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<H2><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Greening Operations Series: Mind your 
Ps &amp; Us! Managing Pharmaceutical Waste Including an update of the 2008 
10-Step Blueprint for Health Care Facilities in the United States</FONT></H2>
<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><B>May 15, 2009 &#8211; 1:00 PM 
Eastern</B><BR><B>Cost: $150 </B>(<SPAN class=843012720-06052009>FREE i</SPAN>f 
you are a member of Practice Greenhealth)<BR><B>Register Online:</B> 
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> admin@practicegreenhealth.org 
[mailto:admin@practicegreenhealth.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 06, 2009 
7:37 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Evin Guy<BR><B>Subject:</B> Greenhealth News, Tailoring 
Sustainability to Suit the Human Experience<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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                  <H3><I>Coming next week&#8230;</I></H3>
                  <H2>Greening Operations Series: Mind your Ps &amp; Us! 
                  Managing Pharmaceutical Waste Including an update of the 2008 
                  10-Step Blueprint for Health Care Facilities in the United 
                  States</H2>
                  <P><B>May 15, 2009 &#8211; 1:00 PM Eastern</B><BR><B>Cost: $150 
                  </B>(If you are a member of Practice Greenhealth, just enter 
                  your Subscriber ID for free access.)<BR><B>Register 
                  Online:</B> <A 
                  href="http://www.practicegreenhealth.org/tools/webinars/calendar/details/456">www.practicegreenhealth.org/tools/webinars/calendar/details/456</A></P>
                  <H3>Sponsored By</H3>
                  <P><A 
                  href="http://www.chemtron-corp.com/pages/healthcare.htm"><IMG 
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                  href="http://www.chemtron-corp.com/pages/healthcare.htm">Chemtron 
                  Corporation</A> <I>Providing comprehensive services, 
                  experienced professionals and advanced technologies to solve 
                  all your environmental needs. Now there&#8217;s a simple, compliant 
                  solution &#8211; Because if it is not simple, it won&#8217;t work.</I></P>
                  <H3>Topic</H3>
                  <P>Research is documenting with increasing frequency that many 
                  &#8220;emerging contaminants&#8221; (ECs) such as pharmaceuticals, 
                  hormones, and fragrances that have not historically been 
                  considered as environmental contaminants are present across 
                  the world. These emerging contaminants are commonly detected 
                  in municipal, agricultural, and industrial wastewater sources. 
                  Since 1998, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) 
                  Emerging Contaminants Project (<A 
                  href="http://toxics.usgs.gov/regional/emc/index.html">http://toxics.usgs.gov/regional/emc/index.html</A>) 
                  has been conducting &#8220;source to receptor&#8221; research on this 
                  rapidly advancing topic.</P>
                  <H3>Learning Objectives</H3>
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                    <LI>Develop the analytical tools required for detecting ECs 
                    in the environment 
                    <LI>Document the environmental occurrence and concentration 
                    of ECs 
                    <LI>Characterize contaminant sources and their potential 
                    pathways into the environment 
                    <LI>Determine processes and factors that affect the 
                    transport and fate of ECs 
                    <LI>Assess the potential deleterious effects of ECs and 
                    complex mixtures of ECs on aquatic and terrestrial organisms 
                    </LI></UL>
                  <H3>Presenters</H3>
                  <P><IMG alt="" 
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                  NOSEND="1"><BR><B>Dana Kolpin, U.S. Geological Survey</B></P>
                  <P>Dana Kolpin is a research hydrologist for the U.S. 
                  Geological Survey in Iowa City, IA. He received his B.S. from 
                  Iowa State University and his M.S. from the University of Iowa 
                  (both in geology). His research interests include the 
                  occurrence of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and other emerging 
                  contaminants in the environment. He has published over 100 
                  papers and reports on environmental contaminants. He has been 
                  the project chief of the <SPAN class=caps>USGS</SPAN> Toxic 
                  Program&#8217;s Emerging Contaminants Project since 1998.</P>
                  <P><IMG alt="" 
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                  NOSEND="1"><BR><B>Charlotte Smith, R. Ph., M.S.</B></P>
                  <P>Charlotte Smith is Director of PharmEcology Services, part 
                  of Waste Management Healthcare Solutions (WMHS). She founded 
                  PharmEcology Associates, <SPAN class=caps>LLC</SPAN> in 2000 
                  and sold the company to <SPAN class=caps>WMHS</SPAN> in April 
                  of 2009. Waste Management, Inc. is North America&#8217;s leading 
                  provider of comprehensive waste management and environmental 
                  services. Based in Houston, Texas, it is a <SPAN 
                  class=caps>FORTUNE</SPAN> 200 company with revenues of 
                  approximately $13 billion and more than 45,000 employees.</P>
                  <P>Being a part of <SPAN class=caps>WMHS</SPAN> will enable 
                  PharmEcology to assist the healthcare industry in reducing and 
                  managing pharmaceutical waste even more effectively. In 
                  addition to her work with PharmEcology, she is also a 
                  co-founder of Capital Returns, Inc., a nationally known 
                  pharmaceutical reverse distributor in 1991 and for 10 years 
                  served as president and chief regulatory advisor.</P>
                  <P>Ms. Smith is a registered pharmacist who received her BS in 
                  Pharmacy and MS in Continuing and Vocational Education from 
                  the University of Wisconsin. She is a member of the Pharmacy 
                  Society of Wisconsin, the American Society of Health-System 
                  Pharmacists, and the American Society for Healthcare 
                  Environmental Services.</P>
                  <P><IMG alt="" 
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                  NOSEND="1"><BR><B>Russell Mankes, PhD</B></P>
                  <P>Russell F. Mankes, PhD is an Associate Professor in the 
                  Center of Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience and the Center 
                  for Immunology and Microbial Disease at Albany Medical 
                  College. Dr Mankes has authored or co-authored over 90 
                  scientific and technical publications and has held numerous 
                  research grants in reproductive toxicology and birth defects 
                  research. He serves as Toxicologist, Chemical Hygiene Officer 
                  and Responsible Official for the Albany Medical Center. Dr 
                  Mankes was a 2006 US <SPAN class=caps>EPA</SPAN> Environmental 
                  Quality Awardee and has been awarded a two year $153,000 US 
                  <SPAN class=caps>EPA</SPAN> Grant for Pharmaceuticals Waste 
                  Minimization. He chairs Albany Medical Center&#8217;s Controlled 
                  Substance Governing Board and is a member of the Centers 
                  Hazardous Materials Response team. He is responsible for 
                  compliance with Select Agent Regulations, State and Federal 
                  <SPAN class=caps>RCRA</SPAN> regulations as well as JCAHO&#8217;s 
                  EoC standards for Hazard! ous Materials and Waste Management. 
                  Dr Mankes received his doctorate in Experimental Pathology and 
                  Environmental Toxicology from the Albany Medical College.</P>
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                  NOSEND="1"><BR><B>John Simpson</B></P>
                  <P>John has over 16 years of experience in the hazardous waste 
                  field, which includes extensive exposure to a multitude of 
                  hazardous waste streams and regulations. Over the past five 
                  years, John was involved with the development and 
                  implementation of many initial Rx Waste programs in the United 
                  States, and he continues to be involved with new program 
                  startups every day.</P>
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