Program
VIEW THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM (pdf) Join us on Sunday, September 27th for a Pre-Conference, organized by the Canadian Board of Occupational Medicine. There is an additional cost to attend the Pre-Conference. The OEMAC Conference starts on Monday morning and runs till Tuesday, late afternoon.
Pre-Conference: Sunday, September 27, 2015 |
Separate registration is required | |
| 7:45 – 8:25 am | Registration for pre-conference sessions | |
| 7:45 – 8:25 am | Breakfast | |
| 8:25 – 8:30 am | Pre-conference Opening Remarks | |
| 8:30 – 9:15 am | Depression and Sleep Problems in the Workplace – Price, Progress and Perspective Dr. Colin Shapiro | |
| 9:15 – 10:15 am | Mental Disorders in Safety Sensitive Workplace Settings Dr. Charl Els and Dr. Robin Griffiths | |
| 10:15 – 10:30 am | Refreshment Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:15 am | Fatigue Risk Management Systems in Industry Dr. Robin Griffiths | |
| 11:15 – 11:45 am | Questions and Discussions with Dr. Colin Shapiro, Dr. Charl Els and Dr. Robin Griffiths | |
| 11:45 – 12:45 pm | LUNCH | |
| 12:45 – 1:45 pm | Infectious Disease Illness in the Returned Business Traveller Dr. Jay Keystone | |
| 1:45 – 2:45 pm | Epidemiology in Occupational Medicine Dr. Ron House | |
| 2:45 – 3:00 pm | Refreshment Break | |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Random Workplace Drug Testing Dr. Charl Els | |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Standing up and Taking Action Against Physical Inactivity in the Workplace Dr. David Alter | |
| 5:30 PM | CBOM Board Dinner | |
| 7:00 – 9:00 pm | Welcome Reception and Poster Presentations | |
OEMAC Conference: Monday, September 28, 2015 |
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| 7:30 – 8:15 am | Breakfast | |
| 7:30 – 8:15 am | Registration | |
| 8:15 – 8:30 am | Welcome & Introduction | |
| 8:30 – 9:15 am | Cannabinoids in Clinical Practice Dr. Danial Schecter | |
| 9:15 – 10:00 am | Medical Marijuana & the Workplace: Impact on and Role of the Occupational Medicine Physician – Part 1 Dr. Barry Kurtzer | |
| 10:00- 10:30 am | Refreshment Break and Networking with Exhibitors | |
| 10:30 – 11:15 am | Medical Marijuana & the Workplace: Impact on and Role of the Occupational Medicine Physician – Part 2 Dr. YM Markus | |
| 11:15 – 11:45 am | Panel Discussion with Dr. Danial Schecter, Dr. Barry Kurtzer and Dr. YM Markus | |
| 11:45 – 1:00 pm | CBOM AGM (members only) Conference lunch in the exhibit hall | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Mastromatteo Oration – Occupational Asthma in Ontario, and Changes Over Time Dr. Susan Tarlo | |
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS | ||
| 2:05 – 2:50 pm | Breakout 1A – Diverging trends in the incidence of occupational and non-occupational injury in Ontario 2004-2011 Dr. Cameron Mustard | Breakout 2A – Evaluation and Management of Mercury Toxicity with Case Illustrations Dr. Aaron Thompson |
| 2:50 – 3:10 pm | Refreshment Break and Networking with Exhibitors | |
| 3:10 – 3:55 pm | Breakout 1B – What’s New with Blue? Shiftwork and the Colour of “Awake” Dr. Joan Saary | Breakout 2B – Behavioral Change as Medicine Dr. Ron Dembo |
| 4:00 – 6:00 pm | Off-Site Tours Porter Airlines – Departure at 4:15 pm (Full) Steam Whistle Brewery – Tours at 4:30 pm and 5:00 pm (limited space available) | |
| 6:30 – 10:30 pm | Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony Cocktails 6:30 – 7:15 pm | |
OEMAC Conference: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 |
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| 7:30 – 8:10 am | Breakfast | |
| 7:30 – 8:10 am | Registration | |
| 8:10 – 8:15 am | Second Day Opening Remarks | |
| 8:15 – 9:00 am | Legal Aspects of Workplace Reproductive Hazards Dr. Carolyn Langer | |
| 9:00 – 9:45 am | An Update of IARC Evaluations 2012-2015 Dr. Paul Demers | |
| 9:45 – 10:15 am | Break and visit with exhibitors | |
| 10:15 – 11:00 am | Assessing and Accommodating Psychological Trauma in the Workplace: The Marriage of Skepticism, Compassion, and Best Practices Dr. Hy Bloom | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 am | Panel Discussion | |
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | CBOM Memorial Lecture – What Counts as an Occupational Disease? Dr. Anil Adisesh | |
| 12:30 – 1:45 pm | Conference Lunch | |
| 12:30 – 1:45 pm | OEMAC AGM (OEMAC members only) | |
