2023
Title: Health & Wellness Symposium, “Survival Mediterranean Style”: Lifestyle Countermeasures against CVD, Cancer & Other Chronic Diseases
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation
Organization/Location: First Responder Center of Excellence, FRCE/National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, Clearwater, Florida
2022
Title: Connecticut Fire Academy
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation
Organization/Location: “Survival Mediterranean Style: Lifestyle Measures for Firefighters”, Connecticut Fire Academy, Windsor Locks, CT
2021
Title: Connecticut Fire Academy
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation
Organization/Location: “Survival Mediterranean Style: Lifestyle Measures for Firefighters”, Connecticut Fire Academy, Windsor Locks, CT
Title: Health and Safety
Type of Presentation: Expert Invited Participant
Organization/Location: 4th National Fire Service Research Agenda Symposium, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, Emmitsburg, Maryland. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is a fire service organization working to decrease line of duty deaths and injuries in the fire service. The Foundation’s symposium seeks to identify and prioritize research needs that will ultimately lead to a safer and healthier fire service.
Title: Florida Fire Instructor Conference, “Healthy Lifestyle Countermeasures for Fire Fighters”
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation
Organization/Location: Annual Conference for Fire Academy Instructors, Ocala, Florida.
Title: Firefighter Safety Stand Down 2021 Conference, “Cardiovascular Disease in the Fire Serve and Healthy Lifestyle Countermeasures for Fire Fighters”
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation
Organization/Location: Virtual conference. Safety Stand Down is a joint initiative of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the National Volunteer Fire Council, and the National Fire Protection Association. The event focuses on the critical importance of responders taking care of themselves both on and off the emergency incident scene.
2020
Title: Connecticut Fire Academy
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation
Organization/Location: “Lifestyle and Wellness and COVID-19”, Connecticut Fire Academy, Windsor Locks, CT
Title: Connecticut Firefighter Health, Wellness and Safety Consortium
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation
Organization/Location: “Fire Recruit Health Study”, Connecticut Division of Emergency Service and Public Protection, Middletown, CT
Title: Connecticut Fire Academy
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation
Organization/Location: “Survival Mediterranean Style: Lifestyle Measures for Firefighters”, Connecticut Fire Academy, Windsor Locks, CT
2019
Title: International Association of Fire Fighters, Vincent J. Bolton, Affiliate Leadership Training Summit
Type of Presentation: Workshop Invited Speaker
Organization/Location: US and Canadian firefighter union leaders “Cardiovascular Disease in the Fire Service”, Orlando, Florida and “Health Effects of Sleep Deprivation, Weight & Lifestyle”, Los Angeles, California.
Title: Survival Mediterranean Style – Lifestyle Countermeasures for Firefighters
Type of Presentation: Invited Plenary Presentation
Organization/Location: John P. Redmond Symposium & Dominick F. Barbera EMS Conference. International Association of Fire Fighters, Nashville, Tennessee (International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), John P. Redmond Foundation)
Title: Cardiovascular Disease in the Fire Service
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation
Organization/Location: John P. Redmond Symposium & Dominick F. Barbera EMS Conference. International Association of Fire Fighters, Nashville, Tennessee (International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), John P. Redmond Foundation)
Title: A. Michael Mullane Health and Safety Symposium. “Survival Mediterranean Style: Lifestyle Countermeasures for Fire Fighters”.
Type of Presentation: Keynote presentation
Organization/Location: Boston Fire Department, Local 718 and the International Association of Fire Fighters.
