RespiraMi 2024. Recent Advances on Air Pollution and Health
Reducing the incidence and prevalence of modifiable risk factors of noncommunicable diseases is a critical endeavor to tackle the global burden of these ailments that claim several millions lives per year globally, and thus to foster effective initiatives of primary and secondary prevention. Air pollution is one of the most important modifiable risk factors, owing to ubiquitous environmental and household exposure in low-income and high-income countries. With this background, in collaboration with the Environmental Research Group (ERG) of the Imperial College in London, UK, we organize for the fifth time the independent International Seminar RespiraMi, and summon in the Italian city of Milan (IT) an impressive faculty of experts to present the most recent data stemming from research completed in the last few years and to bring up to date present knowledge of the achieved progress.
Thursday, 29th February - MORNING
SESSION I - New evidence supporting air pollution health risk assessment
SESSION II - Cardiovascular outcomes of air pollution exposure - update on the evidence
Thursday, 29th February- AFTERNOON
SESSION III - Respiratory outcomes of air pollution exposure - update on the evidence
SESSION IV - Air pollution and neurological and mental disorders - update on the evidence
SESSION V - Cancer outcomes of air pollution exposure - update on the evidence
SESSION VI - Dialogue with Clinicians: Is the evidence on air pollution as a risk factor
Strong enough to be used in clinical practice? What is the role of the general practitioners and specialists in using this evidence?
Friday, 01st March - MORNING
SESSION VII - AIR pollution and health research in Italy
SESSION VIII - Progress in exposure assesment for epidemiological studies
Friday, 01st March- AFTRENOON
SESSION IX - Policies and actions to reduce health risks of air pollution
CLOSING DISCUSSION AND REMARKS - What further evidence is needed to support actions to reduce health risks of air pollution in Europe