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Schedule subject to change. Updated 4/19/24

Monday, September 23, 2024
Monday, September 23, 2024
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Welcome - John Howard, NIOSH
60 min keynote Dermal Risk Assessment - Dr. Todd Niemeier, NIOSH
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m. Expo Hall Hours
9:30 a.m. ACGIH's Surface Sampling Limits An overview of EPA's methods and approaches to dermal risk assessment
10:00 a.m. State of USP 800 surface sampling - Interpretation of surface sampling from a health perspective
Speaker- Janet Gould
An overview under EU/ECHA/REACH to dermal risk assessment
10:30 a.m. Expo Hall Hours
11:00 a.m Importance of standardization in surface and dermal exposure assessment
Speaker- Steven Verpaele
Toxic Substances Control Act – Impact on Dermal Risk Assessment in the Workplace
11:30 a.m. Panel on Approaches to Skin Notations: NIOSH, ACGIH, and Germany
12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m. 60 min keynote: Education, Intervention, and Control, Dermal Exposures in Additive Manufacturing, Dr. Johan du Plessis, North-West University
2:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m. Expo Hall Hours
3:00 p.m. First responders exposures, PFAS, and PPE Practical Considerations and Pitfalls for Using PPE for Skin Protection
Speaker- Helen Taylor
3:30 p.m. The Human Skin as a Route of Exposure to Biological Aerosols and the Role of Protective Clothing in Preventing Occupational Infectious Disease: Review of the Literature that forms the basis of Healthcare, Laboratory and Industrial Biosafety Practices
Speaker- Stephen R. Larson
Glove change out schedules
4:00 p.m. Panel on Skin Decontamination Methods and Approaches Practical approaches to control of dermal exposure
Speaker- Helen Taylor
4:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m. Reception
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. 60 min keynote Dermal Exposure Assessment: TBD (pending confirmation of travel funding, TBD, University of North Carolina)
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m. Expo Hall Hours
9:30 a.m. Panel on sensor technologies for skin monitoring and dermal exposure and risk assessment
Speakers- Helen Taylor
What can we learn from novel consumer product dermal sampling methods and assessments?
Speaker- Renee Kalmes
10:00 a.m. Evaluation of dermal exposure using NIOSH Skin Notation Methodology
Speaker- Naomi Hudson
10:30 a.m. Dermal exposure assessment models: DREAM, RISKOFDERM, dART
11:00 a.m. Eww, I touched that! A Review of Measured Microbial Dermal Transfer Efficiencies with Guidance on Incorporation into Microbial Risk Assessments
Speaker- Heather Avens
Dermal Monitoring Decision Framework: A Case Study for TSCA Compliance for Dermal Exposure Data
Speaker- Lauren Gloekler
11:30 a.m. A Critical Review of Scientific Data Pertaining to Dermal Exposures to Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS)
Speaker- Scott Dotson
Accuracy of professional judgments for dermal exposure assessment using deterministic models
Speaker- Jennifer Sahmel, PhD, CIH, CSP, FAIHA
12:00 p.m. Lunch and
Posters Presentations
12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m. 60 min keynote: Percutaneous Penetration, Dr. Jerry Kasting, University of Cincinnati
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. Expo Hall Hours
3:30 p.m. Exploring Skin Absorption and Retention of Bisphenol S (BPS): Implications for Occupational Exposure and Health Risks
Speaker- Fabrice Marquet
Potential inadequacy of inhalation only risk assessments and respiratory protection recommendations due to dermal uptake of vapor phase chemicals
Speaker- John C. Kissel, PhD
4:00 p.m. Dermal uptake modeling using IH SkinPerm In vivo versus in vitro permeation
4:30 p.m. Complexities of Percutaneous Penetration
Speaker- Howard Maibach
Breakout #3
5:00 p.m. Expo Hall Hours
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Reception/Dinner
7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 a.m. 60 min keynote Health Effects, TBD
8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m. Expo Hall Hours
9:30 a.m. Hazard characterization of dermal exposure to Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI)
Speaker- Naomi Hudson
Loading effects in dermal tox testing
10:00 a.m. Panel discussion - Emerging Topics in Dermal Exposure and Risk Assessment Measuring phthalate exposure using sebum oil in artificial sweat and correlation to attention deficit. Speaker- Bruce Calder
10:30 a.m. Expo Hall Hours
11:00 a.m
11:30 a.m. Closing Panel summarizing the conference and all topics
12:00 p.m.