Health laboratories.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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