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Pesticide Exposure and Treatment Education
for Health Care Providers

Produced by: The Casa y Campo Project at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, in partnership with the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Northwest Area Health Education Center (AHEC).

Target audience: health care providers and outreach workers who work with farmworkers and rural populations.

Objectives

Upon the completion of this activity, the learner should be better able to:

  • Describe basic background knowledge, including pesticide classes, pesticide poisoning, and treatment.

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the basic skill set.

  • Demonstrate differential diagnosis of organophosphate/caramate poisoning.

  • Provide educationally and culturally appropriate patient and health education.

  • Find resources on pesticides.
A sample of the material presented in this course, and a link for registration is available under Course Material .

Credit Statement

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of  1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 Accreditation

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 Sponsorship

This activity is sponsored by Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

 Activity Duration

This activity is made available to you via the internet.  The date of release for this activity is December 12, 2006 and will be terminated December 31, 2007.

Grant Support
We would like to gratefully acknowledge an educational grant from Casa a Campo: Pesticide Safety for Farmworker Families" (R25 OH07611),  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Required Equipment: 800 x 600 resolution or greater, Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater, Netscape Navigator 4.0 or greater, amplified external speakers or headphones, Windows Media Player 9

 

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