January 20, 2011 Boston Marriott  Hotel Newton, MA 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free Continental Breakfast           and Lunch included   Please join NEBH Occupational Medicine Center... Optimize Employee Health   Maximize Productivity    Reduce Risk   Improve the Bottom Line        About the Seminar:     When you walk away from this seminar, you will… Understand the Key Points of a Fitness for Duty Exam (FFDE) Comprehend the Reasonable Accommodation and the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Possess a better understanding of employee pain and depression management Know the new regulations for drug testing       Plus More...See the Seminar Agenda       About the Seminar Presenters: Thomas H. Winters MD, FACOEM, FACPM, Principal and Chief Medical Officer for Occupational & Environmental Health Network (OEHN); and Chief Occupational Medicine NEBH Lee Okurowski, MD, MPH, MBA Principal and Medical Director of OEHN and Medical Director NEBH Board Certified in Occupational & Environmental Medicine Walter Panis, M.D. Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation;  Occupational Medicine Center Kenneth A Larsen, DMin, PhD, ABMP, Director, Behavioral Medicine in Department of Medicine, Director, Clinical Pastoral Education at NEBH Scott Taylor, PT, Director, NEBH Occupational Medicine More about the seminar presenters... Who Should Attend? Nurse Case Managers OM Clinical Staff Environmental Health and Safety Personnel Employee Health and Occupational Health staff Human Resource Personnel Disability Management Risk Management Insurance Adjusters.   Corporate Employee Health Stakeholders Seminar Agenda 7:30-8:00   Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00-8:15 Welcome by Scott Taylor, PT, Director Occupational Medicine Overview of NEBH Occupational Medicine Department Speaker Introduction What to expect at today’s seminar   8:15 - 9:15 Topic: New Drug Regulations Lee Okurowski, MD, MPH, MBA Principal and Medical Director of OEHN and Medical Director NEBH Board Certified in Occupational & Environmental Medicine The Department of Transportation is amending certain provisions of its drug testing procedures dealing with laboratory testing of urine specimens.  Some of the changes will also affect the training of and procedures used by Medical Review Officers. Dr. Okurowski will discuss the rules, guidelines and protocols of these new drug regulations.   9:15-9:30 Refreshment Break / Networking   9:30-10:30 Topic: Return to Work Strategies Thomas H. Winters MD, FACOEM, FACPM, Principal and Chief Medical Officer for Occupational & Environmental Health Network (OEHN) and Chief of Occupational Health Department NEBH When an injury or illness leads to prolonged work loss, the financial, emotional, and social costs to the disabled individual can be devastating; while the loss of productivity for the corporation is unmeasurable.  Dr. Winters' presentation will include: Key Points of a Fitness for Duty Exam (FFDE); Reasonable Accommodation and the American with Disabilities Act (ADA); and Navigating the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)   10:30-11:30 Topic: Pain and Depression Walter Panis, M.D. Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Occupational Medicine Center, New England Baptist Hospital Chronic pain patients have three times the average risk of developing psychiatric symptoms –  while depressed patients have three times the average risk of developing chronic pain.  Dr. Panis's informative talk will discuss how to handle this dichotomy and treat people in pain who are extremely heavy consumers of medical services, even if they have no severe underlying medical illness.   11:30-12:15 Panel Discussion and Open for Questions Thomas H. Winters MD, FACOEM, FACPM, Chief of Occupational Medicine Walter Panis, M.D. Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Joe Sliwkowski, MD, Medical Director Kenneth A Larsen, DMin, PhD, ABMP   12:15-1:00   Lunch / Networking   More About the Seminar Presenters Thomas H. Winters MD, FACOEM, FACPM, Principal and Chief Medical Officer for Occupational & Environmental Health Network (OEHN). Thomas H. Winters MD, FACOEM, FACPM, Principal and Chief Medical Officer for Occupational & Environmental Health Network (OEHN). Dr. Winters has over 25 years experience in occupational and environmental medicine.  Currently, Chief of Occupational Health Department at NEBH. Currently, Chief of Occupational Health at Harvard Medical School (HMS), Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Harvard ARCM and New   England Regional Center of Excellence (NERCE). Dr. Winters is also on the faculty of HSPH as a guest lecturer. Dr. Winters also serves as  Medical Director of Occupational Health for several manufacturing companies and numerous hospitals, colleges and universities throughout New England. He is a former owner/Medical Director of Medsite-an occupational and primary care medicine center. Dr. Winters has expertise in musculo-skeletal disease, toxic tort and radiation exposures, occupational and infectious diseases, and corporate medical consulting. Dr. Winters is a Certified Medical Review Officer, Certified Medical Disability Examiner and Certified Independent Medical Examiner. Lee Okurowski, MD, MPH, MBA Principal and Medical Director of OEHN and Medical Director NEBH Board Certified in Occupational & Environmental Medicine Dr. Okurowski is currently Medical Director at the following hospitals: Caritas Carney Hospital, Caritas Good Samaritan Hospital, Holy Family Hospital, St Anne’s Hospital and U Mass Memorial Medical Center.  