Workshop Presenters:
Professor Peter Sly: Professor Peter Sly, Head of Division of Clinical Sciences, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. Professor Sly’s research interests include; mechanisms for the development of asthma, prevention of asthma, measurement of lung function in infants and small children, small animal models of asthma and other respiratory diseases, cystic fibrosis, and children’s environmental health.
Dr Jenny Pronczuk: Jenny Pronczuk de Garbino is a Medical Officer leading the technical activities on children’s environmental health in the Department of Public Health and Environment at the WHO. She trained as a Physician and was appointed Head Professor of Clinical Toxicology and Director of the National Poisons Center before joining WHO in 1991 to work on chemical safety, global toxic outbreak alert and response, until dealing with the environmental health of vulnerable population groups, especially children.
08:30 |
Why focus on Children's Environmental Health? |
Dr. Jenny Pronczuk |
09:15 |
Vulnerability of Children to Environmental Exposures |
Prof. Peter Sly |
10:00 |
Morning tea |
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10:30 |
Pesticides, POPS and PTS in children |
Dr. Jenny Pronczuk |
11:15 |
Air quality and Children's Health |
Prof. Peter Sly |
12:00 |
Lunch |
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