What is our environment doing to our health
International Conference of the Flemish Centre of Expertise on
Environment and Health 2011
Program
The Flemish Cenre of Expertise on Environment and Health an International Conference on 21 and 22 December 2011. However, due to a nationwide strike of all public transport on December 22nd, the centre was obliged to postpone the conference day on December 22nd to 2012.
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Program 21 & 22 December 2011 |
Program and abstracts 21 december 2011
Due to a nationwide strike of all public transport on December 22nd, the centre was obliged to postpone the conference day on December 22nd to 2012. Therefore the program on Wednesday 21 december slightly changed:
- Dr. Hana Chovanova (Flemish Ministry of Public Health)
Opening Conference day 1 - Prof. Greet Schoeters (VITO, UA)
Introduction morning session - Prof. Marike Kolossa (UBA, DE)
Biomonitoring as a key tool in environmental health, the German approach - Dr. Elly Den Hond (VITO)
The reference biomonitoring: towards a sustainable human biomonitoring surveillance network in Flanders - Drs. Michal Kicinski (UHasselt)
Neurobehavioural function in adolescents exposed to environmental pollutants - Dr. Benny Pycke (ASU, USA)
Antimicrobial Exposure Assessment From the Cradle To The Grave - Dr. Eva Govarts (VITO) and MSc Liesbeth Bruckers (UHasselt)
Exposure-effect relationships in newborns of the 2nd Flemish Environment and Health Study (2007-2011): methodology and results. - Prof. Ilse Loots (UA)
Introduction afternoon session - Prof. Mikael Hilden (SYKE, FI)
Risk assessment as socio-political process - Drs. Bert Morrens (UA)
A community-based approach to hotspot biomonitoring in Flanders - Prof. Adrian Covaci (UA)
Determinants of bisphenol-A and triclosan in urine of Flemish adolescents - Dr. Isabelle Sioen (UGent)
Prenatal exposure and health outcomes in children - Prof. Nik Van Larebeke (UGent)
Exposure-effect relationships in adolescents participating in the recent Flemish biomonitoring program