2018
Title: International Association of Fire Fighters, Vincent J. Bolton, Affiliate Leadership Training Summit
Type of Presentation: Workshop Invited Speaker
Organization/Location: US and Canadian firefighter union leaders “Cardiovascular Disease in the Fire Service”, Orlando, Florida
2017
Title: Indianapolis Professional Firefighters Union “Survival Mediterranean Style: Cancer Prevention with Nutrition.” Local 416
Type of Presentation: Cancer Summit presentation
Organization/Location: The Science of Cancer in the Fire Service: Prevention to Survivorship, Indianapolis, Indiana
Title: International Association of Fire Fighters, Vincent J. Bolton, Affiliate Leadership Training Summit
Type of Presentation: Workshop Invited Speaker
Organization/Location: US and Canadian firefighter union leaders “Cardiovascular Disease in the Fire Service”, Anaheim, California
2016
Title: A Review of cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac death among Firefighters and Police
Type of Presentation: Keynote Speaker
Organization/Location: Symposium on Emergency Service Workers’ Safety and Health, Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul, South Korea
Title: South Korean Firefighters / Question and Answer Session and Luncheon regarding Occupational Injuries and Illness
Type of Presentation: Emergency Services Workers Symposium
Organization/Location: Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul, South Korea
Title: Update: Mediterranean-Diet-Based Interventions to Change Firefighters’ Eating Habits and Improve Cardiovascular Profiles
Type of Presentation: Principal Investigator Presentation
Organization/Location: Annual Principal Investigators Meeting, Research & Development Grants, Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency, San Antonio, Texas (US Department of Homeland Security
Title: A. Michael Mullane Health and Safety Symposium
Type of Presentation: Plenary presentation
Organization/Location: “Cardiovascular Disease in the Fire Service” given with Drs. Denise Smith and Gavin Horn. Presentation given to New England firefighters to help understand the cardiovascular stressors they encounter and how these interact with personal health/fitness and lifestyle in order to decrease their risk profiles. Boston Fire Department, Local 718 and the International Association of Fire Fighters
Title: Final Report: Non-invasive Detection of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy/Cardiomegaly in Firefighters
Type of Presentation: Principal Investigator Presentation
Organization/Location: Annual Principal Investigators Meeting, Research & Development Grants, Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency, San Antonio, Texas, (US Department of Homeland Security)
2015
Title: Cardiovascular Disease and Health Among Firefighters, Working to Death: Occupational Diseases
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation
Organization/Location: Commitment to Excellence. International Association of Fire Fighters, Health, Safety and EMS Conference, National Harbor, Maryland (International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), John P. Redmond Foundation)
Title: International Association of Fire Chiefs
Type of Presentation: Lead Speaker
Organization/Location: “Survival Mediterranean Style.” Along with two veteran fire Chiefs, led a national webinar on the benefits of Mediterranean-style diets for improving risk factor profiles, health and quality of living in the US fire service
Title: Yale-New Haven Health System
Type of Presentation: Plenary Talk
Organization/Location: “Cardiovascular Health in Firefighters and Law Enforcement.” Wellness Symposium for fire, police and EMS officials for fire and law enforcement officials from throughout the state of Connecticut. Trumbull, Connecticut.
Title: Mediterranean-Diet-Based Interventions to Change Firefighters’ Eating Habits and Improve Cardiovascular Profiles
Type of Presentation: Principal Investigator Presentation
Organization/Location: Annual Principal Investigators Meeting, Research & Development Grants, Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Harbor, Maryland (US Department of Homeland Security)
Title: Current State of the Sciences: Medical Evaluations and Testing, Department Standards, Shift Work
Type of Presentation: Invited Speaker
Organization/Location: Future Directions in Cardiovascular Research for the U.S. Fire & EMS Service, Washington, District of Columbia (Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation)
Title: Non-invasive Detection of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy/Cardiomegaly in Firefighters
Type of Presentation: Principal Investigator Presentation
Organization/Location: Annual Principal Investigators Meeting, Research & Development Grants, Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Harbor, Maryland (US Department of Homeland Security)
Title: Survival Mediterranean Style – Health Benefits of a Mediterranean Diet, Nutrition for the Emergency Responder
Type of Presentation: Invited Speaker
Organization/Location: Commitment to Excellence. International Association of Fire Fighters, Health, Safety and EMS Conference, National Harbor, Maryland (International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), John P. Redmond Foundation)
Title: State of Science 2: Cardiovascular Health of Firefighters: Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Associated Risk
Type of Presentation: Invited Speaker and Panelist
Organization/Location: Physicals, Screening Mechanisms, and Development of a Fire Service Toolkit Strategizing an Evidence-Based Approach to Reduce Cardiac Disease and Death in the Fire Service, Washington, District of Columbia (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation)
