Pan American Health Organization's Workshop on Non-Ionizing Radiation

Ministério Público do RS, Av. Aureliano de Figueredo Pinto 80, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

05/18/2009 - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Devra Davis, PhD, MPH - "Lessons from the Center for Environmental Oncology-The Secret History of the War on Cancer: The Pittsburgh experience to promote precaution on cell phones"

International Workshop on Non-Ionizing Radiation set for May 18-19, 2009 in Brazil

The health effects of electromagnetic fields are of concern among a growing number of scientists, medical doctors and citizens worldwide. Since the mid 1990s, humankind is becoming more reliant and more exposed to manmade EMF from electric power and wireless communications sources as part of daily life.

We would like to announce a workshop, entitled "International Non-Ionizing Radiation and Health Workshop - Brazil ", will be held on Monday 18th May and Tuesday 19th May 2009, at the Ministério Público do RS, Av. Aureliano de Figueredo Pinto 80, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

The workshop will be under the sponsorship of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and other governmental and non-governmental organizations. International researchers from several countries will deliver invited talks on selected topics. Researchers, public health authorities, as well as authorities representing legislative, executive and judiciary governmental bodies in Brazil, other South American countries, Europe, and the United States, are also invited.

According to the principal organizer, Dr. Alvaro A. de Salles, a professor at the Universidate Federal Du Rio Grande Del Do Sol., in Porto Alegre, Brazil, “This conference presents a unique opportunity for people to hear lectures that form the basis to initiate discussions among Brazilian and foreign scientists and public health authorities on the potential biological and health consequences of exposure to EMF, and to discuss exposure limits to minimize such hazards. We expect that it can result in a more informed public about a highly controversial matter that has enormous health implications for the general public and workers.”

For more information and to apply to attend, see http://www.ufrgs.br/ppgee/rni.htm.