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The Georgia Chapter of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities supports research aimed at improving the lives of people with disabilities through academic research, research training and education. All of our research efforts are aimed at improving the lives of individuals with disabilities from birth through adulthood. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Research and Science Teleconference “Reducing Neurotoxicity Exposure: The Dioxin Story” Robert Lawrence, MD Speaker Biography: Robert S. Lawrence, MD is Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is the founding Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future and directs the Health and Human Rights Certificate Program. Dr. Lawrence is a founding member of Physicians for Human Rights and served as a member of the Board of Directors from 1985-1991. He was reelected to the Board in 1997 and served as President from 1998 to 2003. He has participated in human rights investigations on behalf of PHR or other human rights groups to Chile , Czechoslovakia , Egypt , El Salvador , Guatemala , the Philippines , South Africa , and Kosovo. Dr. Lawrence chaired the first US Preventive Services Task Force and served on the successor Task Force. For the Institute of Medicine he has chaired the Committee on Vaccine Priorities, the Committee on Medicare Expansions, the Committee on Thyroid Cancer Screening, the Committee on Health Care Services in the U.S.-Associated Pacific Basin, the Committee on Dioxin in the Food Supply, the Committee to Evaluate Measures of Health Benefits for Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulation, and the Committee on Adolescent Health Care Services and Models of Care for Treatment, Prevention, and Healthy Development. When: Tuesday, January 16th 2007 Time: 2:00-3:00 pm EST *Please dial in a few minutes before the presentation so we can start on time Cost: FREE Moderator: Laura Abulafia, MHS Call Details provided in upcoming announcement MATERIAL: Go to the Initiative website at http://www.ehinitiative.org and click on the button that says next teleconference. There you will find the announcement with logistical information and the presentation under “materials” to down load or follow along on your computer. This call will be audio recorded and posted on the website for future reference. For more information on the teleconference series or AAMR/AAIDD’s Environmental Health Initiative, contact: Laura Abulafia at labulafia@aamr.org or visit the website at http://www.ehinitiative.org Thank you! |
