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The
LEAD Group Technical Advisory Board
Sydney
School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Associate
Professor Garth Alperstein, Head of Evaluation, Medical
Education Unit, Sydney School of Medicine, University of Notre
Dame, Australia. Previously, Garth was a Community paediatrician
in the Eastern Zone of the CSAHS (Central Sydney Area Health
Service), which means he had responsibility for training
paediatricians, ECHC staff, etc in Central Sydney and saw
difficult cases of kids with PbB consistently above 15 µg/dL.
Garth also worked in the Lead Clinic in New York for 10
years.
School
of Safety Science Professor Chris Winder - Chemical
safety, workplace chemical safety management. Occupational
health, environmental toxicology, toxic effects of low level
chemical exposures. Waste management, domestic and industrial
lead assessment.
Institute
for Sustainable Futures Dr Chloë Mason has
experience in applied research, consultancy, teaching, and
advocacy in sustainable transport and urban development,
corporate responsibility for environment, health and safety,
social equity and public health.
Renal
Pharmacology And Toxicology Professor Geoffrey
Duggin retired from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital,
Clinical where he was Head of the Renal Diagnostic Laboratory
and Head of the Toxicology Unit (also at the New Children's
Hospital, Westmead). He is happy to talk directly to lead
poisoned adults who are concerned about their reproductive
health, or to talk to their doctor.
University
of Newcastle Professor Graham Vimpani is head of the
discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of
Newcastle, Australia.
CTI
Consultants Pty Ltd Fred
Salome - Fred has extensive knowledge of lead paint
coatings and is a concrete and coatings specialist. He is
Managing Director of CTI Consultants Pty Ltd who perform
assessments for lead and a number of other environmental health
hazards. As of October 2000, lead assessments can include
on-site analysis of lead and other heavy metals using XRF.
CTI
Consultants Pty Ltd Carol
Bodle - Carol is a director of CTI and has several
years of experience at carrying out lead assessment in homes. As
of October 2000, lead assessments can include on-site lead
analysis by XRF, she is experienced in OH&S assessments for
a range of toxics and has been involved in setting up training
courses for painters and managers in lead paint management, and
for cavity dust removalists and managers.
Studio
Glass Dr Marc Grunseit -
Marc is an accomplished studio glass artist and ex GP who can
give advice on professional, hobby & artist safety including
lead lighting.
Graduate
School of the Environment (GSE)
Professor Brian Gulson - Interests
include environmental science especially environmental health
including; biokinetics of lead in human pregnancy, toxic metals
in mining and urban environments (impact on environment and
humans, sources and pathways, remedial actions, risk
assessment), radiogenic isotope methods in environmental
monitoring, lead paint management, dietary intake of metals,
pharmacokinetic modelling, forensic science.
Dr
Kate Hughes - Dr Kate Hughes has written
books, fact sheets, and lecture notes on various toxics issues
and especially pesticides, she worked as an environmental
consultant for the Olympics 2000 Homebush Bay site.
Dr
Karl Kruszelnicki - Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
is one of Australia's best known medical & scientific
commentators, has 3% of Australia's listening audience on JJJ
(ABC national radio) each week plus numerous other media spots.
He is the author of more than a dozen books about fascinating
medical and scientific facts. He is especially interested in
leaded petrol.
National
Toxics Network Dr Mariann Lloyd-Smith -
Mariann is co-founder and senior advisor to the National Toxics
Network, as well as being the Northern Co-Chair, International
POPs [Persistent Organic Pollutants] Eliminination Network
(IPEN) [ www.ipen.org ].
Faculty
of Media, Society & Culture, Professor
Peter Newman - Professor of Sustainability,
Curtin University of Technology, Perth WA and
previously Director of the Institute for Sustainability and
Technology Policy (ISTP), at Murdoch University. Peter was
also Chair of the Western Australian Sustainability Roundtable
advising the Premier on how to implement the State
Sustainability Strategy. Peter has authored several books
and numerous articles including "Pollution
And The Poor"
"Automobile Dependence - "The Irresistible
Force"?", "Sustainability And Cities."
