OEMR Presentations: Second-year Resident Research Projects & Awards (Session 2)
The Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program invites you to attend the OEMR Presentation Day, on June 27, 2025. The presentations will take place at HSPH in Kresge 502 and remote attendance via ZOOM will be available.
The Session 1 runs from 9:00 am to 11:30 am, where the first year OEM Residents will present their Practicum (aka Capstone) projects. Click here for details about Session 1.
Session 2 begins at 12:30 and concludes at 2:30, where the second-year residents will give the final presentations of their Residency Research Projects, and awards will be announced around 1:55 pm.
CMEs will be available for US-licensed physicians.*
Click here to register to attend Session 2 via ZOOM.
Session 2: Second-year Resident Research Projects & Awards
Title: Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Function in Veterans Deployed to Afghanistan and Southwest Asia
Presenter: Chris Leopardi, MD, MPH
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to:
- Describe the prevalence of respiratory symptoms among post-9/11 Veterans.
- Evaluate the impact of deployment-related environmental exposures on respiratory health.
- Compare pulmonary function outcomes between veterans with and without asthma.
- Evaluate the potential role of oscillometry as a diagnostic tool for early detection of small airway disease.
Title: “F!reF!ghterF!t”: A randomized controlled trial of lifestyle coaching interventions for obese firefighters: Current data and intervention review.
Presenter: Derek Stewart, DO, MHSA and Kangwook Huh, DO, MPH
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to:
- Describe the current data collected through the onboarding process.
- Analyze the study design used to evaluate the effectiveness of the lifestyle medicine intervention.
- Discuss the specific lifestyle interventions implemented in the study, including the six lifestyle medicine pillars.
- Evaluate the potential implications of the study for clinical practice and future research in lifestyle medicine.
Awards Presentation & Closing Remarks
Presenter: Stefanos Kales, MD
*CE/CME Information
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 and hybrid activity for 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Note: the morning session carries 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. The afternoon session carries 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.