Quarterly

e-newsletter of AgInjuryNews

Summer 2024

The 2024 International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health Conference took place June 17-20 in Portland, Ore.

AgInjuryNews data were referenced in several presentations as researchers from multiple organizations presented their work, including the University of Florida, the University of Maryland, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Safety and Health. 

The conference featured more than 160 attendees, more than 130 submitted abstracts for presentations, eight panel presentations, three workshops and a participatory session hosted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health that focused on the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). The Childhood Agricultural Safety Network (CASN) also held their annual in-person meeting during the conference again this year.



Bryan Weichelt, Ph.D., chaired the 2024 conference planning committee. “Thank you so much to the passionate group who helped along the way as planning committee members, we couldn’t have done this without you,” Weichelt noted. “Serap Gorucu chaired the 2023 committee, so I had a lot of help and guidance along the way from her, and others,” he added.

Mark your calendars - the 2025 conference is heading to Portland, Maine – June 23-27.

The Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA) is pleased to announce the 2024 Dairy-Focused Agricultural Safety Health and Risk Management Certificate Program (AgSHARP®). Scheduled for August 13-14 in DeForest, Wis., this two-day course is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of individuals responsible for agricultural production and business safety. The interactive program includes case studies, exercises and class activities to provide hands-on learning experiences. The course is ideal for owners, safety and human resource managers, loss control and safety consultants, and workers’ compensation professionals. For more details, visit www.ashca.org/agsharp/.

Cost of the Program:

• $300 for ASHCA members
• $350 for non-members (Early bird pricing available until August 5, 2024)
• After August 5: $350 for members / $450 for non-members

Lodging Information and Registration:

• Attendees are responsible for making their own travel and hotel reservations. A group rate of $130 per night plus tax is available at the Comfort Inn & Suites for reservations made by July 10, 2024. Call 1-608-846-9100 and reference ASHCA to book. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and earn your AgSHARP® certificate of completion.

REGISTER NOW: www.ashca.org/agsharp/

For any questions, contact us at (571) 293-1908. Interested in becoming an ASHCA member? Visit http://ashca.org/join/

The University of Nebraska Medical Center is offering an 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. 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.

There will be three sessions that are offered in-person and via live stream. Sessions begin on July 9, 2024. To learn more and register use the button below.

The Journal of Agromedicine invites submissions of original research and editorials of work either presented at IFISH 6 or relevant to the occupational safety and health topics of the IFISH 6 conference. Topics should directly discuss issues pertaining to occupational safety and health in fishing, aquaculture or seafood processing. Manuscripts discussing small-scale fisheries, high-risk maritime populations, novel interventions and strategic partnerships are encouraged.

For submission instructions, please see “Instructions for authors” on the Journal’s website. Manuscripts must be submitted via the Taylor & Francis' Submission Portal by September 15, 2024. Peer review will be completed during late 2024/early 2025. The anticipated publication date is April 2025.

QUESTIONS?



Email the journal’s general mailbox, agromedicine@marshfieldresearch.org

Or contact any of the Guest Editor team:

·      Jennifer Lincoln, jlincoln@cdc.gov

·      KC Elliott, kelliott@cdc.gov

·      Julie Sorensen, sorensen@bassett.org

·      Florence Poulain, poulain@fao.org

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Bryan Weichelt has been selected as the recipient of the Steve J. Miller Distinguished Physician/Scientist Endowment. The Steve J. Miller endowment was established for the purpose of conducting rural and agricultural health and safety research.

Dr. Weichelt has been with NFMC for 10 years. In 2016, he received his Ph.D. in biomedical and health informatics from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and became an associate research scientist in 2018. He is nationally known in the field of agricultural health and safety, most recently being awarded the 2023 President’s Award from the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health. He is also currently serving as a fellow with the National Rural Health Association. The Miller Endowment will support Dr. Weichelt’s continued efforts to improve the lives of farmers, workers, children and rural military veterans.

To view an updated listing of peer-reviewed manuscripts resulting from the work related to AgInjuryNews, please visit our Learn More page. If interested in citing the system/data, please use this:

Weichelt, B., Salzwedel, M., Heiberger, S., Lee, B.C. (2018). Establishing a Publicly Available National Database of U.S News Articles Reporting Agriculture-Related Injuries and Fatalities. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 61(8), 667-674. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22860

Bryan Weichelt Ph.D., M.B.A., Associate Research Scientist, NFMC

Serap Gorucu Ph.D.,

Assistant Professor

 University of Florida

Christopher Wanat,

Health Educator,

NFMC

Christopher Benny

M.D. Candidate, MCW-CW

In addition to our Core Team the following have contributed to this issue of the AIN Newsletter: Marsha Salzwedel, Marie Fleisner and Scott Heiberger. Thank you!

This is the Volume 2 Issue 5 of the AgInjuryNews quarterly e-newsletter. To unsubscribe, email nccrahs@marshfieldclinic.org

Funding support has been provided through the National Farm Medicine Center, the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA), the Dean Emanuel Endowment, and the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety via the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH; grant number: U54 OH009568).