ERC Seminar – Abas Shkembi, MS
Mapping Out Community Risks to Workplace Exposures
Presenter: Abas Shkembi, MS, University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) describe how workplace exposures vary from neighborhood to neighborhood in the US; 2) discuss how overlooking workplace exposures when assessing social vulnerability may undercount community risks; and 3) investigate cumulative occupational and environmental injustices in Michigan.
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Research Seminar – Hantao Wang, MS, and Shelton Lo, MPH, PhD Candidates
Interstitial Lung Abnormalities in Shanghai Textile Workers
Presenter: Hantao Wang, MS, PhD Candidate, Population Health Sciences, Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) discuss the association between cotton dust and Interstitial Lung Abnormalities (ILA) in textile workers and 2) describe the role of ILA status on lung function declines.
The Impact of Occupational Exposures on Lung Cancer: Recurrence and Progression
Presenter: Shelton Lo, MPH, PhD Candidate, Population Health Sciences, Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) list high-risk occupations for lung cancer recurrence and progression; 2) discuss the impact of occupational asbestosis on lung cancer recurrence and progression; and 3) explain approaches for the options for reducing the risk of lung cancer recurrence and progression.
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ERC Seminar – John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, Director of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Long COVID and Work
Presenter: John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) discuss the epidemiology of long COVID in working-age adults, 2) describe the emerging theories about the etiology of long COVID, 3) explain approaches to the evaluation of long COVID in workers, and 4) explain approaches to the treatment of long COVID in workers.
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ERC Seminar – Emily Sparer-Fine, ScD, MS and Kathleen Grattan, MPH
Surveillance of Suicides and Opioid-Related Deaths: Work-Related Factors
Presenters:
Emily Sparer-Fine, ScD, MS, Director, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Kathleen Grattan, MPH, Epidemiologist, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) discuss patterns of work-related opioid overdose fatalities among Massachusetts residents and 2) describe ongoing efforts at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to address the work-relatedness of opioid overdoses and suicide deaths.
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ERC Seminar – David Weil, PhD, MPP, BS
‵This Ancient Atrocity:′ The Return of Child Labor in the U.S. …Why Now? What Can Be Done?
Presenter: David Weil, PhD, MPP, BS, Professor, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University; Visiting Senior Policy Fellow, Ash Center for Democracy, Harvard Kennedy School
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) discuss the resurgence of child labor in the United States, particularly in industries and occupations where it has been uncommon until recently; 2) describe common factors underlying child labor that explain its recurrence; 3) discuss changes in the law that can help reduce child labor occurrences in the future; and to 4) discuss changes in enforcement that can help reduce child labor occurrences in the future.
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Research Seminar – Sally Hamm, MD, MPH, and Jacob Berry, MD, MPH, Second-Year OEM Residents
Loneliness at 30,000 Feet: Social Disconnection and Occupational Health in the Harvard Flight Attendant Health Study
Presenter: Sally Hamm, MD, MPH, Second-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 impact of social disconnection on health, 2) explain the concept of emotional labor, and 3) describe risk factors for loneliness among flight attendants.
Factors Associated with Prescription Stimulant Use for Fatigue Mitigation in Military Aviation
Presenter: Jacob Berry, MD, MPH, Second-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 military deployed environment where stimulant medications are used, 2) describe the expectations for aviators using stimulant medications, 3) describe the reporting processes for aviators using stimulant medications, and 4) discuss factors which may affect the decisions by individuals to use stimulants while flying.