It has been estimated that nearly 90% of acute pesticide-related illness cases in farmworkers are not reported to public health authorities. Farmworkers’ perceptions of their condition, their ability to seek care, as well as misdiagnosis and completion of a thorough occupational history by their clinician are all known barriers to reporting. This webinar underscores the importance of understanding the type of work farmworkers do and taking a patient’s occupational history. It also overviews the Worker Protection Standard, the primary regulatory standard focused on protecting farmworkers from pesticide exposure, and the responsibilities and regulations regarding the clinician role in reporting. The webinar will review how to access and understand Safety Data Sheets for pesticides.
Three Session Series
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Presenters
Dr. Forst is a UIC School of Public Health faculty member in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. She is also a practicing physician, board-certified in Internal Medicine and Occupational Medicine. Her undergraduate degree is in Horticulture from Michigan State University, where she worked for Michigan Extension. She works with community organizations, outreach workers, labor unions, state and federal agencies, researchers, and employers. She has done research, teaching, and outreach with farmworkers, construction day laborers, temporary staffing workers, and others, addressing safety, health, and well-being as a worker’s right.
Continuing Education Credit (CEU)
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
Migrant Clinicians Network is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
