Managing Occupational Health and Promoting Worker Wellbeing.

Keynote Speaker:

Casey Chosewood, MD MPH

Director, Office for Total Worker Health®
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

“A National Framework for Mental Health and Wellbeing for Workers”

November 14th and 15th

Full brochure HERE

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NOTE: Nursing CEU’s: Certificates will be issued by Kirkwood Community College (Iowa Board of Nursing, Provider #30) via email 2-3 weeks following workshop date. All allied health professions are reminded that they are responsible for reviewing the governing rules of their boards to determine if appropriate subject matter criteria will apply. Participants should be prepared to provide license information when registering.

Please contact Tammi Goerdt at tammi-goerdt@uiowa.edu if you have any questions.

Thursday, November 14th– All General Session 

7:15– Registration and Exhibitors Open

7:50- Welcome Announcements

8:00- Keynote presentation by Dr. Casey Chosewood – “A National Framework for Mental Health and Wellbeing for Workers”

9:00– Exhibits and Break

9:30- Surveillance in Workers’ Compensation Claims – Pros and Cons and Tips on When and How to Utilize Surveillance on Claims –                      Attorney Jason Wiltfang, Corridor Law Group

10:35- Caring for the Refugee Employee – Krista Ford and Andrea Achenbach, UI College of Nursing

11:35– Lunch and Exhibits

12:30 – Application of current concussion research with Work Re-Entry Program in a Rehabilitation Setting- Virginia Schweitzer and Sarah                Lockard, Madonna Rehabilitation

1:35-   Recordkeeping – Do’s Don’ts and Make Dang Sure You Did! – Peggy Petersen, IA OSHA

2:30- Exhibits and Breaks

3:00- Traumatic Spine Injuries – Dr. Catherine Olinger, University of Iowa WIRC

4:00- Adjourn

Friday- November 15th (ALL GENERAL SESSION)

7:30 – Breakfast and Exhibits

8:00 – Tune into Safety: Exploring Occupational Hearing Protection and Importance – Kellsie Busho, UI Communication Sciences

9:00- Navigating Leave and Disability: Facilitating Compliance, Fostering Empathy, and Enhancing Mental Health Accommodations–                     Aarin Harper, UIHC Leave and Disability Administrator

10:00 Break and Exhibits

10:15- Ask the Doc Panel Discussion – Dr. Christopher Iverson and Dr. Jeff Westpheling

11:30- Adjourn