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2008 YANKEE CONFERENCE AGENDA
Speaker Presentations
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DAY

TIME

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TRACK 2
Wednesday
September 24th		 8:30am – 1pm Environmental Public Health Performance
Standards Workshop - 8:30am – 4:30pm

Presentations Not Available

No morning sessions
1pm – 2pm A Quarter Century of Change in Infectious Disease Surveillance, Dr. James Hadler MD, Director of Epidemiology and Emerging Infections CT DPH (Ret.)
2pm – 3pm Freedom of Information - Current Issues and Updates: Thomas Hennick, Public Education Officer, Freedom of Information Commission No powerpoint presentation
3pm – 5pm Chemical Spills – Preparedness and Response Ted Bazenas , EPA New England, David Kallander , CT Department of Public Health, Scot Phelps, Associate Professor, Southern CT State Univ.
Thursday
September 25th		 8:30am - 9:30am Farmer’s Market Issues – Panel Discussion Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disruptors: Gary Ginsberg, Toxicologist CT DPH
9:30am – 10:30am Foreign Language and Cultural Considerations during Food Establishment Inspections – Sam Wong, MD Consulting Geothermal wells: How Heat Pumps Work and Health Implications – John Sima, P.E., Hydro Dynamic Engineering
11:00am – 12:00am Norovirus: Trends and Issues – Dr. Jan Vinje, CDC New Technologies in Well Evaluation and Rehabilitation – James Duncan, P.E., The Stephen B. Church Company
1:30am - 2:30pm FDA Update/Current Issues – Steven Nattrass, FDA
FDA’s “Employee First” Initiative – Marion Allen, FDA 		Review of Alternative Technologies for On-site Wastewater Disposal - Brent L. Reagor, RS Public Health Director, Town of Concord
2:30pm – 3:30pm Artificial Turf :Current Issues - Gary Ginsberg, Toxicologist CT DPH Survey of Alternative Technology Regulations and Applications in New England - Peter Grose, PE, Fuss & O'Neill, Inc.

The Connecticut Perspective on Putting Together a Soils Workshop – Amanda Clark, CT Department of Public Health

Field Inspection Technology – Use of Wireless Tech. and Field Computers: Elizabeth Kavanah, Hartford Dept. of Health and Human Services, Brett Flodine, Metro Harford Information Services
4pm – 5pm Indoor Environmental Quality - A Federal Perspective on Current Issues and Research: Tom Kelly, Director Indoor Environments Division, US EPA Performance of Innovative Alternative Onsite Septic Systems for the Removal of Nitrogen in Barnstable County, Massachusetts – Susan Rask, Barnstable County Dept. of Health and the Env.
Friday
September 26th		 8am – 9am Compulsive Hoarding Seminar - Judith Dicine, Assistant State's Attorney for Statewide Housing Matters Shaun Heffernan, Fire Marshal, Town of Branford Shelley O'Brien, Elderly Protective Services, Dept. of Social Services Demolition Issues for Local Health Departments: Stephen Dahlem – CT Department of Public Health, Ross Bunnell – CT DEP, Peter Kudarauskas US EPA
9am – 10am Asbestos – What New Products Are Still Contain It / Regulatory Update on Total Ban / Case Histories: Richard Haffey – President, Mystic Air Quality Consultants Inc.