| Course Agenda |
Friday, February 3, 2023, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Pacific
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration, Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM: Tech is Here: Promises and Pitfalls of Wearables, AI, and Robotics in the Workplace with Carisa Harris, PhD, CPE, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Carisa Harris will discuss the promising role of robotics, AI, and wearable devices to support occupational health and safety. Learners will also explore pitfalls to avoid as the technology is increasingly integrated into the workplace, and how to facilitate a human-centered approach to adoption.
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM: The Data-Driven Workplace: Technologies Enabling Worker Data Collection and Management with Lisa Kresge, MS, Center for Labor Research and Education, University of California, Berkeley
A wide range of emerging digital technologies are being developed for and deployed in workplaces to monitor workers, to collect and capture data about workers and their activities, and to manage their job performance and behaviors. These technologies can have profound consequences for wages, working conditions, race and gender equity, and worker power. This presentation will equip learners with a framework for understanding the broad range of data collection strategies and data-driven systems currently in use or being developed for the workplace.
10:40 AM - 10:55 AM: Break
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM: Technology Acceptance in the Manufacturing Environment: A Survey for Assessing Readiness for Technology Adoption with Mark C. Schall, Jr., PhD, CPE, Auburn University
Many wearable technologies intended to support workers are available to organizations, however, tools to ensure workers are prepared for the implementation of these technologies are lacking. This disconnect may lead to wasted resources and process inefficiencies that can contribute to injuries and illness. This presentation with Dr. Schall will introduce a new tool for gauging employee readiness to accept technologies in the manufacturing industry, the Technology Acceptance in Manufacturing Environment (TAME) survey. Dr. Schall will discuss the conceptual foundation of the survey, and the evaluation of its validity for assessing readiness for technology acceptance among manufacturing workers.
11:25 PM - 12:15 PM: Data-Centered Participatory Research & Epistemic Burden with Jennifer Pierre, PhD, Google
Data-centered participatory design research projects - wherein researchers collaborate with community members for the purpose of gathering, generating, or communicating data about the community or their causes - can place epistemic burdens on minoritized or racialized groups, even in projects focused on social justice outcomes. This presentation will describe strategies to enable community-based solutions that better reflect lived realities and the needs of participants. Learners will also review case studies that demonstrate and reflect these ideas.
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM: Small Group Discussion & Reflection
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch (provided)
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM: AB 701 and Algorithm Based Work with Caitlin Vega, JD, California Labor Federation
Note: This presentation is not available for Continuing Medical Education credit.
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM: Wearables in the Workplace Panel Discussion with Joseph Hitt, PhD, GoX Labs, Inc., and Michelle Stewart, MPH, CIH, Chevron
Note: This presentation is not available for Continuing Medical Education credit.
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM: Break
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM: AI Decision Making & How AI Impacts Workers Panel Discussion with Veena Dubal, PhD, J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law; Chen-Nee Chuah, PhD, University of California, Davis; and Ian Davidson, PhD, University of California, Davis
Friday, February 3, 2023, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Pacific - COEH Get Together
Enjoy light appetizers, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic drinks with COEH while you connect with one another and share ideas and insights with your peers.
Saturday, February 4, 2023, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Pacific
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM: Registration, Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:20 AM: Occupational Health for the Most Vulnerable Workers with Marc Schenker, MD, MPH, University of California, Davis
Too often, occupational health focuses on the hazardous exposure and not the worker. This presentation will invite practitioners to consider the increased vulnerability of immigrant, contingent, and trafficked workers. Dr. Schenker will also discuss migrant workers as a counterpoint to excessive surveillance - - the under-surveilled worker.
8:20 AM - 8:50 AM: Traditional and Alternative Employment in Contemporary Work: Who Takes Responsibility for Workers' Well-Being? with Edward Yelin, PhD, University of California, San Francisco and Cristina Banks, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
The prevalence of new ways workers are hired is the subject of controversy, particularly as we learn more about the impact of contemporary work on the health of the workforce. Dr. Ed Yelin and Dr. Cristina Banks will share recent data from the California Labor Lab, and outline ways the California Labor Lab is working to document impacts on workers.
