FW: Webcasts: Pesticides and Parkinson?s Disease; Zoonoses and Bi oterrorism (FWD)

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Subject: Webcasts: Pesticides and Parkinson?s Disease; Zoonoses and

Bioterrorism

ANNOUNCING

Webcasts: Pesticides and Parkinson's Disease; Zoonoses and Bioterrorism

Medical, Health, and Safety Professional

Are you practicing in an area where your clientele may be exposed to

pesticides and zoonoses? Webcasts addressing timely aspects of these two

topics are NOW available for general viewing. This up-to-date information

may be useful to you in your daily practice with patients or as background

information for use within health and safety training and education.

A collaborative project between the National Farm Medicine Center and the

Great Lakes Centers for Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health,

University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.

Title: Pesticides, Genetics and Risk of Parkinson's Disease

Anne R. Greenlee, PhD

Research Scientist

Marshfield Medical Research Foundation

1000 N. Oak Ave. 2R5

Marshfield, WI 54449

(715) 389-4012 phone

(715) 389-3808 FAX

greenlea@...

Summary

The purpose of the presentation is to provide background information on

Parkinson's Disease, the possible role of environmental exposures and

genetics in the etiology of the disease and the multi-disciplinary approach

of Marshfield Medical Research Foundation, Duke University and NIOSH are

taking to learn about host factors that may influence susceptibility to this

disease.

Title: Zoonotic Diseases: Rural Infection vs. Bioterrorism

R. Kirkhorn, M.D., M.P.H.

Clinical Associate Professor

University of MInnesota Family Practice and Community Health

Faculty-University of Minnesota Rural Family Practice Residency

Waseca-Mankato, MN

Medical Director-Occupational Health Resources-Mayo Health System

Immanuel St. ph's-Mayo Health System, Mankato, MN 56001

Consultant-Occupational and Agricultural Medicine-Mayo Health System

Ph: 507-625-8282

kirkhorn.steven@...

Summary

The presentation provides a new perspective on old diseases for rural

practitioners.

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Webcast Access

To access the webcasts of these presentations, go to the Great Lakes Centers

for Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety, Education and Research

page at:

http://www.uic.edu/spha/glakes/ce/index.htm

<http://www.uic.edu/spha/glakes/ce/index.htm>

When this page is opened, go down the list on the left side and click on:

Agricultural Health and Safety

A new box will open in the center of the page describing the Agricultural

Health and Safety program. Click on:

Webcast Archives

From the Webcast Archives, select one of the two presentations for viewing.

The presentations contain a slide presentation with synced-voice audio.

Webcasting provided by casting by

Center for the Advancement of Distance Education (CADE)