International Asbestos Awareness Conference Date Announced

The 5th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference will be held this year in Manhattan Beach, California on Saturday March 28th. The event, held by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), provides education and outreach to families, employers, employees, and scientists worldwide as a continuing effort to inform the public about the dangers of asbestos.

The ADAO’s goal is to ban the use of asbestos as well as encourage research efforts to improve treatment options. Physicians, scientists, safety and health care professionals from the United States, England, South Africa, India and Germany will all meet to present and discuss current information about the status and impact of asbestos-related diseases globally. This includes facts on asbestos exposure, asbestos related diseases, how to prevent them and where to turn for help. The conference is sponsored by the ADAO, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat.

The executive director and co-founder of Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, Linda Reinstein, experienced the impact asbestos can have when her husband, Alan, died from an asbestos-related disease in 2006. Since then, she has committed her work to prevent other families from having to suffer the same loss. Reinstein has represented her company at asbestos conferences in Tokyo, Bangkok, London, Amsterdam and Leeds.

The event is meant to provide information and hope to those who are dealing with asbestos-related diseases as well as those who are working to create a safer environment. For registered recipients, there is a welcome reception featuring entertainer Jordan Zevon whose father, Warren Zevon, died of mesothelioma. Special recognition will be given at the conference for those who have given exceptional service to increase asbestos awareness. The conference will conclude with the In Unity and Hope Remembrance Brunch on the 29th to remember and honor those who have lost their lives to an asbestos-related disease.