CECRAOHN meetings are always held on the second Tuesday of
the Month. Announcements are made via the CECRAOHN Mailing
List, and can always be found on the News
page, with details here on the Events
page.
September 9, 2008: Gerald W. Hunt, Treasurer,
Healthcare for All How Euphemisms Enable the Health
Insurance Industry.
Poster Session: Jo Anne Kondo, RN, MS,
COHN-S Ergonomics - Low Tech Solutions for High Tech
Problems.
June 6, 2008 Biotech and Occupational Health
Nursing:
4 CEU's
The Biotech and Occupational Health Nursing event was
held at Stanford Park Hotel, Menlo Park:
Session #1: The Future of Life Sciences,
Matthew Gardner, President & CEO, BayBio Institute
Session #2: Occupational Medicine in the
Biotechnology-Pharmaceutical Industry, Jordan S. Rinker,
M.D., MPH, Rinker Occupational Medicine, Inc.
Session #3: Occupational Toxicology
Issues in the Biotech & Pharma Industries, Allan Ader,
Ph.D., DABT, Vice-President & Principal Toxicologist,
Safebridge Consultants, Inc.
Session #4: OH Nursing Practice in
Biotech & Biopharm-Panel Discussion, Beverly Nuchols,
R.N., Ph.D., OHNP, COHN-S, Abbott Vascular; Mary Spangler,
R.N., M.S., N.P., Manager, Occupational Health Services,
Roche Palo Alto; Diane Vogelei, R.N., MSN, ANP, COHN-S,
Manager, UCSF Occupational Health Services.
March 14, 2008 CECRAOHN CE Half-day
Workshop:
4.25 CEU's
Update on Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) in Occupational
Health: the Impact of Clinical Guidelines on OHN Practice
Session #1: Overview of EBM, ACOEM
Guidelines in OHN Practice Barbara Burgel, RN, MS, PhD(c
Session #2 The Treating Specialist's
Perspective on EBM Sunita Jayakar, M.D., P, M & R
Specialist,
Session #3: EBM and the Chronic Pain
Patient Steve Wiesner, M.D.,
Session #4: Utilization Review, EBM and
the W/C System Pat Gould, Esq.,
September 11, 2007 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Topic: TRAVEL ILLNESS, What is out there
and how to avoid it.
Presenter:Judi Anderson from Passport
Health
CECRAOHN Presents:
Clinical Updates and the Implications for
Occupational Health Nurses
Friday May 18, 2007
4.5 CEU's
Michael's
2960 Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA
650.962.1014
7:45a - 8:20a Registration / Continental
Breakfast / Networking
8:20a - 8:30a Introduction /
Logistics
8;30a - 9:15a Update of Adult
Immunizations (Hepatitis A and B, Human Papilloma Virus,
Zoster and more!) Dr. Kenneth Gjeltema, President and
Medical Director of Passport Health
9:15a - 10:00a The Latest in Stroke
Treatment and Prevention, Kathleen MacKerrow, RN, MS,
APRN-BC Stroke Program Coordinator Mills-Peninsula Health
Services
10:00a - 10:15a BREAK / Networking
10:15a - 11:00a Bariatric Surgery-an
Update for OHNs, Dr Prithvi Legha, Specialist in Bariatric
Surgery, Camino Medical Group
11:00a - 11:45a Diabetes - What's New?
Beya Sioson, RN El Camino Hospital Diabetes Educator
11:45a - 12:15p LUNCH BREAK / Vendor
Presentation (Tom Krebs, Edwards Medical) / Box Lunch
12:15p - 1:00p Arthritis Update, Dr
Ranjana Sood, Specialist in Rheumatology Camino Medical
Group
1:00p - 1:45p Preparation for Healthy
Travel - Update on Travel Immunizations, Judi Anderson, RN,
BS Chief Operations Officer of Passport Health
November 14, 2006 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Topic: President Beverly Nuchols
introduced the newly elected Board Members, gave us a report
on the year so far and also presented the revised CECRAOHN
Bylaws.
May 16, 2006 CECRAOHN MEETING:
CEU Topic: heard the latest from the
well known, Certified Disability Management Specialist and
Rehabilitation Counselor, Mary Ciddio. Mary compared the old
RU94 process with the new and give us some valuable tools to
use as we navigate this complex process in a way that
improves our chances for a successful conclusion.