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS | THEME Stream 3: Hazards in the Workplace and the Community | THEME Stream 4: Occupational Health and Infection Control Issues in Healthcare Settings |
| 2:00 – 2:25 pm | Breakout 3A – Community Noise and Health: From Traffic to Turbines Dr. Ray Copes | Breakout 4A – Protecting patients and healthcare workers from influenza: can policies work? Dr. Kevin Katz |
| 2:25- 2:50 pm | Breakout 3B – Trends and Key Factors of Return to Work Dr. Eugene Wen | Breakout 4B – Ebola and Healthcare Workers in Liberia – Lessons from the Field Dr. Allison McGeer |
| 2:50 – 3:15 pm | Breakout 3C – The WSIB Champion Program: A Model For Physician Engagement Dr. Linn Holness | Breakout 4C – Updates on Hospital Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocols and key Infection Prevention and Control Lapses in the Clinical Office Setting Dr. Maureen Cividino |
| 3:15 – 3:40 pm | Stream 3: Panel Discussion with Dr. Eugene Wen, Dr. Ray Copes and Dr. Linn Holness | Stream 4: Panel Discussion with Dr. Maureen Cividino, Dr. Allison McGeer and Dr. Kevin Katz |
| 3:40 – 3:50 pm | Refreshment Break | |
| 3:50 – 4:35 pm | Evidence-Based Occupational Medicine: Introducing Cochrane Work Dr. Sebastian Straube | |
| 4:35 – 4:45 pm | Closing Remarks | |
PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAM LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Depression and Sleep Problems in the Workplace – Price, Progress and Perspective
Dr. Colin Shapiro
Learning Objectives:
- Review the cost of Sleep disorders and Depression to business (price)
- Describe a new model of occupational health involvement (progress)
- Describe the way in which an airline mat protect itself from a rogue pilot (perspective)
Mental Disorders in Safety Sensitive Workplace Settings
Dr. Charl Els and Dr. Robin Griffiths
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the impact of major psychiatric disorders on occupational functioning and risk in safety sensitive settings.
- Discuss how mental/behavioral impairment should be managed in safety sensitive settings.
- Identify the key issues related to pharmacotherapy in risk management.
Fatigue Risk Management Systems in Industry
Dr. Robin Griffiths
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the elements of sleep that impact on fatigue risk management systems
- Describe the effects of fatigue and circadian rhythm disruption on health, safety, performance and wellbeing
- Identify the key elements of a fatigue risk management system
Infectious Disease Illness in the Returned Business Traveler
Dr. Jay Keystone
Learning Objectives:
- Be aware of the most frequent infectious diseases in the returned international business traveller
- Know how to diagnose and manage selected tropical infectious diseases
- Understand why pre-travel health advice will help to keep business travellers doing business!
Epidemiology in Occupational Medicine
Dr. Ron House
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the main study designs used in occupational epidemiological studies
- Identify the key sources of bias and random error in occupational epidemiological studies
- Apply this information to the critical appraisal of the occupational epidemiological literature
Random Workplace Drug Testing
Dr. Charl Els
Learning Objectives:
- List the most important reasons to conduct random drug testing in Canada.
- Describe the limitations of conducting random drug testing.
- Describe the legal and ethical applications of random drug testing.
Standing up and taking action against physical inactivity in the workplace
Dr. David Alter
Learning Objectives:
- Review the implications of physical inactivity on health outcomes.
- Discuss opportunities to improve physical activity and health behaviours in the workplace
OEMAC CONFERENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Cannabinoids in Clinical Practice
Dr. Danial Schecter
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the endocannabinoid system
- Describe available cannabinoid products in Canada
- Explain to patients how to access herbal cannabis
Medical Marijuana & the Workplace: Impact on and Role of the Occupational Medicine Physician – Part 1
Dr. Barry Kurtzer
Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate a practical understanding of Health Canada’s new “Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations” and how these regulations impact the medical profession.
