By the end of this module, participants should be able to:

1. Define the chemical family of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and where they can be found.
2. Outline the scope of potential exposure across the United States. 
3. Describe potential health impacts in children.
4. Discuss implications for clinicians.

Presenters

Laura Anderko, PhD, RN

Director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment

Georgetown University

Region 3 PEHSU

 

 

 

 

 

 

Susan Buchanan, MD, MPH

Clinical Associate Professor & Associate Director of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)

Region 5 PEHSU

 

 

 

 

 

Alan Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP, FAACT, FACMT

Director, New England Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units

Associate Chief Medical Education Officer, Boston Children's Hospital

Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Region 1 PEHSU