3456.0 Vietnam After the War: What is Happening? Part 2

Monday, October 31, 2011: 4:30 PM
Oral
These sessions will describe in detail Vietnam war perspectives from Vietnamese soldiers, health effects of Agent Orange and dioxin exposure, and environmental issues in Vietnam. Topics include (but are not limited to) Vietnamese Vietnam war veterans’ experiences and dioxins/Agent Orange in humans and Vietnam.
Session Objectives: Describe the motivation of North Vietnam and National Liberation front fighters Discuss bioremediation efforts in Vietnam Describe human health effects of Agent Orange and dioxin exposure
Organizer:
Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH
Moderator:
Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH

4:30 PM
Stories from the Other Side of Vietnam's Battlefields
Jim Zumwalt
4:45 PM
Agent Orange Environmental Remediation at Danang airport, Vietnam
Michael Anderson and John O. Wilson, PhD
     
5:00 PM
US EPA's Bioremediation Pilot at Da Nang Airport
Kevin Y. Teichman, PhD
5:15 PM
Dioxins and Human Health
Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH
     
5:30 PM
Vietnamese and U.S. Interactions with Respect to Agent Orange and its Dioxin
Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH
     

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

Organized by: Vietnam Caucus
Endorsed by: Environment, Peace Caucus, Socialist Caucus, 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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