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Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
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This calendar lists events related to the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. Please contact us to post or make changes to events.
May 22 - May 27, 2012
World Congress on Environmental Health
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by Lithuanian Union of Hygienists and Epidemiologists
Vilnius, Lithuania
May 29, 2012
MS Thesis Defense: Craig Meggitt
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sponsored by DEOHS Graduate Program
The Association Between Residential Roadway Exposure and Coronary Artery Calcification is Modified by OLR1
4225 Roosevelt Room 2228
For more information contact Grace Wong at 206-685-3199
May 30, 2012
MS Thesis Defense: Jonathan Ebert
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Sponsored by DEOHS Graduate Program
Biomonitoring of Wildland Firefighters: Analysis of Methoxyphenols as Viable Urinary Biomarkers of Wood Smoke Exposure
HSB T359
For more information contact Grace Wong at 206-685-9331
May 30, 2012
MS Thesis Defense: Aaron Riutta
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by DEOHS Graduate Program
Occupational determinants of chlorpyrifos adducts to plasma cholinesterase in chlorpyrifos exposed agricultural workers in Washington State
HSB H668C
For more information contact Grace Wong at 206-685-9331
May 31, 2012
The Ecology-Health Nexus: A case study in land-use, air particle pollution and health disparities.
12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
Sponsored by Joel Kaufman
Wayne Cascio
Director, Environmental Public Health Division (EPHD), United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL)
T-435
For more information contact Letty Limbach at 5-6094
May 31, 2012
MPH Thesis Defense: Nicholas Reul
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Sponsored by DEOHS Graduate Program
Occupational Risk Factors For Pancreatic Cancer Among Female Shanghai, China Textile Workers: An Updated Nested Case-cohort Study
4225 Roosevelt Room 2228
For more information contact Grace Wong at 206-685-9331
June 1, 2012
MS Thesis Defense: Christa Gorski
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Sponsored by DEOHS Graduate Program
A Comparison of Surface Sampling Wipe Media for Isocyanate Sampling in the Auto Repair Industry
HSB E214
For more information contact Grace Wong at 206-543-3199
June 4, 2012
MS Thesis Defense: Jessie Taylor
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Sponsored by DEOHS Graduate Program
Characterizing the Waste Streams from Alternative Solvent Dry Cleaners
HSB T635
For more information contact Grace Wong at 206-685-9331
June 4, 2012
MS Thesis Defense: Scott Pease
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Sponsored by DEOHS Graduate Program
Analysis of Viral Metagenomes in Acetoclast-Enriched Anaerobic Reactors
HSB T635
For more information contact Grace Wong at 206-543-3199
June 4, 2012
MS Thesis Defense: Michelle Eisen
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sponsored by DEOHS Graduate Program
Manganese Exposure Estimation and its Association with Blood Manganese
HSB T498
For more information contact Grace Wong at 206-543-3199
June 5, 2012
MS Thesis Defense: David Scoville
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Sponsored by DEOHS Graduate Program
Differential Susceptibility to Quantum Dot Induced Lung Inflammation: A System Genetics Approach
4225 Roosevelt Room 2228
For more information contact Grace Wong at 206-543-3199
June 6, 2012
MS Thesis Defense: Jesse Billingham
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sponsored by DEOHS Graduate Program
Public Health Risk Associated With Recreational Exposure To The Algal Toxin Microcystin in Western Washington Lakes
4225 Roosevelt Room 2228
For more information contact Grace Wong at 206-543-3199
June 8, 2012
School of Public Health Graduation Celebration
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by SPH
SPH Graduates: Shaping the Future of Public Health
Graduation Celebration 2012
Join the University of Washington School of Public Health as we gather as a community to celebrate achievements and shared passion, to reflect on where we've been and look towards the future as a new class of Public Health leaders graduate.
