Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds
The Department of Environmental Health and the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program invite you to the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds.
Topic: “Impact of Repeated Blast Exposure on Military Special Operations Personnel”
Learning objectives:
- Describe the biomechanical mechanisms and pathophysiology of brain injury associated with repeated blast exposure.
- Identify the cognitive, psychological, and physical symptoms associated with chronic occupational exposure to explosive blasts.
- Evaluate the limitations of current diagnostic tools in detecting the effects of repeated blast exposure on the human brain.
Presenter: Kiel von Khan, MD, 1st year OEM Resident
Discussant: Brian Edlow, MD, Director, Laboratory for Neuroimaging of Coma and Consciousness (NICC); Vice Chair of Research at Mass General Brigham Neurology; Associate Director, Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery (CNTR); Critical care neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Location: Building 1, Room 1302 and Zoom
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CMEs for US licensed physicians
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 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Chan Education and Research Center. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health designates this live activity for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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