Agenda, Video and Slides of Conference

International Expert Conference on Cell Phones and Health:
Science & Public Policy Questions

September 13-15, 2009
Credit Union House,
4th and Maryland Ave N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002

Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, video presentation.

European Environment Agency | Statement on Mobile Phones for Conference on Cell Phones and Health: Science and Public Policy Questions, Washington 15 September 2009 | PDF

Working Group Reports: Research Recommendations, Public Education Recommendations

Conference Organizers
Devra Lee Davis PhD MPH Environmental Health Trust and University of Pittsburgh
Ronald B. Herberman MD University of Pittsburgh
Dariusz Leszczynski PhD, STUK-Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Finland
David Servan-Schreiber MD PhD University of Pittsburgh

Steering Committee
Franz Adlkofer, MD, Verum Foundation, Germany
Melissa Bondy, PhD, M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Siegal Sadetzki, MD, MPH, Head, Cancer & Radiation Epidemiology Unit Gertner Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
David Gee, PhD, European Environment Agency, Denmark
Christopher Portier, PhD, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Elizabeth Kelley, MA, International Commission on Electromagnetic Safety
Diana Zuckerman, PhD, National Research Center on Women and Families

Sunday September 13, 2009

Introduction:

Overview and goals of the meeting - Devra Davis, PhD, MPH - Video

Overview of research and policy issues - Dariusz Leszczynski, PhD, STUK, Finland - Slides; Part One Video ; Part Two Video ; Part Three Video

Comments on seaching for mechanisms of harm for radiofrequency signals - Ronald B. Heberman, MD, University of Pittsburgh - Slides; Part One Video ; Part Two Video ; Part Three Video

Session 1: Dialogue on Modeling Exposure: Chair: Frank Barnes, PhD, University of Colorado, Chair of National Academy of Sciences Committee on Cell Phone Research Priorities

Mobile phone radiation absorption into the brain of children and adults - Om Gandhi, PhD, University of Utah, Salt Lake City - Slides; Part One Video ; Part Two Video

Reliability of the radiation calculations in current studies - Niels Kuster, PhD, IT'IS Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland - Slides; Part One Video ; Part Two Video ; Part Three Video

Monday, September 14, 2009

Session 2: Mechanisms and Animal Studies: Chair: Henrietta Nittby, PhD, Lund University, Sweden

Search for mechanisms of cell phone radiation-induced biologic effects - Frank Barnes, PhD, University of Colorado, CO - Slides;  Part One Video ; Part Two Video

Evidence for Cellular Stress - Heat Shock Protein Activation - Martin Blank, PhD, Columbia University, NY - Slides; Part One Video ; Part Two Video

Recent Findings on genetic damage at non-thermal levels - Wilhelm Mosgoeller, MD University of Vienna Cancer Institute, Vienna, Austria - Slides; Part One Video ; Part Two Video ; Part Three Video

National Toxicology Program plans for research - Michael Wyde PhD, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Slides; Part One Video ; Part Two Video

Session 3: State of the Art Review: Chair: Wilhelm Mosgoeller, MD

Evidence for cancer-related effects - Henry Lai, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA - Slides; Part One Video ; Part Two Video

Evidence for non-cancer effects - Leif Salford, MD, Lund University, Sweden - Slides; Part One Video ; Part Two Video

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Session 4: Epidemiology

The view from the American Cancer Society - Michael Thun MD, Vice President, American Cancer Society - Part One Video ; Part Two Video ; Part Three Video

Methodological limitations of existing epidemiologic studies, future research needs and policy implications - Siegal Sadetzki, MD, MPH, Head, Cancer & Radiation Epidemiology Unit Gertner Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel - Part One Video ; Part Two Video ; Part Three Video

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