Making the Connection

The Wisconsin Environmental Health Network (WEHN), Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Office of Continuing Professional Development is pleased to announce that 

Making the Connection 2013:  Emerging Clinical Issues in Environmental Health 

is available at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health video archive.  Click here to see all four faculty presentations from the February 15th conference.

Making the Connection is offered annually by the Wisconsin Environmental Health Network, a group of Wisconsin healthcare professionals and environmental groups who inform healthcare professionals, the public, and policy makers about the effects of environmental toxins on public health.  The WEHN develops clinical tools, offers environmental health education, and advocates for strong environmental regulation to protect human health. The faculty of the 2013 conference included

·         Susan Buchanan, MD, MPH, from the Great Lakes Center for Children’s Environmental Health in Chicago, will advise participants in clinical application of environmental assessment tools, patient counseling and referral for high-dose environmental exposures.

·         Donal MacCoon, PhD, scientist and psychotherapist will explore human suffering and proposes integrative and compassionate solutions.

·         Crispin Pierce, MS, PhD, from UW-Eau Claire will speak on the emerging issue of particulate and silica exposure as a result of Frac Sand mining operations, and monitoring requirements for public health risks of these exposures.

·         Adam Rindfleisch, MPhil, MD, Director of the Integrative Medicine Fellowship at UW-Madison, will inform on the current research on the causes, diagnosis and treatment of food allergies and environmental intolerances, and provide practical steps to address these challenges with patients.

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Like the WEHN conferences in 2004, 2011, and 2012, Making the Connection 2013 focused on environmental exposures relevant to the health of Wisconsin residents and their health care providers.  This includes understanding basic research, assessing and addressing these concerns in our clinical work, and affecting public health policy changes as health care professionals. 

Past Making the Connection Conferences have included the following distinguished faculty:

 - Anne Eglash, MD, a clinical professor in the Department of Family Medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, on breast milk and environmental toxins.  (MTC 2012)

 - Lynn Markham, MS, Land Use Specialist at the UW-Extension Center for Land Use Education at UW-Stevens Point spoke about subtle biological effects of pesticides at very low concentrations. (MTC 2012)

 - Ted Schettler, MD, MPH, Science Director of the Science and Environmental Health Network and the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, on Environmental Chemicals, Exposures and Effects: A Lifetime Perspective. (MTC 2011)

 - Patrice Sutton, MPH, University of California San Francisco Program on Reporductive Health and the Environment, speaking on Reproductive Health and the Environment;  What Does the New Science Mean for Clinical Practice? (MTC 2011)

 - Katie Huffling, MS, RN, CNM, Program Director for the Alliance fof Nurses for Healthy Environments and Program Manager, Environmental Health Education Center at University of Mariland School of Nursing spoke on From Knowledge to Action, about incorporating environmental assessment into clinical practice. (MTC 2012)

 - Nancy Langston, PhD, Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies & Department of Forst Ecology and Management, UW-Madison, spoke on Endocrine Distrupters, Public Health, and the Legacies of DES. (MTC 2011)

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