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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Complementary and Integrative Interventions To Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals

Date: June 10, 2024 to June 11, 2024

Event Description

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) partnered with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to hold a 2-day workshop to stimulate discussion about and interest in researching ways to reduce and mitigate the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in people who have been exposed. “Complementary and Integrative Interventions To Prevent and Mitigate the Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals” took place June 10–11, 2024. Spanish-language interpretation was provided.

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Agenda

All times are Eastern Time

Day 1: June 10, 2024

9:30–9:45 a.m. | Welcome           

  • Sekai Chideya, M.D., M.P.H. (NCCIH) 
  • Helene M. Langevin, M.D. (NCCIH)
  • Richard Woychik, Ph.D. (NIEHS)
  • Stefan Pasiakos, Ph.D. (Office of Dietary Supplements [ODS])

9:45–10:05 a.m. | Setting the Stage: An Introduction to the EDC Landscape 

  • Heather Patisaul, Ph.D. (NIEHS)

10:05–10:25 a.m. | Lost in Translation No Longer: Building Clinical Action From Endocrine Disruptor Science

  • Robert Sargis, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System)

10:25–10:40 a.m. | Joint Q&A for Drs. Patisaul and Sargis

10:40–11:10 a.m. | Community Member Perspective

  • Neil McMillan (International Association of Fire Fighters)  

11:10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Lifestyle, Including Diet, Sleep, and Physical Activity      

  • Moderator: Michele Marcus, Ph.D., M.P.H. (Emory University)
    • Rita Strakovsky, R.D., Ph.D. (Michigan State University)
    • Karen Peterson, R.D., D.Sc. (University of Michigan)
    • Joseph Braun, M.S.P.H., Ph.D., R.N. (Brown University)
    • Michael Petriello, Ph.D. (Wayne State University)
    • Detlef Birkholz, M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Chem. (D.A. Birkholz, Analytical Consultant, Inc.) 

12:30–1:30 p.m. | LUNCH BREAK

1:30–2:40 p.m. | The Microbiome and Metabolome 

  • Moderator: Hye-Sook Kim, Ph.D. (NCCIH)
    • Cheryl Rosenfeld, D.V.M., Ph.D. (University of Missouri)
    • Varykina Thackray, Ph.D. (University of California, San Diego) 
    • Jordan Bisanz, Ph.D. (Penn State University)
    • Diana Roopchand, Ph.D. (Rutgers University)

2:40–3:20 p.m. | Supplements and Natural Products 

  •  Moderator: Sekai Chideya, M.D., M.P.H. (NCCIH) 
    • Melissa Melough, Ph.D., R.D. (University of Delaware)
    • Yu Zhang, Ph.D. (Harvard University)

3:20–3:50 p.m. | Mindfulness in the Face of Toxicity: A Framework for EDC Prevention and Mitigation             

  •  Moderator: Jennifer Baumgartner, Ph.D. (NCCIH)
    • Eric Loucks, Ph.D. (Brown University)

3:50–4:10 p.m. | BREAK 

4:10–4:45 p.m. | Community Member Perspective          

  • Hormis Bedolla (Alianza Nacional de Campesinas)

4:45–5:30 p.m. | From Evidence to Action—Reducing Exposure and Mitigating Risks

  • Carmen Messerlian, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Harvard University)

5:30 p.m. | Day 1 Closing

  • Thad Schug, Ph.D. (NIEHS)  

 

Day 2: June 11, 2024

9:30–9:40 a.m. | Welcome to Day 2 

  • Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D. (NCCIH) 

9:40–10:10 a.m. | Community Member Perspective

  • Laurene Allen, L.I.C.S.W. (Merrimack Citizens for Clean Water)

10:10–11:10 a.m. | EDCs as Drivers of Health Disparities

  • Moderator: JoyAnn Courtney, Ph.D. (National Institutes of Health/Office of the Director)
    • Lindsey Treviño, Ph.D. (City of Hope, Los Angeles)
    • Lesliam Quirós-Alcalá, Ph.D., M.Sc. (Johns Hopkins University)
    • Leonardo Trasande, M.D., M.P.P. (New York University) 
    • Ami Zota, Sc.D. (Columbia University)

11:10 a.m.–noon | Resiliency Against EDC-Associated Diseases

  • Moderator: LaVerne Brown, Ph.D. (OD/ODS)
    • Mark Williams, Ph.D., COR (Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen)
    • Lilly Marcelin, M.S. (Resilient Sisterhood Project)
    • Jyoti Mishra, Ph.D., M.B.A. (University of California, San Diego)
    • Karen Litwa, Ph.D. (East Carolina University)  

Noon–1:00 p.m. | LUNCH BREAK

1:00–1:30 p.m. | Health Care Provider Perspective

  • Omowunmi Osinubi, M.D., M.Sc., M.B.A. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) 

1:30–2:45 p.m. | Community Member and Clinician Panel to Inform Research

  • Moderator: Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. (NCCIH)
    • Viola Waghiyi (Alaska Community Action on Toxics)
    • Amy Tamayo, J.D. (Alianza Nacional de Campesinas)
    • Laurene Allen, L.I.C.S.W. (Merrimack Citizens for Clean Water)
    • Marya Zlatnik, M.D. (University of California, San Francisco)
    • Sheela Sathyanarayana, M.D., M.P.H. (University of Washington)
    • Omowunmi Osinubi, M.D., M.Sc., M.B.A. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

2:45–3:15 p.m. | Putting It All Together and Next Steps                                                  

  • Moderators: Thad Schug, Ph.D. (NIEHS) and Sekai Chideya, M.D., M.P.H. (NCCIH)

3:15 p.m. | Closing                 

  • Sekai Chideya, M.D., M.P.H. (NCCIH)