Forum Speakers and Schedule

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

11:00 am	Registration
11:30	Lunch
12:30 pm	Welcome – Master of Ceremonies, Fred Gerr, MD, PhD, Director, Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
12:45 - 1:30	Keynote Address: An Excess Risk of Multiple Myeloma (MM) and a Premalignant MM Disorder in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort Provides Preliminary Evidence of a Link to Pesticides – Michael Alavanja, DrPH
Breakout Session I (pick one topic) Topic 1:          Farm Injuries – Panel Discussion
2:00 – 3:00 pm	Injuries among Part-time Farm Families: Linking an Injury Survey with 2007 Ag Census Data – Shari Burgus, Med, EdS; Karen Funkenbush, MA, BSE; Risto Rautiainen, PhD
Topic 2:          Emergency Medical Services
2:00 – 2:20 pm	Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries in Upper Midwest Production Agriculture, 2007-2009 – Murray Madsen, BS, MBA
2:20 – 2:40	Iowa EMS System Standards: What Every Iowan Can Expect from Emergency Medical Services Systems – Craig Keough, MS, PS
2:40 – 3:00	Rural EMS: Our Story! – Robin Rose, RN, BSN, MHA
Topic 3:          ATV Safety
2:00 – 2:20 pm	Newspaper Press Clippings as a Surveillance Source of ATV-Related Crashes and Injuries – Charles Jennissen, MD
2:20 – 2:40	Iowa Statewide ATV Injury Surveillance: Challenges and Promises – Gerene Denning, PhD
2:40 – 3:00	Anticipatory Guidance Provided by Primary Health Care Providers with Regards to ATV Safety and Injury Prevention – Charles Jennissen, MD
3:00 pm	Break and Networking
Breakout Session II (pick one topic) Topic 1:          Education for Health Care Providers and Agricultural Workers
3:30 – 3:50 pm	Agricultural Medicine Training Course: Program Evaluation – Eileen Fisher, PhD
3:50 – 4:10	Continued Safety Improvement on a Large Iowa Farm – LaMar Grafft, MS
4:10 – 4:30	Evaluation of Airborne Hazards in Swine Confinement Buildings – Patrick O’Shaughnessy, PhD
Topic 2:          Ergonomics, AgrAbility, and Health Literacy
3:30 – 3:50 pm	Adapting to Assistive Technology: “Ergonomics for One” as a Factor for Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Co-workers of Agricultural Workers with Disabilities – Robert Stuthridge, M.Sc.
3:50 – 4:10	Prevention of Osteoarthritis in Rural Youth and an Update on the National AgrAbility Arthritis and Agriculture Project – Amber Wolfe, BS
4:10 – 4:30	Readiness for Environmental Health Literacy – Michael Rosmann, PhD
Topic 3:          Children and Minorities in Agriculture
3:30 – 3:50 pm	Proper Seat Placement of Children Aged 12 or Younger Within Vehicles: A Rural/Urban Comparison – Andrea Huseth, MS
3:50 – 4:10	AgriSafe Improves the Competency of Rural Healthcare Providers – Kristi Fisher, BS
4:10 – 4:30	Barriers to Diabetes Regimen Adherence in Minority Women with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Integrative Literature Review – Wamaitha Sullivan, FNP-BC
Wednesday Evening Events
4:30 – 5:00 pm	Poster Session and Silent Auction Bidding Begins
5:00 – 6:00	Networking Reception and Cash Bar
6:00	Banquet (separate registration) and silent auction
6:45	Program Begins: Emcee – David Osterberg, MS, MA
	History of I-CASH - Kelley Donham, DVM
7:00	Hall of Fame Award Presentation
	Welcome – University of Iowa College of Public Health Dean Susan Curry, PhD
	Keynote Address: Historical Perspective on I-CASH: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going -- Paul Gunderson, Director of the Dakota Center for Technology-Optimized Agriculture
	Closing Comments and Thoughts
	Music by The Drollinger Family

 

Thursday, November 18, 2010

7:30 am	Breakfast
8:00	Plenary Session: Health Reform: Will the Prescription Solve the Rural / Agricultural Health Problem? – Paul James, MD
Breakout Session III (pick one topic) Topic I:           Toxicology
9:00 – 9:20	Airflow Patterns and Particle Dispersion in a Swine Barn – Kimberly Anderson, BS
9:20 – 9:40	Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Decrease Organic Dust Activation of Proinflammatory Gene Expression – Tricia LeVan, PhD
9:40 – 10:00	Increased Usage of Personal  Respiratory and Hearing Protection among Certified Safe Farm Participants – Kelley Donham, MS, DVM
Topic II:          Confined Spaces
9:00 – 9:20	Estimation of the Frequency, Severity and Primary Causative Factors Associated with Injuries and Fatalities Involving Confined Spaces in Agriculture – Steven Riedel, BS, MS Candidate
9:20 – 9:40	The Impact of Employee Perceptions of Trust on Safety Decision-Making in the Country Grain Elevator – Gretchen Mosher, MS
9:40 – 10:00	Grain Storage Rescue Training – Steve Wettschurack, Certified Farm Accident Rescue Instructor
Topic III:        Health Information Exchange
9:00 – 10:00	Iowa Statewide Health Information Exchange: Enhancing Health Care for All Iowans – Kory Schnoor, BS, MPA
10:00 – 10:30	Break
10:30 pm	Plenary Session: Post-Health Care Reform: Healthy Rural Communities – Keith Mueller, MD
11:30 – 11:45	Wrap-up session – Kelley Donham, MS, DVM
12:00 pm	Adjourn/Forum Closure