MINNEAPOLIS, August 21, 2008—The Minnesota Department of Health Biomonitoring Pilot Program is presenting a workshop September 3 entitled "Perfluorochemicals: What Medical Providers Need to Know," featuring Mary Winnett, M,D,, M.P.H. and Jean Johnson, Ph.D.

The workshop is part of an ongoing study of serum levels of perfluorochemicals (PFCs) in residents of Oakdale, Lake Elmo, and Cottage Grove.

Recruiting for the study has begun and study participant selection will take place in Fall of 2008. It is anticipated that, as the word of the study gets out, some residents may have questions for their physicians.

The workshop will be presented Wednesday, September 3, at 5:30 p.m., in Auditoriums B and C, HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital, 1925 Woodwinds Drive, Woodbury.

No CME credits are offered for this workshop.

For more information, please contact Adrienne Kari at MDH at (651) 201-3635 or adrienne.kari@state.mn.us.