IMPACT OF AEROSOLS ON HEALTH AND PATHWAYS FOR DISEASE TRANSMISSION

HYBRID SEMINAR
 

Welcome and Introductory Remarks by 
Prof Nitish Naik, Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

The panel discussion would consist of a round of talks by the following speakers:

Air Pollution and Health Effects- Context Setting by Prof D Prabhakaran, Vice President (Research and Policy) & Director, Centre for Control of Chronic Conditions, PHFI 

Fine Particles in our Air: Their Health Impacts and Role in Virus Transmission by Prof George Thurston, Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine and Department of Population Health, New York University (NYU) (Online)

PM Toxicity: Particle Composition and Toxicity are influenced by particle size, urban versus rural sources and season by Prof Terry Gordon, Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine, NYU (Online) 

Size, Composition and Influence of aerosols on health - perspectives from    India by Dr. Gazala Habib, Associate Professor, IIT-Delhi

The talks will be followed by a panel discussion :
Panelists: Prof R Guleria, Indian pulmonologist and director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences; Prof Balram Bhargava, Secretary, Department of Health Research, (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare), GOI & Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR); Prof Rajesh Vedanthan, MD, MPH Director, Section for Global Health Associate Professor, Departments of Population Health and Medicine (NYU)

Concluding Remarks by Prof Nitish Naik, Professor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Registration Link :

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-AYZPbUiSb65dBJQFLodFQ

(Collaboration: Public Health Foundation of India)