2014
Title: Non-invasive Detection of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy/Cardiomegaly in Firefighters
Type of Presentation: Principal Investigator Presentation
Organization/Location: Annual Principal Investigators Meeting, Research & Development Grants, Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency, Dallas, Texas (US Department of Homeland Security)
Title: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Type of Presentation: Invited Faculty
Organization/Location: Workshop participant for medical and health issues, Tampa2, 10th Anniversary of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives and the “Everyone Goes Home Program,” National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. All major US fire service organizations were represented
Title: Episode 738: Firemedically Speaking on Sudden Cardiac Death
Type of Presentation: Radio Show
Organization/Location: Fire Engineering Talk Radio
2013
Title: Cardiovascular Health in the Fire Service
Type of Presentation: Keynote Lecture
Organization/Location: Public Safety Medical, the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association and the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana, Brownsburg, IN
Title: Sudden Cardiac Death in the Fire Service: Risk Factors, Causes and Unanswered Questions
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation with Dr. Denise Smith
Organization/Location: International Association of Fire Chiefs, Volunteer and Combination Officers Section, Clearwater Beach, Florida (National Fallen Firefighters Foundation)
Title: Brownsburg Fire Territory
Type of Presentation: Plenary Lecture
Organization/Location: Cardiovascular Health in the Fire Service. Annual Joint Wellness-Fitness Symposium of the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association and the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana which brought several hundred firefighters from Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. Brownsburg, Indiana.
Title: Non-invasive Detection of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy/Cardiomegaly in Firefighters
Type of Presentation: Principal Investigator Presentation
Organization/Location: Annual Principal Investigators Meeting, Research & Development Grants, Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency, Denver, Colorado (US Department of Homeland Security)
Title: Heart Disease in the Fire Service, Pathways to Success
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation
Organization/Location: International Association of Fire Fighters, Health, Safety and EMS Conference, Denver, Colorado (International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), John P. Redmond Foundation)
Title: Relationship to Stress Levels & Sudden Cardiac Death
Type of Presentation: Invited presentation
Organization/Location: Police Physicians Section Meeting, Benefits of Implementing a Police Wellness Program, 120th Annual IACP Conference and Law Enforcement Education Exposition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)]
2012
Title: Boston Fire Department
Type of Presentation: Plenary Talk
Organization/Location: “Heart Disease in the US Fire Service.” Annual Health Fair.
Title: Public Safety Health & Wellness Update
Type of Presentation: Symposium
Organization/Location: Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA
Title: Cambridge Health Alliance and Sargent & Associates / Director
Type of Presentation: Moderator and Plenary Speaker
Organization/Location: “Cardiovascular Disease in Public Safety Personnel – State of the Science.” Health & Wellness Symposium for Public Safety Personnel Program. We provided a free symposium to Massachusetts Police, Fire and Ambulance Personnel and their departments to better understand the cardiovascular and other hazards they face due to interactions of personal characteristics, lifestyle choices and occupational exposures and circumstances. Problems were approached in a multi-disciplinary fashion with medical, nursing, wellness and physical fitness strategies
Title: Survival of the Fittest? Exercise Tolerance & Longitudinal Outcomes
Type of Presentation: Principal Investigator Presentation
Organization/Location: Annual Principal Investigators Meeting, Research & Development Grants, Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency, Denver, Colorado (Department of Homeland Security)
2011
Title: Heart Disease in the Fire Service: Interacting Roles of Strenuous Duty, Aging, Lifestyle, and Fitness
Type of Presentation: Invited Plenary Speaker
Organization/Location: Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Title: Cardiovascular Disease / “Showcase”
Type of Presentation: Research Presentation, Plenary Lecture
Organization/Location: 2nd National Fire Service Research Agenda Symposium, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, U.S. Fire Academy (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Title: Invited Plenary Lecture on Cardiovascular Disease and Symposium Participant
Type of Presentation: Invited Plenary Lecture and Symposium Participant
Organization/Location: The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s Second National Fire Service Research Agenda Symposium, United States Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, MD. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is a fire service organization working to decrease line of duty deaths and injuries in the fire service. The Foundation’s symposium seeks to identify and prioritize research needs that will ultimately lead to a safer and healthier fire service.
