Perspectives on the Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke Intrusions
April 28 Session Agenda: Perspectives on the Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke Intrusions
| 12:00 –12:30 pm ET | Opening Welcome Brian Bunger, A&WMA President Keynote Presentation: Health Effects of Natural Disasters — The Broader View Suzanne Grimmesey, PIO/Chief Quality Control and Strategy Officer, Dept. of Behavioural Wellness, County of Santa Barbara |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm ET | Introduction and meeting focus Conference Chair: Scott Freeburn Wildfire Impacts and the Public Health Response in Oregon Carol A. Trenga, PhD, MS. Environmental Epidemiologist, Oregon Health Authority Observed Increased COVID-19 Mortality with 2020 Wildfire Smoke Storms in the San Francisco Bay Area Samuel L. Altshuler, PE, BCEE, Paulina C. Altshuler, DO, Angelina A. Fishler, Ph.D. |
| 1:30 – 1:45 pm ET | Break |
| 1:45 – 3:30 pm ET | Short-term Exposures to Peak PM Levels Michael Kleinman, Ph.D., Universtiy of California-Irvine Wildfire Smoke Effects Research and Looking Ahead Sumi Hoshiko, Research Scientist, California Department of Public Health Washington Wildfire Smoke Impacts and Public Health Response Julie Fox, Ph.D., MHS, Air Quality Epidemiologist, Washington State Department of Health Session Q & A and open discussion with all presenters |
