Cognitive decline, encompassing conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, represents a growing public health challenge with profound social and economic consequences. As populations age worldwide, the prevalence of cognitive impairment is expected to rise sharply, straining healthcare systems, families, and communities. Beyond direct health impacts, cognitive decline affects workforce participation, caregiving demands, and quality…

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PROGRAM Hours All times are in Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) DAY DATE ITEM TIME Sunday 22 March 2026 Informal dinner discussions (encouraged) Evening Monday 23 March 2026 Onsite breakfast 0730 – 0850 Onsite start 0900 Online start 0945 15-minute break 1115 – 1130 45-minute lunch 1300 – 1345 15-minute break 1515 – 1530 Onsite…

Organizations responsible for placing products on the market must ensure that these products meet defined safety standards, particularly when human health or environmental exposure is possible. Whether evaluating therapeutic goods, industrial products, or consumer items, clients must identify and quantify hazards, assess risk scenarios, and justify product claims in regulatory, legal, and public domains.

To enhance the effectiveness of health product risk communications, a systematic evaluation was requested to assess the performance of key instruments used to disseminate safety and efficacy information. The aim was to support efforts under the Evaluating the Effectiveness of Risk Communications (EERC) initiative by identifying methodologies and metrics that could measure how well these tools reach their intended audience, how clearly messages are conveyed, and what impact they have on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours.

Risk Sciences International (RSI) investigators Greg Paoli, Shintaro Hagiwara and Daniel Krewski collaborated with investigators from the US Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure (CCTE) on the development of an analytical framework to evaluate alternative chemical toxicity testing strategies, meeting a need identified by the US National Research Council in its 2009 report on Science and…

RSI designs and delivers training programs for regulators, public health staff, and emergency planners. Its approach emphasizes applied learning, cross-disciplinary skill development, and alignment with evolving threats. RSI integrates workforce development into broader capacity-building and institutional strengthening initiatives.

In a fast-moving risk environment, waiting to engage external expertise can cost valuable time and clarity. Organizations benefit from having pre-established access to risk specialists who already understand their operations, priorities, and constraints. When trusted advisors are standing by—briefed and ready—response times shrink, decision quality improves, and organizational resilience increases.

In support of ongoing efforts to modernize Canada's food inspection system, a request was issued for scientific and analytical expertise to enhance two critical risk-based decision tools: the Establishment-based Risk Assessment (ERA) and Importer Risk Assessment (IRA) models. These models are used to allocate inspection resources across food establishments, importers, hatcheries, feed mills, and renderers in a structured and scientifically defensible manner.