March 14, 2006 CECRAOHN MEETING:
CEU Topic: The Avian Flu Campaign at the
County Level--Are We Prepared? Speaker Ira Schwartz, RN,
Santa Clara County Health Department enlightened us on how
we can be part of the solution. Poster Session: Bev Nuchols,
PhD, RN-C, COHN-S will provided information on the Treatment
of Burns. The Vendor was Edwards Medical who displayed and
spoke on various supplies that they have anticipated we
might need in the event of a Pandemic.
Tuesday, November 8, 2005 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Poster Session: Update on the
Tuberculosis Project by Bev Nuchols and Beth Thomas.
Program: Mobilizing Your Energy During
Times of Change.
Speaker: Mary Garry, R.N. BA, COHN
Currently Mary is a partner in Occupational Health
Associates.
Mary reviewed the evolution of OHN practice she has seen
during her 40 years in Occupational Health.
She also discussed the impact of the changing business
environment on Occupational Health practice and present us
with change management tools to help us maintain flexibility
midst the winds of change.
General Meeting and Installation of The
Board: 7:30pm to 8:15pm
September 30, 2005 Workers' Compensation
Seminar
SB 899: A REFORM IN PROGRESS SB899 WAS HERALDED AS AN
EMPLOYER PLUS; HOW HAS THAT PROMISE BEEN DELIVERED?
UPDATE ON MANAGED HEALTH NETWORKS MARLA EISENBERG; Sr.VP
FOR MARSH CONSULTING Marla discussed the performance of
Managed Health Networks and Utilization Review.
JANE HALL,RN, MPA, CCM, facilitated a panel of Nurse
Case Managers. Jane who is President of Occupational Health
Associates and does part time auditing of Nurse Case
Managers for AON Consulting also shared her audit
experiences and some cost benefit measures.
CATHERINE AYERS,RN, BSN, COHN-S Workers'Compensation Case
Manager, Agilent Corp.
KAYE WALSTER, RN, BSN Workers' Compensation Case Manager,
Sedgwick CMS
DARLENE DELANCEY,MN, RN, COHN-S/CM, Case Manager, Return
to Work Coordinator, Community Hospital of the Monterey
Peninsula
WORKERS' COMPENSATION TODAY WILLIAM J. ARMSTRONG, JD Bill
provided his insights into the impact of legal decisions
relating to components of SB899. Helpful or dilution, friend
or foe.
VIEW FROM THE BENCH ROGER LIPPA, JUDGE, OAKLAND WCAB
Judge Lippa shared his observations from the bench, what has
the impact of SB 899 been? How are Appeals Boards and their
judges around the state responding? His vision of the next
year or so.
June 14, 2005 CECRAOHN MEETING:
Poster Session: E=mc2 (as in squared)
Ergonomic Microscope Comfort and Control Project by Beth
Thomas.
Program: "State of the State"
Report.
Speaker: Monika Fischer, RN, President
of California State
Association of Occupational Health Nurses.
Vendor: Ross Feldman of American
National DME.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Program: Innovations in Cardiac
Surgery.
Speakers: Marc Pelletier, MD, MSc,
FRCSC.
Tuesday, April 12, 2005 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Poster Session: Update on Prevention of
Back Injuries by Beverly Nuchols,PhD, COHN-S.
Program: How To Make Utilization Review
Work in the California Workers' Compensation System.
Speakers: Eunhee Kim, MSN, RN, PHN, President of EK
Health Services and Steven Feinberg, MD, Physiatrist and
Medical Director for EK Health Services
Tuesday, March 8, 2005 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Program: Humor and The Arts in Healing
Speaker: Josh Sickel, M.D. Pathologist and resident humor
specialist at El Camino Hospital.
Tuesday, February 8, 2005 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Poster Session: My Family Health
Initiative: The Surgeon General's Family History Initiative
- Nancy Verbanec.
Program: Managing Threats in the
Workplace: Up Close and Personal Speaker: Pam Dannenberg,
RN, COHN-S, CAE.
Tuesday, February 8, 2005 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Poster Session: My Family Health
Initiative: The Surgeon General's Family History Initiative
- Nancy Verbanec.
Program: Managing Threats in the Workplace: Up Close and
Personal Speaker: Pam Dannenberg, RN, COHN-S, CAE.
