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ADAO Announces Global Experts to Present at the 2015 Conference
The Asbestos
Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), which combines
education, advocacy, and community to help ensure justice for asbestos
victims, today announced the speakers scheduled to present at the
upcoming 11th Annual
Asbestos Awareness Conference, "Where Knowledge and Action Unite" ,
April 17-19 2015 at the Crystal Gateway (News - Alert) Marriot in Arlington, VA.
ADAO also will be celebrating its 11th year of asbestos
awareness success since the organization's inception in 2004. ADAO
is the only U.S. nonprofit that organizes annual conferences dedicated
to preventing and eliminating asbestos-caused diseases.
Nearly 40 renowned experts and asbestos victims from ten countries will
present the latest advancements in disease prevention, global advocacy,
and treatment for mesothelioma and other asbestos-caused diseases. The
April 18, 2015, conference includes four powerful, cutting-edge sessions:
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Progress and Challenges from the Frontline
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Medical Advancements: Diagnosing and Treating Mesothelioma and
Other Asbestos-Related Diseases
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Prevention: What Is It? Where Is It? What Do I Do?
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Advocacy: Global Ban Asbestos Action
The conference underscores ADAO's new "Hear
Asbestos. Think Prevention.™" campaign, which is focused on
continual global efforts aimed at preventing asbestos exposure to help
end the tragedy of asbestos disease. ADAO began as a grassroots
advocacy, spurred by Alan
Reinstein's mesothelioma diagnosis, beloved husband of the
organization's Co-Founder and President, Linda Reinstein.
"I look at where ADAO has come since I began this journey as the
confused and angry wife of an innocent asbestos victim and it has made
me realize even more how we are all connected by a strong thread of hope
that weaves itself across continents and lives," stated Ms. Reinstein.
"As we celebrate the 11th year anniversary of ADAO and
welcome our global supporters and speakers to this year's conference,
I'm reminded more than ever that there is strength in numbers."
Collaborating with organizations around the world for a global asbestos
ban since its inception in 2004, ADAO has become a leader in social
media advocacy and community outreach for asbestos victims, their
families, and loved ones to share support, resources, and provide hope.
ADAO has shifted education and awareness activities into high gear -
with an unparalleled effort to educate the public and medical community
about asbestos-related diseases and preventing exposure. Responsible for
three Surgeon General asbestos warnings and ten Senate Resolutions
designating April as Asbestos Awareness Week each year, ADAO is
recognized as one of the largest organizations fighting for justice on
behalf of asbestos victims in the US and abroad.
The recently finalized conference list of speakers includes a highly
esteemed group of research, advocacy, and medical experts from ten
countries:
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Arturo Aguilar, Filmmaker, Mexico
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Syed
Mezab Ahmed, World Asbestos Congress, Pakistan
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Troi
Atkinson, Mesothelioma Patient and 2015 Honoree, USA
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Emily Bankhead, Mesothelioma Widow and 2014 Honoree, USA
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Dr.
Brad Black, Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director at Center
for Asbestos Related Disease and ADAO Science Advisory Board, USA
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Jill
Cagle, Mesothelioma Widow and Singer, USA
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Dr. Robert Cameron, University of California, Los Angeles and The West
Los Angeles VA, USA
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Barry
Castleman, ScD, Author of the "Asbestos: Medical and Legal
Aspects," and ADAO Science Advisory Board, USA
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Mark Catlin, Service Employees International Union, USA
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Earl Dotter, Photojournalist, USA
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Geoff Fary, Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency, Chairman, Australia
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Professor Dean Fennell, Chair of Thoracic Medical Oncology, University
of Leicester and 2015 Honoree, United Kingdom
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Dr.
Raja Flores, Chairman, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai
Health System and Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Science
Advisory Board, USA
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Dr.
Arthur Frank, Professor of Public Health and Chair Emeritus of the
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Drexel
University School of Public Health and ADAO Science Advisory Board
Co-Chair, USA
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Fernanda
Giannasi, Associação Brasileira dos Expostos ao Amianto (ABREA),
Brazil
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Marc Hindry, Association Nationale de Défense des Victimes de
l'Amiante (ANDEVA), France
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Dr. Philippe Gomes Jardim, The Brazilian Labor Public Ministry, Brazil
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Doug
Larkin, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, Co-Founder, USA
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Richard
Lemen, PhD, MSPH, Assistant Surgeon General, USPHS (ret.), Rear
Admiral, USPHS (ret.) and ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair, USA
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Dr. Guadalupe Aguilar Madrid, Mexico
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Dr. Luis Antonio Camargo De Melo, General Labour Prosecutor, Brazil
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Captain Aubrey K. Miller, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Medical Advisor, Office
of the Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,
USA
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Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH, Professorial Lecturer Dept of
Environmental & Occupational Health Milken Institute School of Public
Health George Washington University, USA
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Patrick J. Morrison, Assistant to the General President for
Occupational Health, Safety and Medicine, USA
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Sandra
Neuenschwander, Mesothelioma Mother, USA
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Dr.
Christine Oliver, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Science
Advisory Board, USA
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Ellen
Patton, Mesothelioma Patient and 2015 Honoree, USA
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Dr.
Jorma Rantanen, Professor at International Commission on
Occupational Health (ICOH) and 2015 Honoree, Finland
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Linda
Reinstein, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, President/CEO,
USA
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Barry Robson, Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia (ADFA),
Australia
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Domani
Tripam, Mesothelioma Daughter, USA
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Ellen
Tunkelrott, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Board Member,
USA
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Sue
Vento, Widow of the late Congressman Bruce Vento, USA
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Cameron
Von St James, Mesothelioma Husband, USA
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Yvonne
Waterman, Ph.D. LL.M., The Netherlands
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Dr. John Wheeler, Associate Director for Science at CDC/ATSDR, USA
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Lou
Williams, Mesothelioma Patient and Asbestos Diseases Foundation of
Australia (ADFA), Australia
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Jordan
Zevon, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Spokesperson and
Musician, USA
Despite its known dangers, there is still no global ban on asbestos, and
it continues to claim lives. Exposure to asbestos, a human carcinogen,
can cause mesothelioma, lung, gastrointestinal, laryngeal, and ovarian
cancers; as well as non-malignant lung and pleural disorders. The
World Health Organization estimates that 107,000 workers around the
world will die every year of an asbestos-related disease,
equaling 300 deaths per day.
ADAO will hold its Eleventh
Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference on April 17 -
19, 2015, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA.
About the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was founded by
asbestos victims and their families in 2004. ADAO is the largest
non-profit in the U.S. dedicated to providing asbestos victims and
concerned citizens with a united voice through our education, advocacy,
and community initiatives. ADAO seeks to raise public awareness about
the dangers of asbestos exposure, advocate for an asbestos ban, and
protect asbestos victims' civil rights. For more information, visit www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org.
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