International Medical Geology Association (IMGA)
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Interest in Medical Geology is continuing to expand worldwide at an increasingly rapid rate and creating numerous opportunities. Our organization has reached the stage of development in which a formal structure is necessary for it to function efficiently. This structure should enable us to better respond to the opportunities, to rapidly pass information to those interested in Medical Geology issues, and to make critical decisions that will benefit the discipline.
The Directors of the association are:
Jose Centeno (Pathologist, USA)
Olle Selinus (Geochemist, Sweden)
Phil Weinstein (Epidemiologist, Australia)
The organization started formally January 24 2006. Olle Selinus continues in his capacity as Director of this activity. Jose Centeno and Bob Finkelman are Co-Directors. Dave Elliott will continue his work as editor of the Newsletter. We have appointed six Councilors to represent the broad geographic distribution of Medical Geology and the wide range of disciplines that are embraced by this topic. The Councilors are:
Bernardino Ribeiro de Figueiredo
(Geologist, Brazil)
Fiona Fordyce (geochemist, UK)
Philip Weinstein (Epidemiologist, Australia)
Umran Dogan (Medical, cancer researcher, Turkey)
Hisashi Nirei (Geo-pollution scientist, Japan)
Maxwell Mwase (Veterinarian scientist, Zambia)
Nelly Manay (Toxicologist, Uruguay)
The following committees and working groups (WG) are running:
Journals
Promotion of Medical Geology
Regional groups, guidelines and support
Education
Nominating Committee
Health Impacts of Geologic Disasters (WG)
Bylaw committee, Kim Chisholm (chair)
Funding committee, Phil Weinstein Chair (Australia)
Conference committeee, Nelly Manay (Uruguay) Chair
Student committee, Sandra Londono (chair)
Jose Centeno, Olle Selinus, Phil Weinstein