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28th Annual Conference of International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE2016)
The report of 28th Annual Conference of International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE2016) by Dr. Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand
Application Code :
306-0216-0104
 
Created Date : Monday, September 19, 2016-14:09 14:09:35Update Date : Saturday, October 8, 2016-14:46 14:46:11
IP Address : 194.225.213.60Submit Date : Saturday, October 8, 2016-14:46 14:46:18Email : hassanvand@tums.ac.ir
Personal Information
Name : Mohammad Sadegh
Surname : Hassanvand
School/Research center : Institute for Environmental Research (IER)
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Position : Assistant professor
Tel : +98-21-88978395
Information of Congress
Title of the Congress : 28th Annual Conference of International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE2016)
Title of your Abstract : Effect of PM10, PM2.5, andPM1 on blood markers in a panel of elderly subjects.
Destination Country : Italy
From : Thursday, September 1, 2016
To : Sunday, September 4, 2016
Abstract(Please copy/paste the abstract send to the congress) : Effect of PM10, PM2.5, andPM1 on blood markers in a panel of elderly subjects.

BACKGROUND: Systemic inflammation biomarkers have been associated with risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to clarify associations of particulate matter (PM10/PM2.5/PM1) with systemic inflammation using models in the elderly subjects.
METHODS: We followed a panel of 44 nonsmoking elderly subjects living in a retirement home in Tehran city, Iran. Blood plasma biomarkers were measured weekly over 6 weeks and included white blood cells (WBC), high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP), tumor necrosis factor-soluble receptor-II (sTNF-RII), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and von Willebrand factor (vWF). We measured hourly indoor and outdoor exposure to PM10/PM2.5/PM1 mass. The random intercept linear mixed effects model was used for data analysis.
RESULTS: We observed significant positive associations for WBC, IL-6, and sTNF-RII with exposure to PM10, PM2.5, and PM1; hsCRP with PM2.5 and PM1; and vWF with PM10 and PM2.5 mass concentration in elderly subjects from the current-day and multiday averages. Significant increase in blood markers varied by PM sizes, although in general the highest increases in marker levels were observed for PM2.5.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results provided some evidence that exposure to PM10, PM2.5, and PM1 was associated with inflammation and coagulation blood markers in elderly people, but associations were dependent on particle size.
Keywords of your Abstract : Air Pollution; Particulate Matter; Blood markers
Acceptance Letter : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/25345/Forms/306/ISEE 2016 Abstract Acceptance_7.pdf
The presentation : Oral
The Cover of Abstract book : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/25345/Forms/306/Abstract Cover_2.pdf
Published abstract in the abstract book with the related code : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/25345/Forms/306/ISEE Abstracts_2.pdf
Where has your abstract been indexed? : ISI
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The Congress Reporting Form
How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : 3000
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : The International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) was held the 28th conference of ISEE in Italy. Delegates of the conference were from all over the world such as USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, China,Turkey, Poland, Switzerland, Greece, France, Spain, India, Austria, Australia,
Hungary, Sweden, etc.
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : Yes
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : WHO, HEI
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : I presented my research work about the effect of air pollution particulate matter on blood markers, and I answered the questions in this regard.
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : Dr Michal Krzyzanowski; Visiting Professor of Science Policy, Environmental Research Group, King's College London
Prof. Nino Künzli, MD PhD
Deputy Director Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (SwissTPH) and Head of Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Dean of Study Swiss School of Public Health
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : It will be a good opportunity for us to be the host for the same international conferences as 28th ISEE in the future. Also, Providing more facilities for participation of academic staff in the international conferences will be useful for our university. ...................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : The process of applying for visa and paying for hotel and registration were tough and tedious.
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : The conference had some very important workshops for researcher. Also, the newest studies in environmental epidemiology, air pollution and health were presented and discussed well during the conference. ...............................................................................................