Veterinary
Pharmacology Dr Jill Maddison - Jill's
clinical research interests include lead toxicity in cats,
treatment of lymphosarcoma in dogs and cats, adverse drug
reactions in domestic animals, the pathogenesis of hepatic
encephalopathy and medication compliance in veterinary medicine.
Holistic
Vet & Bird Specialist Dr Ross Perry - Ross
is a holistic bird vet in Sydney. An established Sydney bird vet
with years of experience. Ross graduated in 1972 and runs a
small animal practice caring for pet birds, cats, dogs, cavies,
rabbits, ferrets, rats, mice, reptiles, and fish. Ross served as
Dial-A-Vet on radio 2GB for three years and appeared on many
animal hospital TV programmes. Ross offers holistic and
allopathic health management and is interested in the use of
nutraceuticals to help restore and maintain good health and
wellbeing.
General Practice, Central Clinical School, Sydney University
Professor
Michael Mira - Michael has had an interest in lead
poisoning since the death of his dog in 1989 from plumbism. He
has done the major blood lead survey of Sydney pre-schoolers,
published in 1996, and been involved with most other Sydney
surveys. In 1999-2000, while still the head of Central Sydney
Division of General Practice (CSDGP), he researched the
usefulness of academic detailing for GPs in inner Sydney by
informed consumers ie parents of lead poisoned children who are
members of The LEAD Group
Sustainable House
Michael Mobbs has held an interest in
sustainable design for over 20 years, advising about technology,
design, environmental law and policy to government, the private
sector and community groups.
Australian
National University Emeritus Professor Val Brown
- Visiting Fellow, SRES and CRES (jointly). Val Brown holds an
undergraduate degree in the Biological Sciences with a major in
Ecology, a graduate diploma in Adult Learning, and the inaugural
PhD in ANU's Human Sciences. Her thesis examined the potential
for integrating the Arts and Sciences in exploring environmental
issues. Val researches and lectures on environment and consumer
issues, and has been a long-term campaigner on lead issues.
Beverley Hills Practice Dr
Ben Balzer - General Practitioner has special interests
in nutrition, the omega lipids and lead pollution.
Jack Haley - Manager, Vehicle Safety and Environment
NRMA, Australian New Car Assessment
John Wlodarczyk
is a trained economist and statistician now operating his own
consultancy business in statistical design / analysis and health
economics, and sometimes working in environmental health eg for
Broken Hill or NSW Health.
West
Coast Council Mayor Darryl Gerrity, Mayor of West Coast Council.
Darryl is very politically adept and has dealt with an
outbreak of lead poisoning within his council area in the old
copper mining town of Queenstown on the West Coast of
Tasmania.
Occupational Knowledge
International Perry Gottesfeld, Occupational Knowledge
International works to build capacity in developing
countries to identify, monitor, and mitigate environmental and occupational
exposures to hazardous materials in order to protect public health and the
environment. The organization provides technical assistance through
partnerships, training, and environmental audit and certification programs,
with a commitment to public health tenets, scientific principles and corporate
responsibility.
King
Abdulaziz University Hospital Dr Fatma Zahrani Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University
Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia who is involved in research on
lead levels and poisoning among Saudi children. She has reviewed
many articles and devised a plan to conduct primary screening
for both the general population and those at risk.
RECLES
Reducing Childhood exposure to lead study Professor
Clement Adebamowo, BMChB Hons(Jos), FWACS, FACS, DSc
(Harvard), Professor of Surgery and Honorary Consultant Surgeon;
Director, Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training,
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Director, Center for
Bioethics, Ibadan, Nigeria; Chairman, National Health Research
Ethics Committee of Nigeria (NHREC). Clement's work in lead exposure
research is centered around the chronic exosure of children to
low levels of lead. Working with the research team that
includes Professor Sridhar - Professor of Environmental Health, Professor
Agbede of Civil Engineering, Architect E. O Adebamowo and
others, Clement is studying the amount of lead in the
domestic environment and the impact of this on the
neurobehavioral characteristics of children. So far, the
team have conducted environmental lead level surveys,
knowledge, attitude and practice to lead studies, and are
proceeding to additional studies on intrauterine exposure
to lead, umbilical cord blood lead levels and the lead levels in
children in schools and day care centers.
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