Session: Close Encounters with Pesticides: Recent Findings from Pesticide Poisoning Surveillance Programs
5122.0: Wednesday, November 19, 2003: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Close Encounters with Pesticides: Recent Findings from Pesticide Poisoning Surveillance Programs
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, the learner will be able to (1) describe pesticide poisoning surveillance activities in the U.S. (2) Describe risks associated with insecticide applications for adult mosquito control; (3) Describe risks associated with aircraft disinsection; (4) Provide recommendations for preventing acute disinfectant-related illness among youth.
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12:30 PMClose encounters with pesticides: Recent findings from pesticide poisoning surveillance programs
Geoffery M Calvert, MD, MPH, Walter Alarcon, MD, Chris Geiser, PhD, Patrice Sutton, MPH, Marylou Verder-Carlos, DVM, MPVM, Theresa Brevard, MD, R Das, MD, MPH, Laura Ellerbe, MS, Ximena Vergara, John Beckman, Robert Harrison, MD, MPH
Organized by:Occupational Health and Safety
Endorsed by:Environment
CE Credits:CME, Environmental Health, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy

The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA