The 2020 Michigan Occupational Health Conference will be held virtually due to COVID-19.  Three half-day sessions will be offered on October 9th, 10th, and 16th.

MichAOHN has applied for 12 Nursing CE's with the Ohio Nurses Association for the entire conference.  Approval is pending.  It is planned that up to 4 CE's are available for each day.  Below is the agenda.

Three day virtual event: October 9-10, 2020 and October 16, 2020

07:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Virtual Conference: Three half-day sessions from 7:45 am to 12:30 pm Eastern Time: October 9-10, 2020 and October 16, 2020

A unique Zoom access link will be sent prior to the event.

REGISTRATION

MOEMA MD, DO, PA Members:      

• Full conference $190.00
• Single Day $74.00

MAOHN/MIHS RN, LPN, NP Members

• Full Conference $150
• Single Day $60.00 

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Friday October 9th 

7:45 AM: Welcome: Incoming MOEMA President – Dr. Shannon Mobley

8 AM – 9:30 AM: Session 1: Key Updates in Commercial Driver Medical Fitness Including Cannabis and the Clearinghouse – Natalie Hartenbaum, MD, MPH

10-minute break

9:40 AM – 10:40 AM: Session 2: The Impact of Michigan’s Marijuana Legalization on Employment and Worker’s Compensation – Andrew S Cascini, Leonard M. Hickey B.A., J.D. and Mark Upfal, MD, MPH

10-minute break

10:50 AM – 11:20 AM Session 3: 2020 Substance Use in Michigan – Impact of the Pandemic – Su Min Oh, PhD

10-minute break

11:30 AM-12:30 PM Session 4: ACOEM Update & COVID-19 State Legislation - Beth Baker, MD, MPH

Saturday October 10th 

7:45 AM: Welcome – TBD

8 AM – 9 AM: Session 1:  – Organic vs. Conventional Pesticides - what are they and how they impact human health and the environment – June Yan, MD, PhD & DABT

10- minute break

9:10 AM – 10:10 AM: Session 2: Overview of PFAS Exposure and Health - Jennifer Gray, PhD (Sr. Toxicologist), Betsy Wasilevich, PhD, MPH (Sr. Epidemiologist) & Jennifer McDonald, MD, MPH, FAAP (Environmental Health Physician)

10-minute break

10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Session 3: Suicide Prevention – Barb Smith, Executive Director, Suicide Resource and Response Network

10-minute break

11:30 AM-12:30 PM Session 4: Understanding Current Practices to Diagnose and Treat Low Back Pain – Yusef A. Sayeed, MD, MPH, MEng, CPH, CMRO, CME, COHC, MSKME, RMSK, DABPM

Friday October 16th 

7:45 AM: Welcome - TBD

8 AM – 9 AM: Session 1: Circadian Considerations in Occupational Health - Virginia Skiba, MD

10-minute break

9:10 AM – 10:10 AM: Session 2: Promoting Concussion Recovery: A Bio-Psycho-Social Model

 – Katharine Seagly, PhD

10-minute break

10:20 AM – 11:20 AM: Session 3 – Nutrition and Preventive Cardiology – Joel Kahn, MD, FACC

10-minute break

11:30 AM-12:30 PM Session 4: MI COVID-19 Update – Thomas J Bender, MD, PHD, Catherine M Bodnar, MD, MPH and Pamela B Hackert, MD, JD, MPH