8:50 AM - 9:35 AM: The Impact of the 'Triple-demic' on the Healthcare Workforce with Sarah Waldman, MD, University of California, Davis
Dr. Sarah Waldman will discuss the unique pathophysiology and transmission risk factors associated with COVID-19, and its implications on the healthcare workforce, as opposed to other viral infectious diseases.
9:35 AM - 9:45 AM: Break
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM: A New Integrated Model to Phenotype Low Back Pain with Jeffrey C. Lotz, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Chronic low back pain is one of the most common forms of chronic pain among adults worldwide. National Health Interview Survey data indicate 20% of adults in the United States reported "frequent" back pain, and 28% experienced low back pain that lasted one or more days during the previous three months. The Back Pain Consortium (BACPAC) Research Program is a translational, patient-centered effort to address the need for effective and personalized therapies for chronic low back pain (cLBP). This presentation will discuss the operationalization of the biopsychosocial model in low back pain care.
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM: Occupational Pulmonary Function Testing Considerations: Algorithms with Phil Harber, MD, MPH, University of Arizona
Pulmonary testing may entail a risk of biologic agent exposure for patients and for staff. This presentation will explore risk mitigation approaches, including a systematic approach to deciding when and if testing is appropriate. General approaches can and should be modified in view of the unique characteristics of occupational medicine practice.
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM: MTUS / ACOEM Guidelines & Formulary Case Study: New Ways to Earn CME with Raymond Meister, MD, MPH, California Division of Workers' Compensation
Dr. Meister will share case studies to demonstrate how to use the MTUS / ACOEM Guidelines to expedite care and improve patient outcomes. He will also share the process to receive free CME credit while researching appropriate, evidence-based treatments and recommendations using the MTUS / ACOEM Guidelines.
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM: Lunch (provided)
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM: When Garments Do More Than Fashion: Wearables for Health and Wellbeing with Gozde Goncu-Berk, PhD, University of California, Davis
Smart clothing and e-textiles with sensing capabilities offer the comfort of everyday clothing with the potential to detect and react to a wide range of data about the wearer due to the close proximity to the whole body, as opposed to smart watches and wrist bands, which are limited in scope. Smart clothing and e-textiles do not only sense and collect data, but can also act on the body with embedded actuation capabilities such as changing shape and temperature. This presentation will explore the potential of smart clothing and e-textiles as a technological tool to improve health and well being in everyday situations.
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM: Let's Make Electronic Health Records Work For Us with Scott MacDonald, MD, FACP, FAMIA, University of California, Davis Health
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) can be burdensome and time consuming. This presentation will explore strategies to improve workflow and outcomes through proper configuration, training, and redesign.
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM: Occupational Health Hazards: Cal/OSHA Regulatory Updates with David Hornung, MPH, CIH, Cal/OSHA
This presentation will provide an update on the Cal/OSHA regulatory environment, including heat illness prevention in indoor places of employment, protecting outdoor workers exposed to smoke from wildfires, COVID-19 prevention non-emergency regulations, and occupational exposures to respirable crystalline silica.
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Break
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Reasonable Accommodations: Builds Bridges within the Workforce with Leslie Israel, DO, MPH, City of Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
There is limited training in the process of reasonable accommodation and the roles of the employer, employee, and treating provider. Dr. Israel will define reasonable accommodation and describe how it works. Learners will practice composing appropriate work restrictions that are relevant to their patient's occupation and health condition, and define their responsibilities as a treating provider to better support their patient's return to work.
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM: Is it COVID or the Flu? Updates on Respiratory Viruses & Long-term Consequences with Christian Sandrock, MD, University of California, Davis
Dr. Sandrock will discuss the short and longer-term impact of respiratory virus infections, most notably SARS-CoV-2. Learners will also explore the impact on work and employment in both the short and long term.
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM: Managing Viral Sequelae & Workplace Accommodation Q&A with Leslie Israel, DO, MPH, and Christian Sandrock, MD
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM: Medical Surveillance in Action: Strategies for Difficult Cases (Case-Based Small Group Activity) with Sheri Belafsky, MD, MS, FACOEM, Univeristy of California Davis