JANUARY SPECIAL MEETING, January 21,
2005
WORKERS' COMPENSATION SEMINAR
TITLE: SB 899: NOW THAT THE SMOKE HAS
CLEARED --- OR HAS IT?
AGENDA:
HOLMES vs CAPURRO - A lively discussion of the new 2004
legislation from both sides-Michael Holmes, Esq., Defense
Attorney and Joe Capurro, Esq., Applicants Attorney
MANAGED HEALTH NETWORKS, Marla Eisenberg, A.R.M.,
Workers' Compensation Insurance Consultant, Marsh, Inc.
ACOEM GUIDELINES Sunita Jayakar, MD, Physiatrist
The Tuesday, November 9, 2004 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Poster Session: Bev Nuchols and Beth
Thomas presented a poster session on "CECRAOHN's Newsletter"
as presented at the 2004 Conference of Leaders.
Program: Update on Tuberculosis by Bev Nuchols and Beth
Thomas; Conference of Leaders Report by Connie Conover and
Bev Nuchols; Presentation and Installation of new Board
Members by Connie Conover.
The Tuesday, October 12, 2004 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Poster Session: Fran Foote presented on
"Reading TB Tests"
Vendor: Our vendor for the evening was
Jim Smith from BayMed
No longer considered a "man's" issue, heart health is
just as much a woman's concern. In fact heart disease is
the leading cause of death of American women and kills more
women than men. Dr. Jane Lombard talked to us about Women's
Health and Heart Disease. Dr. Lombard is a graduate of
Stanford University Medical School and is a cardiologist at
Camino Medical.
The Tuesday, July 13, 2004 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
It was the BBQ, held at Connie Conover's house.
The Guest Speaker and Topic: Annual
"Christmas in July" Picnic Support Battered Women's Network:
A representative was in attendance to give an update on
their organization's outreach program
The Tuesday, June 8, 2004 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Poster Session: Sonia Misek presented "International
Standards"
Vendor: Our vendor was Bumgarner & Associates, Inc.
specializing in AOE/COE and Subrosa Investigations
Guest Speaker and Topic: Each year we are privileged to
have the president of our state organization speak to us.
This year the new CECRAOHN president, Monika Fischer presented
the "State of the State" address. Monika spoke about the
current state of our state and national organizations and
current legislative initiatives that affect our
practice.
The Tuesday, May 11, 2004 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Poster Session: AAOHN Standards was presented by Lynn
Hinds.
Guest Speaker and Topic: Mike Laughlin, senior partner
with the law firm Laughlin, Falbo, Levy and Moresi,
discussed the recent IBM cases. Mike is representing IBM in
45 of the workers' compensation claims. He gave us an
overview of the litigation, discuss the types of claims and
the theory behind the allegations and explain the overlap
with the civil cases. Mike also discussed how this
litigation affects the computer industry and chip
manufacturing in general.
The April 13, 2004 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Poster Session: Was presented by Linda Watanabe, RN, BSN;
The Poster Session focused on "Keyboard Commands".
Guest Speaker and Topic: Vivienne Fleischer of
Performance Based Ergonomics presented "Typing Without
Pain:. After suffering from injuries resulting from improper
performance technique as both a concert pianist and a
typist, Vivienne began noticing certain movements at the
piano with similar faulty and potentially injurious
movements at the computer keyboard. Her desire to regain
comfort and help other injured performers started Vivienne
on the road to developing Performance Based Ergonomics where
she is co-founder and President.
The March 9, 2004, CECRAOHN MEETING:
Poster Session: Was presented by Gloria Labrador, RN,
COHN. The Poster Session focused on "The Aging
Workforce".
Guest Speaker and Topic: Noma Ladendorff Collins,
Ph.D. spoke about current major research and treatment
advances in breast cancer. Noma holds a Ph.D. in Immunology
and is a Post-doctoral fellow at Stanford University
Department of Pathology. Dr. Collins currently works as the
Breast Health Education Coordinator for the Community Breast
Health Project (CBHP) in Palo Alto, CA. CBHP is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to providing information and support
to people dealing with breast cancer or breast health
issues.
