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Scientific
Symposium Primay Objectives
ADVISE | DISCUSS |
RECOGNIZE
Participants
will be able to discuss and advise parents regarding
- the
unique vulnerability of infants and children to environmental
toxicants
- the
role of indoor and outdoor air pollutants in causing respiratory
and other diseases in infants and children
- the
role of water pollutants in causing diseases in infants and
children
- the
role of pollutants and contaminants in the food chain in causing
respiratory and other diseases in infants and children.
Participants
will be able to discuss
- the
current state of chronic disease surveillance as it relates
to environmental exposure
- the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Congressional mandate
to address environmental health gaps and how it may impact physicians
- the
recent trends in the incidence of cancer as related to exposure
to environmental toxicants in utero or during childhood
- new
systematic approaches to screening for developmental and learning
disabilities in clinical settings, and for potential neurodevelopmental
toxicants resulting from environmental exposures
- the
real and potential risks of exposure to environmental endocrine
disrupters and their effects during infant and child development
Participants
will be able to recognize and respond to
- potential
environmental toxicants
- biological
and chemical terrorism threats to children
- a
system that can document possible links between environmental
hazards and chronic diseases the same way that infectious diseases
are identified and tracked
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A
copy of the proceedings from the 2000 Symposium is now available!
Please visit Scientific
Proceedings to learn more. (11
CME's are available including 1 hour of ethics for reviewing the
home study course)
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