OEMR Capstone Presentations
Respiratory Exposures in Desert-Deployed Military Personnel
Presenter: Christopher Leopardi, DO, MPH, First-year resident in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) describe the occupational respiratory exposures of desert-deployed military personnel; 2) discuss the association between lung function and respiratory symptoms in previously deployed veterans; and 3) explain preliminary findings from the “Service and Health Among Deployed Veterans” (SHADE) VA cooperative Studies subset.
Predictive Factors for Treatment Success in Patients with MSK Pain Participating in Pain Rehab Programs
Presenter: Kangwook Huh, DO, MPH, First-year resident in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) discuss the prevalence of low back pain in the United States; 2) explain the multidisciplinary approach to treatment of low back pain; and 3) describe the predictive patient factors that may pose positive treatment outcomes.
Lifestyle Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Presenter: Derek Stewart, DO, MHSA, MPH and Melissa Wan, MD, MPH, First-year residents in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) describe the fields of life medicine and occupational medicine; 2) explain how each field can improve health outcomes; 3) describe the current trends of lifestyle medicine workplace interventions; and 4) discuss the limitations of current lifestyle interventions within workplace settings.