North American Agromedicine Consortium 15th Annual Meeting

“Agromedicine in the 21st Century”

November 17-19, 2002

Hilton San Diego Resort
San Diego, California


Conference Registration


Conference Agenda:

Sunday, November 17, 2002

9:15 AM: Optional Pre-Conference Tour: San Diego county agricultural tour includes wine tasting and lunch at Calloway Coastal Winery in Temecula, California

11:00 AM: Posters and exhibits set up

4:00 PM: NAAC Executive Board Meeting

6:00 PM: Registration open, Welcome Reception

 

Monday, November 18, 2002

7:00 AM: Posters and exhibits set up and viewing, Registration open, Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM: Welcome, Introductions and Overview
George F. Henning, MD -- NAAC President, Departmnet of Family and Community Medicine, Pennsylvania State University
Marc B. Schenker, MD, MPH -- Director, Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Unversity of California, Davis.

8:30 AM: The NIOSH Commitment to Agricutural Health and Safety
Steve Olenchock, PhD--Senior Scientist for Agricultural Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia

9:00 AM: Panel -- Issues of Aging Amond Agricultural Populations
Robert McKnight, MPH, ScD--Incoming NAAC President; Director, Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention, University of Kentucky
Deborah Reed, RN, PhD, MSPH--Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention, University of Kentucky

9:50 AM: Status of Cholinesterase Monitoring for Organophosphate and Carbamate Pesticide Exposure
Barry W. Wilson, PhD--Departments of Animal Science and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis

10:40 AM: Break

11:00 AM: Childhood Agricultural Heath and Safety: Current Issues and Implications for Practitioners
Barbara Lee, RN, PhD--Director, National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, Marshfield, Wisconsin

11:50 AM: Lunch
Stayin' Alive: A Musical Look at Food Safety Issues
Carl K. Winter, PhD--Director, FoodSafe Program, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis

1:15 PM: Mental Health Studies of Agricultural Populations
Elizabeth Cartwright, PhD--Department of Anthropology, Idaho State University
Patricia Boiko, MD, MPH--Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center, Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington

2:10 PM: Student Platform Presentations

3:00 PM: Break

3:20 PM: Platform Presentations

5:00 PM: NAAC Business Meeting and Election of Officers

6:00 PM: Reception (no host) and Dinner

 

Tuesday, November 19, 2002

7:00 AM: Poster and Exhibit Viewing, Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM: Civil Rights for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP): Implications for Workers, Health Providers, and Institutions
Dorothy A. Johnson--Directing Attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance, Oceanside, California
Other panelists TBA

8:50 AM: New Findings in Agricultural Lung Disease
Marc B. Schenker, MD, MPH--Director, Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of California, Davis
Susanna Von Essen, MD--Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center

10:00 AM: Break

10:20 AM: Starting and Maintaining Agromedicine Programs
Rugh A. Henderson, MD--Department of Family and Community Medicine, Pennsylvania State University

11:10 AM: State Reports and NAAC Update
Robert McKnight, MPH, ScD--Incoming NAAC President; Director, Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention, University of Kentucky

11:45 AM: Wrap Up
Robert McKnight, MPH, ScD--Incoming NAAC President; Director, Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention, University of Kentucky

1:00 PM: NAAC Executive Board Meeting


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