Injury Center Second Term Seminar Series: Occupational Safety
Each academic term, the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy offers a graduate seminar course on various injury topics. Seminars are open to all. Students pursuing the Certificate in Injury and Violence Prevention are required to register for 305.861.71, Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy, for all four terms (see Certificate for more details).
About the Event
Hosted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy, the seminar series is designed to advance your understanding of injury, violence, and resulting disability as public health problems. Each term the seminar has a unique focus, including for example, foundational issues, current research, methodological approaches, unmet needs and emerging topics, as well as the application of policy, law and practice for injury and violence prevention. Students hear from leading experts in the field and read literature provided to accompany each presentation. All seminars will be offered via Zoom; links will be provided at the beginning of each term.
Seminars are held every Monday, October 28 through December 16 from 12:10 - 1:20 p.m. ET via Zoom
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November 11, 2024
Maryland Opioid Overdose Deaths from 2018 to 2022: Occupational Patterns and Sociodemographic Variations
Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili, MD
Associate Scientist
Department of Mental Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Among U.S. states, Maryland ranks in the top 10 for opioid overdose deaths. A growing body of literature suggests that the risk of fatal opioid overdoses varies by occupation. Using data from Maryland's State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS), a comprehensive source on fatal overdoses, this talk will provide an overview of opioid overdose deaths in Maryland, focusing on employment status and occupation group.