Grand Rounds Series – Kenneth Ray Motoyama, DO, MPH, OEMR First Year Resident

PFAS in Firefighting Foam: The Current Evidence of Alphabet Soup Environmental Contaminants

Presenter: K. Ray Motoyama, DO, MPH
First year Resident, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency,
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Discussant: Rose H. Goldman, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School,
Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard Chan School of Public Health

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) describe the risks to firefighters and communities from PFHxS in firefighting foam; 2) explain the current regulations re PFAS; 3) discuss appropriate clinical testing for PFAS; and 4) describe recommendations for health care providers.