Advanced methods in environmental health risk assessment

From ERAC Edu

Time: October 11 - 12, 2005

Place: University of Kuopio, Kuopio (Maps and connections)

Medistudia (the building number 3 on the map)

Credits: 1.5 credit points

Language: English

Organizers: The course is organized jointly by the Graduate school in Environmental Health, Center of Excellence in Environmental Health Risk Assessment, and Environmental Risk Assessment Centre (ERAC).

Course leader: Juha Pekkanen, MD, prof, Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, National Public Health Institute

Course description:

Course is an advanced level course on environmental health risk assessment. The course covers only human health, not ecological risk assessment. The course is composed of lectures and, for those wanting to earn credits, a home assignment after the course. The participants are expected to have good understanding of basics of environmental health risk assessment.

Lecturer:

Dr. Christopher J. Portier

Director, Environmental Toxicology Program

Associate Director, National Toxicology Program

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Dr. Linda S. Sheldon

Acting Director, Human Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences Division

U.S.EPA

Time schedule:

Date	Lecture
October 11
Medistudia, MS2
Starting at 10.15	Morning Dr. Portier Intro to Risk Assessment What is modeling? Basic methods Expansion to include mixtures etc. Examples
Ending at 17.00	Afternoon Dr. Portier Toxicokinetic Modeling Mechanism-Based Mathematical Modeling Examples
October 12
Medistudia, MS2
Starting at 8.15	Morning Dr. Sheldon Measurements and modeling in estimating exposure Examples
Ending at 16.00	Afternoon Dr. Portier Toxicogenomics and Risk Estimation