2019 SSNFCS POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Title: Implementing the Personal Exposure Reporter (PER) System for Florida Fire Fighters: The Sylvester Firefighter Cancer Initiative
Authors: Barbara Millet, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, Clay Ewing, Neal Niemczyk, Natasha Schaefer Solle,
and Erin N. Kobetz
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Title: Understanding Cancer Risk among Florida Firefighters Using an Integrated Data-Driven Approach
Authors: Julia Seay, Alberto Caban-Martinez, Natasha Schaefer Solle, Feng Miao, Xing Wei, Tulay Koru-Sengul, and Hemant Ishwaran
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Title: Real-time exposure monitoring of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons using Solid-State Sensor System in Florida Firefighter
Authors: Chitvan Killawala, Jeramy Baum, Umer Bakali, Katerina Santiago, Emre Dikici, Natasha Schaefer Solle, Kevin Moore, Erin Kobetz, Alberto Caban-Martinez, Sapna Deo, Sylvia Daunert
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Title: Evaluation of Carcinogenic Compound Exposure in South Florida Firefighters using Silicone-Based Passive Samplers in Controlled Burns
Authors: Umer Bakali, Jeramy Baum, Chitvan Killawala, Katerina Santiago, Emre Dikici, Natasha Schaefer Solle, Alberto Caban-Martinez, Erin Kobetz, Sapna Deo, Leonida Bachas, Sylvia Daunert\
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Title: Monitoring Firefighters for Longitudinal Occupational Exposures Using Epigenetic Markers
Authors: Alesia Jung, Jose Rueben Bautista, Jin Zhou, Timothy Jenkins, John Gulotta, Darin Wallentine, Stephanie Griffin, Devi Dearmon-Moore, Sally Littau, Jeffery Bugess
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Title: Post-Fire Turnout Gear Removal Practices Vary Among Florida Fire Departments
Authors: Andrew Faus, Raymond Balise, Paola Louzado-Feliciano, Kevin Griffin, Katerina Santiago, Natasha Schaefer Solle, David Lee, Erin Kobetz, Alberto Caban-Martinez
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Title: A State-level Gross Decontamination Bucket Intervention for Florida Firefighters: Reducing the Risk for Carcinogenic Exposures
Authors: Cynthia Beaver, Alberto Caban-Martinez, Natasha Schaefer Solle, Katerina Santiago, David Lee, Tulay Koru-Sengul, Jessica Diaz, Julius Halas, Erin Kobetz
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Title: Best practices for reducing firefighter exposure to contaminants in Quebec (Canada)
Authors: Josianne Roy, and Arnaud Courti
Submitting Author Affiliation: Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Title: Evaluation of firefighter breastmilk toxicity and flame retardant contaminants
Authors: Shawn Beitel, Leanne Flahr, Christiane Hoppe-Jones, Fernanda Garavito, Sally Littau, Sara Jahnke, Jeffery Burgess, and Shane Snyder
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Title: Identification of compounds in the urine of firefighters that contribute to an in vitro PAH CALUX response
Authors: Shawn Beitel, Christiane Hoppe-Jones, Leanne Flahr, Fernanda Garavito, Sally Littau, Jeffery Burgess, and Shane Snyder
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Title: Preparing New Jersey to participate in the National Firefighter Registry: compiling a directory of New Jersey volunteer fire departments and conducting interviews with department leadership
Authors: Taylor Black, Azanna Clemmings, Kathleen G. Black, Michael B. Steinberg, Judith M. Graber
Submitting Author Affiliation: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA
Title: Firefighter Cancer Prevention in Denmark and Europe
Authors: Tommy Kjaer
Submitting Author Affiliation: Firefighters Cancer Association, Denmark
Title: Evaluation of long-term fire effluents hazards to firefighters (2018-2021)
Authors: Ellen Goudsmits, Anna Clinton, and Anna Stec
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England, UK
Title: Overview of current practice and awareness surrounding contaminants and decontamination in UK fire stations
