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Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health

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September 22-24, 2017

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Baltimore, MD

 

The Maryland College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health are proud to host the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (MARCOEM).

The MARCOEM is a regional conference developed and presented by a collaboration among ACOEM components and societies representing New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia; and other safety and occupational health professional partners including the Maryland-Area Occupational Health Nurse Association, Seneca Valley of Maryland Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Metropolitan Washington Association of Occupational Health Nurses, and Safety and Industrial Hygiene.

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Handouts

  • Please click here to download the handouts. 

Agenda

  • Click here to download the agenda. 

Attendee Registration

EXTENDED EARLY BIRD DEADLINE!

$100.00 Early Bird registration deadline now September 15, 2017
$90.00 ea Group Rate (5 or more people)
$50.00 Medical Residents 
FREE Medical Students 
FREE Nursing Students

$125.00 After Sept 15, 2017 and Walk-in Rate

  • Click here to register online. 
  • Click here to download the registration form.

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Optional Maryland Zoo Worksite Tour Registration

Friday, September 22, 2017
12:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Maryland Zoo
1 Safari Place
​Baltimore, MD 21217

Please click here for directions to the Maryland Zoo.  

Registration will be on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVED basis. Only a max of 40 is allowed in the tour. You must pre-register to attend. 

The fees are below: 

$48.00 Adult (12+)
$41.00 Child (2-11)
$44.00 Senior (65+) 

  • Click here to register for the zoo tour online.

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Optional SCORE Workshop: Writing an Effective Business Plan

Friday, September 22, 2017
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing 
1st Floor Carpenter Room

525 N. Wolfe St.
Baltimore, MD 21205

Please click here for parking and directions to the school of nursing.

A business plan is an essential road map for business success, but few small businesses ever complete a plan due to over-complicated approaches that entail too much theory, writing and detail. In this workshop we will show you step-by-step, how to write an effective business plan.

FREE REGISTRATION

  • Click here to register for the SCORE workshop online.

Exhibitor Registration

$250.00 

Please contact Nimisha Kalia for more information at NimishaKaliaMD@gmail.com

  • Click here to download the exhibitor registration form.

Agenda

  • Click here to download the agenda. 

Continuing Education Credits

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 Maryland College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (MCOEM). The 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 educational activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.”


Nursing Contact Hours

AAOHN

This continuing nursing education activity was approved for 13.1 contact hours by the AAOHN, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.  

Social Events

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Pre-conference Reception at Barcocina

Friday, September 22, 2017
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

1629 Thames St.
Baltimore, MD 21231
www.barcocina.com

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Networking Social Reception and Dinner 

Saturday, September 23, 2017
5:00pm - 7:30pm

Johns Hopkins Medical Welch Library, West Reading Room

Located across the street from the school of public health. Stay after the afternoon plenary and enjoy free cocktails and dinner with networking opportunities. 

Attendee Registration Information

Online: please click here to register online.

Fax: click here to download the registration form and fax to 410-614-4986.

Mail: click here to download the registration form and send checks (payable to Johns Hopkins University) to the address below:

Keith Choi
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
615 N Wolfe St, Room W7517
Baltimore, MD 21205

JHU Tuition Remission: Full-time university faculty, staff, and eligible dependents may enroll under the terms of the Johns Hopkins University Tuition Remission Program. 

  1. Please click here to download the conference registration form and complete
  2. Download the JHU tuition remission form from the JHU Benefits website and complete.
  3. After completing both forms please scan and email to Keith Choi at kchoi@jhu.edu or fax the completed forms to 410-614-4986.

Hotel Info

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Please click here to download a list of local hotels. Many offer free shuttles and taxi vouchers to and from the school. Please call ahead before booking. 

Conference Info

Please click here to download the agenda. 
 

September 23

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Opening Plenary "American Health Care Act"

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Patrick C. O'Connor
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Legislative and Regulatory Representative
Kent & O’Connor, Inc.

Lunch Plenary "Integrating Safety and Health"

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Charles M. Yarborough III, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.E.M.
President-Elect, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
President & Owner, CY Health Associates, LLC.

Afternoon Plenary "Giving Back - Finding Your Role in Training Occupational OEM Residents"

Tifani Gleeson, M.D., M.P.H., LCDR, USN, MC
Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine & Biostatistics
Uniformed Services University

Aisha Rivera Margarin, M.D., M.P.H.
Deputy Program Director, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

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Pamela Krahl, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.E.M.
Program Director, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency
US Navy 

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Andy Chern, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency
Uniformed Services University

 

September 24

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Closing Plenary "Overview of Environmental Medicine"

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Tee Guidotti, M.D., M.P.H., D.A.B.T., Q.E.P.
Consultant in Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability
Occupational+Environmental Health and Medicine

Three Concurrent Tracks
 

Environment and Health Track

Chemical Exposures and Health Effects: What We Know and What We Don’t Know From Epidemiology Research

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Judy LaKind, Ph.D.
President of LaKind Associates, LLC, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Fracking and Health Outcomes

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Brian Schwartz, M.D., M.S.
Professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Health Services Research in the Geisinger Center for Health Research; Director of the Geisinger Environmental Health Institute

Environmental Regulations and Their Impacts on Health

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Marilyn V. Howarth, M.D., F.A.C.O.E.M.
CEO of Howarth Occupational and Environmental Consulting and the Director of the Community Outreach and Engagement Core for the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology at the University of Pennsylvania

Eminent Climate Change and Responsibilities of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Physician

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Ismail Nabeel, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.E.M.
Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Deputy Director of the Employee Health Service (EHS) for the Mount Sinai Health System

Environmental Radon Exposure

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Clifford Mitchell, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Environmental Health Bureau, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Indoor Air Quality

James Bukowski, C.I.H., M.S.
Director of Occupational and Environmental Safety at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 

 

Clinical Nuts and Bolts Track

Interventional Pain Management - Who’s Calling the Shots?

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Lisa Grant, M.D.
OrthoMaryland, The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics

Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) 

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Robert Lavin, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Director of Chronic Pain Management for the Maryland VA Health Care System

The E.N.T. Exam: Spotting Anomalies and Emergencies

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Joshua Jabaut, M.D.
Otolaryngology Intern at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

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Jeffrey Teixeira, M.D.
Chief Resident at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

The Role of EMG in Occupational Medicine

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Kaye Sedarsky, M.D.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Getting to a Health Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Population

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Elaine Papp, R.N., M.S.N., C.O.H.N.-S., C.M., F.A.A.O.H.N.
Founder and CEO of Health and Safety Works, LLC 

Traumatic Brain Injury: The World of Concussions

Barbara A Cochran, M.D.
Medical Director, NeuroTrauma Institute

Pot and Opioids Track

Cannabis in the Workplace

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Ryan Vandrey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Employer Response to Opioid/Opiate Use at Work

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Marek Greer, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director, Bechtel BGCAPP, CBRNE/Emergency Response SME

Opioids, Driving, and Ability to Work

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Robert Lavin, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Director of Chronic Pain Management for the Maryland VA Health Care System

The Pill and the Pendulum; How Primary Care Prescribers Can Bring Sanity to Opioid Overprescribing

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Jeffrey Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.E.M.
Associate Medical Director of WorkCare, Inc.

Integrating the Science of Opioids into Regulated Drug Testing

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Ron Flegel, B.S., MT (ASCP), M.S.
Director of the Division of Workplace Programs, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Insurers Response to the Opioid Epidemic

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Adam L. Seidner M.D., M.P.H.
Global Medical Director of Travelers Insurance

 

For more information

Please contact Keith Choi at kchoi@jhu.edu if you have any questions about registration.

 

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