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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2009. A Review of the NIOSH Roadmap for Research on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12697.
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Meeting Agendas

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL


Committee for the Review of the NIOSH Research Roadmap on Asbestos and Other Mineral Fibers

First Meeting

January 15–16, 2009

Keck Center of the National Academies

500 5th Street, N.W.

Room 105

Washington, DC

AGENDA

Goals for the First Committee Meeting:

  1. Introduce committee members to each other and to the National Academies

  2. Conduct the bias and conflict-of-interest discussion

  3. Hold open session with representatives of the sponsoring agency and other speakers to understand the background and context for this study

  4. Agree on study charge and approach to the task

  5. Plan workshop

  6. Discuss a framework for conducting the study; develop report outline and work plan

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2009. A Review of the NIOSH Roadmap for Research on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12697.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009 — Open Session

11:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

 

Alan Nelson, Committee Chair

 

Sponsor’s Charge to the Committee and Background Information

 

Lewis Wade, Senior Science Advisor, Office of the Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

David Weissman, Director, NIOSH Division of Respiratory Disease Studies

Paul Middendorf, Senior Scientist, NIOSH Office of the Director

 

Discussion

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:15

Overview of the Major Issues and Context of the Study

 

1:15–1:30

Mineralogy—Terminology

Greg Meeker, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

 

1:30–1:45

Mineralogy—Analytics

Ann Wylie, University of Maryland

 

1:45–2:15

Discussion

 

2:15–2:30

Toxicology

Morton Lippmann, New York University

 

2:30–2:45

Epidemiology

Jonathan Samet, University of Southern California (via phone)

 

2:45–3:30

Discussion

3:30

Adjourn Open Session

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2009. A Review of the NIOSH Roadmap for Research on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12697.
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INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL


Workshop on the NIOSH Research Roadmap on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles


Second Meeting


Monday, March 30, 2009

Lecture Room

National Academy of Sciences

2100 C Street, N.W.

Washington, DC

AGENDA

Questions for Discussion:

  • Is the NIOSH Research Roadmap document consistent with the state of scientific understanding of the relevant toxicity, occupational exposures, epidemiology, and sampling or analytical methods?

  • What are the future research directions needed to clarify the relationship between health effects and the physiochemical characteristics (e.g., mineralogy, morphology, dimensions, surface properties) of elongated mineral particles? What changes are needed in the Roadmap document to address these research directions?

8:00 a.m.

Welcome

 

Alan Nelson, Committee Chair

8:15

Panel 1: Toxicology

 

Moderator, Thomas Hei

 

8:15–8:45

Panel Presentations

Thomas Hesterberg, Navistar

Brooke Mossman, University of Vermont

Ron Dodson, Dodson Environmental Consulting, Inc.

 

8:45–9:30

Discussion

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2009. A Review of the NIOSH Roadmap for Research on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12697.
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9:30 a.m.

Panel 2: Mineralogy

 

Moderator, Karin Hoal

 

9:30–10:00

Panel Presentations

James Webber, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health

Geoffrey Plumlee, U.S. Geological Survey

Mickey Gunter, University of Idaho

 

10:00–10:45

Discussion

10:45

Break

11:00

Panel 3: Epidemiology and Exposure Assessment

 

Moderator, Patrick Breysse

 

11:00–11:30

Panel Presentations

Laura Welch, Center for Construction Research and Training

John Cherrie, Institute of Occupational Medicine

James Weeks, Johns Hopkins University

 

11:30–12:15

Discussion

12:15 p.m.

Lunch

1:00

Panel 4: Perspectives from Federal Agencies

 

Moderator, Robert Gibbons

 

1:00–1:30

Panel Presentations

Mark Wesolowski, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)

Danielle DeVoney, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Dan Crane, Occupational Safety and Health dministration (OSHA)

 

1:30–2:15

Discussion

2.15

Public Comment—Registered Speakers (3 minutes per speaker)

 

Moderator, Alan Nelson

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2009. A Review of the NIOSH Roadmap for Research on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12697.
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Mark Ellis, Industrial Minerals Association North America

Randy Rabinowitz, American Association of Justice

William Ford, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association

Jonathan Ruckdeschel, Ruckdeschel Law Firm

Frank Ehrenfeld, International Asbestos Testing Laboratories

Noor Jehan, University of Peshawa

Roger McClellan, Toxicology and Human Health Risk Analysis

Adel Abrams, American Society of Safety Engineers

3:30

Adjourn Open Session

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL


Committee for the Review of the NIOSH Research Roadmap on Asbestos and Other Elongated Mineral Particles

Third Meeting

May 28–29, 2009

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center

100 Academy Way

Irvine, California

AGENDA

Goals for the Third Committee Meeting:

  1. Discuss draft report text and identify areas for further revisions

  2. Decide on the committee’s conclusions and recommendations

  3. Discuss steps to complete the report; discuss report review

CLOSED SESSION

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas." Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2009. A Review of the NIOSH Roadmap for Research on Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongate Mineral Particles. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12697.
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Although asbestos is no longer mined in the United States, prior and ongoing exposures to asbestos continue to contribute to respiratory diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. To examine ongoing issues and concerns in this field, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) drafted a research roadmap, Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research, that provides an overview of the state of the science and a plan for future research in areas including toxicology, mineralogy, epidemiology, and exposure assessment.

The focus of the proposed research is on clarifying the relationship between human health effects and the physical and chemical characteristics of a wide range of elongate mineral particles. In 2008, NIOSH asked the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council to form a committee to provide a review of the scientific and technical quality of the January 2009 draft NIOSH Roadmap document. The present volume provides the committee's assessment of the Roadmap and recommendations for strengthening its utility for NIOSH, other federal agencies, the private sector, and other stakeholders.

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