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2003 Chemical Injury Conference

Chemical Injury Information Network will present its 2nd conference this fall on chemical injury and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. Following is the agenda and list of speakers for the event.

Friday - October 3, 2003

Morning session

    Cynthia Wilson - opening remarks

    Dr. Stanley Caress - National survey on MCS prevalence

    Dr. William Meggs - neurogenic inflammation

    Dr. Kaye Kilburn - mold, mytotoxins, and chemical sensitivity (confirmed)

    Dr. Grace Ziem - endocrine disrupting chemicals

    Hour for Q & A


Afternoon session

    (speaker to be named) - Collaborative on Health and the Environment

    Lynn Witwer - Endometriosis Association

    Patty Martin - Hazardous Fertilizer

    Laura Cohen - Parkinson¼s Action Network

    Jim Fite - White Lung Association

    Hour for Q & A


Evening Social event

    Awards banquet.


Saturday ‚ October 4, 2003

Morning session

    Dr. Janette Sherman - documenting chemical injuries

    Dr. William Morton - porphyria and MCS

    Dr. Martin Pall - NMDA sensitization

    Drs. Rosalind & Julius Anderson - IAQ & MCS

    Hour for Q & A

Afternoon session

    Sal LaDuca - EMFs (Q&A built-in) Dr. Pamela Gibson - MCS workplace accommod. (Q&A built in) Charles Bailey ‚ Non-toxic construction (Q&A built in)
Evening Social Event

    Off-site dance


Sunday ‚ October 5, 2003

Morning - treatments

    Dr. Kaye Kilburn - need for clinical-trial treatment facility

    Dr. Gordon Baker - glutathione & hyperbaric oxygen

    Dr. Grace Ziem - home oxygen use

    Dr. William Rea - (no topic given yet)

    Hour and a half Q&A

    Cynthia Wilson - closes conference

Monday ‚ October 6, 2003

    CIIN sponsored lobbying day for an MCS Case Definition.

    Larry Plumlee is also organizing a lobbying day but so far CIIN has no details.


Hilton Garden Inn in Fairfax, VA - Hotel and venue for conference
For reservations call: 703.385.7774
Special rate of $79 plus tax per night on hotel rooms

MCS accommodations include:

  • NO soaps, shampoos, or other scented materials in room;

  • NO disinfecting the rooms;

  • Linens to be washed in Arm & Hammer Fragrance and Dye-free detergent;

  • Rooms are to be washed down with water only. No furniture polish is to be used.