Agricultural Health and Safety Course for Medical and Safety Professionals

This course is designed to examine key health and safety issues specific to rural and agricultural workers.

Experts will present course material relevant to those working in health care, public health, education, and safety professions.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be better able to:

Evaluate the core elements of agricultural health and safety.
Distinguish the anticipation, recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupational and environmental illnesses and injuries within rural and agricultural communities.
Examine safety hazards, emergency response, mitigation methods, and personal protection required for agricultural workers and locate educational resources for patients and stakeholders.

Course Dates

Choose to participate in any or all of the three sessions. Registration is required.

Course Dates
Course Dates	Session Information	Attendance Option
July 9-10	Session A: Agricultural Health	In-Person/Live Stream
July 11-12	Session B: Agricultural Safety and Prevention	In-Person/Live Stream
July 9-Aug. 9	Session C: Special Topics	Online Modules

Course Details

This accredited continuing education activity is designed for professionals who work with or have an interest in agricultural health and safety including physicians, nurses, emergency medical services professionals, physician assistants, health educators, advanced practice nurses, Ag extension, migrant health clinicians, physical therapists, insurance specialists, veterinarians, and safety professionals.

In-Person

The Harold M. and Beverly Maurer Center for Public Health – Room 3013
519 South 40th Plaza Circle, Omaha, NE

Live Stream

Instructions on how to join the live stream will be sent to registered participants via email a few days before the start of the course.

Online Modules

Instructions on how to access the modules will be sent to registered participants via email a few days before the start of the course.

Sessions A and/or B

Attend the selected session in its entirety.
Complete the online post-test for each selected session (open-book, with 70% accuracy).
Complete the evaluation survey for the selected session.

The deadline to complete the course requirements, including post-test(s) and evaluation(s), is Aug. 9, 2024.

Session C

Review all four online modules in their entirety.
Complete the online post-test (open-book, with 70% accuracy).
Complete the evaluation survey.

The deadline to complete this session is Aug. 9, 2024.

Session A: Agricultural Health

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Session B: Agricultural Safety and Prevention

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Session C: Special Topics

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Registration Information

As a way of saying thank you to rural and urban health care providers, emergency services personnel, and those who provide other essential services to our communities, this course is offered free of charge. However, registration is required.

The deadline to register is July 1, 2024.

If you need assistance with online registration, please call our Registration Office at 402-559-5929.

If you are taking this course as part of a requirement or certificate program with the UNMC College of Public Health, please note that you must register with the College to receive your course credit.

Course Director

Ellen Duysen, MPH, COHC

Research Assistant Professor; Coordinator, CS-CASH, College of Public Health, UNMC

Planning Committee

Valeta Creason-Wahl, HMCC
Ellen Duysen, MPH, COHC
Jackie Farley
Tori Greenlee
Julie Huglin
Heidi Keeler, PhD, MSN/MBA, RN
Renee Paulin, MSN, RN, CWOCN
Risto Rautiainen, PhD
Debbie VonSeggern, NRP, EMSI
Aaron Yoder, PhD

Questions?

Tori Greenlee

Educational Projects Coordinator, UNMC Center for Continuing Education

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Phone: 402-559-6235