He also serves as medical and clinical director of Landmark Occupational Health in Rhode Island. Dr. Okurowski graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and went on to earn a Master of Public Health, Health Policy & Management/Occupational Medicine from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Okurowski also has a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School. Dr. Okurowski also serves as Chief Medical Consultant for H.C. Starck/Bayer Company. Dr. Okurowski is a member of numerous professional medical organizations, including the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the American Medical Association, and the American College of Physician Executives. Walter Panis, M.D. Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Occupational Medicine Center, New England Baptist Hospital Dr. Panis has over 25 years of rehabilitation experience and is currently Medical Director of the Occupational Medical Center at NEBH. Currently, Dr Panis is also attending Physiatrist and Consulting Neurologist at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. Dr. Panis is Chief Medical Officer at World Path Medicine and has been the Utilization Review officer at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Mass Pro and Peer Review Analysis. Dr. Panis has served in numerous leadership positions at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, including the Home Health Advisory Committee, Stroke Advisory Committee and President of the Medical Staff. Dr. Panis has taught on topics such as Neurology, Physical Diagnosis and Preceptor-Doctor Patient at Harvard Medical School, Tufts Medical School and Northeastern University. Dr. Panis has numerous publications on topics that include Aphasia, Neuropathy, Pain Management, physical medicine and stroke rehabilitation. Joe Sliwkowski, Medical Director Dr. Sliwkowski received his BS in Biology from Georgetown University and his MD from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA.  He graduated with honors at each school. Dr. Sliwkowski has worked as Medical Director of Sports Medicine and Staff Physician at Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital. In 1999 he founded the Regional Occupational Care Center which became the largest occupational health provider in North Central Indiana. He also served as Medical Director of the multi-specialty group: Unity Healthcare in Lafayette, IN. He then went on to work for Clarian Arnett Health Systems in Lafayette, IN as Medical Director of Occupational Health Services where he provided leadership in creating a comprehensive occupational care system involving urgent care clinics, emergency department, imaging, occupational clinic, subspecialty care, EMS and onsite services for a nine county area. Before coming to work for OEHN, he served as President of ZeroAge, a health and wellness company, located in West Lafayette, IN.   Kenneth A Larsen, DMin, PhD, ABMP   Director, Behavioral Medicine in Department of Medicine, Director, Clinical Pastoral Education at NEBH  Boarded in Medical Psychology  Clinical Instructor, Harvard Medical School in Dept Medicine  Professor Psychopharmacology, Mass School of Professional Psychology  Dr. Larsen's recent publications include: Administration of Olanzapine to Prevent Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Joint-Replacement, Patients: A         Randomized, Controlled Trial. Psychosomatics 51:5, Sept-Oct 2010, Ethics: How to Discuss Medical Errors. Obesity Surgery; Patient Safety and Best Practices. Cine-Med. 2009 Scott Taylor, PT, Director, Occupational Medicine Scott Taylor is currently manager director of the NEBH Occupational Medicine Center, the Spine Center and Outpatient Physical Therapy. Scott Taylor graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northeastern University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science, Physical Therapy. Mr. Taylor has presented at the Lewis Millender Occupational Medicine Conference, the topics were: The Knee Extensor Mechanism, and Clinical Cases of Successful Case Management Scott Taylor’s other leadership positions have included: Manager of NEBH Rehabilitation Services including Inpatient and Outpatient departments, Physical and Occupational therapy programs.  Manager of Physical Therapy for Occupational Medicine (where he began practicing in the NEBH Spine Program, a specialty program of physical therapy for patients with cryonic low back pain). Mr. Taylor has served as a volunteer for the Boston Shoulder and Sports Conferences.  He has also attended the Ryan Conference for Occupational Medicine, Maitland Manual Therapy Series (levels 1-4),  North American Institute of Manual Therapy Courses (levels 1-4), and the regular Orthopedic Grand Rounds and Sports Medicine Rounds offered by NEBH.  Scott Taylor is a member of:  The Safe Lifting Committee formed to reduce risk of and exposure to potential work place injuries at NEBH; The NEBH Hospital Leadership Council; the Internal Brand Team and the American Physical Therapy Association. Service Solutions Offered by the NEBH Occupational Medicine Program The NEBH Occupational Medicine Program provides a variety of standard medical examinations and screening questionnaires for workplace exposures or for OSHA standards requiring medical surveillance, including:     Pre-placement and Fitness to Work Evaluations On the job injury care Immediate First Aid Follow-up care for work-related injuries and illnesses Coordination of health care and referrals to specialists Work hazard identification Coordination of post-injury return to work Immunizations Medical Screening On-Site Training Programs Consultation on Health-related Issues Medical Surveillance Case Management Return-to-work and fitness-for-duty evaluations Safety training Workers’ Compensation evaluations and hearing testimony Health Promotion Programs   NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL  is an  approved  Provider of Continuing Nursing  Education by the  Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc.  an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.