SRA World Congress on Risk Training Workshop

SRA World Congress on Risk Training Workshop:

“Understanding and Application of Risk Assessments”

Date: 19 July 2015

Time: 13:00-17:00

Location: YMCAofSingapore,OneOrchardRoad,Singapore238824

Cost: $220, $110 for participants from developing countries

Program:

Description:Risk Assessment plays a unique role in serving the needs of various international programs through incorporating, integrating, and coordinating the use of scientific information as a foundation for regulatory decision-making. Risk assessment is an ever-evolving process that significantly impacts human health, food safety, economics, ecological systems, and social decision-making. The UnitedStates Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is a global leader in conducting state-of-the-science risk assessments, and its publications are often the first to apply new Agency risk assessment guidelines, scientific methods, and data.

This course will offer hands-on training in the primary areas of risk assessment (i.e., hazard identification, dose-response assessment, exposure assessment, and risk characterization). It also will briefly cover risk communication and management concepts because outreach to the public and other stakeholders is essential for the successful implementation of a risk assessment, and ultimately, an environmental decision. This training course will represent the culmination of knowledge-sharing among science experts in the field of human health and ecological risk assessment. The course consists of several modules. Real case studies demonstrating applications of risk assessment in different settings will also be discussed.

Speakers:

Dr. John Vandenberg is National Program Director of EPA's Human Health Risk Assessment Program and Director of the Research Triangle Park Division of the National Center for Environmental Assessment at the US Environmental Protection Agency. He is responsible for leadership, planning and oversight of EPA’s Integrated Science Assessments for the major (criteria) air pollutants and Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments for high priority hazardous air pollutants, and for development of new risk assessment methodologies. Dr. Vandenberg has been a consultant to the World Health Organization and has represented EPA in scientific meetings in Europe, South America, Asia and the Middle East, and he serves on numerous scientific advisory committees. In 2006, he was elected a Fellow of the Society for Risk Analysis. He is an adjunct professor at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University and since 1991 he has taught a graduate-level course in air quality management. He received his B.A from the College of Wooster, Ohio, and the MS and PhD from Duke University in biophysical ecology.

Dr. Reeder L. Sams is Senior Science Advisor of the Research Triangle Park (RTP) Division of the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). He has 20 years of experience in toxicology and risk assessment for the protection of public health. Dr. Sams is the project lead of a group of NCEA scientists to develop a state-of-the-art assessment for inorganic arsenic including recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences. He is one of the primary leads for the development of risk assessment training within NCEA and has worked collaboratively with the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) to develop training courses state and local organizations within the United States. Internationally, he has participated in the development / review of human health-related documents including International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) monographs (Monograph 100C) and the World Health Organization (WHO)/International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) Guidance for Immunotoxicity Risk Assessment for Chemicals. Dr. Sams has contributed to and led the development of over 34 human health risk assessments or related documents including peer-reviewed journal articles and is a strong believer in risk assessment education

Dr. Michael Troyer is the acting Deputy Director for the U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Assessment in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Michael began his career with the Agency in Washington, DC where he managed the scientific review of Agency regulations and policies, assessed the impacts of legislation on EPA’s research efforts, and assisted in planning for the scientific needs of EPA’s program and regional offices. Michael has served the Agency as an Ecologist and Supervisory Physical Scientist for over 23 years producing ecological and human health assessments pertaining to pesticides and toxics, hazardous waste sites, watersheds, wetlands, migratory birds, and endangered species. Michael holds a Bachelors degree in Zoology from DePauw University and two Masters degrees from Indiana University in Environmental Science, and Environmental Management and Policy. He also holds a PhD in Physical Geography from the University of Cincinnati. Michael’s scientific interests and publications focus on topics ranging from risk assessment and management, to GIS and remote sensing, and understanding causation and change found in human-shaped landscapes (e.g., cultural and ecological relations).

Dr. Abdel-Razak M. Kadry is a senior advisor for Scientific Organizational Development and International Activities at the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) in the Office of Research and Development (ORD) the United States Environmental protection Agency. His experience in toxicology and risk assessment spans over thirty years and includes academic research, drug safety and efficacy, food safety and environmental risk assessment. For Five years Dr. Kadry worked as the Director of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Dr. Kadry joined EPA after serving as the Chief of the Technical Analysis and Evaluation Branch, Risk Assessment Division, Office of Public Health Sciences, Food Safety and Inspection Service, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Dr. Kadry received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cairo University, Egypt and MS and Ph.D. degrees in toxicology from Zagazig University, Egypt. Certified by both the American Board of Toxicology, and the National Board of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Kadry is an active member of the Society of Toxicology, Society of Risk Analysis and other professional organizations. He is the past president of the Association of Government Toxicologists.

Training Material:An electronic copy of the training material will be provided to the participants free of charge. In addition, an electronic copy of each of the following documents will be provided to the participants free of charge:

a.Exposure Factor Handbook

b.Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook

c.Wildlife Exposure Factors Handbook

d.Microbial Risk Assessment Guidelines for Ecological Risk Assessment

e.Generic Ecological Assessment Endpoints for Ecological Risk Assessment

f.Stressor Identification Guidance Document