- Describe the impacts of Medical Marijuana on workplace safety, what to watch out for, when to take action, and how to take action.
- Discuss the role of the Occupational Medicine Physician in workplace Medical Marijuana policy development, and hot to access and utilize currently available resources for safety sensitive worker fitness for duty assessments and monitoring.
Medical Marijuana & the Workplace: Impact on and Role of the Occupational Medicine Physician – Part 2
Dr. YM Markus
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the elements of a workplace Medicinal Cannabis Assessment.
- Identify potential indications for a workplace Medicinal Cannabis Assessment.
- Describe the role of the workplace Medicinal Cannabis Assessment in drug and alcohol policy, and its implications for safety sensitive work.
Occupational Asthma in Ontario, and Changes Over Time
Dr. Susan Tarlo
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the changes that have occurred in causes of Occupational asthma over time in Ontario.
- Discuss likely effects of preventative measures and outcomes of different diagnostic approaches for occupational asthma.
- Identify the most common causes of occupational asthma and some of the newly describes causes.
Diverging trends in the incidence of occupational and non-occupational injury in Ontario 2004-2011
Dr. Cameron Mustard
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the quality of injury surveillance information in the province of Ontario
- Discuss the potential population health impacts of injury prevention strategies
Evaluation and Management of Mercury Toxicity with Case Illustrations
Dr. Aaron Thompson
Learning Objectives:
- Distinguish between the various forms of mercury and how they differ in terms of bioavailability and toxicity.
- Describe the work-up and management of patients presenting for evaluation of elevated blood or urine mercury levels.
- Discuss dose response relationships for mercury by type and the implications for medical management vs public health.
What’s New with Blue? Shiftwork and the Colour of “Awake”
Dr. Joan Saary
Learning Objectives:
- As a mechanism to enhance recollection, the learner will be able extrapolate some of the health effects of shiftwork by understanding the basic physiology of circadian rhythms.
- The learner will enhance his/her knowledge of the inter-related concepts of sleep, circadian rhythms and shiftwork by gaining awareness of current research, including newsworthy topics such as blue light and e-readers
- Through exposure to current information on strategies for enabling circadian adaptation and mitigating health risks, the learner will be able to formulate management strategies relevant to groups of workers in their own practice as well as individuals requesting restrictions.
Trends and Key Factors of Return to Work
Dr. Eugene Wen
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the trends of return to work and key factors that affects the process
- Demonstrate familiarity with and apply best practices to support patients return to work
Behavioral Change as Medicine
Dr. Ron Dembo
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how a behavior change program can be implemented
- Demonstrate use of software
- Measure the exact effect of the program
Legal Aspects of Workplace Reproductive Hazards
Dr. Carolyn Langer
Learning Objectives:
- Identify key legal and regulatory issues pertaining to workplace reproductive hazards
- Identify the practical and human considerations in safeguarding workers with potential exposure to workplace reproductive hazards.
- Describe risk management principles in accommodating workers with potential exposure to workplace reproductive hazards.
An Update of IARC Evaluations 2012-2015
Dr. Paul Demers
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the IARC evaluation process
- Describe recent IARC evaluations of relevance to occupational and environmental health
- Discuss the significance of these recent evaluations on cancer prevention
Assessing and Accommodating Psychological Trauma in the Workplace: The Marriage of Skepticism, Compassion, and Best Practices
Dr. Hy Bloom
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the medico-legal/workplace approach to assessing PTSD claims in occupational contexts.
- Discuss the considerations involved in determining the authenticity of a PTSD claim occurring in a workplace context.
- Identify best practices for managing and accommodating PTSD in the workplace.
What Counts as an Occupational Disease?
Dr. Anil Adisesh
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the range of occupational diseases
- Identify occupational factors in disease causation
- Describe jurisdictional differences in occupational disease reporting
Community Noise and Health: From Traffic to Turbines
Dr. Ray Copes
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss health outcomes that have been linked to community noise exposure
- Describe guidelines and limits set to protect against adverse effects of community noise exposure
- Discuss factors that influence the acceptability of community noise sources
Protecting Patients and Healthcare Workers From Influenza: Can Policies Work?
