Agrochemical Risk Assessment Symposium with Regulators in LATAM

26 August 2025 Lima, Peru The HESI Committee on Transforming the Evaluation of Agrochemicals (TEA), with support from the Global Risk Assessment Training Center (GRATC) and in collaboration with SETAC Latin America, hosted a symposium in August 2025 focused on the safety evaluation of agrochemicals in South America. The event brought together over 20 regulatory…

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Hands-on risk assessment training workshops in Latin America

May 2025, Honduras November 2025, Argentina These workshops were targeted at National Authorities responsible for Pesticide Registration and Food safety. All sessions were conducted in-person and included the development of country-specific case studies, led by Dr. Eliana Munarriz.

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SETAC LATAM 2023

17 – 20 September 2023 Montevideo, Uruguay Ecological NAM presentation (Michelle Embry) RISK21 overview presentation (Eliana Munarriz) Attending the “Latin America Chemical Management Symposium” View conference details here.

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CIIMET Center for Research and Information on Medicines and Toxic Compounds

10 – 11 October 2022 Panama City, Panama Several lectures/courses by Dr. Eliana Munarriz (U of Buenos Aires; HESI Board): “Introduction to Risk Assessment and Problem formulation”. The course was attended by 12 MDs working to complete their 1st year Master’s in Occupation Health coursework. RISK21 module (with hands-on case studies) as a part of…

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WHO Toolkit for Assessing Risks Affecting Human Health: Chemical Hazards

6 – 22 October 2022 Virtual, Costa Rica Collaboration with PAHO for a Virtual Course “WHO Toolkit for Assessing Risks Affecting Human Health: Chemical Hazards” Modules taught by Dr. Eliana Munarriz (U of Buenos Aires; HESI Board): Module on Introduction on Risk Assessment and Problem Formulation Module on RISK21 with hands on case studies Course…

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