​2024 SEACOEM Annual Meeting Agenda


Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Pre-Conference Worksite Visits:

9:00 – 11:00 Duke Lemur Center: Occupational Medicine Issues at a Specialty Animal Care Facility
Kristen Said, MD, MPH, FACOEM - Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine

12:30-1:30  Lunch Break (Kymera/SCM)

1:30 – 3:30 Worksite Visit: Kymera
Matthew Case, DO, MPH, MMCi - Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Medical Director Duke Occupational Medicine – RTP, Program Director of the Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency program


SEACOEM Annual Conference- Duke Erwin Center, Durham
Friday Oct 18, 2024


8:00 - 8:30 Breakfast


8:30 – 9:00 Welcome

Gregg M. Stave, MD, JD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM, FACPM - Consulting Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine

Resources Available through NC OSHERC
Introduction/Overview to education, research, and services of NC OSHERC and the Carolina Center for Healthy Work Design and Worker Well-being

John A. Staley, PhD, MSEH - Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Deputy Director, NC Occupational Safety and Health Education And Research Center
Co-Director, Outreach Core, Carolina Center for Healthy Workplace Design and Worker Well-Being
(no CME)


The Physician as Worker

9:00 – 10:00

The Distressed Physician

Trainee Distress - Efforts to Optimize the Health of Residents and Fellows
Kristen Said, MD, MPH, FACOEM - Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine

Physician Fitness – Overview and Case Presentations
Carol A. Epling, MD, MSPH - Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Director Employee Occupational Health and Wellness · Duke University Medical Center
Kristen Said, MD, MPH, FACOEM - Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine
Edward Lee, MD, JD, MPH - Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine

10-10:30
Surgical Ergonomics at Duke
Marissa Pentico MS, OT/L, CPE - Safety & Health Specialist Ergonomics Coordinator, Occupational and Environmental Safety Office – Duke Health

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:30
The Occupational Medicine Physician Transitioning to Retirement
Gregg M. Stave, MD, JD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM, FACPM - Consulting Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine
(no CME)

11:30-12:00
Liability in Occupational Medicine
Fabrice Czarnecki, MD, MA, MPH, FACOEM - Chief Medical Officer, Transportation Security Administration
Gregg M. Stave, MD, JD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM, FACPM - Consulting Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine

12:00-1:00 Lunch break- Lunch Provided

1:00-2:00

AI and Occupational Medicine
Matthew Case, DO, MPH, MMCi - Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Medical Director Duke Occupational Medicine – RTP, Program Director of the Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency program

2:00-3:00
First Responders Updates: NFPA 1580, 1582, 1585 and the proposed OSHA Emergency Response Standard (1910.156)
Fabrice Czarnecki, MD, MA, MPH, FACOEM - Chief Medical Officer, Transportation Security Administration
Mary Ruth Hunt, MD, MPH, FACOEM - Assistant Specialty Medical Director-Occupational Health, Atrium Health

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-4:45

Integrating Lifestyle Medicine into Occupational Medicine Practice

Smoking Cessation
Libby Carver DNP, FNP-BC, Duke Employee Occupational Health and Wellness Clinic

What Works with Employees for Lifestyle Change
Julie Joyner - Director, LIVE FOR LIFE at Duke, Duke University

Integrating Lifestyle Medicine into Workplace Programs, Policies, and Benefits
Gregg M. Stave, MD, JD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM, FACPM - Consulting Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine

4:45-5:15

SEACOEM business meeting
(no CME)

5:30-8:00 Conference Dinner- Parizade Restaurant


Saturday Oct 21, 2023

8:00-8:30 Breakfast

8:30-9:00
ACOEM Update
Laura Gillis, MD FACOEM-ACOEM President Elect, Chief Medical Officer, Union Pacific Railroad   Omaha Nebraska
(no CME)


Hazards and Hazard Communications

9:00-10:00
History Repeating: Modern Recurrence Of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Related Health Concerns
John Downs, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM, COL, MC, USA - Medical Toxicologist, Associate Program Director and Associate Professor, Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency Program, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-10:45
An Outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease at an Adult Basketball Camp
Kristen Said, MD, MPH, FACOEM - Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine
Matthew Steigel, PhD - Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

10:45-11:30
Communicating About Hazards
Sacha Guiterrez, MD, MS - Chief Medical Officer, Occupational Health Services, FDA

11:30-12:15 Panel Discussion – Hazards and Communicating about Hazards
John Downs, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM, COL, MC, USA - Medical Toxicologist, Associate Program Director and Associate Professor, Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency Program, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University
Matthew Steigel, PhD - Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Sacha Guiterrez, MD, MS - Chief Medical Officer, Occupational Health Services, FDA

12:15-1:15 Lunch- Provided