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 – 4:00 pm
Type: Virtual Webinar
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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: Public Health Support for PFAS Blood Testing
Emily Pennoyer, PhD, MPH
Maine Center of Disease Control & Prevention
1:15 – 2:45 pm
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Kate Smith, MD, MPH
Variation in Bioaccumulation and Persistence from Community Exposures
Carla Ng, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Recent Scientific Findings
Jamie DeWitt, PhD
Director, Pacific Northwest Center for Translational Environmental Health Research; Professor, Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University
Lasting Impacts of PFAS from Childhood Exposure
Sue Fenton, MS, PhD
Director, Center for Human Health and the Environment; Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University
2:45 – 3:35 pm
A Bridge from Science to Action
Melissa Walter, MPH, RDN, LDN
Program Specialist, PRISM Technical Director, UNC Chapel Hill
3:35 – 3:45 pm
Final Q&A and 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
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Continuing Education
The Medical Society of Delaware designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Medical Society of Delaware and Delaware Academy of Medicine and Public Health. The Medical Society of Delaware is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
It is the policy of the Medical Society of Delaware (MSD) to comply with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education (CME). In keeping with these standards, all faculty participating in continuing medical education provided by MSD are expected to disclose to the activity audience any relevant financial relationships.
Joint providership of CME by MSD in no way implies endorsement of any product or service. This activity is not supported by commercial funding.