Upcoming events:
- Hosted by: American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
- April 16-19, 2023
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
For more information on this conference, click here.
- April 19, 2023
- Diana Simmes
For more information on TPPC, click here.
- Hosted by: National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
- May 2-4, 2023
- Seattle, Washington
For more information on this conference, click here.
- Hosted by The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, North Carolina Agromedicine Institute, and Eastern Area Health Education Center
- Continuing Education and Training, online self-paced course
- This three-part, 4.5 credit hour, CME course focuses on pesticide illnesses, diagnosis, treatment, long term effects, and clinical preparedness and surveillance.
To register, click here.
Hosted by California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
Continuing Education and Training
This 60-minute course is designed for health care providers and will present information on how to diagnose and treat pesticide illnesses, including illnesses due to cholinesterase inhibiting pesticides, and sources of information on pesticides.
To register, click here
Past events:
- February 23, 2023
- Diana Simmes
For more information on the Oregon AHEC, click here.
- Hosted by: American Public Health Association
- November 8, 2022
- Paola Gonzalez + Diana Simmes
For more information, click here.
- Hosted by the Pala Band of Mission Indians and the US Environmental Protection Agency
- “Knowledge is of the Land”
- Lake Tahoe, CA & Online
- October 25-27, 2022
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October 6-9, 2022
For more information, click here: https://www.woema.org/wohc-2022
- August 30 - September 1
- Boone, Iowa
- Exhibiting with PERC at the Farm Progress Show’s Health and Safety Area
For more information, click here.
- Hosted by: American Academy of Family Physicians
- September 20-23, 2022
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June 12-16, 2022
For more information, click here: https://isash.org/
Executive Committee Meeting
May 18, 2022
11am PDT / 1pm CDT / 2pm EDT
- Diana Simmes, MPH
Hosted by: National Nurse-Led Care Consortium
May 24, 2022
11am PT / 1pm CT / 2pm ET
- Nancy Villasenor
- Diana Simmes, MPH
For more information, click here.
Hosted by: National Association of Public Health Nurses
April 28, 2022
- Diana Simmes, MPH
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Hosted by: National Association of Community Health Centers
May 2-4, 2022
- Rebecca Belloso, MPH
- Micah Bicker, PA-C
- Paola Gonzalez, PA-C
- Diana Simmes, MPH
For more information, click here.
Hosted by the National Hispanic Medical Association
March 24-27, 2022
- Micah Bicker, PA-C
- Rebecca Belloso, MPH
- Kaci Buhl, MSc
- Suzanne Forsyth, MPH
- Diana Simmes, MPH
For more information, click here.
February 8, 2022
9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST
- Amy Cross, Project Coordinator, National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), Oregon State University
- Diana Simmes, MPH, Pesticide Medical Education Director, PERC-med and UC Davis
January 27, 2022
8:30am PST / 10:30am CST / 11:30am EST
- Nina Hapner, Director of Environmental Planning, Kashia Band of Pomo Indians
- Diana Simmes, MPH, Pesticide Medical Education Director, PERC-med and UC Davis
For more information, click here.
Hosted by the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Latinos for Health Caucus
January 11, 2022
5:30pm PST / 7:30pm CST / 8:30pm EST
- Micah Bicker, PA-C
- Rebecca Belloso, MPH
For more information, click here.
Hosted by the American Public Health Association
Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 2:30pm PT / 5:30pm ET
This poster presentation, part of a session titled Occupational Hazard from Farms & Factories, is taking place during the APHA Annual Meeting and Expo from October 24-27, 2021.
For registration and more information, click here
Hosted by the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (during the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology)
October 16-18, 2021
- David Vearrier, MD, MPH, PERC-med Advisory Board Member and Professor of emergency medicine and preventive medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center
- Kaci Buhl, MS, PERC-med Deputy Director and Associate Professor of Practice at Oregon State University; and
- Diana Simmes, MPH, Pesticide Medical Education Director, PERC-med and UC Davis
For more information, click here
PERC-med invites your ideas for new pesticide-related educational resources to serve the needs of medical providers across the country. Your ideas will be considered by the PERC-med Advisory Board.
Due Date: August 16, 2021
Click on the form for more information and to describe the resource/material you need.
This residency program is designed to support new public health professionals within their first year of governmental public health practice. Applications for the September 2021 N2PH Residency Program are currently being accepted on a rolling basis.
Information Sessions:
- Wednesday, July 14 at 7:00am PT / 10:00am ET
- Monday, August 2 at 12:30pm PT / 3:30pm ET
For more information or to register for the sessions, click here.
Hosted by The American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) and Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU)
Wednesday, July 7 at 12:00pm PT / 3:00pm ET
This is an upcoming webinar on disinfectant use and implications on reproductive health.
For registration and more information, click here.
Hosted by the University of Iowa School of Public Health
June 14-18, 2021
Course Director: Diane Rohlman, PhD, Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health and PERC-med Advisory Board Member
The course provides an overview of agricultural production with a focus on hazard control and prevention of injury and illness. Continuing Education credit is available for physicians, nurses, veterinarians, EMS, Industrial Hygienists, and General CEUs. There will be 37.25 CME and Nursing CE Credits.
