Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Laura Cecilia Börgel Aguilera

Actual Position:

• Professor and investigator, legal medicine department, medicine faculty, Universidad de Chile;
• Toxicological Doctor, since 1980 up to now. Chief god Toxicological Unit and Risk Assessment.
• Assistant Professor
• Professor form the Department of Medical Tecnology, Chair of Toxicology, Universidad Mayor 2010

Science Area: Toxicology/Forensic Medicine

Education:

Title surgeon physician, Universidad de Chile, Medicine Faculty, 1979, approved with maximum distinction

Post Grade

• Universidad de Chile, chemistry and Pharmaceutics, Science Faculty Specialization in analytic Toxicology; Year: 1980–1983
  Institution: Universidad de Chile, Medicine Faculty, Legal Medicine Department, Toxicology Unit
• Specialization: Forensic toxicology and risk assessment; year 1980–1985
• Institution: Universidad de Chile, Medicine Faculty, Pediatric Department.
  Specialization: Clinical toxicology; Year: 1980–1985
• 1986: OMS Risk Assessment due to exposition to chemical substances.
• 1999: OMS International Program of Chemical Security IPCS training workshop for the use of validated data base.
• 2002: Universidad de Chile, Public Health School: Risk Assessment due chemical substances
• 2003: Universidad de Chile, Public Health School: Risk Communication for Health
• 2005: Perfectioning Stay in US Army Force, Pathology and Toxicology Institute, in studies of RAMAN Spectroscopy
• 2003–2004: Harmonized system to register intoxicated, GTZ program
• 2005: Diplomate in management ISO 17025
• 2008: WHO/TDRS “Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) “Pilot Program of training for the development of specialists in Latin America, for the implementation of Toxicology laboratories, under OECD criteria
• 2008: Good Laboratory Practices, OECD Argentina, organized by OAA
• 2009: workshops of GTZ of Chemical Security and Susteinable Development (March and September)

Other Positions:

• General Manager, Dra. Laura Börgel y Cía. Ltda. (1995–up to now)
• Medical Director, Toxicology Laboratory “Servicios Integrales de Toxicología” Ltda.(Integral Services of Toxicology Limited) SERVITOX. (1993–up to now).
• Technical Secretary and Integration to the Corporation of human toxicology, environmental and dangerous materials Rita Chile (2002–up to now).
• SAG Assessor for the Evaluation of the register of pesticides 1999 a 2007
• Assessor in Toxicology of Risk Assessment of pesticides from laboratory Opus Prima Argentina and Arysta Lifescience, since April 2008, up to now.
• Assessor of various companies for the register of pesticids in SAG since 2007, up to now
• Medical Assessor in Clinical toxicology, analytic, ecotoxicologic, and risk assessment for court and lawyers, since 1985, up to now.
• Interconsultant Physician in Clinical Toxicology, in Clinica Indisa, Health Services, and other hospitals.
• Expert of tribunals in the matter of forensic toxicology, since 1985, up to now
• President of ALATOX 2006–2010

Member of Societies:

• Member of the “Argentinian” Toxicology Association. 1986
• Founder Member of the “Chilean” Toxicology Association, 1988
• Efective Member of Brasilian Toxicology Society, 1995
• Member of the Legal Medicine Association. 1999
• Member of Spanish Toxicology Association, 2005

• Member of ALATOX since 1998; President of ALATOX since 2006 up to 2010, and the actual responsible of the scientific committee of the ALATOX Web site
• Member of the International Association of Geological Medicine 2009
• Member of the Directory of the International Union of Toxicology: IUTOX 2010

Prizes:

Health Ministry, “Día de la Excelencia de la Salud” (Day of the Excellence in Health) Prize of 1999.

Outstanding Works:

• Conferences of the National Security Council, October 1986, “Intoxication by Fluor.”
• Conferences of the National Security Council, 2004, “Role of Toxicology networks in the handling of chemical accidents.”
• X ALATOX Congress of Toxicology, November 1998, “Influence of urban topographic factors in lead levels of a family.”
• XI ALATOX Congress of Toxicology, 2002, conferences of Structuring toxicology networks for the mitigation of accidents, Chilean experience
• Mexican Congress of Toxicology: 2008, Conference: Sampling Strategies and study plans in clinical, environmental and forensic toxicology laboratories.
• International Congress of Medical Geology, 2009, Conference: Strategies and Methodology for the evaluation for risk assessment for chemical substances.

Books:

Author of the Book: “Protocolos para el manejo del Paciente Intoxicado” (Protocols for the handling of the intoxicated patient) Publication OPS Paltex 2002 IBSN 92 75 32382 8