UCSF CME: Vulnerable Workers and Communities at Environmental Risk and
Updates in Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2019

Overview:

This course is presented by the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. It is designed to provide occupational and environmental health professionals and persons from other health-related disciplines with a review and update of current topics in occupational and environmental medicine. The first day of the curriculum will focus on Vulnerable Workers and Communities at Environmental Risk. A poster session the evening before will supplement the Vulnerable Workers and Communities at Environmental Risk course content.

The second day and final half-day of the course will cover a multi-topic theme: Updates in Occupational and Environmental Health. This course is approved for American Board of Preventive Medicine, Maintenance of Certification self-assessment credit and is a comprehensive update for occupational medicine specialists. California Qualified Medical Examiner credit approval is anticipated.

This course is also designed to meet the needs of primary care providers and others engaged in occupational health practice and research including physicians (family physicians, general practitioners, internists, emergency medicine specialists), nurse practitioners and other nursing professionals, as well as physician assistants and industrial hygienists.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is designed to provide the experienced clinician with a review of vulnerable workers and communities at environmental risk, as well as to contextualize other topics emerging within the epidemiology of OEM and the evaluation and treatment of occupational and environmental diseases and injuries. Most attendees will be occupational physicians, but some are likely to be specialists in related fields who will profit by an in-depth presentation of OEM topics.

Objectives:

An attendee completing this course will be able to:

• Evaluate the occupational and environmental risk to selected vulnerable work groups and communities;
• Adopt new medical knowledge into preventive activities addressing emerging risk factors and new disease entities;
• Evaluate scientific data in the field of occupational and environmental medicine;
• Expand the differential diagnosis to incorporate a wider range of environmental and occupational factors in respiratory and other disease processes;
• Diagnose and treat selected occupational and environmental conditions;
• Improve management in terms of required regulatory management of specific work-related scenarios;
• Inform the prioritization of clinical care, research, and public health policy with state of the art updates.

Accreditation:

The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This CME activity meets the requirements under California Assembly Bill 1195, continuing education and cultural and linguistic competency.

The approved credits include up to 2.50 credits towards meeting the requirement of California Assembly Bill 1820, Geriatric Medicine.

Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Pain Management and End-of-Life Care: The approved credits shown above include a maximum of 2.5 credits toward meeting the requirement under California Assembly Bill 487, Pain Management and End-of-Life Care.

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts Category 1 credit from AOACCME, prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

American Board of Preventive Medicine: The American Board of Preventive Medicine has approved this course for a maximum of 17.25 MOC Part II credits.

California Division of Workers Compensation – Medical Unit (QME Credit): The California Division of Workers Compensation – Medical Unit for Qualified Medical Evaluator credit has been filed and is awaiting approval for a maximum of 17.25 credits.

Family Phisicians:
This Live activity, Vulnerable Workers and Communities at Environmental Risk and Updates in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, with a beginning date of 03/14/2019, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 17.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course Outline:

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Chairs:

Paul D. Blanc, MD, MSPH
Professor of Medicine, Endowed Chair and Division Chief
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Robert Kosnik, MD, DIH
Professor of Medicine, Medical Director,
UCSF Occupational Health Services
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Samuel M. Goldman, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine and Neurology
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Faculty:

John Balmes, MD
Professor of Medicine Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Michael N. Bates, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology Division of Environmental Health Sciences School of Public Health
University of California Berkeley

Robert A. Cohen, MD
Professor of Medicine Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Brian Dolan, PhD
Professor and Chair Department of Medical Anthropology, History, and Social Medicine

Paul English, PhD, MPH Senior Branch Science Advisor Environmental Health Investigations Branch
CA Dept of Public Health Richmond, CA

Mike Falvo, PhD Research Physiologist, VA NJ War Related Illness and Injury Study Center
Assistant Professor
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

George Friedman-Jimenez, MD, DrPH
Director, Bellevue / NYU Occupational & Environmental Medicine Clinic
Assistant Professor of Population Health
Medicine and Environmental Medicine Bellevue Hospital Center

Robert Goodnough, MD
Medical Toxicology Fellow University of California
San Francisco and California Poison Control System
San Francisco Division

Robert Harrison, MD, MPH
Clinical Professor of Medicine Public Health Medical Officer
California Department of Public Health

Stephanie Holm, MD, MPH
Department of Epidemiology
UC Berkeley School of Public Health

Seth M. Holmes, MD, PhD
Professor
UC Berkeley School of Public Health

Sergio Iavicoli, MD, PhD
Research Director, INAIL (National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work)
Rome, Italy

Ware Kuschner, MD
Chief, Pulmonary Section,
VA Palo Alto Health Care System Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University

Anthony Luke, MD, MPH
Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery

Howard Maibach, MD
Professor of Dermatology

David Miedinger, MD, PhD
Chief Occupational Health Officer
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. Basel, Switzerland

Acran Salmen-Navarro, MD, MSc
Program Coordinator - Ergonomist Bellevue / NYU Occupational &
Environmental Medicine Clinic Bellevue Hospital Center,
NYU School of Medicine

Suzaynn Schick, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Leoncio Vasquez Santos
Director Center for Indigenous Oaxacan Development (Centro Binacional Para
El Desarrollo) Indigena Oa
Fresno, CA

Travel & Lodging:

San Francisco Marriott Fisherman’s Wharf
1250 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco CA 94133
Website: www.marriottfishermanswharf.com

Hotel Phone: 415-775-7555
Reservations: 1-800-228-9290
Group Code: OEM
Rates: $209/night
Cutoff Date: 2/12/19 or once room block is filled

UNITED AIRLINES
UCSF has negotiated special fares with United Airlines for our course attendees.
You may use the following offer code to book on your own:
You may book online at www.united.com and enter your Offer Code ZFM5163540 in the Offer Code box when searching for your flights.