2022 John P. Wyatt, M.D. Environment & Health Symposium
The 2022 John P. Wyatt, M.D. Environment & Health Cross State Symposium
The 2022 John P. Wyatt, M.D. Environment & Health Symposium honors the legacy of Dr. John Wyatt whose pioneering environmental clinical research will be honored on Earth Day, April 22, 2022. The 2022 Symposium is a Kentucky-wide symposium focusing on climate-related disasters and health. Universities and agencies from across the Commonwealth have joined forces to address the health impacts of disasters and climate change.
This year we are honored to have Dr. Aubrey K. Miller, MD, MPH, the Senior Medical Advisor to the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), presenting the keynote address "Applied Science to Address the Health Impacts of Disasters and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities."
April 22, 2022, 8:30 am - 3 pm
Rosenberg College of Law Grand Courtroom
(Note: Zoom option is available: https://uky.zoom.us/j/86400621614)
Keynote Speaker
Applied Science to Address the Health Impacts of Disasters and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Aubrey K. Miller, Senior Medical Advisor to the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
This discussion will highlight the complex scientific challenges and exciting new opportunities to perform and translate data collection and health research to address disasters and our changing climate.
Dr. Aubrey K. Miller, MD, MPH, retired Captain USPHS, is board certified in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He is currently the Senior Medical Advisor to the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), where he supervises a portfolio of programs involving global environmental health and climate change, disaster research, and environmental toxics, as well as legislative, policy, strategic planning, and coordination of environmental health issues and activities among U.S. federal agencies, congress, academia, and other stakeholders. His experiences include numerous public health investigations and research studies involving a wide range of occupational and environmental health issues. He has contributed to the leadership and management of numerous disaster responses including the Libby, Montana, Public Health Emergency involving widespread asbestos contamination, Katrina and other major hurricanes, the World Trade Center and anthrax attacks, the Gulf Oil Spill, and the H1N1 influenza, Ebola, Zika, and COVID-19 infectious outbreaks. He currently Co-Chairs the new NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative to develop needed research, capacity building, and training in the US and globally. He also directs the NIH Public Health Emergency and Disaster Research Response (DR2) Program which focuses on improving national and international disaster research capabilities through enhancing policies, infrastructure, training, and integration of stakeholders, especially academia and impacted communities. He received a BS in biology, BA in political science, and MPH in environmental and occupational health at the University of Illinois, and his MD at Rush Medical College. His 30+ year career includes service as a CDC Epidemiology Intelligence Service (EIS) officer and senior medical officer positions with CDC/NIOSH, the HHS Office of the Secretary, EPA, and FDA.
AGENDA
WYATT SYMPOSIUM AGENDA (TEXT VERSION)
Thursday, April 20, 2023
UK Rosenberg College of Law Grand Courtroom
620 S Limestone, Lexington, KY
Online via Zoom
9:00 am On-site Registration - Coffee and assorted bagels, pastries, and yogurt cups
9:15-10:00 am Poster session
10:00 am Welcome
Eli Capilouto, PhD, President, University of Kentucky
Lisa Cassis, PhD, Vice President for Research, University of Kentucky
Erin Haynes, DrPH, MS Professor, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky
10:15 am Panel: Radon in Kentucky
Moderated by Ellen Hahn, PhD, College of Nursing, Director, BREATHE and UK-CARES
Lindi Campbell, Lung Cancer Survivor, President, Breath of Hope KY, Inc.
Natalie DuPre, ScD, MS, University of Louisville
Scott J. Chiavacci, PhD, U.S. Geological Survey
Stacy Stanifer, PhD, UK College of Nursing
11:15 am BREAK - Boxed Lunches will be provided
Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Kelly Pennell, PhD, Director, UK Superfund Research Center
12 pm Keynote: Partnering with Indigenous Communities on Uranium Exposure Science: From Populations to Mechanisms to Interventions
Johnnye Lewis, PhD, MA Director, Community Environmental Health Program, UNM METALS Superfund Research Center/Navajo Birth Cohort Study/ECHO
Presentation of John P. Wyatt, MD Award
1:00- 2:00 pm Q&A Keynote Speaker and Panelists
Facilitated discussion moderated Erin Haynes, DrPH, MS
WYATT SYMPOSIUM AGENDA (PDF VERSION)
2023 John P. Wyatt, M.D. Symposium Agenda (pdf, 1pg)
Poster Session
Abstracts for this year's Poster Session have now closed.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Public Health & Climate-related Disasters in the Commonwealth. Panelists will discuss the public health impacts of disasters in KY, such as the recent flooding and tornados. (Zoom: https://uky.zoom.us/j/86400621614)
Natasha DeJarnett, PhD, MPH, BCES, Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine, University of Louisville
Dr. DeJarnett will moderate the panel session.
Megan Schargarodski, State Climatologist and interim director of the Kentucky Climate Center
Ms. Schargarodski will present an overview of climate change in Kentucky and mitigation strategies to respond to these changes.
Nicholas Newman, DO, MS, FAAP, Medical Director, Pediatric Environmental Health and Lead Clinic, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Dr. Newman will discuss the impacts of climate health, particularly children.
Jon Allen, Lee County Emergency Management Director
Mr. Allen will discuss the recent response to flooding in Lee County, Kentucky.
Steve Cunanan, CEO of the Kentucky Region of the American Red Cross
Mr. Cunanan will share the response of the Red Cross to recent tornados in Western Kentucky.
Breakout Sessions
This year's Wyatt Symposium breakout sessions are centered around the themes of:
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Floods
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Tornados
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Compounding Environmental Disasters and Health
Sponsors
Co-sponsors for the Wyatt Symposium: