Puget Sound Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds

Registration fee: $50.00
Bring a friend who has never been to a Grand Rounds: $45.00 each

October 19 , 2006 in Seattle, WA register by Oct 13
November 9 , 2006 in Seattle, WA register by Nov 3
February 1 , 2007 in Seattle, WA register by Jan 26
March 22 , 2007 in Seattle, WA register by Mar 9
April 12 , 2007 in Seattle, WA register by April 6
May 10, 2007 in Seattle, WA register by May 4

Puget Sound Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds is a series of evening dinner and lecture sessions which focus on issues facing the occupational and environmental medicine community. They begin with a no-host bar at 6:00 pm to allow time for networking. Dinner is served at 6:45 pm, followed by a lecture from 7:30-8:30 pm.  Latecomers who arrive after 7:00 may or may not be served dinner based on availability.

Registration
$50 includes dinner and lecture. Enrollment is limited. Advance registration is required four business days prior to the session to guarantee dinner reservations. Cancellation policy: participants may cancel up to one week prior to the event. After this date, fees will be forfeit. Substitutions will be accepted with written notice one week prior to the event.

Learning Objectives

• Identify new developments in occupational and environmental medicine practice, including application of scientific discoveries in genetics, molecular biology, and epidemiology
• Identify best practices and means for evaluating them in occupational and environmental medicine
• Discuss current trends in evolving occupational and environmental medicine practice, including manpower and training needs, and future issues that will need OEM attention

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Peter W. Johnson. PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

• Learn what the physical exposures are associated with computer mouse and keyboard use
• Become familiar with the latest research which identifies the key risk factors thought to be assoicated with computer related musculoskeletal disorders
• Learn about common computer related disorders, causes and costs associated with the injuries
• Learn about the special risks computer work poses to women and children and the research being done to promote the health of future generations of computer users

Abstract:
Computers are used by almost every individual either at work,
school or home yet there is still much we don't understand about
computer-related musculoskeletal disorders. This talk will focus on what
is known about the physical exposures associated with computer use, how
biomechanical and individual factors influence physical exposures, the
known biological impacts on the soft tissues of the body (muscle,
tendons and nerves) and how the fields of medicine, engineering and
biology can be integrated to reduce the occurrence of computer-related
musculoskeletal disorders in current and future generations of computer
users.

Thursday, November 9, 2006

Stephen C. Hunt, MD MPH
Deployment Health Clinic
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Seattle, WA

Mental Health Considerations in Occupational/Environmental Medicine

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the impact of common mental health conditions on the workplace
• Explore the effects of common mental health conditions on the diagnosis and treatment of occupational and environmental health conditions
• Discuss strategies for integrating an awareness of and approach to of these conditions in an OEM practice

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Lee S. Newman, MD, MA, FCCP, FACOEM
Professor of Epidemiology
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics and The Graduate School
Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Science and Critical Care Medicine and Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO

Medical Clues and Serendipity: Lessons in 'Solving' Outbreaks

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the utility of sentinel events in identifying outbreaks of environmental and occupational illness
• Understand the tools used to uncover epidemic illness in the workplace
• Appreciate how clues to occupational and environmental illness—along with serendipity--contribute to disease detection and prevention.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

David Prezant, MD
Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Research Director, Pulmonary Division;
Attending pulmonary physician, Montefiore Medical Center;
Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Senior Pulmonary Consultant to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

Respiratory and Mental Health Consequences of WTC Exposure

Learning Objectives

• Understand pathophysiology of particulate matter-induced irritant asthma
• Become familiar with diagnostic and treatment paradigms for treating disaster cough and dyspnea
• Understand the mental health consequences

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Shanna H. Swan, PhD
Director, Center for Reproductive Epidemiology
Professor and Associate Chair for Research, Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
Rochester, NY

New Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health

Learning Objectives:

• Identify recent advances in understanding of the effects of environmental contaminants on reproductive health
• Discuss currently available exposure assessment and research tools, contaminants of highest concern and crucial “windows of vulnerability” to exposure
• Discuss the value of multidisciplinary collaboration in addressing environmental challenges to reproductive health
• Discuss the value of integrating environmental reproductive science into health professional training to help clinicians translate new scientific findings into clinical practice

Thursday, May10, 2007

Barbara Silverstein, RN, PhD, MPH, MSN, CPE
Research Director
Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP)
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
Olympia, WA

Implementing Safe Patient Lifting Legislation in Washington Hospitals

Learning Objectives:

• Have knowledge of the evidence for zero-lift of patients in hospitals and nursing homes
• Understand the requirements of the law and incentives for compliance
• Identify barriers to implementation
• Identify challenges to expanding requirements to those institutions who may need it even more

Accreditation
The Puget Sound Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds are jointly sponsored by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and the Northwest Association of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (NAOEM).

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and NAOEM. The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

More information regarding the location and directions to the facility will be included in the confirmation letter mailed approximately 2 weeks prior to the course date.

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