For registration and more information, click here.
Hosted by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
April 29, 2021, 11:00AM PDT, 2:00PM ET
To register for this webinar click here
Moving from Data to Action: Evidence-Based 21st Century Public Health Nursing
April 20-22, 2021 -- Online
COVID-19 and Pesticides: What Public Health Nurses Need to Know
Featuring: Diana Simmes, MPH, Pesticide Medical Education Director, PERC-med and UC Davis
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 2:45pm ET
For more information click here
Moving from Data to Action: Evidence-Based 21st Century Public Health Nursing
April 20-22, 2021 -- Online
COVID-19 and Pesticides: What Public Health Nurses Need to Know
Featuring: Diana Simmes, MPH, Pesticide Medical Education Director, PERC-med and UC Davis
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 2:45pm ET
For more information click here
Healthcare Providers and Pesticide Medical Education: Collaboration Examples
Featuring: Diana Simmes, MPH, Pesticide Medical Education Director, PERC-med and UC Davis
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 9:10am PT
Emerging Issues (New & Odd Things out there), Glyphosate Lawyers on TV
Featuring: Kaci Buhl, MS, PERC-med Deputy Director and Associate Professor of Practice at Oregon State University
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 9:35am PT
Soil & Water Assessment Tool
Featuring: Jeff Jenkins, PhD, PERC-med Advisory Board Member; Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University; and Director, National Pesticide Information Center
Wednesday, April 7 at 10:00am PT
Toxicology of Paraquat
Featuring: Fred Berman, DVM, PhD, PERC-med Advisory Board Member and Director; Toxicology Information Center, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at Oregon Health & Science University
Wednesday, April 7 at 11:10am PT
Disinfectants in the Time of COVID
Featuring: Kaci Buhl, MS, PERC-med Deputy Director and Associate Professor of Practice at Oregon State University
Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 1:05pm PT
For more information on the Oregon OSHA, click here.
Featuring: Diana Simmes, MPH, Pesticide Medical Education Director, PERC-med and UC Davis
Partner: LCH (La Comunidad Hispana)
March 12, 2021 at 11am PT / 2pm ET -- Online
Registration is limited to La Comunidad Hispania FQHC members
Featuring: Diana Simmes, MPH, Pesticide Medical Education Director, PERC-med and UC Davis
Partner: Agrisafe
February 11, 2021 at 1pm PT / 4pm ET -- Online
Registration is limited to Agrisafe Nurse Scholars. Questions? email nursescholar@agrisafe.org
View the recording here
Featuring: Kaci Buhl, MS, PERC-med Deputy Director and Associate Professor of Practice at Oregon State University
Partner: The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance
February 2, 2021 at 11am PT / 2pm ET -- Online
View the recording here
Featuring: Diana Simmes, MPH, Pesticide Medical Education Director, PERC-med and UC Davis
Partner: National Nurse-Led Care Consortium Webinar
January 27, 2021 at 1pm PT/4pm ET -- Online
Featuring: Diane Rohlman, PhD, Professor and Endowed Chair in Rural Health and
Safety, University of Iowa
Partner: RuralPrep Grand Rounds
January 28, 2021 at 10am PT/1pm ET -- Online
National Pesticide Information Center, Samaritan Health Services, and Oregon Pacific AHEC
Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 1:00 PM (PST) / 4:00 PM (ET)
Register for the webinar here
Migrant Clinicians Network
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 10:00 AM (PST) / 1:00 PM (ET)
Register for the webinar here
Migrant Clinicians Network
Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 10:00 AM (PT) / 1:00 PM (ET)
Register for the webinar here
Wednesday, June 24, 2020, 10:00 AM (PT) / 1:00 PM (ET)
Presented by Charlotte Halverson, RN, BSN, COHN-S, Clinical Director for AgriSafe
Register here
Online course: Half day of live or synchronous instruction from 8am - 12pm
June 8-12, 2020
Register here
Hosted by American Association of Poison Control Centers, National Pesticide Information Center, Oregon Poison Center, and Virginia Poison Center
Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 2:00pm EDT (11am PT)
Submit your questions here
Tribal Healthy Homes Network
Recording here
AgriSafe Network
Recording here
Willamette Valley CORE Course
November 19, 2019 at 1:45pm
Oregon State University, LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis, OR
Register here
October 5-8, 2019, Seattle, WA
Register by October 5, 2019
Register at https://www.nwrpca.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1223104
Applications due July 11, 2019
August 7-9, 2019, University of Washington campus, Seattle WA
Register at: https://osha.washington.edu/professional-development/course/westernag-08072019?destination=admin/courses/list
Presented by Knesha Rose-Davison, MPH
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 10:00-11:00AM PDT
Register at https://attendee.gototraining.com/rt/919982666344629505
Monday, June 10, 2019 to Friday, June 14, 2019
Location: The University of Iowa, College of Public Health Building
Register at https://centerforconferences.uiowa.edu/agricultural-safety-and-health-core-course-0
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Webinar: Prepared for Rural Prep by Diana Rohlman, University of Iowa, Rural Health and Safety
Watch the webinar here
PERC-med Projects
Resources for the prevention, recognition, and treatment of pesticide-related health conditions.