2021 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Occupational and Environmental Medicine
October 15-17, 2021
Virtual Conference on Zoom
MARCOEM is a regional conference developed and presented by a collaboration between The Johns Hopkins University Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health
and the Mid-Atlantic Regional College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, made up of members from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C.
QUICK LINKS |
Register and pay online |
Handouts download |
Speakers and bios |
STUDENT POSTERS
Residents are warmly invited to submit poster abstracts on any topic related to occupational and environmental medicine to be displayed during the MARCOEM 2021 meeting. Interested trainees should submit their posters to their own residency directors.
Residency directors are asked to send approved submissions directly to Dr. Tanisha Taylor at tanisha.taylor@rwjbh.org.
REGISTRATION
Click here to register and pay online.
- Physician ACOEM Members: $125.00
- Physician Non-Members: $150.00
- All Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants: $100.00
- All Students and Residents: FREE
JHU employee Tuition Remission is available. Please register at the link above and email Keith Choi for more info.
CME
ACCME Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and the Mid-Atlantic Regional College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (MARCOEM) and the Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center (JHRC). ACOEM is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credit
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Washington, DC Board of Nursing for 11.75 CNE.
Approval #20-860489.
Washington D.C. Board of Nursing CE Provider #50-18838.
AGENDA AND HANDOUTS
MARCOEM 2021
Links to download handouts will be available below.
DAY ONE
October 15, 2021
3:00 pm | Ashish Kakar, PT, DPT, OCS | , CMTPTPhysical Therapist Walter Reed Army Medical Center | |
4:00 pm | Ultrasound of the Knee and Interventional Approaches to Treatment | Yusef Sayeed MD, MPH, MENG, RMSK, CPH, DABPM | Eglin AFB, TX |
5:00 pm | Adjourn |
DAY TWO
October 16, 2021
Long COVID Program
Among COVID-19 survivors, an increased risk of death, serious illness. Major study details numerous long-term effects of COVID-19, pointing to massive health burden. By Julia Evangelou Strait. April 22, 2021.
Article
DAY THREE
October 17, 2021
8:30 am | DOT Update | Natalie Hartenbaum, MD, MPH | Occumedix, Inc. |
9:15 am | Mary Townsend, DrPH | MC Townsend and Associates | |
10:00 am | Break | ||
10:15 am | Update on Opioids | Robert A Lavin, MD | UMD, VA Maryland Healthcare Center |
11:00 am | Marijuana May Dominate the MRO World, but Other Drugs Are Still Out There | Karl Auerbach, MD | Emblem Health |
11:45 am | Today's Marijuana Laws and their Impact on Employers | Nick Hartman, C-DER | Drug Screening Compliance Institute |
12:30 pm | Break | ||
12:45 pm | Cannabis Drug Testing and Impairment: Findings from Human Laboratory Studies | Tory Spindle, PhD | Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions |
1:30 pm | Panel discussion Dr. Lavin, Dr. Auerbach, Nick Hartman, Dr. Greg Vanichkachorn, Bill Judge, JD, Natalie Hartenbaum, MD, MPH, Tory Spindle, PhD | Moderator: Jeff Jacobs, MD, MPH | Workcare |
2:15 pm | Closing Remarks and Adjourn |
SPEAKERS and PRESENTATION TITLES
Marijuana may dominate the MRO world but other drugs are still out there
Karl Auerbach, MD
Bio
Staff Physician
EmblemHealth Health@Work
Autonomic Nerve Dysfunction and Long COVID syndrome
Tae Hwan Chung, MD
Bio
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Health Disparities and the COVID Pandemic
Carlos del Rio, MD
Bio
Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine
Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health
DOT Update
Natalie Hartenbaum, MD, MPH
Bio
President and Chief Medical Officer
OccuMedix, Inc
Today's Marijuana Laws and their Impact on Employers
Nick Hartman, C-DER
Bio
Founder/Managing Partner
Certified Designated Employer Representative (C-DER)
Drug Screening Compliance Institute
Today's Marijuana Laws and their Impact on Employers
Bill Judge, JD
Attorney
Drug Screening Compliance Institute
Utilizing Telehealth to perform an evaluation
Ashish Kakar, PT, DPT, OCS, CMTPT
Bio
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Update on Opioids
Robert A. Lavin, MD
Bio
Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Maryland
Director of Chronic Pain Management, Maryland VA Health Care System
Post Acute Covid-19 Syndrome
Michael G. Risbano, MD
Bio
Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Advanced Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (ACPET) Program
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Ultrasound of the Knee and Interventional Approaches to Treatment
Yusef Sayeed MD, MPH, MENG, RMSK, CPH, DABPM
Bio
Assistant Professor Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Department of PM&R and Family Medicine
Director of Pain Medicine and Functional Rehabilitation
Neurological Manifestations and Sequelae of COVID-19 Infection: Long-Term Implications
Jason Sico, MD, MHS, FAHA, FAAN(Neurology), FANA, FACP
CV
Associate Professor of Neurology; Associate Professor Internal Medicine (Section of General Medicine)
Internal Medicine; Director, Stroke Care VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Director of Research and Clinical Care, Headache Center of Excellence, Neurology
Yale School of Medicine
Cannabis Drug Testing and Impairment: Findings from Human Laboratory Studies
Tory R. Spindle, PhD
Bio
Instructor
Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Pulmonary Function Testing Updates
Mary Townsend, DrPH
Bio
M.C. Townsend Associates, LLC
Independent Spirometry and Epidemiology Consultant
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
Panelist, Day 2 and 3
Greg Vanichkachorn, MD, MPH
Bio
Aerospace Medicine Specialist
Family Physician
Occupational Medicine Specialist
Mayo Clinic
Persistence of Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Functional Declines following COVID-19
Tracy D. Vannorsdall, PhD
Bio
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Head, Clinical Operations for Pulmonary Hypertension
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
For more information
Please contact Keith Choi at kchoi@jhu.edu if you have any questions about registration.