Authors: Anna Clinton, Ellen Goudsmits, and Anna Stec
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England, UK
Title: Cancer and Disease Mortality Rates for Firefighters in Scotland: 1996-2017
Authors: Louis Turrell, and Anna Stec
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England, UK
Title: Exposure to fire effluents and its impact on firefighter’s health
Authors: Anna A. Stec
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England, UK
Title: Cancer prognosis by detection method in Korean firefighters
Authors: Kyoung Sook Jeong, In Dam Cho, and Jaehee Lim
Submitting Author Affiliation: Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea
Title: Development and measurement properties of a firefighter-specific work limitations scale
Authors: Joy MacDermid
Submitting Author Affiliation: Western University, Ontario, Canada
Title: Stability of wipe sampling for Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Firefighter's Skin and Clothing
Authors: Kathryn Dickens, Anna Stec, and Marielle Salden
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England, UK
Title: Evaluating Causation in Epidemiological Studies of Firefighters
Authors: Tee Lamont Guidotti
Title: Association of inflammatory markers with firefighters activity and sleep disorder in Korean firefighters: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Kanghyun Um, Tae-Won Jang, Yeon Soon Ahn, Chang Sun Sim, and Kyoung Sook Jeong
Submitting Author Affiliation: Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Republic of Korea
Title: Association of FGF-23, klotho, and serum 25-OH Vitamin D with shift work in Korean firefighters: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Jeehee Min, Tae-Won Jang, Yeon Soon Ahn, Chang Sun Sim, and Kyoung Sook Jeong
Submitting Author Affiliation: Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Title: The National Fire Operations Reporting System
Authors: Lori Moore-Merrell and Craig Weinschek
Submitting Author Affiliation: George Washington University, Washington DC, USA
Title: FASNY-- Northwell Health Study of Cancer in Volunteer Firefighters in New York State (NYS): Research in Progress
Authors: Jacqueline Moline, Anne Golden, Gina Arena, Vincenza Caruso, Brittany Hobbie, Charles Purcell, and Brian McQueen
Submitting Author Affiliation: Northwell Health, New York, USA
Title: Roadmap to Establishing a Firefighter Cancer Initiative Prevention and Wellness Clinic
Authors: Michelle Penaranda, Johanna Garibaldi, Maritza Alencar, Jessica MacIntyre, and Erin Kobetz
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Title: Firefighters exposures to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and other environmental mutagens during emergency fire suppression
Authors: Jennifer Keir, Umme Akhtar, David Matschke, Paul White, Tacy Kirkham, Laurie Chan, and Jules Blais
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Title: Perceived Health Risks Among Firefighters; A Survey of the New Jersey Firefighters
Authors: Sean Maloney, Michael B. Steinberg, Taylor M. Black, Iris R. Udasin, Courtney H. Tilton, Michael E. Pratt, and Judith M. Graber
Submitting Author Affiliation: Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
Title: Skin Cancer Screening Using Total Body Photography and Digital Dermoscopy: A Pilot Study Among Firefighters in Florida
Authors: Rachel Fayne, Valeria De Bedout, Mahtab Forouzandeh, Joshua Fox, Mina Zarei, Alyx Rosen, Claudia Genaro, Lilia Fernandez, Feng Miao, Natasha Solle, Alberto Caban-Martinez, Tulay Koru-Sengul, Robert Kirsner, and Natalia Jaimes
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Title: Longitudinal Association between Cancer Diagnosis and Engaging in a Secondary Occupation among Florida’s Firefighters: Analysis of the Annual Cancer Survey Cohort Data 2016-2018
Authors: Kemi Ogunsina, Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, Natasha Schaefer Solle, David J. Lee, Tulay Koru-Sengul, Evan Roberts and Erin N. Kobetz
Submitting Author Affiliation: University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA