Impacts of wireless Technology on Health - May 31st, 2019 Sypmosium

Environmental Health Clinic (EHC),

Women’s College Hospital (WCH)

Presents

Impacts of Wireless Technology

on Health.

 Date: May 31^st, 2019 in Burton Auditorium

                                         8:00 am - 4:30pm

Fee: $100- register at https://emfsymposium.eventbrite.ca/

Clinical Symposium:

There is a range of evidence that adverse health effects can result from increased radiation exposure to interconnected wireless devices and infrastructures which emit nonionizing microwave or radiofrequency radiation (MW/RFR). Such effects can include:  impairment of reproduction, amplification of effects of other toxic agents, and contribution to chronic disease. Additionally, at exposure levels of MW/RFR commonly tolerated by the general population, some patients experience acute and chronic symptoms including fatigue, tinnitus, headaches, as well as neurological and cardiac dysfunction.

Details: This day-long event will involve 20-minute presentations from clinicians, medical researchers, and patient advocates, followed by 10 minutes of group discussion.

Goal: To explore how the Ontario medical community can learn more about the human health impacts of nonionizing microwave or radiofrequency radiation, how they can detect and manage illness, and how to incorporate mitigating, public health-driven protective measures.

Objectives: To gain further understanding from the voices of clinicians, medical researchers, and patient advocates about: 1. Demographics, toxicology, epidemiology and  pathology of wireless technology on health. 2. Current states of best practices for management; 3. Up-to-date research; and 4. Understanding of lived experience of patients.

Program – Speakers and Topics

Each 20-minute speaker will be followed by 10 minutes of questions/answers and group discussion.

Time	Session Title	Notes/ Speakers
8:00 – 8:30	Registration, networking and light refreshments
8:30 – 8:35	Welcome Remarks and Introduction	Dr. Riina Bray- Chair of Conference
8:35 -  9:00	IARC implications	Dr. Anthony Miller- Professor Emeritus, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
9:00 – 9:30	Global trends regarding EMF-related illness and public health measures to reduce burden.	Frank Clegg, Past-president of Microsoft. Founder C4ST
9:30 – 10:00	Epidemiological and toxicological evidence of EMF Exposures.	Dr. Meg Sears – Researcher
10:00 – 10:30	EMFs 101: Impacts on health in the community.	Dr. Magda Havas, Professor, Trent University
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45 – 11:15	Clinical Observations and European Practice Guidelines for EHS	Dr. Riina Bray – Clinician, Researcher (1)
11:15 – 11:45	House inspections – findings and remediation	Robert Stellar-Building Biologist
11:45 – 12:15	Disability Issues	Dr. David Fancy- Patient Advocate
12:15 – 1:15	Lunch Break- seek your own lunch on ground floor
1:15 – 1:45	The Current Law	Rachin Alizadeh, Canadian Environmental Law Association
1:45 – 2:15	Wireless and the Law	Andre Fauteux- Editor of La Maison de 21e Siecle
2:15 – 2:45	Impacts on Learning Institutions, Students and Teachers	Frank Clegg, C4ST (2)
2:45- 3:15	Advocacy: C4ST, WEEP, EPIC	Melissa Chalmers and Barbara Payne – Patient Advocates
3:15 – 3:30	Break
3:30 – 4:00	EMF Canaries – clinical experiences	Dr. Jennifer Armstrong- Ottawa Clinician
4:00 –4:30	Next Steps - Summary and Open Discussion	Dr. Riina Bray (2)

Conference Committee:

Riina Bray, David Fancy, Lynn Marshall, Meg Sears; Melissa Chalmers, Barbara Payne