Introductory slides for exposome lectures at the IOHA2015 conference, London.

1. Introduction
John Cherrie
PDC Session: The exposome and exposure in the workplace

2. Welcome…
Ÿ Let’s all get to know each other
Ÿ And find out what we will be doing today
Ÿ What should we
get out of the day
Ÿ Any questions?

3. John Cherrie
Ÿ Professor Human Health at Heriot Watt
University
Ÿ Principal Scientist at IOM
Ÿ Actively involved in a very large exposome
project funded by the European Union –
www.HEALS-eu.eu
Ÿ Developing ideas for new research on the
exposome

5. The programme for today…
Time Session
9:00 Introductions
9:15 The exposome, what is it?
10:00 Tracking personal location and activities
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Low-cost sensors to measure the external exposome
11:45 Biomarkers and their use in measuring the internal exposome
12:30 Lunch
13:30 How to construct a human exposome study
15:00 Coffee
15:30 How can we characterize the occupational exposome and are these approaches
useful in managing workplace risks?
16:15 Where is this all going and when will it be a practical proposition to measure an
exposome?
16:45 Wrap-up

6. Learning intentions…
Ÿ Know what the exposome is and the methods
that can be used to quantify human exposure
within this paradigm
Ÿ Have an understanding of how these
concepts could be applied in workplace
settings
Ÿ Be able to apply some aspects of the
exposome paradigm in your professional
practice

7. Any questions?
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