PFAS Exposure and Patient Health

Join the Delaware Academy of Medicine and Public Health, the Delaware Division of Public Health, and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for our second annual PFAS Summit!

Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Time: 11:00 am – 3:45 pm

Type: Virtual Webinar

Agenda

11:00 – 11:10 am
Welcome and Introductions
Kate Smith, MD, MPH
Executive Director, Delaware Academy of Medicine & Public Health

 

11:10 – 12:10 pm
What are PFAS? Pathways of Exposure
Laurel Schaider, PhD
Senior Scientist, Silent Spring Institute
&
Phil Brown, PhD
Professor, Sociology & Environmental Services; Adjunct Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; Brown University

 

12:10 – 1:00 pm
How Maine is Taking Action
Emily Pennoyer, PhD
Maine Center of Disease Control & Prevention

 

1:15 – 2:45 pm
Panel Discussion: PFAS Impacts & Exposures
Moderator: Kate Smith, MD, MPH

Jamie DeWitt, PhD
Center Director, DeWitt Laboratory, Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State

Sue Fenton, MS, PhD
Director, Center for Human Health and the Environment; Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University

Carla Ng, PhD
University of Pittsburgh

 

2:45 – 3:35 pm
How You Can Take Action and Prioritize Your Health
Melissa Walter, MPH, RDN, LDN
Program Specialist, PRISM Technical Director, UNC Chapel Hill

 

3:35 – 3:45 pm
Closing Remarks
Kayla Pryor & Amanda Lacklen
Office of Environmental Hazards and Toxicology, Division of Public Health, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services

 

3:45 pm
Adjourn

Registration

Opens July 23, 2026