Training will be available next month for health care workers on Kauai and Oahu on how to treat pesticide poisoning.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the classes, which it is funding, will be conducted by the Migrant Clinicians Network, with co-sponsors state Department of Health, the Hawaii Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians and Hawaii Emergency Physicians Associated.

“Quick and accurate identification of pesticide poisoning is important to provide immediate patient care,” said Alexis Strauss, the EPA’s acting regional administrator, in a news release. “These workshops will provide health care workers with the tools they need in such critical situations.”

The accredited courses will incorporate the EPA publication “Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisoning, 6th edition.” Copies will be provided to all participants.

“The Department of Health is grateful for the partnerships that came together to bring this specialized medical training to the health care communities on Kauai and Oahu,” said Dr. Virginia Pressler, director of the state Department of Health. “We urge health care professionals to take advantage of this important learning opportunity, and expect to see more offered in this area.”

The Kauai class will be held at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on March 6 at the Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital, 4643 Waimea Canyon Drive, Waimea, Conference Room AB. For more information on the Kauai classes or to register, contact Julie Sommers at 338-9474 or jsommers@hhsc.org, or Cheryl Tennberg at ctennberg@hhsc.org.

The Oahu class is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. no March 7 at the AAFES Building, 919 Ala Moana Blvd., fifth-floor Conference Room. For more information on the Oahu class or to register, contact Amy K. Liebman at 512-579-4535 or aliebman@migrantclinician.org; or Fenix Grange at 586-4248 or fenix.grange@doh.hawaii.gov.