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2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (MARCOEM)

October 25-27, 2024

2024 Hybrid Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (MARCOEM)

October 25-27, 2024

Sponsored by: 

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (MARCOEM)

The Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center (ERC) for Occupational Safety and Health

This annual hybrid conference will be held at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland and also feature pre-conference activities and multiple networking opportunities. Please see below for the full schedule. 

 

 

CME Information

ACCME Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and the Mid-Atlantic Regional College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (MARCOEM). The ACOEM is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

 

Registration Info

In-person and online options are available. 

Please click to register on jotform. 

Type of RegistrationAttendeeCost 
Pre Conference Activities for Oct 25Oct 25 IP - All Attendees (not including Students/Residents)$50.00 
Oct 25 IP - Students/Residents$25.00 
Oct 25 IP - Speakers Free
Oct 25 IP - JHU Employees ONLY - Tuition Remission option Free
In Person Options for Oct 26-27IP - Physician ACOEM Members$250.00 
IP - Physician Non-Members$300.00 
IP - Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners$200.00 
IP - Registered Nurses$150.00 
IP - Speakers Free
IP - Students/Residents Free
IP - JHU Employees ONLY - Tuition Remission option Free
Online Options for Oct 26-27Zoom - Physician ACOEM Members$200.00 
Zoom - Physician Non-Members$250.00 
Zoom - Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners$150.00 
Zoom - Registered Nurses$100.00 
Zoom - Speakers Free
Zoom - Students/Residents Free
Zoom - JHU Employees ONLY - Tuition Remission option Free
One Day OptionsOct 26 In Person - One Day Option$100.00 
Oct 26 Zoom - One Day Option$100.00 
Oct 27 In Person - One Day Option$50.00 
Oct 27 Zoom - One Day Option$50.00 


Exhibitors

MediTrax / Occupational Health Systems offers affordable software solutions and consultation for employee health / occupational health program administration and integrated data management.

 

Medlock Consulting was founded solely to address all physician executive needs. We have successfully completed assignments for Occupational Medicine Physicians, Executives, Medical Directors, and Leaders/Clinicians for Fortune Global 500 corporations, medical health systems, hospitals, clinics, and academia.

 

 

Topics

  • ACOEM Leadership Update
  • Lab Testing/ MRO (virtual)
  • Partnering to Reduce Opioid Stigma and Promote Employment in Recovery (Workplace PROSPER)
  • Spirometry Update (virtual)
  • The Harm is Real : Threats to LGBTQIA+ Health in 2024
  • Understanding LGBTQIA+ Workers 
  • Healthy Work Design to Advance Worker Well-being
  • Total Worker Health in Mental Health
  • Essentials of Obesity Management
  • A model for workplace benefits for obesity care: The STOP Obesity Alliance Comprehensive Obesity Benefit
  • Best Practices in the Treatment of Illnesses in World Trade Center Responders
  • Designing Workplace Emergency Preparedness Plans: Considerations for Occupational Medicine Physicians

Agenda

Click here to download a pdf version. Agenda is subject to change. 

Pre-Conference Activities: Friday, Oct 25, 2024

PRE CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
Not eligible for CME

Friday, October 25, 2024

2:30 PM

Welcome

Jeffrey Jacobs, MD, MPH

2:30 - 3:45 PM

*Bus/Walking Tour with Baltimore Heritage

Johns Hopkins, Director of Baltimore Heritage 

https://baltimoreheritage.org/

*Meet at Baltimore Museum of Industry

3:45 – 4:00 PMBreak
4:00 - 5:00 PM

Tour of Baltimore Museum of Industry

1415 Key Highway

410-727-4808

https://www.thebmi.org

5:30 - 7:30 PM

MARCOEM Happy Hour

Little Havana Restaurante y Cantina Cubana (Blue Room)

1325 Key Highway

410-837-9903

https://littlehavanas.com/

Saturday, Oct 26, 2024
Saturday, October 26, 2024
8:00 - 8:30 AMMARCOEM Board Meeting
8:30 - 9:00 AM

ACOEM Leadership Update

Tanisha K. Taylor, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, CIME, FACOEM

Not eligible for CME

9:00 - 9:30 AM

Lab Testing/ MRO (Virtual)

David Kuntz, PhD

9:30 - 10:15 AM

Partnering to Reduce Opioid Stigma and Promote Employment in Recovery (Workplace PROSPER)

Marianne Cloeren, MD, MPH

10:15 - 10:30 AMBreak
10:30 - 11:15 AM

Spirometry Update (Virtual)

Mary C. Townsend, DrPH  

11:15 - 12:00 PM

The Harm is Real: Threats to LGBTQ+ Health in 2024

Paula Neira, JD, MSN, RN, CEN

12:00 - 1:00 PMLunch Break
1:00 - 1:45 PM

Understanding LGBTQIA+ Workers 

David S. Cockrum, MD 

1:45 - 2:30 PM

Healthy Work Design to Advance Worker Well-being

Chia-Chia Chang, MPH, MBA

2:30 - 2:45 PMBreak
2:45 - 3:30 PM

Total Worker Health in Mental Health

Zhiqing “Albert” Zhou, PhD  

3:30  - 4:15 PM

Essentials of Obesity Management

Jyotsna Ghosh, MD 

4:15 - 5:00 PM

A model for workplace benefits for obesity care: The STOP Obesity Alliance Comprehensive Obesity Benefit

Christine “Cristy” Gallagher, MPAff

5:00 – 8:00 pm

MARCOEM Dinner

West Reading Room, Johns Hopkins Medical Library

Sunday, Oct 27, 2024
8:30 - 9:00 AM

MARCOEM Business Meeting

Not eligible for CME

9:00 - 11:00 AM

Best Practices in the Treatment of Illnesses in World Trade Center Responders

Iris G. Udasin, MD   

Sandra Lowe, MD

11:00 - 11:15 AMBreak
11:15 - 12:30 PM

Designing Workplace Emergency Preparedness Plans: Considerations for Occupational Medicine Physicians

Daniel Barnett, MD

12:30 PM

Closing Remarks

Evaluations and CME

Jeff Jacobs, MD, MPH

Speakers

In order of appearance

Jeffrey Jacobs, MD, MPH

MARCOEM Conference Chair

Associate Medical Director at WorkCare, Inc. 


 

Tanisha K. Taylor, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, CIME, FACOEM

Senior Medical Director, RWJBH Corporate Care

David Kuntz, PhD

Executive Director of Analytical Toxicology at Clinical Reference Laboratory
 

Marianne D. Cloeren, MD, MPH

Associate Professor in the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, in the Department of Medicine, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.


 

Mary C. Townsend, DrPH

Dr. Mary Townsend is an Independent Spirometry and Epidemiology Consultant for industrial, government, and research clients and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh.

Paula M. Neira JD, MSN, RN, CEN, FAAN

 Johns Hopkins Medicine Program Director of LGBTQ+ Equity and Education in the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity

David S. Cockrum, MD

Medical Director, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics 

Chia-Chia Chang, MPH, MBA

Coordinator in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Office of Total Worker Health® and the NIOSH Healthy Work Design and Well-Being Cross Sector Program

Zhiqing “Albert” Zhou, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Jyotsna Ghosh, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
 

Christine “Cristy” Gallagher, MPAff

Associate Director of Research and Policy, STOP Obesity Alliance, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University
 

Iris G. Udasin, MD

Professor, Medical Director EOHSI Clinical Center
Rutgers University- School of Public Health

Sandra M. Lowe, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai 

Daniel Barnett, MD

Professor, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health