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	2002 Biennial Scientific Symposium Proceedings:
	Cover Page
	Executive Summary
	Table of Contents, Acknowledgements, Symposium Information and Forward
1.	Welcome and Introductions: Fernando Guerra, MD, MPH, FAAP	Slides 1-4
2.	Tox for Docs: Recogmizing and Preventing Environmental Triggers of Disease in Children: Rob Amler, MD,MS Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
3.	The Need for Information and Data: Claudia Miller, MD Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
4.	Overview of Environmental Threats to Children's Health: Martin Lorin, MD Professor of Pediatrics, Director of the Pediatric Residency Program, Baylor College of Medicine	Slides 1-13
5.	Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research: Allen Dearry, Ph.D., Chief of the Chemical Exposures and Molecular Biology Branch, Division of Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health	Slides 1-8
6.	Epidemiology of Childhood Cancer: Melissa Bondy, PhD Professor of Epidemiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center	Slides 1-24
7.	Endocrine Disruption: Lovell A. Jones, Ph.D. Professor, Gynecologic Oncology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Director, Experimental Gynecology and Endocrinology; Head, Cancer Nutrition Research Group; Director, Center for Research on Minority Health, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
8.	The Role of Air Pollutants and Environmental Factors in Childhood Asthma: Pamela R. Wood, MD, Professor, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	Slides 1-14
9.	The Role of the Environment and Genes in the Etiology of Birth Defects: Laura Mitchell, PhD Associate Professor, Institute of Biosciences and Technology; Texas A&M University Health Science Center	Slides 1-12
10.	Ethics Session: Why not have a perfect child live a perfect life for 125 years?: Jim Wild, PhD Professor of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Toxicology, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University	Slides 1-9
11.	The National Children's Study: Donald Dudley, MD Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Member, Federal Advisory Committee for the National Children's Study
	CHEMICAL-BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM
12.	Introduction: Robert H. Carpenter, DVM, MS Board Member, Children's Environmental Health Institute
13.	Update on Bioterrorism Preparedness: Ronald Blanck, DO President, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth	Slides 1-10
14.	Chemical-Biological Terrorism: Impact on Children and the Role of Pediatricians: Sophie J. Balk, MD Pediatric Academic Associates, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Slides 1-13
	WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE MILITARY
15.	Introduction: Bill Shelton, MD Board Member, Children's Environmental Health Institute
16.	Conversion of a Military Base to Civilian Use: Adam Antwine Chief, Air Force Base Conversion Agency	Slides 1-10
17.	Disease Monitoring in the Military: Kenneth L. Cox, Lt Col, USAF, MC, SFS Brooks Air Force Base	Slides 1-12
18.	Air Force Community Partnership: Sam Sanchez, R.S. Environmental Health Administrator, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District	Slides 1-5
	NATIONWIDE HEALTH TRACKING NETWORK
19.	Sources and Pathways of Childhood Exposures to Pesticides: Laura Rasar King, MPH, CHES Outreach Director, Environment and Health Program, Physicians for Social Responsibility	Slides 1-10
20.	The Centers for Disease Control and Disease Tracking: W. Randolph Daley, DVM, MPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health	Slides 1-16
	SPECIAL GUEST LECTURE
21.	Dedicated to the health of children? Then call yourself an environmentalist: Michael L. Fischer, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
22.	Mold Contamination in Buildings: Putting the Causes, Pathways and Health Effects into Perspective: Vince Torres, PE, Texas Institute for the Indoor Environment, The University of Texas at Austin	Slides 1-8
23.	Heavy Metals: Mercury, Lead, and Arsenic: Claudia Miller, MD, MS University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
24.	Sources and Pathways of Childhood Pesticide Exposure: Kirby C. Donnelly, PhD Professor and Head, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College Station, Texas	Slides 1-23
	CONCLUSIONS
25.	What Local Public Health Can Offer the Clinician in Regard to Children's Environmental Health: Fernando Guerra, MD, MPH, Director, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District	Slides 1-10
26.	Closing Remarks: Martin Lorin, M.D. Director of Medical Education, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
27.	Farewell: Janie Fields, MPA Executive Director, Children's Environmental Health Institute
28.	Continuing Medical Education Information and Exam (11 hours)

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