The 7th PNW Issues, Pesticide Safety, Health and Medicine Conference was held February 19, 2004 at the Doubletree Hotel, Yakima, Washington. The list (below) links to downloadable pdf documents.
PROCEEDINGS
- Contents, Agenda, Chairs and Contributors, Accreditation
- Speaker Biographies and Abstracts
- Participant List
- Overview of acute pesticide toxicity
Dan Sudakin - Measuring pesticide exposure
Richard Fenske - Perspectives on pesticide-related illness in Washington
Jeff Lutz - Perspectives on pesticide-related illness in Washington
Carol Dansereau - Pesticide incidents - Department of Health data
Barbara Morrissey - Poisoning determinations
Ann Byar - Roadmap for reduced pesticide exposure in the tree fruit industry: products used and technology
Jim McFerson, (unavailable)
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Pesticide Handler/Application Breakout
- Cholinesterase basics
Carol Ramsay - Cholinesterase testing; Cholinesterase monitoring; Informed consent/dissent
Karl Weyrauch - Compliance with the rule
- Illness prevention - respiratory protection
Carol Ramsay - Cholinesterase basic
Patricia Boiko - Cholinesterase monitoring rules; Cholinesterase testing; Informed consent/dissent
John Furman - Practicalities of the rule
Todd Denny, (unavailable)
