Session A: Agricultural Health (July 8-9)

At the conclusion of this session, participants should be better able to:

1. Assess the nature of agriculture in Nebraska, including crop production, animals, and workforce unique to the region.   
2. Differentiate the objectives and philosophies of rural health and agricultural medicine.   
3. Investigate the most common types of infectious dermatitis and contact dermatitis found in the farm population.   
4. Assess the signs, symptoms, causes and prevention strategies of skin cancer in rural residents.  
5. Describe health care challenges and services available for migrant and immigrant workers.  
6. Assess the main respiratory diseases commonly found in agricultural workers, their symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention recommendations.   
7. Evaluate the screening methods and diagnostic tools utilized to determine the differences between muscular, disc and joint patterns of low back pain.   
8. Analyze the hazardous risks of biologicals, pharmaceuticals, and antibiotics used in livestock production and strategies for their prevention and treatment.   
9. Interpret the signs, symptoms, and treatment options of common zoonotic diseases in humans.   
10. Apply agriculture-related case reports.  
11. Contrast the hazards faced by women working in agriculture.   
12. Articulate the health risks posed to agricultural workers by vector borne diseases.    
13. Describe behavioral and mental health challenges faced by persons living in farming communities.   
14. Distinguish between the major types of pesticides, how people are exposed, symptoms of poisoning, diagnosis, and treatment of pesticide poisoning.  

 

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Disclosures

The accredited provider has mitigated and is disclosing identified relevant financial relationships for the following faculty, planners, and others in control of content prior to assuming their roles.

FACULTY

The following has disclosed relevant financial relationships:

• Matthew Nonnenmann, PhD, CIH
  Consultant: Atwood Law, Laura Kauth, Texas A&M University

The following have nothing to disclose:

• Kelley J. Donham, MS, DVM, DACVPM
• Linda Emanuel, BSN, RN
• Alan Erickson, MD, MEd, FACP, FACR
• Joseph Fauver, PhD
• Ronald Kirschner, MD
• Athena Ramos, PhD, MBA, MS, CPM
• Tara Wilson, PhD, NCC, LMHP
• Aaron Yoder, PhD*

PLANNING COMMITTEE

The following have nothing to disclose:

• Valeta Creason-Wahl, HMCC
• Ellen Duysen, MPH, COHC
• Tori Greenlee
• Julie Huglin
• Heidi Keeler, PhD, MSN/MBA, RN
• Renee Paulin, MSN, RN, CWOCN
• Risto Rautiainen, PhD, MS
• Debra J. Romberger, MD
• Debbie VonSeggern, NRP, EMSI

 *Faculty and planning committee member

The following materials (in PDF) are available for download until Aug. 8, 2025. No part of these materials may be reproduced without prior written permission.

Day 1 - Tuesday, July 8

• Agriculture 101
  Aaron Yoder, PhD
• Introduction to Agricultural Medicine
  Kelley J. Donham, MS, DVM, DACVPM
• Skin Diseases of Agricultural Workers
  Kelley J. Donham, MS, DVM, DACVPM
• Skin Cancer and Precancerous Lesions
  Kelley J. Donham, MS, DVM, DACVPM
• Migrant and Immigrant Worker Health
  Athena Ramos, PhD, MBA, MS, CPM
• Agricultural Respiratory Diseases
  Kelley J. Donham, MS, DVM, DACVPM
• Musculoskeletal Diseases and Ergonomics in Agriculture
  Alan Erickson, MD, MEd, FACP, FACR

Day 2 - Wednesday, July 9

• Veterinary Pharmaceuticals, Biologicals, and Antibiotics
  Kelley J. Donham, MS, DVM, DACVPM
• Case Presentations and Problem-Solving
  Kelley J. Donham, MS, DVM, DACVPM
• Zoonoses of Rural and Agricultural Occupations: Principles and Common Examples
  Kelley J. Donham, MS, DVM, DACVPM
• Optimizing the Health of Women in Agriculture
  Linda Emanuel, BSN, RN
• Vector-Borne Diseases in Agricultural Communities
  Joseph Fauver, PhD
• Rural State of Mind: Behavioral Health in Ag Communities
  Tara Wilson, PhD, MCC, LMHP
• Health Effects of Agricultural Pesticides
  Ronald Kirschner, MD

The following materials (in PDF) will be available until Aug. 8, 2025. No part of these materials may be reproduced without prior written permission.

Textbook:
Agricultural Medicine: Rural Occupational and Environmental Health, Safety, and Prevention. Second Edition – Kelley J. Donham and Anders Thelin

Resources:
Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) Website:
https://www.unmc.edu/publichealth/cscash/

CS-CASH Resource Webpage:
https://www.unmc.edu/publichealth/cscash/resources/index.html

To receive continuing education credits, you must:

1. Check in and attend the live activity.
2. Complete the online post-test (open-book, with 70% accuracy) and course evaluation.
   
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   • Enter the appropriate Activity Code:
     If you attended In-Person:   64869
     If you attended via Livestream:   64870

 

You have until Aug. 8, 2025, to complete the post-test and evaluation to claim credit for this activity. 
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