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:

• Educating healthcare professionals and the public;
• Stimulating research;
• Enhancing quality of practice;
• Guiding public policy; and
• Advancing the field of occupational and environmental medicine.

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:

• Interpret and explain a current occupational or environmental medicine research report;
• Apply an interdisciplinary approach to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies; and 
• Outline standards of care relevant to occupational and environmental health practice.

September 15, 2016

Robert Blanco, MD, MPH presenting:

Geens T, Aerts E, Borguet M, Haufroid V, Godderis L. Exposure of hairdressers to aromatic diamines: an interventional study confirming the protective effect of adequate glove use. OEM 2016; 73:221-228.

Location TBA.

October 20, 2016

Whitney Harrison, MPH presenting:

Creatore MI, Glazier RH, Moineddin R, Fazil GS, Johns A, Gozdyra P et al. Association of neighborhood walkability with change in overweight, obesity and diabetes. JAMA 2016; 315 (20):2211-2220.

November 17, 2016

Yuan Mei presenting:

Sadie H. Conway, Lisa A. Pompeii, Robert E Roberts, Jack L Follis, David Gimeno. Dose-response relation between work hours and cardiovascular disease risk: findings from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. JOEM 2016: 58 (3): 221-226.

Location TBA.

January 19, 2017

David Oba, MPH presenting:

Maule AL, Proctor SP, Blount BC, Chambers DM, McClean MD. Volatile organic compounds in blood as biomarkers of exposure to JP-8 Jet Fuel among US Air Force Personnel. JOEM 2016; 58 (1): 24-29.

Location TBA.

February 16, 2017

Annamaria Macaluso, MD presenting:

Dement JM, Epling C, Joyner J, Cavanaugh K. Impacts of workplace health promotion and wellness programs on health care utilization and costs: results from an academic workplace. JOEM 2015; 57 (11): 1159-1169.

March 23, 2017*

Chris Kaipust, MS presenting:

Elaine Symanski, P. Grace Tee Lewis, Ting-Yu Chen, Wenyaw Chan, Dejian Lai, Xiaomei Ma. Air toxics and early childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia in Texas, a population based case control study.Environ Health. 2016; 15: 70. Published online 2016 June 14. doi: 10.1186/s12940-016-0154-8.

April 20, 2017

Dan Stroud, MD presenting:

Aldrich TK, Vossbrinck M, Zeig-Owens R, Hall CB, Schwartz TM, Moir W et al. Lung function trajectories in World Trade Center-exposed New York City firefighters over 13 years: the roles of smoking and smoking cessation. Chest 2016; 149 (6): 1419-1427. [and accompanying editorial]

May 18, 2017

Erika Figueroa, MPH presenting:

Vetter C, Devore EE, Wegzyn LR, Massa J, Speizer FE, Kawachi I et al. Association between rotating night shift work and risk of coronary artery heart disease among women. JAMA 2016; 315 (16): 1726-1734.