Conferences & Classes
The following Continuing Education programs are sponsored / cosponsored by the Heartland Center for Occupational Health & Safety.
Physical Assessment Webinar Series: Part II - Cardiopulmonary Assessment
Event Date: 3/1/2012
Location: Online via Eluminate Live - ,
This series will allow participants to enhance their knowledge related to physical assessment of workers. This complimentary program is intended for occupational health nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, and other health and safety professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of physical assessment. After attending this session, participants should be able to identify the process of cardiopulmonary assessment, including respirator clearance of workers.
Contact: Contact: Brandy Huseman at 319-335-4684 or brandy-huseman@uiowa.edu
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Occupational Hearing Conservationist Certification Course
Event Date: 3/7/2012 - 3/9/2012
Location: University of Iowa College of Nursing - Iowa City, IA
This two and one-half day workshop is designed to familiarize participants with all facets of occupational hearing conservation and certify them as audiometric technicians. Upon completion, a certificate will be awarded which documents evidence of training now required by federal law. Participants will also qualify for certificate by the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC).
Contact: Contact: Nancy Lathrop at nancy-lathrop@uiowa.edu
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Occupational Hearing Conservationist Recertification Course
Event Date: 3/8/2012
Location: University of Iowa College of Nursing - Iowa City, IA
This workshop will recertify those who already have CAOHC certification. The update includes review of hearing measurement techniques, employee education strategies, selection and fit of hearing protection, as well as current state and federal regulations relating to noise exposure and hearing conservation.
Contact: Contact: Nancy Lathrop at nancy-lathrop@uiowa.edu
Associated Documents:
Brochure with registration form
Central States Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association (CSOEMA) 88th Annual Spring Seminar
Event Date: 3/15/2012 - 3/17/2012
Location: Hilton Lisle Hotel - Naperville, IL
This seminar will provide current information on selected occupational medicine topics and provide important resources and networking opportunities necessary for keeping current in occupational medicine. The program is intended for emergency and primary care physicians and nurses encountering patients with occupational injuries or illnesses as well as occupational medicine physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and occupational health nurses.
Associated URL: http://www.csoema.org/registration.asp
Contact: Contact: Brandy Huseman at 319-335-4684 or brandy-huseman@uiowa.edu
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14th Annual Occupational Health Symposium Session I: Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health Nursing
Event Date: 3/30/2012
Location: Hotel at Kirkwood Center - Cedar Rapids, IA
This program will provide current information on selected occupational health topics and provide important resources and networking opportunities necessary for keeping current in occupational medicine and occupational health nursing.
This program is intended for physicians, physicians assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, industrial hygienists, safety professionals, admistrators, human resource professionals, and other individuals interested in improving the health and safety of workers.
Continuing Education credit offered: American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) Certification Maintenance (CM) Points, AMA PRA Category 1 credits TM, Nursing CEUs and General CEUs
Contact: Contact: Brandy Huseman at 319-335-4684 or brandy-huseman@uiowa.edu
Physical Assessment Webinar Series: Part III - Musculoskeletal Assessment
Event Date: 4/5/2012
Location: Online via Eluminate Live - ,
This series will allow participants to enhance their knowledge related to physical assessment of workers. This complimentary program is intended for occupational health nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, and other health and safety professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of physical assessment. After attending this session, participants should be able to summarize the process of musculoskeletal assessment of workers
Contact: Contact: Brandy Huseman at 319-335-4684 or brandy-huseman@uiowa.edu
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NIOSH-Approved Spirometry Training Course
Event Date: 4/12/2012 - 4/13/2012
Location: University of Iowa Institute for Rural and Environmental Health, UI Research Park - Iowa City, IA 52242
This 2 day workshop covers the most current standards and recent developments in pulmonary function testing. If you are an occupational health nurse, physician, industrial hygienist, tehnician, medical assistant, or employee health practitioner responsible for performing accurate pulmonary function testing, you will greatly appreciate this course. All participants will have ample opportunity to practice pulmonary function testing utilizing a variety of spirometry equipment with one-on-one instruction from the faculty.
Contact: Contact: Brandy Huseman at 319-335-4684 or brandy-huseman@uiowa.edu
14th Annual Occupational Health Symposium Session II: Industrial Hygiene
Event Date: 5/4/2012
Location: Hotel at Kirkwood Center - Cedar Rapids, IA
This program will provide current information on selected occupational health topics and provide important resources and networking opportunities necessary for keeping current in occupational medicine and occupational health nursing.
This program is intended for physicians, physicians assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, industrial hygienists, safety professionals, admistrators, human resource professionals, and other individuals interested in improving the health and safety of workers.
Continuing Education credit offered: American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) Certification Maintenance (CM) Points, AMA PRA Category 1 credits TM, Nursing CEUs and General CEUs.
Contact: Contact: Brandy Huseman at 319-335-4684 or brandy-huseman@uiowa.edu
NIOSH-Approved Spirometry Refresher Course
Event Date: 5/18/2012
Location: University of Iowa Institute for Rural and Environmental Health, UI Research Park - Iowa City, IA 52242
This one-day course is designed as an update for those who have successfully completed the initial NIOSH-Approved Spirometry Training Course within the past five years and can provide a copy of that training certificate to the course director. In this interactive workshop, an emphasis will be placed on practical aspects of spirometric testing and making sense of spirometric results. Students are encouraged to supply information on the spirometers they currently or plan to use and samples of spirograms from their work setting. Technicians whose NIOSH-Approved Spirometry Course certificates are dated January 1, 2001, through December 31, 2007, are eligible to complete a NIOSH-Approved Spirometry Refresher Course by December 31, 2012, to maintain a valid NIOSH-Approved Spirometry Course certificate
Contact: Contact: Brandy Huseman at 319-335-4684 or brandy-huseman@uiowa.edu
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14th Annual Occupational Health Symposium Session III: Safety & Ergonomics
Event Date: 6/1/2012
Location: Hotel at Kirkwood Center - Cedar Rapids, IA
Description: This program will provide current information on selected occupational health topics and provide important resources and networking opportunities necessary for keeping current in occupational medicine and occupational health nursing.
This program is intended for physicians, physicians assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, industrial hygienists, safety professionals, admistrators, human resource professionals, and other individuals interested in improving the health and safety of workers.
Continuing Education credit offered: American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) Certification Maintenance (CM) Points, AMA PRA Category 1 credits TM, Nursing CEUs and General CEUs.
Contact: Contact: Brandy Huseman at 319-335-4684 or brandy-huseman@uiowa.edu