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COURSE TITLE
Occupational and Environmental Toxicology for the OSH Professional
2009 Summer Institute
July 30-31, 2009, Oakland, CA
DESCRIPTION
Health and safety professionals are frequently called upon to evaluate workers with chemical and physical exposures in their workplace or home. This two-day course will present an overview of occupational and environmental toxicology for health and safety professionals, with a focus on clinical and medical toxicology. Commonly encountered types of workplace and environmental exposures and disorders will be presented. Fundamental principles and risk communication will be emphasized.
Topics and Speakers:
Day 1:
| Principles of Medical Toxicology |
Kent Olson, MD |
| Respiratory 1: Irritants and Allergens |
Dennis Shusterman, MD, MPH |
| Toxins and Cancer |
Stephen Born, MD, MPH |
| Dermatologic Toxicology |
Maria Wei, MD |
| Neurotoxicology |
Jonathan Rutchik, MD, MPH |
Day 2
| Hepatic Toxicology |
Robert Harrison, MD, MPH |
| Respiratory Toxicology 2 |
Jordan Rinker, MD, MPH |
| Biological Monitoring |
Rachel Roisman, MD, MPH |
| Reproductive Toxicology |
Gina Solomon, MD, MPH
Sarah Janssen, MD, MPH
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| Risk Assessment and Standard Setting |
Craig Steinmaus, MD, MPH |
Course Director:
Sarah Jewell, MD, MPH, Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Other Speakers:
Stephen Born, MD, MPH, Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Robert Harrison, MD, MPH, Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF; Chief, Occupational Health Surveillance & Evaluation Program, California Department of Public Health
Sarah Janssen, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF Occupational Medicine
Kent Olson, MD, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSF; Medical Director, San Francisco Division, California Poison Control System
"Principles of Medical Toxicology"
Jordan Rinker, MD, MPH, Occupational Medicine Consultant
Rachel Roisman, MD, MPH, Public Health Officer, California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Jonathan Rutchik, MD, MPH, Neurology, Environmental & Occupational Medicine Associates
Dennis Shusterman, MD, MPH, Chief, Hazard Evaluation System & Information Service (HESIS), California Department of Public Health
Gina Solomon, MD, MPH, Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF; Senior Scientist, NRDC
Craig M. Steinmaus, MD, MPH, Assistant Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Maria Wei, MD, PHD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, UCSF Department of Dermatology
OBJECTIVES
Participants completing this course will:
- Review principles of occupational and environmental toxicology
- Characterize the effects of chemical and biological exposure on liver, lungs,
nervous system, skin and reproductive system
- Discuss biological monitoring in the workplace
- Discuss the relationship between occupational and environmental toxins and cancer
- Describe the role of risk assessment in setting standards for toxic exposure
AUDIENCE
Occupational physicians, occupational health nurses, industrial hygienists, safety professionals, risk managers, workers’ comp claims adjusters, primary care physicians, and others involved in the evaluation, management and/or prevention of occupational or environmental exposures, diseases, injuries, or claims.
CREDIT
- COEH is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. COEH takes responsibility for the content, quality & scientific integrity of this CME activity. COEH designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. This credit may also be applied to the CME Certification in Continuing Medical Education.
-COEH Continuing Education is a California Board of Registered Nursing approved provider BRN # 12983 / 17.4 contact hours
-2.0 IH CM Points. ABIH approval # 09-2168
-Meets BCSP criteria for 1.0 COC point
Course Schedule
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July 30-31, 2009
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8:15AM - 5:00PM
8:00am - 4:45pm
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State Office Bldg
1515 Clay Street, 2nd Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Directions
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$475 ($575 after July 9th)
Price includes course materials, continental breakfast, and coffee breaks
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