Title: Cardiovascular Disease in the Fire Service
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation on the Occupational Diseases Workshop
Organization/Location: Health, Safety, and EMS Conference, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), John P. Redmond Foundation, New York, NY
Title: Creating a Wellness Program for a Police Department
Type of Presentation: Invited Speaker and Panelist
Organization/Location: Massachusetts Municipal Managers Association (MMMA)
Title: Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs
Type of Presentation: Plenary Talk
Organization/Location: “Heart Disease in the Fire Service: Interacting Roles of Strenuous Duty, Aging, Lifestyle & Fitness.” Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Title: United States Fire Academy
Type of Presentation: Plenary Lecture and Symposium Participant
Organization/Location: 2nd National Fire Service Research Agenda Symposium, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, Emmitsburg, Maryland. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is a fire service organization working to decrease line of duty deaths and injuries in the fire service. The Foundation’s symposium seeks to identify and prioritize research needs that will ultimately lead to a safer and healthier fire service
2010
Title: Cardiovascular Disease in Firefighters
Type of Presentation: Invited Speaker
Organization/Location: Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts (PFFM)
Title: Fitness & Law Enforcement: The Good, the Bad, & the Health Benefits
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation
Organization/Location: The Annual Meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Police Physicians Section and IACP, Orlando, FL
Title: Developing a Wellness Program in a Police Department (Given with the Holden, MA Police Department)
Type of Presentation: Invited Presentation
Organization/Location: The Annual Meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Police Physicians Section and IACP, Orlando, FL
2009
Title: Cardiovascular Disease in the Fire Service: State of the Science
Type of Presentation: Invited Plenary Talk
Organization/Location: International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), John P. Redmond Foundation Symposium on the Occupational Health and Hazards of the Fire Service, Los Angeles, CA
Title: International Association of Fire Fighters, John P. Redmond Foundation
Type of Presentation: Workshop Moderator and Invited Faculty
Organization/Location: Cardiovascular Disease Workshop and “Ask the Doctor” Roundtable. Symposium on the Occupational Health and Hazards of the Fire Service, Los Angeles, California
2008
Title: Cardiovascular Disease In Firefighters: State of the Science
Type of Presentation: Plenary Talk and Panel Discussant
Organization/Location: “How to Reduce Cardiovascular Mortality in Your Fire Department,” Attended by firefighters and fire departments from across New England and NY State. Sponsored by the New England College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (NECOEM) and the Occupational & Environmental Medicine Association of Connecticut, Sturbridge, MA.
2007
Title: Heart Disease in Firefighters
Type of Presentation: Special Guest Lecturer
Organization/Location: United States Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, MD
Title: United States Fire Academy
Type of Presentation: Invited Speaker, Special Lecture – “Heart Disease in Firefighters.”
Organization/Location: The academy is attended by hundreds of veteran volunteer and career firefighters from across the country and I was able to educate several hundred of them. Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Title: On-Duty Heart Disease in the Fire Service
Type of Presentation: Keynote Speaker
Organization/Location: First Annual Symposium on Health and Safety in the Workplace, Hellenic Fire Academy, Athens, Greece
Title: Hellenic Fire Academy
Type of Presentation: Plenary Talk
Organization/Location: “On-Duty Heart Disease in the Fire Service.” First Annual Symposium on Health and Safety in the Workplace, Athens, Greece.
