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   Series 8:
   Occupational / Environmental Health and Safety Primer and Issues


Presentation Location
NASA HQ, Room CD61
300 E St, S.W.,
Washington, D.C.


Live Video Teleconferencing
14 NASA Centers / Facilities

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS)

Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow, Russia

Institut de Medecine et de Physiologie Spatiales, (MEDES), Toulouse, France

Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine


Internet Connection
Live via Mbone Multicast System


Continuing Education
CME, CNE, and ACHE offered through USUHS Continuing Health Education

Certification Maintenance Points from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene


Planning Committee
NASA
A. Nicogossian, MD

R. S. Williams, MD

C. Angotti, RD

W. Chan, PhD

C. Sleboda, RN
(Chief Nurse, Dryden FRC)

H. Shoemaker, RN, MS (Occupational Health Program Specialist, Kennedy Space Center)

USUHS
C. Naschinski, RN, MS
Director, Office of Continuing Health Education

D. Louis, MD, Director
Division of Environmental and Occupational Health


Seminar Moderator
Catherine Angotti, RD, LD

Director, Occupational Health, Office of Chief Health and Medical Officer, NASA


Course Director
Wing T. Chan, PhD, SM

Senior Public Health Officer, Office of Chief Health and Medical Officer, NASA

Series 1 - Occupational Health and Safety Policy
Series 2 - Public Health Policies, ... in the United States
Series 3 - Public Health Policies, ... in Foreign Countries
Series 4 - Bioethics in the U.S. & Selected Countries
Series 5 - Health Surveillance/Maintenance ... Workplace
Series 6 - Emerging Diseases
Series 7 - Aging
Series 8 - Occupational/Environmental Health and Safety
Series 9 - Nuclear Terrorism

Session 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10

• • • Session 5 • • •
Toxicology and Workplace Management
webcast
  1. Workplace Drug Testing and The Role of Medical Review Officer
    • Christopher Holland, MD, MPH, President, Occupational/Environmental Medicine Inc. (OEMI), N. Potomac, MD
  2. Case Management Principles and Return to Work Evaluation: Dermatoses, Reproductive Health, Low Back Problems, and Cardiac Fitness to Work
    • Tee L. Guidotti, M.D., MPH, Professor / Chair, Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.


    • Date: July 27, 2001 (Friday)
    • Time: 1100-1300
• • • Session 6 • • •
Specific Workplace Health Concerns | webcast
  1. Infection Prevention and Control in the Workplace: Immunization Guidelines and Current / Future Aspects of Vaccines
    • Raymond A. Strikas, MD, Medical Epidemiologist and Physician Trainer, Training and Education Branch, Immunization Services Division, National Immunization Program, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
  2. Occupational Allergies / Sensitivities, Neurological Disorders, Upper Extremity Problems, and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
    • Rosemary Sokas, MD, MOH, M.Sc, Associate Director for Science, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington, DC


    • Date: August 10, 2001 (Friday)
    • Time: 1100-1300


Series 8

Picture of a woman working in a factor

"...growing concern about workers' health is based on the recognition that workers' health is a fundamental factor in human sustainable development because it plays a major role in promoting economic growth. Workers' health is a fundamental right that needs an efficient economy and an environment of equity and social justice. Today it is very difficult to separate health, occupational and environmental problems from economic problems..."

 
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