Join us for the 16th annual MRASH Conference in historic Pella, IA on November 14-15, 2017. This engaging conference presents research and best practices related rural and agricultural health and safety research, surveillance, education, outreach, and public health interventions. Learn more at the conference website, or register now.
Central States Occupational & Environmental Medicine Association’s Annual Spring Seminar. The purpose of this seminar is to provide current information on occupational medicine and networking opportunities needed to keep current in occupational medicine. The intended audience is occupational medicine physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and occupational health nurses. Learn more, and register to attend, at the CSOEMA website.
This symposium is intended for nurses, nurse practitioners, safety professionals, human resources professionals, administrators, wellness administrators, and other individuals interested in improving the health and safety of workers. The theme of the 2018 conference is Healthy Work Design and Well-Being. The program will include the following speakers and topics:
Thursday, March 29
- Diane Rohlman, MA, PhD / Work & Stress & Health
- Erin Foster, ACPS / Opioids in the Workplace & Our Communities
- Troy Vander Molen, PT, DPT / Ergonomics and the Mobile Work Environment
- Joe Mullen, MPA, CSP / OSHA Update
- Jason Wiltfang, Attorney / New Changes in Iowa Workers' Compensation
- Jeffrey Westpheling, MD, MPH / Common Occupational InjuriesFriday, March 30
- Nathan Fethke, PhD, CPE / Whole Body & Hand-Arm Vibration
- Larry Readout, MBA, CSP, WACH / Multi-Generational Risks: Slips, Trips, & Falls
- Mark Frederick / Identifying Safety Risks Using Wearable Technology
Based on participant feedback, this year's conference will be a 1.5-day event ending at noon on Friday, March 30.
The conference has been approved to provide 9 Nurse CEU contact hours, 9 HR (General) recertification credit hours, and 9 General CEU contact hours. You can read the full brochure here.
The use of this seal confirms that this activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.
Sponsors Mayo Clinic, Health Partners, and Essentia Health have partnered with the Heartland Center of Occupational Health and Safety to bring a world-class line-up of experts to Saint Paul, Minnesota and continue the collaboration of employers and medicine to take care of our injured and ill workforce. Together we can prevent needless work disability by helping people stay employed.
See the Impairment Without Disability website for a full list of speakers and topics, and to register for the program (coming soon). This program will provide a wide variety of CEU credits.
The Hawkeye on Safety annual conference provides life-saving health and safety information to Iowa workers from all industries. This conference is intended for health and safety professionals, construction professionals (electrical, plumbing, roofing, carpentry, masonry, etc), project/facility personnel, HR professionals, general industry, medical professionals, and anyone looking for CEUs in health and safety. Like other conferences, we provide essential training to the managers responsible for workplace health and safety, but we also have a unique focus on providing practical training to rank-and-file workers, so that they can become safety leaders in their workplaces and communities. Registration is now open for individual participants as well as sponsors and exhibitors. Go to HawkeyeOnSafety.com to learn more.
