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.
Agenda
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Speaker Presentations
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Poster Presentations
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Location
Mountcastle Auditorium (Room 105)
Pre-Clinical Teaching Building (PCTB)
JHU School of Medicine
725 N Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 21205
Parking and Directions
Free parking can be found at the Washington Street Garage. Paid street parking is also available.
Driving directions to the Washington Street Garage.
Walking directions from the Washington Street Garage to the entrance of the Pre-Clinical Teaching Building.
Walking Directions from the Residence Inn Baltimore at The Johns Hopkins Medical Campus to the entrance of the Pre-Clinical Teaching Building.
Lodging
Residence Inn Baltimore at The Johns Hopkins Medical Campus
800 N Wolfe St
Baltimore, MD 21205
Johns Hopkins Medicine also has a comprehensive list of hotels nearby.
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.
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| Type of Registration | Attendee | Cost |
| Pre Conference Activities for Oct 25 | Oct 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 26-27 | IP - 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 26-27 | Zoom - 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 Options | Oct 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.
For more than 100 years, Novo Nordisk have been translating the unmet medical needs of people living with a serious chronic disease into innovative medicines and delivery systems, like their insulin pens. Their treatments today are benefiting millions of people living with diabetes, obesity, and rare blood and endocrine diseases. From their labs to their factory floors, they are discovering and developing innovative biological medicines and making them accessible to patients throughout the world.
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
Pre-Conference Activities: Friday, Oct 25, 2024
PRE CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES 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 PM | Break |
| 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Tour of Baltimore Museum of Industry 1415 Key Highway 410-727-4808 |
| 5:30 - 7:30 PM | MARCOEM Happy Hour Little Havana Restaurante y Cantina Cubana (Blue Room) 1325 Key Highway 410-837-9903 |
Saturday, Oct 26, 2024
| Saturday, October 26, 2024 | |
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM | MARCOEM Board Meeting |
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM | Tanisha K. Taylor, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, CIME, FACOEM Not eligible for CME |
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM | 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 AM | Break |
| 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 PM | Lunch 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 PM | Break |
| 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 | 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 Presentation Presentation |
| 11:00 - 11:15 AM | Break |
| 11:15 - 12:30 PM | Daniel Barnett, MD |
| 12:30 PM | Closing Remarks Evaluations and CME Jeff Jacobs, MD, MPH |
Alpha-Gal Allergy and Anaphylaxis in a Hardware Store Employee: A Case Report
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Usmaan Shah, DO,1,2 Howard Kipen, MD, MPH1,2, Julie Caruth, MD, MPH1,2
1Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
2Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
Colorectal Cancer Screening in Occupational Health Surveillance Exams Is Associated with Decreased Mortality
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Marianne Cloeren, MD, MPH1, John Dement PhD, CIH2, Kian Ghorbanpoor, BS1, Sammy Almashat, MD, MPH1, William Grier, MD3, Patricia Quinn, BA4, Kim Cranford, RN5, Anna Chen, BA5, Scott Haas, MJ5, Knut Ringen, DrPH4
1. Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2. Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 3. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 4. CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training, 5. Zenith American Solutions
COVID-19 Vaccination Information Sources, Mistrust, and Infection Prevention: A Comparison of Healthcare Workers in a Single State
Differences in Apple Health Mobility Metrics Between Patients Prescribed Early and Delayed Weight-Bearing Protocols
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Patrick McGinnis, BS1, Brian Shear, MD1, Hammad Baqai, BS1, Prateek Swamykumar, BS1, Maggie Manchester, BS1, Patrick McGlone, MD2, Gerard P. Slobogean, MD MPH1, Robert V. O’Toole, MD1, Nathan N. O’Hara, PhD1
1Department of Orthopedics, Trauma Division, University of Maryland School of Medicine / Shock Trauma, Baltimore, MD
2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
Forklift Operator Medical Certification Examinations: A Case Study in the Need for Ongoing Occupational Health Data Analysis
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LCDR Mitch Cordes, MC, USN, 2LT Ellis Bronstein, MSC, USA, CAPT Marlene Sanchez, MC, USN, CAPT Pam Krahl, MC, USN(Ret)
Uniformed Services University
“Hold Up. Violence is an Occupational Hazard for Teacher Assistants!?” Examining Restraint Policies at Rutgers Behavioral Health Schools
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Martin Duggan, DO,1,2 Julie Caruth, MD, MPH1,2
1Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice, Piscataway, NJ
2Rutgers-Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Piscataway, NJ
Impact of OEM Preclinical Education on Documentation of OEM Elements in Patient History During Medicine Clerkships
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Indira Jetton, BS, Sachin Kuruvilla, BS, Joanna Gaitens, PhD, MSN/MPH, Marianne Cloeren, MD, MPH
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Impact of Same-Day Physical Therapy on Case Length of Musculoskeletal Injuries
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Gevork Geshgian, DO, MPH Frances S. Shofer, PhD Judith Green-McKenzie, MD, MPH
Department of Emergency Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division,
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Occupational and Environmental Health Impacts of Lithium Mining and Processing
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Gevork Geshgian, DO, MPH Sajjad A. Savul, MD, MS Edward Emmett, MD, MS, Frances S. Shofer, PhD
Department of Emergency Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division,
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Online Training in Motivational Interviewing for Occupational Health Providers to Address Vaccine Hesitancy
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Magdi Elghannam1, Nadia T. Saif1, Sarah Baumer1, Liliana Diaz1, Mary T. Hodorowicz2, Cara Dooley1, Mary L. Doyle3, Tsion Girmay1, Lori A. Edwards4, Marianne Cloeren1
1. University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2. University of Maryland School of Social Work, 3. Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health, 4. University of Maryland School of Nursing
Potential Role of Online Skills Preparation for Employment in Recovery (PROSPER/Online Skills)
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Jennifer Mondle,1 Jon Gilgoff,2 Jodi Frey,2 Kristen Rose,3 Jacob Cantrell,3 Daniel Jones, 2 Marianne Cloeren1
1. University of Maryland School of Medicine, 2. University of Maryland School of Social Work, 3. Powell Recovery Center
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