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Full Schedule

AOHC 2025 Conference Goals

• To reset our collective approach by integrating diverse perspectives and experiences in a collaborative environment redefining best practices in     occupational and environmental medicine. • To advance our collective profession and enhance the well-being of workers as we aspire towards excellence by encouraging all members of the     occupational healthcare team to share innovative ideas and strategies. • To sustain a unified vision for the specialty of OEM as well as ACOEM by building and showcasing a strong, multidisciplinary network dedicated to     promoting long-term health, safety, and sustainability in the workplace and the environment. *Please note that program schedule is subject to change

Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, April 29, 2025
  • 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM CT
    Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    301 - The Crisis of Training in Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    302 - Injured Worker and Clinician Cognitive Bias: Doing the Same Thing Over and Over, Expecting a Different Result
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    303 - From Conflict to Connection: The Role of Relationship Restoration in Workplace Wellness
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    304 - Long Term Disability in Clinical Practice
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    305 - How the Department of Veterans Affairs' Research on Military Toxic Exposures is Advancing Veteran Care
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    307 - Establishing a Corporate Medicine Residency Rotation at a Major Global Manufacturing Company
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    308 - Occupational Tuberculosis: It's not just for Healthcare Workers anymore
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    309 - What about work? Measuring the effectiveness of medical student education on OEM
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    310 - Retrospective quality review of Department of Transportation (DOT) commercial drivers medical examination forms
  • 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
  • 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    Worksite Visits
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    311 - Stump the Chumps in 2025! Challenges in Medical Center Occupational Health
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    313 - Migrant Labor: Learning from Yesterday to Inform Today
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    314 - The Fiber You Didn't Know: An Introduction to Micro- and Nano-plastics and Their Impact on Health
  • 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    315 - Global forces, local health: the big picture in underserved occupational populations
  • 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    503 - From Heat Waves to Wildfires: Tackling Climate Risks to Workplace Health
  • 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM CT
    Lunch on own
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    316 - Filling the Pipeline - Successes in Introducing Students to OEM
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    317 - Identifying practices likely to benefit safety for both healthcare workers and patients: A scoping meta-review
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    318 - Silicosis in an OSHA Engineered Stone Inspection and the Occupational Health Response; Worker Screening and Authorizations under the OSHA Standard
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    319 - Cannabis in the Workplace and Employer-based Drug Testing
  • 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT
    320 - 100 years of Nurse Practitioner - Occupational Physician Collaboration
  • 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Networking break in Exhibit Hall
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    321 - Welcome to the Monkey House: Managing Biohazards in Research Settings
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    322 - Safety at Our National Labs: US Dept of Commerce, NIST Safety Commission: Investigation, Report and the OEM, Engineering & Safety Lessons Learned
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    323 - Two Decades of Experience: Insights from a National Former Worker Medical Surveillance Project - Outcomes and Lessons Learned
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    324 - Red Light, Green Light: Workers' Comp Basics for Managing the Injured Worker
  • 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT
    Networking Break