Speakers, Dust and Respiratory Health Forum 2021
Confirmed speakers
Professor Neville Plint Director, Sustainable Minerals Institute,
The University of Queensland
Opening Address
Professor Robert Cohen Clinical Professor
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois Chicago
Nikky LaBranche Research Fellow, Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre
Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland
Yingying Sun Research Associate, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of New South Wales
Presentation: Elucidation of the immune system response to inhalable coal dusts
Emily Sarver Graduate Director, Mining and Minerals Engineering
Virginia Tech
Presentation: An update on coal mine dust characteristics in the US, and new research on the occurrence of microagglomerates
Dean Barr Director - Health Strategy and Compliance, Resources Safety and Health Queensland
Presentation: Update on the regulation of respiratory health surveillance for Queensland mine and quarry workers
Dr Graeme EdwardsSenior Consultant Physician in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Queensland representative for The Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AFOEM) Council and Director of Work & Health Risk Management
Presentation: Driving better respiratory health for mine and quarry workers (co-presenting with Ewan Wylie)
Ewan Wylie Respiratory Scientist
Presentation: Driving better respiratory health for mine and quarry workers (co-presenting with Dr Graeme Edwards)
Professor Peter BaadeSenior Manager, Descriptive Epidemiology
Cancer Council Queensland
Presentation: Prevalence of coal mine dust lung disease: Literature review and Queensland prevalence estimates