The February 10, 2004 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
Guest speakers and Topic: Dr. Dan Azar and Dr. Paul Ware
of Alliance Occupational Medicine presented a dual approach
to repetitive motion injuries. Dr. Azar's talk was from a
primary care physician's point of view and Dr. Ware as a
physiatrist
The January 13, 2004 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
The Poster Session was presented by Marilyn Howard, BSN,
RN, COHN-S. Marilyn presentation was about the Alliance
between Kaiser and State Fund.
The guest speaker and topic was Bill Armstrong from the
Armstrong Law Firm who discussed and analyzed the
significant changes and decisions impacting our Workers
Compensation programs in 2004. Bill will also discuss the
Governor's proposal.
The October 14, 2003 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
The Poster Session was presented by Beth Thomas, MS, RN,
NP, COHN-S and Bev Nuchols, Ph.D., RN, NP. Together they
provided an update on "TB Prevention Partnership."
The guest speaker and topic was Patti Glick, RN, known
throughout the valley as "The Foot Nurse" presented "My
Achin' Feet -- Is it my Feet or my Shoes?"
The August 12, 2003 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
The meeting was in conflict with the KTEH Pledge Night, which was
worked by members of CECRAOHN; the good folks at KTEH gave
logo/title billing to CECRAOHN at 8:36 and 9:39. Connie,
Beth, and, Bonnie were shown on TV.
The July 8, 2003 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
It was the Summer Picnic BBQ at Connie Conover's House.
The focus of the meeting was to have fun and donate to the
"Support Network for Battered
Women" in Mountain View.
The June 10, 2003 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
The Guest speaker was Lori Douglass RN,
MS, CFNP, COHN-S. Lori, current CSAOHN
President gave us a "State of the
State" address, and provided an update on what is
happening in the legislative arena that can
affect our practice.
A Fantastic Saturday CE workshop on
April 12, 2003.
On Saturday, April 12, 2003, 9AM-12NOON
Dr. Sunita Jayakar, physiatrist, QME, spoke
on the treatment of upper extremity cumulative
trauma and Merck Pharmaceuticals
will sponsored a brunch!
The April 8, 2003 CECRAOHN
MEETING:
At the, Poster Session: Bev Nuchols,
PhD, RN, NP presented Processes and Outcomes of a
Successful Patient Lift and Transfer Injury Prevention
Program Implemented at El Camino Hospital
The guest speaker and topic was Mary
Garry, Workers' Compensation Data Management,
Making Sense Out of It.
Rena Flovin with Alliance
Occupational Medicine was the vendor presenting at
the meeting. She shared services offered at the clinics and
announcing the additional clinic location in Silicon
Valley.
At this meeting, CECRAOHN we acknowledged Mary
Garry as she enters into retirement and recognize
all she has contributed to Occupational Health and
California's Workers' Compensation Program throughout her
career.
The March CECRAOHN MEETING was held
on March 11, 2003.
At the Poster Session, Bev Nuchols, PhD,
RN, NP presented Processes and Outcomes of a Successful
Patient Lift and Transfer Injury Prevention Program
Implemented at El Camino Hospital.
The guest speaker and topic was Ealon
Joelson, MD, Neurologist, Palo Alto Medical
Foundation on Alzheimer's Disease.
The February CECRAOHN MEETING was
held on February 11, 2003.
The guest speaker and topic was Captain Wendie
Scala RN, USAF, Life Flight Medical Transport
Program at Stanford Hospital, Back to our
Nursing Roots.
The January CECRAOHN MEETING was
held on January 14, 2003.
Guest speaker and Topic: Gary Podesta,
MS, PT Shoulder and Elbow examination; from
a PT's perspective.
The November CECRAOHN MEETING was
held on November 12, 2002.
There was installation of new officers
and a report on planned activities and the
financial status of CECRAOHN.
There was a presentation on how to write Occ
Health procedures that meet ISO requirements given
by Caren McNally. The Microsoft PowerPoint® slides
Caren presented are available online.
The October CECRAOHN MEETING was
held on October 8, 2002.
Mary Garry, Business Risk Manager,
Global Risk Management, Hewlett Packard, addressed the
group on the recent Worker's Comp changes
and associated legislative areas that will affect our
practice area.
Catherine Ayers further expand on this
subject presenting a poster session that addressed a
Worker's Comp process that has become
extremely important because of various recent legislative
changes.
The July CECRAOHN MEETING was held
on July 9, 2002, and was the Summer Picnic BBQ.
