The Jackson Laboratory

Scope/Topic

Sep 2, 2008 - Sep 4, 2008 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

This meeting will bring together scientists, policymakers, ethicists and occupational health professionals to discuss the genetics of occupational disease, how genetic information might be used to predict work-related disease risk and what legal and ethical issues surround the use of genetic information in the workplace. Morning sessions will focus on the science behind genetics of asthma and assessing risk in workplace environments, highlighting some of the more common exposure hazards. Afternoon sessions will consider ethics and policy from government, industry and public health perspectives.

Poster Session

There will be a poster session at which presentations by attendees are encouraged. If you are interested in presenting a poster, please prepare a one page abstract to be compiled with others in booklet form for the course. Abstracts must fit on one side of an 8 1/2 x 11" page with 1" margins. The attending author's name must be underlined. Abstracts of your poster presentation should be submitted in a pdf file or Word document as an E-mail attachment no later than August 11, 2008.

Organizers

Sep 2, 2008 - Sep 4, 2008 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

Leslie Manning, Maine Department of Labor

John Macauley, Ph.D.,  The Jackson Laboratory

Elizabeth Matsui, M.D., MHS, Johns Hopkins University

Ivan Most, Sc.D.,  University of New England

Elise O’Neil, BSN, RN, COHN-S, The Jackson Laboratory

Speakers

Sep 2, 2008 - Sep 4, 2008 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

Eugene Bleecker, M.D., Wake Forest University

Laura Fortman, Commissioner, Maine Department of Labor

Sharona Hoffman, J.D., LL.M., Case Western Reserve University

Elizabeth Matsui, M.D., Johns Hopkins University

Linda McCauley, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Deborah Meyers, Ph.D., Wake Forest University

Linda Rogers, M.D., New York University

Herman Tavani, Ph.D., Harvard School of Public Health and Rivier College

Schedule

Sep 2, 2008 - Sep 4, 2008 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

The meeting schedule is currently under construction.

For planning purposes, the meeting will begin with an informal reception on the evening of September 2 with scientific lectures and case studies tentatively scheduled for the mornings of September 3 and 4, with the afternoons being devoted to ethics and policy discussions.

After discussions on September 3, there will be formal poster session.

Registration

Sep 2, 2008 - Sep 4, 2008 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

Registration Fee: $200.00

Registration form (.pdf)

Participants are responsible for all travel and lodging expenses.

Accommodations/Travel

Sep 2, 2008 - Sep 4, 2008 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

Accommodations:

A conference room block has been reserved at the Bar Harbor Regency located on Eden Street in Bar Harbor.

The block is for the nights of September 2, 3 and 4 at $130/night. To make reservations, please call the hotel at 800-234-6835 and reference the Occupational Health Meeting at The Jackson Laboratory.

Travel:

Air

Bar Harbor is served by two airports:

• Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)
• Bangor Airport (BGR)

Bus

(seasonal, late May-early September)

• Vermont Transit

Car

Bar Harbor is approximately 6 hours by car from the greater Boston area.

Area information:

• Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce
• Acadia National Park