Webinar: Mold and Health Effects

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  • Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2014
  • Time: 9:00am-10:30am (Pacific); 12:00pm-1:30pm (Eastern)
  • Instructor: Dr. Harriet Burge, EMLab P&K’s Director of Aerobiology
  • CEU’s: See below
  • Cost: Free

 

You will learn an overview of mold and the health effects associated with mold exposure. We will discuss hypersensitivity diseases and the important fungal infections, especially those caused by environmental exposure. You will learn about fungal allergens, how sensitization occurs, and the mechanisms for release of chemicals that lead to symptoms. You will also learn about hypersensitivity pneumonitis and toxicoses. We will review literature related to airborne fungal toxins and evaluate the supporting evidence.

Topics include:

  • Human immune system and infectious disease with respect to the fungi
  • Health effects associated with mold exposure, including infection, hypersensitivity, and irritant/toxic effects
  • Recent literature with new evidence about health effects
  • Dose/response and environmental guidelines


Instructor: Dr. Harriet Burge, EMLab P&K’s Director of Aerobiology


Dr. Harriet Burge is widely considered the leading expert in bioaerosols and helped pioneer the field more than 30 years ago. She developed and ran the aerobiology program at the Harvard School of Public Health for 10 years, and has served on many National Academy of Sciences committees on bioaerosols. Dr. Burge also served on the Board of Directors of the New England Chapter of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation.


Continuing Education Units (CEU’s):

  • ABIH: This event contains 1.5 technical contact hours and may be eligible for ABIH CM credit (see ABIH website for CM credit criteria).
  • ACAC (IAQA): This course is accepted for ACAC RCs
  • ASHI approved for: TBA
  • BCSP: This event contains 1.5 technical contact hours and may be eligible for BCSP Recertification points (see BCSP website for Recertification criteria).
  • CAHPI(BC): 1.5 MRCs
  • CRBOH: 0.25 RM points (Award # TBA)
  • InterNACHI approved for: 1.5 CE hours


NOTE: To receive a certificate of attendance, you must attend the live webinar and complete the survey by Friday, October 24, 2014 (see link in “Thank you” email sent an hour after the webinar ends). PDF certificates are emailed 2-3 weeks after the webinar.

 

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Contact Melissa Helmick at mhelmick@emsl.com or call 850-438-5904.
Ft. Myers, November 21: TBA. December 19: TBA. Contact Tom Ricci at wr290@aol.com or call 954-214-4447.
Ft. Lauderdale, December 11: TBA. Contact Maurice Baum at 954-967-0011.


GEORGIA

Atlanta, November 7: New HazCom GPS.  Alternate Ways to Find Surface Metal Contamination.  Contact Wendy Miller at wendy@healthyairquality.com or 706-278-3202.


ARIZONA

Phoenix, November 18: Legally Defensible Combustion Byproducts Analysis Associated with Wildfire Investigations. Water Activity: What is it, and Why Should You Care.  Contact Derrick Denis at derrickdenis@csceng.com or call Stephanie at 480-460-8334.


NEW HAMPSHIRE

Manchester, November 18: New Hampshire Mold Legislation, Update. Initial Compliant – What to do. – Sample Collection and Analysis. Risk Management. ASHRAE and IAQA Update. Remediation, Details Start to Finish. Post Remediation Verification (Clearance). Q & A.  Contact Jane Stratton at janes@absoluteresourceassociates.com or 603-436-2001.