Agricultural Medicine in the Pacific Northwest:
Special Topics Lecture Series
Lecture 2: Preventing Heat-Related Illness (HRI)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Individual lectures in the series are designed to increase knowledge and competency of occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) for rural primary health care providers (HCPs) who treat agricultural workers and their families, and to improve health professionals’ ability to recognize, diagnose, treat, prevent and provide patient education pertaining to work-related injuries and illnesses in the agricultural community.
Content is derived from actual lectures, readings, and agricultural medicine resources on special topics in agricultural medicine.
OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:
• Identify new 2 developments in understanding of occupational and environmental medicine practice in agricultural communities
• Discuss 3 practical applications of new scientific discoveries, treatment options, and prevention methods
• Describe 2 current issues and emerging trends in agricultural occupational/environmental medicine
FACULTY/
CREDENTIALS:
Lecture 2: June Spector, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences,
University of Washington School of Public Health
ORIGINATION DATE: Lecture 2 – August 1, 2017
RENEWAL DATE:
EXPIRATION DATE: Lecture 2 – August 1, 2019
URL for course information and registration: https://osha.washington.edu/professional-development/course/agmedseries2017
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
Minimum system requirements are:
WINDOWS
• Windows XP, Vista
• 1024 x 768 screen resolution
• Browser: Latest Internet Explorer or Firefox
• Latest Shockwave, Flash, and QuickTime plugins
MACINTOSH
• OS 10
• 1024 x 768 screen resolution
• Browser: Latest Safari or Firefox
• Latest Shockwave, Flash, and QuickTime plugins
Course participants will need to enroll in the course through our website osha.washington.edu and will need to either have 1) a Univ. of Washington Net ID or 2) a gmail.com account in order to log onto the University of Washington Canvas learning platform.
MATERIALS: None
TARGET AUDIENCE: Nurses and nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians, physical therapists, medical assistants and other health and safety professionals and paraprofessionals with an interest in rural and agricultural health and safety
PREREQUISITES: None
FORMAT: These seminars are web on demand.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Office of Continuing Education Programs, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington School of Public Health. Sarah Wolz, , 206-221-3967
ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:
CME activities with Joint Providers: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and MEDEX Northwest, University of Washington School of Medicine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the (ACCME®) to provide medical education for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity provides 1.0 contact hours.
CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU's for this program.
For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 1.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.
CDC is an approved provider of CPH Recertification Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. Effective October 1, 2013, the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) accepts continuing education units (CEU) for CPH recertification credits from CDC. Please select CEU as your choice for continuing education when registering for a course on TCEOnline. Learners seeking CPH should use the guidelines provided by the NBPHE for calculating recertification credits. For assistance please contact NBPHE at http://www.NBPHE.org.
DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.
CDC, our planners, content experts, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.
Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and MEDEX Northwest, University of Washington School of Medicine are jointly providing the CNE for this activity.
CDC did not accept commercial support for this activity.
To receive continuing education (CE):
Complete the activity
Complete the Evaluation at www.cdc.gov/TCEOnline
Pass the posttest at 75% at www.cdc.gov/TCEOnline
FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.
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