Seminars and Workshops

We offer seminars for scientists and policy makers regarding scientific issues of direct public health significance. Seminars are offered on a regular basis. Participants come from all sectors and a variety of disciplines. 

We also can provide technical, hands-on workshops tailored to meet a variety of professional objectives. Workshops are taught by School faculty and external associates. They are typically one to three days in length. 

Seminars in the 2008-2009 series are currently planned for:

May 5, 2009

"Risky Business": Perspectives on Working in the Risk Sciences

Dr. Elizabeth Dederick, ICF International
Bonnie Gaborek, DuPont Haskell Global Centers for Health & Environmental Sciences
Col. Mark Melanson, U.S. Army Medical Command
Dr. Keeve Nachman, Center for Liveable Future, JHBSPH
Room B14B, Hampton House
5:00-6:30pm
**Presented in conjunction with the Society of Risk Analysis National Capital Area Chapter


2008 Seminars Listed Below

September 23, 2008

"Predictive Bayesian Dose-Response Assessment for Assessing Disease Burden Due to Pathogens in Drinking water"

Dr. James Englehardt, Ph.D., P.E.
Graduate Program Director and Professor of Environmental Engineering
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
University of Miami
Room W3030, Wolfe St. Bldg.
12:15-1:20 pm
**co-sponsored by the Center for Public Health Preparedness and the Center for Water and Health

October 7, 2008

"Exposure Science: What is Necessary to Make it Thrive in the 21st Century"

Dr. Paul J. Lioy, Ph.D.
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, RWJMS
Deputy Director of Government Relations and Director of the Exposure Science Division of
the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI)
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School(RWJMS) - UMDNJ and Rutgers University
Room W2008, Wolfe St. Bldg.
12:15-1:20 pm
**co-sponsored by the Center for Public Health Preparedness

November 3, 2008

"MIRA: An Approach to Environmental and Public Health Decision Making"

Dr. Cynthia Stahl, Ph.D.
Environmental Scientist
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Room TBD, Wolfe St. Bldg.
5:00-6:30 pm

Workshops

Past workshops have included the following:

• The Evolving Practice of Risk Assessment
• The Role of Epidemiology
• Risk Assessment and Regulatory Reform
• How to Assess Risk
• Working with Risk Assessors and Risk Assessments
  

We have held workshops in

• Washington, DC, in conjunction with the American College of Epidemiology annual meeting
• Baltimore, MD, in conjunction with the NIOSH-sponsored Education and Research Center in Occupational Health and Safety
• Seattle, WA, at the Society for Epidemiological Research annual meeting
• Madrid, Spain, at the Escuela Nacional de Sanidad
• Pretoria, South Africa, as part of the Community Medicine Training Program at the University of Pretoria