Grand Rounds: Severe silicosis in a young countertop fabricator
Topic: Severe silicosis in a young countertop fabricator
Presenter: Shannel Pegram, DO, First-year resident, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Discussant: Rose H. Goldman, MD, MPH, AFACMT, Director of Faculty Affairs, Department of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professor of Environmental Health, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Location: Kresge 502 and ZOOM
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
- Explain the health risks associated with silica exposure,
- Identify the current OSHA regulations on respirable crystalline silica exposure; and
- Analyze recent studies on silicosis prevalence among stone countertop workers.
CMEs will be offered to 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 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
Register: Click here to register to attend via Zoom.