SHORT COURSE ON MEDICAL GEOLOGY
Health and Earth - Building a Safer Environment
Coordinator: José A. Centeno

This Short Course is under the auspices of
4th International Conference on Medical Geology (GEOMED-2011)
International Medical Geology Association (IMGA)
International Union of Geological Sciences – Commission on Geoscience for Environmental Management (IUGS-GEM)

THE SCOPE of this Short Course on Medical Geology is to share the most recent information on the relationship between impacts of toxic metals, trace elements, natural dust, on environmental quality and public health. The scientific topics include areas in environmental toxicology, environmental pathology, epidemiology, geochemistry, as well as the extent, patterns and consequences of exposures to toxic metal ions and deficiency of trace elements in the natural environment. Emphasis will be placed on describing the geochemistry, toxicology and health effects of natural geogenic dust, risk assessment studies, and modern analytical trends of particular application to medical geology.

HOW TO GET TO BARI DOWNTOWN FROM THE AIRPORT
The Airport is about 12 km away from Bari downtown. Taking a taxi is the fastest and easiest way to get to Bari but it is also the most expensive (25-30 euro). Otherwise, you can catch two public buses which go to the Central Railway Station:
- the urban bus n. 16 (every 50 minutes). You can buy your public bus ticket in the airport (at the newspaper or tobacco kiosks; ticket cost: € 0.90) or on the bus (€ 1.50);
- the Airport Shuttle (departure at each flight arrival; € 4.15).

HOW TO GET TO THE VENUE
The Short Course on Medical Geology will be held at the Sheraton Conference Centre. From the Railway Central Station, you can get to the Sheraton Conference Center on the bus n. 40 (stop at the bus terminus) + bus n. 6 (the bus stop at 50 m from the Venue). Tickets can be purchased in newspaper and tobacco kiosks (€0.90; valid 75 minutes). Ask for the bus stop nearest the Sheraton Hotel.

ACCOMODATION
The nearest hotel is Hotel Campus, which is located in via Ulpiani Celso, 11, Bari - Tel. +39 080 5520805. Additional information will be posted on this page when available.

FEES
Price per participant: € 250.
Price per participant in the GEOMED2011: € 100 (sponsored by AISA-onlus).
Price includes: School fees and coffee breaks. On September 20, afternoon, attendees will be taken by shuttle to the Conference Centre for the Ice Breaker Party.

Maximum number of participants: 40
Minimum number of participants: 10

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P R O G R A M

____________________________________________________________________________ Monday, September 19 _________________________________________________________________________________
08.00 – 09.00	Registration
Introduction
09.00 - 09.30	Welcome Remarks and Course Overview Jose A. Centeno, IMGA, USA Robert B. Finkelman, IMGA, USA
09.30 – 10.30	The Emergent Discipline of Medical Geology – Past, Present and Future Olle Selinus – IMGA, Sweden
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee Break
Environmental Health, Toxicology, and Geochemical Aspects of Medical Geology
11.00 – 12.00	Metals, Metalloids and Trace Elements - A Medical Geology Perspective Jose A. Centeno, IMGA, USA
12.00 – 13.00	Natural and Anthropogenic Sources of Trace Elements in the Environment Robert B. Finkelman, IMGA, USA
13.00 – 14.30	Lunch (not provided)
14.30 – 15.15	Health Impact of Dust Jose A. Centeno, IMGA, USA
15.15 - 16.00	Chemical, Biological and Microbiological Characterization of Desert Dust Mark B. Lyles, IMGA, USA
16.00 – 16.45	In-vitro Measurement and Validation of the Human Bioaccessibility of As, Cd, and Pb in Soils Mark Cave, IMGA, UK
16.45 – 17.15	Coffee Break
17.15 – 18.00	Health Impacts of Fossil Fuels Robert B. Finkelman, IMGA, USA
18.00 – .......	Discussion
____________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday, September 20 _________________________________________________________________________________
Registry/Database Information and Analytical Aspects of Medical Geology
08.30 – 09.15	Electron Microscopy in Medical Geology Wen-An Chiou, University of Maryland, USA
09.15 – 09.45	X-Ray Microscopy in Medical Geology Wen-An Chiou, University of Maryland, USA
09.45 – 10.30	Biospectroscopy and Trace Metal Analyses Jose A. Centeno, IMGA, USA
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee/Tea Break
11.00 - 11.45	Development and Use of International Databases for Medical Geology Olle Selinus, IMGA, Sweden
11.45 – 12.15	Trace elements in Medical Geology – Se and As Jose A. Centeno, IMGA, USA & Olle Selinus, IMGA, Sweeden
12.15 – 13.00	Geophagy Olle Selinus, IMGA, Sweeden
13.00 – 14.30	Lunch (not provided)
Emerging and Future Research Issues of Medical Geology
14.30  - 15.30	Soil – The Essence of Medical Geology Robert B. Fnkelman, IMGA, USA
15.00 - 15.30	Health Benefits of Rocks and Minerals Robert B. Fnkelman, IMGA, USA
15.30 – 16.30	Integrating Earth Sciences and Public Health – Milestones and Future Developments (including Marinduque) José A. Centeno, IMGA, USA
16.30 – 17.00	Coffee/Tea Break
17.30 - 18.00	Practical Exsercise in Medical Geology All the Speakers
18.00 - .......	Discussion and Course Certificates
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Last update: September 9, 2011