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The Maryland College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (MCOEM), an ACOEM component society, will hold its fall meeting November 6, 2010, at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Occupational health in the correctional system will be discussed. For additional information or registration, contact Keith Choi at 410/955-4088 or via e-mail at [email protected]; web site: http://www.jhsph.edu/erc/mcoemupdate.html. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies will be holding the International Conference on Commercial Driver Health and Wellness on November 8–10, 2010, at the Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Md. This conference is jointly sponsored by the TRB, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the Department of Transportation, in partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Topics will include research on the effects of health and wellness on commercial driver safety and performance; identification of serious health risks to commercial motor vehicle drivers and employers; cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses of effective health and wellness programs for small and large truck and bus carriers; impact of targeted or focused employee health and wellness initiatives such as physical exercise, diet and nutrition, weight control, smoking cessation, and disease management; case studies and lessons for implementing health and wellness programs particularly in truck and bus motor carrier companies; best practices, positive elements of effective employee health and wellness programs; and instilling a health and wellness philosophy into the culture of the commercial driving community. More information and on-line registration is available at www.trb.org or call 202/334-1674 with conference-related questions. The Musculoskeletal Disorders and Chronic Pain Conference will be held February 10–12, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif. The conference organizer is the Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability (CIRPD) in collaboration with the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). The conference, cochaired by John P. Holland, MD, FACOEM, and Dennis Turk, PhD, will present the latest research, evidence-based literature synthesis, and real-world application regarding assessment, management, and prevention for musculoskeletal disorders, chronic pain, and disability. A postconference workshop is scheduled on February 13. “California Worker's Compensation and Chronic Pain: Lessons Learned and Opportunities” will be presented by Steven Feinberg, MD, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine. For additional details, contact Tonya Hyde, Conference Administrator, CIRPD, 204 916 West Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z lK7 Canada; telephone: 604-684-4148 or 800-872-3105; e-mail: [email protected]; web site: https://secure.cirpd.org/Conference2011/. Preventive Medicine 2011, annual meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), is scheduled February 16–19, 2011, at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, Tex. Educational sessions will be presented in four tracks: Clinical Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine; Public Health Practice; Prevention Policy; and Medical Quality. Additional topics include global health, adolescent health, environmental health, and vaccine delivery; practice assessment and certifications issues; and career development. Top learn more about this meeting, contact ACPM, 455 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001; telephone: 202/466-2044; e-mail: [email protected]; web site: www.acpm.org. The National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA) has scheduled its 36th Annual Hearing Conservation Conference on February 24–26, 2011. “The Future of Hearing Conservation: Innovation & Technology” will be held at the Phoenix Marriott, Mesa, Ariz. This conference will feature methods of teaching, educating, and communicating about hearing loss prevention, and new research on “hot topics” such as MP3 players and hearing loss and new technologies driving regulatory change or changes in practice and new products (hearing protectors, hearing aids, audiometric testing equipment, and mobile applications). NHCA also partners with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to annually present awards at this conference to honor excellent hearing loss prevention practices in the work environment. Applicants are evaluated against key performance indicators in a review process designed to evaluate hearing loss prevention programs in each of three industrial sectors, manufacturing, construction, and services, to qualify for The Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award™. The Safe-in-Sound Innovation in Hearing Loss Prevention Award™ is awarded to an individual or organization from any industrial sector for their dedication to fostering, creating, and implementing new and unique advances in the prevention of hearing loss. For more details, visit the NHCA web site at www.hearingconservation.org. The 33rd Annual Carroll P. Hungate Postgraduate Seminar on Occupational and Environmental Health will be held February 25–26, 2011, at the Doubletree Hotel, Overland Park, Kan. It is sponsored by the Great Plains College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (GPCOEM), one of ACOEM's component societies, and the Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society in cooperation with the Greater Kansas City Missouri Association of Occupational Health Nurses and Johnson County Community College. Topics will include presentations on posttraumatic headaches, evaluation and management of hand dermatitis in the workplace, and workers' compensation topics—the view from the bench and compensation from the carrier's perspective, among others. For more information, contact Sonora Thigpen, GPCOEM Executive Secretary, 9225 Ward Parkway, Suite 114, Kansas City, MO 64114; telephone: 816/ 523-3383; e-mail: [email protected].

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