Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds
Topic: We HAVS a problem: An overview of hand-arm vibration syndrome in a metal worker
Presenter: Tiffany Tam, DO, First-year resident in the Occupational and Environmental Residency, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Discussant: Aaron Thompson, MD, MPH, FRCPC (Occ Med), Associate Professor, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Staff Physician, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital / Unity Health
Location: Kresge 502 and Zoom
Learning Objectives:
- To explain the pathophysiology of vibration-induced neuropathy.
- To discuss the diagnostic symptoms of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).
- To identify strategies for the management of the patient with HAVS symptoms.
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
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