16. Phtalates: a threat to the newborns?
(including event #40. – press-conf. on Phthalates)

June 23 Wednesday

11-18

B
room, grey

English

  • Welcome / Introduction
  • A problem case: phthalates in a "sick building" - Hans-Peter Hutter
  • "What do we know about these chemicals, what shall we do about it?"
  • The toxicologist's case -Vyvyan Howard
  • The epidemiologist's case - Michael Kundi
  • "What's being done about it?"
  • The environmentalist's case - Magnus Hedenmark
  • EU policy and substances of very high concern - Thomas Jakl
  • Issues of neonatal intensive care: the paediatrician’s case - Andreas Lischka
  • Solutions for health care providers: possible ways for phase-out - Bruno Klausbruckner
  • How to deal with (children as) environmental patients: concepts for therapy - Kurt Müller
  • Discussion: The role of medicine in prevention and cure of environmental disease

Contact:

Hanns Moshammer * ISDE Austria * hanns.moshammer@univie.ac.at *

 

Event # 40: Phthalates in medical devices can contaminate children patients

HCWH Health Care Without Harm Europe * Karolina.ruzickova@hcwh.org * www.noharm.org/europe