2025 Learning Collaborative
On Tuesday, August 5, 2025 the Iowa Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services will host its fifth annual virtual learning collaborative on childhood lead poisoning prevention to advance childhood lead poisoning prevention through collective impact. The purpose of this event is to highlight programs and services throughout Iowa that have been successful in implementing strategies for addressing and preventing childhood lead poisoning. The goal is to bring together all partners and sectors that are working toward eliminating lead poisoning in Iowa.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact Josie Hentzen at josie-hentzen@uiowa.edu.
Keynote Speaker Announced:
Title: Lead in Consumer Products: Insights from New York City Surveillance Data
Overview:
Join us for an enlightening presentation on hazardous consumer products identified through lead poisoning investigations and store surveys in New York City. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of the findings and their implications for public health.
Speaker Bio:
Kari Patel, MPH, CIH
Kari Patel is an Environmental Scientist at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. She specializes in investigating exposures to lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium. Kari conducts environmental sampling, develops risk communication strategies, and provides emergency response support during disease outbreaks. She is a board-certified industrial hygienist and holds an MPH from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
Continuing Education Credits
Accreditation Statements
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy, and Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nurse: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this activity for a maximum of 6.25 ANCC contact hours.
Physician: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Health Care Providers: A certificate of participation will be available after successful completion of the course. (It is the responsibility of licensees to determine if this continuing education activity meets the requirements of their professional licensure board.)
Abstract Submission – CLOSED
Abstracts to be accepted should highlight the importance of collaboration in your work that pertains to lead poisoning prevention information, outreach, and services. Successful abstracts should also address the successes and and challenges faced by programs and partners in addressing childhood lead poisonings in Iowa.
Abstracts will be categorized according to one of the two primary session topic areas and at a minimum address one of the following:
Clinical
- Blood lead testing
- Clinical case management
- Lead poisoning prevention education & outreach
- Coordination & collaboration of childhood lead services
- Health care provider outreach and education initiatives
- Outreach to populations disproportionately at risk of lead poisoning
Environmental
- Sources of lead exposure
- Environmental investigation and case management
- Lead remediation funding and rehab projects
- Lead and housing policy initiatives
- Lead certification
Abstracts must include the following sections:
- Presenter information: headshot, title, credentials, and biography
- Introduction
- Learning objectives
- Statement of purpose
- Brief description of your approach
- Concise description / summary of strengths, challenges and outcomes,
- Conclusion
**Disclaimer: If selected to present this description will be used in the event program.
Abstracts should be uploaded as a word document or PDF.
Abstracts submission will close April 15, 2025.
Submit Your Abstract Here
If submitting an abstract for a joint presentation, all presenters must complete the abstract form. For joint presentation abstract submissions, please indicate the primary contact.