EPISODE264 - Pertti (Bert) Hakkinen, Ph.D. & Stephanie Publicker

This week on IAQ Radio we will interview Mr. Pertti (Bert) Hakkinen, Ph.D & Stephanie Publicker from the National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health (NIH). Our discussion will focus on one of the most important and underutilized resources for environmental health professionals the National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services. We will also be discussing emergency services with Dr. Hakkinen especially as they relate to the current response to super storm Sandy. Pertti (Bert) Hakkinen, Ph.D., is the Acting Head of the Office of Clinical Toxicology, and the Senior Toxicologist and Toxicology and Environmental Health Science Advisor in the Division of Specialized Information Services, National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Hakkinen is the former project leader for the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER) and the current project leader for the Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) tools, represents NLM on various committees, and provides leadership for NLM's participation in national and international efforts in toxicology-, exposure-, and risk assessment-related information. Dr. Hakkinen received the 2011 "Risk Communication Excellence Award" from the Alliance for Chemical Safety for his work on the CHEMM project, and received one of the annual "NIH Director's Awards" (August, 2011), with this award recognizing a role in efforts led by NIEHS related to the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill. Dr. Hakkinen has been an invited expert or reviewer for several U.S. EPA-, Health Canada-, and European Commission-sponsored efforts to develop or revise human exposure assessment guidance and resource documents and software, and was selected as a member of the core panel of experts in 2005-2007 for the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP, a part of the Chemical Right-to-Know Initiative of the U.S. EPA). He is a co-editor and co-author of the latest edition of the Encyclopedia of Toxicology, and of the last two editions of the Information Resources in Toxicology book. Stephanie Publicker has an Associate Degree in Nursing, a BA in Italian and a Masters in Library Science. Since receiving her MLS from the University of Pittsburgh in 1991, she has been involved in end user training, getting her start when users were thrilled to have a 2400 Baud modem. She currently works in the National Library of Medicine's Specialized Information Services Division where she is involved in end user training, database development, and web content management. Join us this week and LEARN MORE about current happenings at the National Institutes of Health and more!