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Session Spotlight
Innovative Medical Initiatives & Strategies in Workers' Compensation Insurance
Bliss Dickerson, RN, BSN, COHN/CM
The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's guiding principles of prevention and care is leading the way to safe workplaces and quality medical initiative implementation for Ohioans injured on the job. During this presentation, Bliss will share new medical initiatives and their implications on health promotion, wellness, and total worker health.
An Intervention Study Focused on Improving Donning and Doffing Behaviors of N95 Respirators for Healthcare Workers
Elizabeth Beam, PhD, RN, and Jocelyn Herstein, PhD, MPH
During this session, Elizabeth and Jocelyn will discuss their pilot study comparing two educational strategies to improve N95 use among healthcare workers and share their findings.
A Study of Shoulder Injuries in Commercial Trucks Drivers
Bryan Combs, PhD, CRNP, FNP-BC, CNL, ATC, and Karen Heaton, PhD, COHN-S, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAAOHN
When comparing the lack of research investigating shoulder injuries in commercial truck drivers to the amount of research investigating back injuries in commercial truck drivers and that of shoulder injuries in other professions, it is evident that there is a need for in-depth and specific research targeting this population. This presentation will report and discuss the findings of a research study that investigated shoulder injuries in a group of commercial truck drivers.
Advocacy Skills for Occupational Health: How OHNs Can Have a Voice at the Local, State and National Level
Donna L. Zankowski, MPH, RN, FAAOHN
Join us to discuss AAOHN's current legislative issues of importance to occupational health and how to have your voice heard. With an upcoming national election, and in the midst of multiple national crises, having the tools to be heard at the local, state and national level are more important than ever.
The New Heavy Metals: Chromium and Beryllium
Jennylynn P. Balmer, COHN-S, CSP, FAAOHN
Jennylynn will provide an overview of Chromium and Beryllium to include industries with occupational exposure, updates to standards, health effects and medical surveillance requirements.
Got Tape? Pain Management Using Elastic Therapeutic Taping
Elizabeth Harvey, PT, DPT, MSR, CKTI, CEIM
This session will review the system of skin, including the physiology and neurology of the epidermis and dermis. The mechanism of pain will be discussed as well as a review of current literature on the modality of elastic therapeutic taping and its effects on pain, including opioid use. Elizabeth will also provide a practical demonstration of common applications of tape for the management of pain.
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