The vendor representative was David Lewis with Cornerstone
Fitness. Cornerstone Fitness is committed to providing
business and industry with exceptional health and fitness
services. Keeping people fit, healthy, and productive is
their business. Their operating philosophy is simple:
We work in partnership with the companies and people we
serve to deliver customized programs and services at the
highest level of quality and dedication, which manifests
our commitment to client satisfaction.
The focus of the meeting was to have fun and support the
Battered Women's
Shelter in Mountain View. Donations of personal
articles were brought to the meeting and given to the
Battered Network. Monetary donations were made out to
CECRAOHN. CECRAOHN forwarded donations in one lump sum to
gain recognition as a outreach support to the
community.
The June CECRAOHN MEETING was
held on Tuesday, June 11, 2002.
The Speaker was Lori Douglass, CECRAOHN President
speaking on the "State of the State". She brought us up to
date on the California State Association of Occupational
Health Nurses and important issues for the upcoming
year. She has graciously given permission to post the slides
used in her presentation online.
The Poster Session was given by Carolyn Speers on her
recent visit to Ethiopia in support of the efforts being
made in the health arena.
Gary Podesta from Health Fitness
Physical Therapy was the vendor.
The May CECRAOHN MEETING was held on
Tuesday, May 14, 2002. Poster session began at 6:00 PM, Main
meeting began at 6:30 PM.
The main speaker was Steven Rubinstein,
MD, allergist from the Camino Medical Group
speaking about latex allergy.
The poster session was presented by Beth
Thomas demonstrating the Monopoly game board she
devised to be utilized in HR and manager training session
based on FMLA, ADA, disability and worker's comp.
The vendor was Pete Davie from
AtWork Resources, Inc. (AWR) located in
Belmont CA, presenting the AtWork Manager®, a web-based
application for the management of injuries and illnesses and
absence in the workplace, focusing on the return to work
process.
The April 9, 2002 CECRAOHN MEETING
was held at 6:00PM.
- Speaker: Lynda Zimmer from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department
- Title: TB Exposure in the Workplace
The March 12th, 2002 CECRAOHN MEETING was held at
6:30 PM.
Speaker: Jed Black, MD, Medical Director
of Stanford Sleep Disorder Center.
For the CECRAOHN COMMUNITY OUTREACH
PROGRAM, the BOD asked for volunteers for the KTEH Pledge Drive,
Wednesday, March 6, 6:15 PM to 11:00 PM. Food was provided,
and a wonderful time was had by all-the location of KTEH is
1585 Schallenberger Road, San Jose, CA 95131. A map
to KTEH is provided by Mapblast,
which also, offers directions.
The February 12th, 2002 CECRAOHN
MEETING was held at 6:30 PM.
- Speaker: Bill Armstrong
- Title: "Laws Affecting California Worker's Comp and Disability Case Management."
Vendor: Janice Bremis from
Health Trust.
The January 8th, 2002 CECRAOHN
MEETING was held at 6:30 PM.
The speaker for this meeting was Joni
Vogel, U.S. Labor and Employment Counselor for
Agilent Technologies speaking about the recent decision to
come out of the 9th District Circuit Court which changes the
way disabilities are addressed in the workplace. This was
an excellent presentation for the Human Resources
community.
Lynn Hinds presented the poster session
on Government Affairs and how much we can really influence
our lawmakers. (More good information for HR).
El Camino Real Association of Occupational Health
Nurses October CECRAOHN MEETING, Tuesday,
November 13th, 2001, 6 PM.
This meeting was the annual installation of
officers which include a new president and
secretary.
El Camino Real Association of Occupational Health
Nurses October CECRAOHN MEETING, Tuesday,
October 9, 2001, 6 PM.
Speaker: Richard Sommer Esq.,
J.D. M. Phil.--Updates at the Industrial Medical
Council. Objectives:
- Understanding the new fee schedule process.
- Ramifications for medical providers 3) Quality of care
to injured workers.
Networking/Poster session--Amazonian Medicine by Connie
Conover and Marilyn Howard.
Vendor-The Health Trust.
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posting. Conferences that are not AAOHN or CECRAOHN
sponsored, but are of benefit to our membership, will be
posted. This does not necessarily mean they are endorsed by
CECRAOHN.
CECRAOHN Dinner Meeting Tuesday, November
18, 2008 6:00 P.M. - 9 P.M: