Upcoming Seminars
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April 15, 2010
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Who: Mark Russi, M.D., Yale University and Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
Dr. Mark Russi is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Yale University and the Director of Occupational Health at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He chairs the Medical Center Occupational Health Section of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), and represents ACOEM on CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).
What: Immunization of Healthcare Workers: Guidelines and Practice: Dr. Russi will speak on vaccination recommendations for healthcare workers and strategies for increasing vaccination rates.
When: April 15, 2010 11:00AM-12:00PM EDT
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Where: Use the following link to access the virtual session.
https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=1110&password=M.B0B091D229A0D1B5165BE225B63C25
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Language: English only
RSVP: Please confirm attendance to Sulava D. Gautam at gautamsu@paho.orgor at 202-974-3199.
Connection: Please connect between 10:30-11:00AM EDT to ensure proper connection and to test your audio system. We will start at 11:00 AM EDT.
*ICOH: The International Commission on Occupational Health is an international nongovernmental professional society that aims to foster the scientific progress, knowledge, and development of occupational health and safety in all its aspects.
Scientific Committee on OH for Health Care Workers Website
http://www.icohforhealthcare.com/index.html
Disclaimer: PAHO and ICOH do not endorse the statements made by the presenters. The virtual seminars are only to serve as a medium for discussion, sharing of information and debate
March 24, 2010
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WHO: William G. Buchta, M.D.
Dr. William Buchta was originally trained in family practice however, for the past 22 years his primary practice has been occupational health. Dr. Buchta is board certified in occupational medicine and public health. Since 1992 he has focused on medical center occupational health and has worked at the Mayo Clinic since 2001. Dr. Buchta became an ICOH and HCW Health Committee member in 2006, attending triennial meetings in Milan and Capetown. In 2007 Dr. Buchta attended the Vancouver meeting sponsored by the committee for which he was on the program and scientific committee.
WHAT: "Workers at Risk: Toxic Environments in Healthcare (The Science or Lack Thereof)"
WHEN: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 2:00 PM EDT (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/)
*Please connect between 1:00-2:00PM EDT to ensure proper connection and test audio system. We will start at 2:00 PM EDT.
WHERE: Use the following link to access the session.
*You will need to have java, a speaker, and a microphone in order to participate in the Elluminate session.
https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=1110&password=M.B0B091D229A0D1B5165BE225B63C25
Please feel free to send this invitation to other colleagues.
In case you have any questions, please contact Sulava Gautam at gautamsu@paho.org or at 202-974-3199.
March 4 2010
Virtual Seminars Coming Soon!
One of the goals of ICOH’s scientific committee is to share ideas and knowledge among all members. To fulfill this objective, the ICOH Scientific Committee on Occupational Health for Healthcare workers will be offering a series of virtual seminar sessions on occupational health for healthcare workers via Elluminate, an online Web conferencing system. The seminars will be FREE and will feature distinguished experts in the field. The first seminar will be launched in March 2010, followed by routine sessions every two months.
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