Occupational Medicine Journal Club
2015-2016
Third Thursday of the month during the academic year
Networking Dinner 6:30-7:45
Article Discussion 7:45-9:00
Joy De Los Reyes, MPH
The University of Texas School of Public Health
Joy.M.De.Los.Reyes@uth.tmc.edu
(713) 500-9479
Click here to access the pdfs of the presentation articles, as well as a printable version of the meeting schedule.
Description
Occupational Medicine Journal Club is an educational and networking opportunity to discuss and debate the results of recently published research. Each meeting we will enjoy a networking dinner and discuss a recent article from a peer reviewed journal. We welcome physicians, nurses, safety professionals, industrial hygienists, epidemiologists, and graduate students involved in Occupational Medicine practice or research.
The ultimate goal of this series is to promote the optimal health and safety of Texas workers, workplaces, and the environment by:
Articles are selected on the basis of their usefulness to practitioners in terms of clinical practice and the care of worker populations at the programmatic level.
Learning Objectives
At the end of each session, you should be able to:
Laura Lee, MPH Presenting:
Symanski E et al. Maternal Exposure to Fine Particulate Pollution During Narrow Gestational Periods and Newborn Health in Harris County, Texas. Maternal and Child Health Journal 2014;
Location TBA.
Yuan Mei, MPH Presenting:
Douphrate D, Gimeno D et al. Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among US Large-Herd Dairy Parlor Workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2014; 57: 370-379.
Hosted by Judy and Keith Hess at 938 Althea, Houston, TX 77018Rini Mathew, DO Presenting:
Stahl Stephane et al. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Work-Related Cause of de Quervain Tenosynovitis: A Critical Appraisal of Its Recognition as an Occupational Disease. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2013; 132: 1479-1491.
Hosted by Ikyu Han at the University of Texas School of Public Health.
Jenny Amani, MD presenting:
Souza K et al. Individual-level and plant-level predictors of acute, traumatic occupational injuries in a manufacturing cohort. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2014;0:1–7. doi:10.1136/oemed-2013-101827.
Hosted by Lisa Pompeii and Eric Williams at 427 Westmoreland, Houston, TX, 77006.
Xueying Zhang, MPH presenting:
Zhang Kai et al. Using Forecast and Observed Weather Data to Assess Performance of Forecast Products in Identifying Heat Waves and Estimating Heat Wave Effects on Mortality. Environmental Health Perspectives 2014; Advance publication May 9, 2014.
Hosted by Silvia Malberti and Angel Plaza at 2048 Swift Blvd, Houston, TX 77030.Matt Altman, MD presenting:
Slater ML. Challenges with QuantiFERON-TB Gold Assay for Large-Scale, Routine Screening of U.S. Healthcare Workers. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2013; 188: 1005-1010.
Location TBAYue Shang, MS presenting:
White GE, Mazurek JM, Moorman JE. Asthma in health care workers. 2008 and 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Asthma Call-Back Survey. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2013; 55: 1463-1468.
Hosted by George Delclos and Cochita Gomez-Moran at 5735 Reamer, Houston, TX 77096.Parvaneh Ehsanzadeh, MD presenting:
McCauley L et al. Oregon indigenous farmworkers. Results of Promotor Intervention on Pesticide Knowledge and Organophosphate Metabolite Levels. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2013; 55: 1164-1170.
Hosted by Misha Karpman at 4706 Merwin Street, Houston, TX 77027.
This conference is made possible, in part, by award no. 2T42OH008421 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and through the generous donations of Journal Club hosts.