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Chapter: Appendix B: Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21846.
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Appendix B

Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings

MEETING 1
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Keck Center of the National Academies
Washington, DC

12:45 p.m. Introductory Remarks

David J. Tollerud, M.D., M.P.H.

Chair, Committee on Shipboard Hazard and Defense II

Introductions by committee members and meeting attendees

1:00 p.m.

Study Context and Goals, Congressional Perspective

Timothy Daly

Legislative Director

Office of Congressman Mike Thompson

Questions and discussion with the committee

1:30 p.m.

Study Context and Goals, Sponsor Perspective

Wendi Dick, M.D., M.P.H., M.C.R.P.

Co-Director, Environmental Health Program, Post-Deployment Health

Strategic Healthcare Group, Office of Public Health

Veterans Health Administration

Questions and discussion with the committee

2:00 p.m.

The Why, How, and What We Know About SHAD Testing

Michael E. Kilpatrick, M.D.

Deputy Director, Force Health Protection and Readiness Programs

Military Health System, Department of Defense

Questions and discussion with the committee

2:45 p.m.

Methods and Findings from First Institute of Medicine SHAD Study

Institute of Medicine Staff

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21846.
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3:15 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m

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Veterans’ Perspectives on SHAD Testing

Jack Alderson, U.S. Navy Reserve (Ret.)

Ferndale, California

Norman LaChapelle, M.S.P.H.

Commander, Military Sealift Command, U.S. Navy (Ret.) (by phone)

Questions and discussion with the committee

4:15 p.m.

Additional SHAD Veterans’ Experiences

Ivian “I.C.” Smith

Laneview, Virginia

George James Brocklebank (by phone)

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Terry G. Hansen (by phone)

St. George, Utah

Alexander Bass (by phone)

Jaffrey, New Hampshire

Daniel Finn (by phone) [did not speak]

Carollton, Alabama

Thomas E. Gwise, Ed.D. (by phone)

Merritt Island, Florida

Dale Hunter (by phone)

Hertford, North Carolina

5:20 p.m.

Opportunity for Additional Public Comment

Eric Longabardi

Producer/Investigative Journalist

TeleMedia News Productions

5:30 p.m.

Opportunity for Comment by Veterans Service Organizations

Rick Weidman

Vietnam Veterans of America

5:45 p.m.

Adjourn Open Session

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21846.
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MEETING 2
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Hyatt Regency
Sacramento, CA

9:00 a.m

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Introductory Remarks

David J. Tollerud, M.D., M.P.H.

Chair, Committee on Shipboard Hazard and Defense II

Introductions by committee members and meeting attendees

9:15 a.m.

Study Context and Goals, Congressional Perspective

Congressman Mike Thompson

[Remarks conveyed by phone by Mr. Tim Daly, Legislative Director]

Questions and discussion with the committee

10:00 a.m.

Break

10:15 a.m.

Panel Discussions: Project SHAD Experiences

Panel I: Project SHAD Technical Staff

Jack Alderson, LCDR USNR (Ret.)

Officer in Charge, Project SHAD Technical Staff Tug Division

Jack Barry

Deseret Test Center

Civilian, Test and Plans Officer (Ret.)

William D. Bridge, LCDR USN (Ret.)

1st Officer in Charge, Project SHAD Technical Staff

Robert Kinsella, HMC, USN (Ret.) (phone)

Project SHAD Technical Staff Logistic Support

Norman LaChapelle, M.S.P.H., CMDR, USN (Ret.)

Military Sealift Command

Ed McQueen

Officer in Charge, LT 2081

Questions and discussion with committee

12:00 p.m.

Break for Lunch

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21846.
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1:00 p.m.

SHAD and Human Test Subjects: Exposure, Dissemination, Dosage, and Penetration

Eric Longabardi

Producer/Investigative Journalist

TeleMedia News Productions

Questions and discussion with committee

1:30 p.m.

Panel Discussions: Project SHAD Experiences

Panel II: Veterans with SHAD Test Experiences

George Arnold

Veteran from the USS Navarro [Autumn Gold]

Hay Fork, California

Robert Bates (by phone)

Veteran from the USS Navarro [Autumn Gold]

Vancouver, Washington

John Ekman

Veteran from the USS Power [Copper Head]

John Goricki (by phone)

Veteran from the USS Power [Copper Head]

Ft. Meyers, Florida

Questions and discussion with committee

3:15 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m.

Panel Discussions: Project SHAD Experiences

Panel III: Veterans Involved in DTC Test 69-10

Ray Batiato (by phone)

Veteran from the USS Fort Snelling

Mike Coneys (by phone)

Veteran from the USS Fort Snelling

Daniel Finn (by phone)

Veteran from the USS Fort Snelling

Carollton, Alabama

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21846.
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Ozzie Kariman (by phone) CANCELLED

Veteran of 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, B Company

Lockport, New York

Wayne Kiekenbush (by phone)

Veteran from the USS Fort Snelling

Adrian Szarowicz Jr. (by phone) CANCELLED

Veteran from the USS Fort Snelling

Questions and discussion with committee

4:30 p.m.

Additional Aspects of SHAD Veterans’ Experiences

Robert Rinehart

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn Open Session

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21846.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21846.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21846.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21846.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21846.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21846.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Agendas for Information-Gathering Meetings." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Assessing Health Outcomes Among Veterans of Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21846.
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Between 1963 and 1969, the U.S. military carried out a series of tests, termed Project SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense), to evaluate the vulnerabilities of U.S. Navy ships to chemical and biological warfare agents. These tests involved use of active chemical and biological agents, stimulants, tracers, and decontaminants. Approximately 5,900 military personnel, primarily from the Navy and Marine Corps, are reported to have been included in Project SHAD testing.

In the 1990s some veterans who participated in the SHAD tests expressed concerns to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that they were experiencing health problems that might be the result of exposures in the testing. These concerns led to a 2002 request from VA to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to carry out an epidemiological study of the health of SHAD veterans and a comparison population of veterans who had served on similar ships or in similar units during the same time period. In response to continuing concerns, Congress in 2010 requested an additional IOM study. This second study expands on the previous IOM work by making use of additional years of follow up and some analysis of diagnostic data from Medicare and the VA health care system.

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