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Nelson Haas, MD, MPH, FACOEM reviews the basic approaches to the evaluation of ankle and foot complaints in the occupational medicine setting. He also elaborates on the level of evidence and effectiveness of the treatment of various ankle and foot disorders. Dr. Haas is currently the  chairman of the Ankle-Foot Panel of the American College of Occupational Medicine Evidence Based Practice Committee. He serves as medical director of the occupational medicine clinic of North County Hospital in Newport, VT. You may refer to the handout as you listen to his lecture.

Glenn Pransky, MD, MOcch was selected to deliver the 2009 William B. Patterson Memorial Lecture for Excellence. In his lecture, he discusses three essential characteristics that distinguish program leadership from program development. He also elaborates on three important charectersitics linked to provider satisfaction in outpatient practice in Occupational Medicine. Dr. Pransky is the director of the Center for Disability Reserach at the Liberty Mutual  Reserach Institute in Hopkinton, MA. The Center is dedicated to scientific research on the return to work process, includes over a dozen active studies and has produced over seventy five scientific publications in the past eight years. Dr. Pransky is the author of numerous scientific articles on disability, measures of work related outcomes in occupational injuries and illnesses, treatment interventions, and screening for occupational disease. He is board certfied in both occupational medicine and internal medicine and holds faculty appointments as an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachsetts Medical School in Worcester, MA and the Harvard School of Public Health.  You may follow Dr. Pransky's handout as you listen to his lecture.

Bill Ravanesi, MPH discusses events that have led to the acceleration of the revolution in "green and healthy" healthcare infrastructure and operations, both regionally and nationally. Furthermore, he identifies what the changes look like "on the ground", and how they may result in inproved patient outcomes and staff effectiveness, such as a reduction in fatigue, slips and falls, toxic exposures, etc. Bill Ravanesi is in his thirteenth year as Boston's regional director for Health Care Without Harm. He has a background in both public health and photojournalism, holding a master's degree in both fields. He is known nationally for his work in greening health care construction and operations. He has been awarded fellowships at the Ford foundation, Amherst College, Drexel University, and the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition to producing the award winning documentary Breath Taken: The Landscape and Biography of Asbestos, his latest video, A Healing Garden Grows in Bhopal was screend in Chicago in Spring 2009 at the Cleanmed Global Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Health Care. You may listen to his lecture while following his handout.

John Brusch, MD reviews the clinical presentation and treatment of the current flu virus and what we may expect for the disease in 2010. Dr. Brusch is board certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Geriatric Medicine. He serves as Associate Chief of Medicine for Cambridge Health Alliance and is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. You may refer to Dr. Brusch's handouts as you listen to his lecture.

Stefanos Kales, MD, MPH discusses the relationship between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea as well as the relationship between obesity and motor vehicle crashes. You may listen to Dr. Kale's lecture while following his handouts. Dr. Kales is Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine residency program. He currently serves as Medical Director of Employee and Industrial Medicine at Cambridge Health Alliance. Dr. Kales focuses his research primarily on cardiovascular and metabolic factors such as obesity, their evolution over time and their effects in various working populations like emergency responders and drivers.

Ronald Eisenberg, MD discusses the benefits of eliminating the lateral view of chest xray testing in the routine pre-employment evaluation. Dr. Eisenberg is a practicing radiologist at the Beth Israel Medical Center and on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. He is the author of 100 articles and twenty books on radiology, including "Clinical Imaging: An Atlas of Differential Diagnosis" and "Radiology: An Illustrated History". Dr. Eisenberg is a non-practicing lawyer, a member of the California bar and author of five books on Jewish studies. You may listen to the lecture while following Dr. Eisenberg's handouts.

Dr. Ajay Wassan discusses the transition between acute/subacute pain to chronic pain and how to appropriately manage the use of opioids for these periods. Dr. Wassan is Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Psychitary at Harvard Medical School and is the Director of the Section of Clinical Pain Research at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He is board certfied in Pain Medicine and completed a fellowship training in Interventional Pain Medicine in addition to being board certficied in Psychiatry. He currently directs a clinical research program which includes clinical trials, quailitative studies and neuroimaging studies. He has particular expertise in the phsyciatric co-morbities of chronic pain and the use of opiods, neuropathic pain medications and psychotropic medications. You may follow Dr. Wassan's handouts while listening to his lecture.

John Spengler, PhD and Richard Donahue, MD, MPH identify human health impacts of fossil fuel combustion through summarizing the scientific data. They also discuss the importance of the physician's voice in the health policy arena to advocate for transitioning from fossil fuels to healthier energy systems. Dr. Donnahue practices for the Harvard University Health Services and is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society Committee on Environmental Health. Dr. Spengler is the Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation in the Exposure, Epidemiology and Risk Program of the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard University School for Public Health. Please refer to the handouts as you listen to their lecture.

Terrence Doorly, MD identifies the recent advances in surgical technology for low back pain and the currently available evidence based clinical guidelines for the role of surgery. Dr. Doorly is the Medical Director of Neurosurgery and Spine, The Musculoskeletal Center in Peabody, MA. He is also Associate Chief of Neurosurgery at the North Shore Medical Center in Salem, MA. Dr. Doorly has had a long standing interest in the nonsurgical management of musculoskeletal and spine disorders, the injured worker, and minimally invasive spine surgery. You may listen to Dr. Doorly's lecture while following his handouts. Enclosed also are his references.

Rose Goldman, MD/MPH discusses the health and safety regulations concerning adolescent workers in the US and provides an analysis of child labor and slavery abroad, potential health impacts and implications for the US. Dr. Goldman is currently Chief of the Division of Occupational and Envrionmental Health at the Cambridge Health Alliance. She is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. You may also follow this lecture while referring to Dr. Goldman's handouts.

Adam Forman Esq interprets the Family and Medical Leave Act from the employer's perspective in order to assist patients navigate the system. He also interprets the "legal bermuda triangle": the intersection of the FMLA, ADA and worker's compensation system. Mr. Forman advises and represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters, including discrimination, harassment and wrongful discharge litigation, non-competition and trade secret litigation, and litigation avoidance training. He has been recognized as one of the leading employment attorneys in Massachusetts by Chambers USA, The Guide of the World's Leading Labor and employment Lawyers and Boston Magazine. You may also listen to the podcast while following Mr. Forman's handouts.