Dr. Kevin Katz Learning Objectives:
- Describe the rationale and need for action
- Describe the evidence that increasing vaccinate rates among healthcare workers improves safety.
- Describe outcomes achievable by implementing an influenza vaccinate-or-mask policy
Trends and Key Factors of Return to Work
Dr. Eugene Wen
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the trends of return to work and key factors that affects the process
- Demonstrate familiarity with and apply best practices to support patients return to work
Ebola and Healthcare Workers in Liberia – Lessons from the Field
Dr. Allison McGeer
Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate familiarity with the specific risks of emerging infectious diseases that are transmitted in healthcare settings
- Identify interventions – at a system and individual level – that might mitigate these risks
- Discuss how to incorporate learning and improve healthcare responses
Evaluation and Management of Mercury Toxicity with Case Illustrations
Dr. Aaron Thompson
Learning Objectives:
- Distinguish between the various forms of mercury and how they differ in terms of bioavailability and toxicity.
- Describe the work-up and management of patients presenting for evaluation of elevated blood or urine mercury levels.
- Discuss dose response relationships for mercury by type and the implications for medical management vs public health.
Updates on Hospital Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocols and key Infection Prevention and Control Lapses in the Clinical Office Setting
Dr. Maureen Cividino
Learning Objectives:
- Describe updates to hospital based communicable disease surveillance protocols, including changes in recommended immunization, surveillance and post-exposure prophylaxis based on the OHA/OMA Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocols for Ontario Hospitals
- Recommend safe injection practices in the clinical office setting to avoid bacterial and blood-borne pathogen outbreaks
- Outline critical infection prevention and control best practices in an office setting, including basic parameters for reprocessing medical equipment
The WSIB Champion Program: A Model For Physician Engagement
Dr. Linn Holness
Learning Objectives:
- Review why it is important for occupational health to be incorporated into the medical curriculum
- Discuss the WSIB Champion Program
- Identify how to support occupational health in the medical curriculum
Evidence-Based Occupational Medicine: Introducing Cochrane Work
Dr. Sebastian Straube
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the evidence or lack of evidence for interventions in Occupational Health
- Demonstrate knowledge of important recent systematic reviews in Occupational Health
- Discuss how the Cochrane Collaboration and Cochrane Work can help them in their practice of Occupational Medicine
PROGRAMME
Pour télécharger une copie du programme (anglais seulement) en version PDF, cliquez ICI.
Le programme sera disponible en français plus près de la date du congrès. Une version imprimé, bilingue, sera aussi distributé aux délégués lors de l’enregistrement à Toronto. Voir une version du programme en anglais (en-ligne).
Activités spéciales
Réception de bienvenue
Le dimanche 27 septembre de 19h à 21h – Lower Lobby Foyer
Profitez de cette occasion pour rencontrer de nouvelles personnes, renouer avec d’anciennes connaissances et écouter de la music jazz. Des présentations par affiche seront exposées pendant la réception d’accueil. Il s’agit de l’unique occasion où vous pourrez discuter des affiches avec leurs auteurs. L’inscription complète au congrès principal comprend la réception de bienvenue. Des billets supplémentaires sont offerts à 60$.
Banquet annual et cérémonie de remise des prix de l’ACMTE
Le lundi 28 septembre à 18h30 – Ballroom
Venez prendre un cocktail de 18h30 à 19h15. Le repas sera servi à 19h15 et sera suivi de présentations et de la remise de prix. La soirée sera clôturée par un magician-télépathe. L’inscription complète comprend le banquet annuel et la cérémonie de remise des prix de l’ACMTE. Des billets supplémentaires sont offerts à 100$.
Tournées
Le lundi, 28 septembre à 16h15
Vous avez l’option de vous joindre à une de deux tournée.
Un groupe ira a Porter Airlines pour une tournée de l’aménagement. Cette tournée est complète.
L’autre option est d’aller pour une tournée de la brasserie Steam Whistle. Vous pouvez sois participer à la tournée à 16h30 ou 17h00. Le premier groupe quittera l’hôtel vers 16h15. Le coût pour cette tournée est de 10$ et vous devez payer à l’avance. Contactez info@oemac.org pour plus d’information. Notez que le groupe va se rendre à la brasserie à pied.