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Environmental Exposure Grand Rounds

A shared dialogue among Occupational and Environmental Medicine Physicians, the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, and the Minnesota Department of Health.
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Upcoming seminar
Beyond Fentanyl: The Changing Landscape of Drugs, Misuse, and Overdose
Presented by: Amelia Krug, MD; Robert Nordell, MD; Aesha Shah, MD; Laura Szczesniak, MD — Medical Toxicology Fellows at Regions Hospital / Minnesota Regional Poison Center
The opioid landscape continues to evolve beyond fentanyl, with emerging non-fentanyl synthetic opioids contributing to misuse and overdose. This presentation will explore these substances, including their frequency of detection, unique characteristics, and management considerations within an ever-changing drug supply.
Hybrid Environmental Exposure Grand Rounds
When: Nov. 18, 2026 – 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. | Where: Freeman Building; B-362
Microsoft Teams meeting | Join the meeting
Meeting ID: 258 431 365 409 625 | Passcode: Ur7VE35R
Dial in by phone +1 651-395-7448,,925380942# | United States, Minneapolis | Find a local number | Phone conference ID: 925 380 942#
About environmental exposure grand rounds
The purpose of Environmental Exposure Grand Rounds is to foster communication and multidisciplinary collaboration between medical and public health specialties through presentations and discussions that explore impact of environmental exposures on health.
CMEs are not offered for this EEGR.
We are looking into reinstituting them.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits have been offered for all previous Environmental Exposure Grand Rounds through Health Partners. Contact us at health.hazard@state.mn.us for more information.
We have a list of past seminars from the last three years. Information available includes the date, topic, speaker(s), and abstract.
Since 2007, MDH has hosted the Environmental Exposure Grand Rounds. For a complete list of presentations, please contact us through health.hazard@state.mn.us.
Suggestions for topics are welcome. Please send your suggestions to health.hazard@state.mn.us.
Comments or questions? Please contact us at 651-201-4897 or health.hazard@state.mn.us.