PERC-med Projects

Resources on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of pesticide-related health conditions.

Project Name	Status	Availability
Prepare and deliver training for the Community Health Workers Certification Training Program with partner National Nurse-Led Care Consortium	Complete	Spring 2023
Develop and distribute materials for the Conference for Agricultural Worker Health hosted by the National Association of Community Health Centers	Online	Spring 2023
Prepare and deliver overview of PERC-med resources to the Tribal Pesticide Program Council	Complete	Spring 2023
Develop and implement a tribal specific resource	Online	Spring 2023
Attend and distribute materials at the American College of Occupational and Environmental Health Medicine Annual Conference	Complete	Spring 2023
Video series with Subject Matter Experts	Online	Spring 2023
Pesticides and Health Education video	Online	Winter 2023
Pesticides: Pediatric Care Considerations video	Online	Winter 2023
Pesticides: An Occupational Medicine Perspective	Online	Winter 2023
Bringing Farmers and Clinicians Together: Talking Pesticides	Online	Winter 2023
Oregon AHEC CME Talk	Complete	Winter 2023
Attend and host session at the Tribal EPA Region 9 Annual Conference	Complete	Fall 2022
Case Study on Reporting Suspected Occupational Dermal Exposure to Herbicide	Online	Fall 2022
Develop and distribute Paraquat materials at the Western Occupational Health Conference	Online	Fall 2022
Pesticides are Ubiquitous: Implications for Patient Care video	Online	Fall 2022
Prepare and deliver presentation on Latinx Communities and Pesticide Exposure: Reducing Risk by Increasing Healthcare Provider Awareness	Complete	Fall 2022
Attend and present poster at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Annual Conference	Complete	Fall 2022
Present PERC-med materials at Farm Progress Show	Complete	Summer 2022
Present PERC-med materials at the International Society for Agricultural Health and Safety	Complete	Summer 2022
Prepare and deliver presentation on the New to Public Health Residency Program with the National Association of Public Health Nurses	Complete	Spring 2022
Develop and distribute materials for the Conference for Agricultural Worker Health hosted by the National Association of Community Health Centers	Complete	Spring 2022
Poster presentation for the National Hispanic Medical Association on Pesticide Exposure and Disproportionate Risk for Hispanic Populations: Increasing Healthcare Providers’ Awareness	Online	Spring 2022
Develop and distribute article on Pyrethrins	Online	Winter 2022
Develop and implement a pilot Champions Network for health care providers	Complete	Winter 2022
Develop and distribute article on Pesticides and Reproductive Health	Online	Winter 2022
Article on Family Medicine’s Role in Recognizing Pesticide Poisoning	Online	Winter 2022
Prepare and deliver a presentation for the Oregon and Washington Area Health Education Centers (AHEC)	Complete	Winter 2022
Prepare and deliver a presentation for the EPA’s Pacific Southwest (Region 9) Winter 2022 Regional Tribal Operations Committee	Complete	Winter 2022
Prepare and deliver a presentation for the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Latinos for Health Caucus	Complete	Winter 2022
Develop and distribute provider billing information factsheet for pesticides	Online	Fall 2021
Develop and distribute case study on Diquat	Online	Fall 2021
Present poster at the American Public Health Association meeting titled: Pesticide-related illness: An occupational health and safety issue	Complete	Fall 2021
Article on Chronic and Acute Pesticide Exposures in Children	Online	Fall 2021
Article on Pesticide Illness: Recognition and Management	Online	Fall 2021
Facilitate CME accreditation for existing online pesticide education course(s) for health care providers	Online	Fall 2021
Prepare and deliver an in-person and/or virtual presentation at the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (during the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology) with PERC-med team and Advisory Board members	Complete	October 2021
Provide the Association of Public Health Nurses (APHN) with a presentation and resources on pesticide illnesses for their "New to Public Health Residency Program" toolkit	Complete	Fall 2021
Develop and distribute case study on Aerial Application	Online	August 2021
Five strategic presentations at the Oregon Pesticide Symposium by PERC-med Advisory Board Members and Staff	Complete	April 2021
Prepare and deliver a virtual conference presentation titled "COVID-19 and Pesticides: What Public Health Nurses Need to Know" in collaboration with the Association of Public Health Nurses	Complete	Spring 2021
Develop and distribute case study on Lindane and Lice	Online	March 2021
Two (2) factsheets developed for health care providers on recognition, management, prevention of pesticide exposure in children	Online	March 2021
Deliver webinar titled "Prevention, Recognition and Treatment of Pesticide-Related Illnesses" to one FQHC partner	Complete	March 2021
Collaborated with the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) on their pesticide training to include national pesticide exposure reporting requirements for health care providers into existing online CME-accredited course. This enables this resource to now reach a national health care provider audience.	Online	March 2021
Presentation to the Agrisafe Nurse Scholar Program	Complete	February 2021
Virtual Conference Presentation titled "COVID-19, Pesticides, and the Healthcare Workforce" with partner The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance	Complete	February 2021
Webinar titled “What do pesticides have to do with SARS-CoV-2?” with partner National Nurse Led Care Consortium	Online	January 2021
Webinar by AB member titled “Practical Tools for Promoting Farm Safety for Children”	Complete	January 2021
Webinar with Partner titled “COVID-19 and Pesticides: what providers need to know about disinfectants”	Complete	December 2020
Provided PERC-med resources and EPA's Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings for University of Iowa graduate school courses, Agricultural Safety and Health: The Core Course	Complete	Summer 2020
Presentation by AB member on Respirator Fit Testing in Agricultural Communities	Complete	June 2020
Participated in, reviewed and provided feedback to graduate students, who developed pesticide exposure interventions based on the provided case studies for their University of Iowa course on Rural Health and Agricultural Medicine	Complete	Spring 2020
National pesticide exposure reporting requirements interactive map and data table	Online	May 2020
Compilation of COVID-19 information for health care providers, including infographics, guidance, and one-page tip-sheets, with emphasis on disinfectant safety topics	Online	May 2020
Compilation of data sets for medical professionals to research pesticide-related topics	Online	May 2020
Collection of pesticide exposure assessment tools, including screening forms, evaluations, and guidelines for medical professionals	Online	May 2020
Collection of training opportunities for medical professionals, some offering continuing medical education units	Online	May 2020
Provided pesticide exposure case studies to graduate public health students and medical providers in a Rural Health and Agricultural Medicine course in a university setting	Complete	April 2020
EPA Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings handbook listed by chapter on PERC-med resources webpage	Online	April 2020
Featured Article: Northwest Regional Primary Care Association, “What Do Pesticides Have to Do with SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19?	Online	March 2020
PERC-med publication: "Medical Evaluations Prior to Using a Respirator: What medical professionals need to know" information sheet	Online	February 2020
Webinar presentation for nurse program participants: "Pesticide exposures and health care providers." This webinar is part of a larger CNE accredited package.	Complete	February 2020/October 2019
PERC-med publication: "Paraquat Poisoning: One Sip Can Kill" information sheet	Complete	November 2019
Provided PERC-med resources and EPA’s Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings for University of Iowa graduate school courses in Rural Health and Agricultural Medicine	Complete	Summer 2019
Conference poster: "Paraquat poisoning: one sip can kill" presented at the International Society for Agricultural Safety & Health Conference, Iowa 2019	Online	June 2019

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PERC-med is the Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative for Medical Professionals, a 5-year cooperative agreement between the U.S. EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs and University of California Davis Division of Continuing and Professional Education, in collaboration with Oregon State University.

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