2nd Africa Conference on Health Effects of Endocrine Disruptors

29/10/2019

We have exciting news!!!!
Two of our speakers Prof Vanessa Hayes and Prof Riana Bornman have made the headlines today with their ground breaking
research.....click on the link below

https://www.up.ac.za/news/post_2852703-groundbreaking-study-reveals-southern-africa-as-birthplace-of-modern-homo-sapiens-who-migrated-due-to-climate-shifts

Groundbreaking study reveals southern Africa as birthplace of modern Homo sapiens, who migrated due to climate shifts

28/10/2019

Dear Friends, Colleagues, Students and interested parties,

The 2nd African Conference on Health Effects of Endocrine Disruptors: Sustainable Approaches to Healthy African Communities (4-7 Nov 2019) is approaching at a rapid pace. The conference will take place at Future Africa on the University of Pretoria's Hatfield campus, in Pretoria.

The conference starts with our Student Mini-Symposium on Monday 4 Nov 2019. Our experts have been especially selected for their broad knowledge of the health effects of exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals. You are also welcome to attend even if you are not a student but are interested in learning more about endocrine disruption.

We are also very pleased to have the Editor-in –Chief of Environmental Health Perspectives, Prof Sally Darney that will be there to discuss “The art and science of publishing your research findings”. A valuable perspective for students and supervisors

The main conference program starts in the late afternoon of Monday 4 Nov with 2 keynote lectures and a meet and greet cocktail.

The next three days promise to deliver a number of very interesting talks from our invited speakers, interspersed with poster presentations, so you don’t want to miss out.



IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Remember your conference fees include all sessions from 4-7 Nov!

Abstract submission deadline for e-posters has been extended to 29 October 2019!

Good news for South African delegates and students day registration is now open!

Go to http://edc2019.co.za to register and submit an abstract. If you have any registration, abstract submission or payment challenges, please email us ((edcafrica@up.ac.za or natalie.aneck-hahn@up.ac.za).

03/10/2019

The Collaborative on Health and the Environment has announced their webinars for October 2019.

Sadly the TEDX website will be closing down in Nov 2019,
There will be a feature webinar Beyond TEDX, that will feature one of our conference speakers Laura Vandenberg on the 23 Oct.
You will find them on this link

https://mailchi.mp/healthandenvironment/july1announcement-437855?e=502386d4ae

Our fall webinar season is in full swing now and we are excited to bring you more cutting-edge science around current topics in environmental health.  We launched our Climate Change and Health webinar series in September, covering the topic of Climate Change and Heat and are happy to announ...

30/09/2019

The NIEHS Global Environmental Health Program invites you to join them for an interesting cross cultural webinar to be held Monday, September 30, 2019 at 930am EDT.

The topic is Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Urban Sustainability and Health: Smart Solutions for Smart Cities in India.

Speakers include:

Nitish Dogra, M.D., MPH, International Institute of Health Management Research, New Delhi

Anand Krishnan, M.D., Ph.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Paul Wilkinson, MFPHM, FRCP, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Moderated by John Balbus, M.D., MPH, NIEHS

The direct link is http://bit.ly/2kR6Koh and you can sign up the day of the event.

30/09/2019

Hi All,
One month to go!!!!

Remember to complete your registrations and submit your abstracts for posters.

We are looking forward to hosting you at Future Africa ((http://www.futureafrica.science)

23/09/2019

From disappearing species to plastic pollution and our disastrously weak attempts to recycle it, here's what the top voices on climate change - from Sir Davi...

11/09/2019

Please check out our EDC conference coming soon.

Email us for more information regarding the conference: edcafrica@up.ac.za
You can also visit www.edc2019.co.za

You can visit us at the 4th WRC Symposium, Sandton convention center NOW!!

Stand no. 19
EDC conference showcase

11/09/2019

Please check out our EDC conference coming soon.

Email edcafrica@up.ac.za for more information regarding the conference.

**Visit our stand (no 19) at the 4th WRC Symposium, Sandton convention center NOW!!

09/09/2019

Denmark just became the first country to ban PFAS 'forever chemicals' from food packaging

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/04/health/denmark-pfas-food-packaging-ban-intl/?no-st=1568058607

Denmark will be the first country to ban PFAS chemicals, which have been linked to cancer, elevated cholesterol and decreased fertility, from food packaging, starting next year.

06/09/2019

Take note of these two final dates of the 2nd EDC Africa 2019 Conference

Register online at http://www.edc2019.co.za

05/09/2019

Ensure your place at this years EDC Africa 2019 Conference by registering before 1 November 2019 at http://:edc2019.co.za

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20/08/2019

20/08/2019

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09/08/2019

Happy Women's Day to all our EDC Ladies!

20/07/2019

For those of you who weren't able to join Laura's webinar on 'Getting a Clear View: Lessons From the CLARITY-BPA Study" - an excellent presentation

Here are links (you will need to copy link and paste in your browser)

The video recording is now available on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/cMt1ajFmQpw

Webinar details, including slides, are available here:
https://www.healthandenvironment.org/webinars/96488

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17/07/2019

Research news, views, and events from the University of Pretoria

12/07/2019

TAKE NOTICE OF THIS WEBINAR:

One of our speakers, Dr Laura Vandenberg, an expert field in endocrine disruption and BPA will be presenting a webinar on the Collaborative on Health and Environment website next Wednesday, 17 July 2019.

Please use this link to get more information:

https://www.healthandenvironment.org/webinars/96488

12/06/2019