Occupational & Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds
The Department of Environmental Health and the Harvard Chan Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health invite you to the next Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds on October 16, 2026.
Title: Clinical Management of Occupational PFAS Exposure: A Firefighter Case Discussion in Exposure Attribution, Clinical Risk, and Intervention
Presenter: Gabriel Adam Carrillo, MD, JD, Harvard Occupational & Environmental Medicine Resident
Discussant: Eli N. Avila, MD, JD, MPH, FACLM, DABLM, Former Secretary of Health, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Former Commissioner of Health, Orange County, New York Chief Medical Officer, Defense Health Agency / Watervliet Arsenal
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this Grand Rounds, participants will be able to:
- Perform exposure attribution for a firefighter with elevated PFAS levels using a structured occupational, environmental, and medical-legal exposure history.
- Develop an evidence-informed management plan for PFAS overexposure, including exposure reduction, counseling, repeat testing when appropriate, clinical surveillance, privacy protections, and risk-benefit discussion of potential interventions.
- Interpret PFAS biomonitoring results clinically by distinguishing background, above-background, and higher-concern findings, while explaining what PFAS testing can and cannot determine.
Location:
- In person: 502 Kresge, Harvard Chan School of Public Health
- Remote: via Zoom (please RSVP for Zoom below)
RSVP: Please click here to register.
CMEs for US licensed physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Chan Education and Research Center. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health designates this live activity for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Speaker Information
Eli N. Avila
Organizers
ⓘ Harvard Chan School hosts a diverse array of speakers, invited to share both scholarly research and personal perspectives. They do not speak for the School, and hosting them does not imply endorsement of their views, organizations, or employers.