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2025 Agricultural Health and Safety Course FOR MEDICAL AND SAFETY PROFESSIONALS

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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.

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 responders, physician assistants, health educators, advanced practice nurses, Ag extension, migrant health clinicians, physical therapists, insurance specialists, veterinarians, and safety professionals.

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.

You may choose to participate in any or all of the three sessions. For Sessions A and B, you may join us in person or via live stream while Session C consists of online modules that you may complete at your own pace.

July 8-9, 2025

Session A | Agricultural Health

• Agriculture 101
• Introduction to Agricultural Medicine
• Skin Diseases of Agricultural Workers
• Skin Cancer and Precancerous Lesions
• Migrant and Immigrant Worker Health
• Agricultural Respiratory Diseases
• Musculoskeletal Diseases and Ergonomics in Agriculture
• Veterinary Pharmaceuticals, Biologicals, and Antibiotics
• Case Presentations and Problem-Solving
• Zoonotic Diseases
• Optimizing the Health of Women in Agriculture
• Vector-Borne Diseases in Agricultural Communities
• Rural State of Mind: Behavioral Health Issues in Agricultural Communities
• Health Effects of Agricultural Pesticides

July 10-11, 2025

Session B | Agricultural Safety and Prevention

• Agricultural Trauma
• Injury Prevention Using the Industrial Hygiene Paradigm
• Agricultural Resources for Health Professionals
• AgrAbility – A Resource for Farmers and Ranchers with Disabilities
• General Environmental Hazards in Agriculture
• Selecting the Right Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the Job and for the Person
• Respirator Fit Testing
• Integrating Safety and Health into Health Care Practice
• Farm Tour – Hazard Recognition; Noise Dosimetry; Machinery Description

July 8-August 8, 2025

Session C | Special Topics

• Hearing Loss Prevention Among Agricultural Workers
• Special Populations: Youth and Aging Workers in Agriculture
• Cancer in Agricultural Populations
• Hazards in Livestock Production and Developing a Safety Culture

ONSITE TRAINING LOCATION

The Harold M. and Beverly Maurer Center for Public Health – Room 3013

519 South 40th Plaza Circle, Omaha, NE

All course requirements must be completed by

Aug. 8. 2025

This course is supported in part by NIOSH grant # 5U54OH010162.

ACCREDITATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

In support of improving patient care, University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

• This live activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
• This activity has been approved for ANCC contact hours.
• EMS Continuing Education credits will be provided.

Funding provided to Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health by NIOSH AFF Grant U54OH010162