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
Register Here
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