When
Monday November 17, 2014 at 1:00 PM CST-to-
Tuesday November 18, 2014 at 12:30 PM CST
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Contact
Amanda Wickman
UT Health Northeast
903-877-5998
amanda.wickman@uthct.edu
CME
The University of Texas Health Northeast is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
Thanks to support provided by:
The UT Health Northeast NIOSH Training Project Grant # t01 OH009221, The University of Iowa's I-CASH (Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health) Building Capacity Project, NIOSH Grant # U50 04007548, Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, and The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention and Education CDC/NIOSH CA# U54-OH07541.
Are you a healthcare professional, educator or advocate serving a rural community? Join us in Fort Worth, TX to learn the basics of anticipation, recognition, diagnosis, treatment and the prevention of occupational and environmental injuries and illnesses within rural and agricultural communities. Continuing education credits will be offered for physicians, nurses and veterinarians. Residents and students are welcome!
The University of Texas Health Northeast will present the10-hour training program in Agromedicine! Hundreds of rural physicians, veterinarians and healthcare professionals have attended this training program over the last 40 years. Originally developed by Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (I-CASH), it has been enhanced to reflect the distinct essence of Texas and taught by regional faculty, as well as the program's pioneer, Dr. Kelley Donham.
Come enjoy distoric downtown and the Stockyards while learning about rural and agricultural medicine. Visit http://www.fortworth.com/ for more information about Fort Worth.
The workshop will be presented in conjunction with the Texas Rural Health Association Conference. Stay tuned to http://www.trha.org/events.php for more information.
2014 Agenda
November 17-18, 2014
November 17th
10:45-11:30 Plenary | Kelley Donham, MS, DVM
11:30-12:45 Awards Luncheon
12:45-1:30 Dessert with Exhibitors
1:00-1:30 Registration & Pre-Test
1:30-2:00 Agromedicine Introduction | Kelley Donham, MS, DVM
2:00-2:30 Southwest Agriculture Overview | Vanessa Casanova, PhD
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-3:45 Special Risk Populations in Agriculture | Jeffrey Levin, MD, MSPH
3:45-4:30 Agriculture Respiratory Diseases | Kelley Donham, MS, DVM
November 18th
8:00-9:00 Health Effects of Agricultural Pesticides | Joe Grzywacz, PhD
9:00-10:00 Zoonotic Diseases | James Wright, DVM, MPVM
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15 Veterinary Biological &Therapeutic Occupational Hazards | Kelley Donham, MS, DVM
11:15-12:00 Behavioral Health Issues in the Farming Community* | Karen McEntire, RT, RN
12:00-12:30 Post-Test & Certificates
Registration Costs
$125 Physicians, nurses, veterinarians, healthcare professionals and health edcators
$75 Residents and students