There will be two events, one for graduating Undergraduate students, the other for graduating Graduate students:
June 8, 2012
Hogness Auditorium (Health Sciences A420)
10:00 am: Undergraduate Celebration
11:00 am: All School Reception, Health Sciences Lobby
12:30 pm: Graduate Student Celebration
Hogness Auditorium, A420 Health Sciences Building
June 8, 2012
DEOHS Graduation
4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Sponsored by Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
Foege Auditorium & Vista Cafe
For more information contact Grace Wong at 543-3199
June 16 - June 19, 2012
American Society for Microbiology General Meeting
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by American Society for Microbiology
San Francisco, CA
June 16 - June 21, 2012
American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Expo
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by AIHA
Indianapolis, IN
June 19, 2012
Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference & Exhibition
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by Air & Waste Management Association
San Antonio, TX
June 23, 2012
Occupational Health Nursing Institute
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Sponsored by Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety
This "hybrid" course consists of five interactive online learning modules leading up to a 3.5 -hour in-person session.
Who Should Participate: Designed as an introduction to the field of occupational health, this course is ideal for practicing nurses, recent nursing graduates and those with an interest in occupational health, who have not yet received formal training in the field. The course content and skills can be applied to many nursing specialties and related fields, and serves as a foundation for interdisciplinary collaboration.
Topics Include: Industrial hygiene basics; workplace exposures and health outcomes; regulatory system navigation; occupational health assessment skills; worker stress and vulnerable worker populations.
Register here: https://osha.washington.edu/coursedetail.cfm?courseid=2825
Online + University of Washington
For more information contact Northwest Center at 206-543-1069
June 23 - June 27, 2012
Teratology Society Annual Meeting
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by The Teratology Society
Baltimore, MD
June 28 - June 30, 2012
National Environmental Health Association Annual Education Conference & Exhibition
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by National Environmental Health Association
San Diego, CA
July 9 - July 11, 2012
Annual Hazardous Waste Refresher with John Malool
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sponsored by
Annual Hazardous Waste Refresher with John Malool
Sponsored by: Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety | DEOHS Continuing Education
Time: 8:00a Registration | 8:15a-5:00p Class
Dates & Locations:
July 9, 2012 – Tacoma https://osha.washington.edu/coursedetail.cfm?courseid=2831
July 10, 2012 – Seattle https://osha.washington.edu/coursedetail.cfm?courseid=2829
July 11, 2012 – Seattle https://osha.washington.edu/coursedetail.cfm?courseid=2830
Employees involved in hazardous waste operations can receive their annual 8 hours of OSHA-required refresher training by attending this course. Group exercises, lectures, and a case study provide students with real-life approaches to hazardous waste site operations. Class size is limited to 30 to ensure interaction between instructor and participants.
Course Content
* Employee Rights and Remedies
* Hazardous Recognition and Evaluation
* Chemical Protective Clothing
* Air Monitoring Instruments
* Site Investigation and Characterization
* Decontamination
* Emergency Response
* Medical Programs
Faculty
John M. Malool, MS, has many years of hazardous waste site health and safety experience with the federal government, and currently serves as Chief of Operations of a Hazmat Unit for a regionalized county fire department in New Jersey. John is a popular teacher in numerous hazardous waste training courses, including refresher and transportation courses, at the Centers for Education and Training of the NIOSH-funded New York-New Jersey Education and Research Center.
Register here: https://osha.washington.edu/offerings.cfm?whichpage=NIOSH
More info: nwcenter.washington.edu | 206-543-1069 | ce@uw.edu
For more information phone 206-543-1069
August 26 - August 30, 2012
International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Conference
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by International Society of Environmental Epidemiology
Columbia, SC
September 16 - September 22, 2012
National Farm Safety and Health Week
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by
September 21, 2012
Northwest Association of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Scientific and Clinical Education Conference
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by
More information coming soon!
Cle Elum, WA
September 26, 2012
Washington Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Advisory Board
Spokane, WA
October 10 - October 12, 2012
Northwest Occupational Health Conference
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by AIHA - Pacific Northwest Section
Bellingham, WA
October 11 - October 14, 2012
SACNAS National Conference
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by
Washington State Convention Center, Seattle
October 27 - October 31, 2012
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by American Public Health Association
San Francisco, CA
October 28 - November 1, 2012
International Society of Exposure Science Conference
12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Sponsored by International Society of Exposure Science
Seattle, WA
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2012 Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
School of Public Health, University of Washington
Box 357234, Seattle, Washington, USA 98195-7234
Phone: 206-543-6991, Fax: 206-616-0477, email ehadmin@u.washington.edu
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