2001 Conference

Conference Description
Every day we hear about the problems in our healthcare system. We know that medicines are costly, access to care is not universal and provider organizations are facing staffing shortages. This conference focused on the ways these problems affect the healthcare workplace. Information was presented on workplace exposures and risks, the economic and social impacts of injuries and solutions developed in the field. 

Conference Presentations

• Panel on Social and Economic Impacts of Workplace Injuries:
  Moderator: Sherry Baron, M.D., M.P.H., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• How will hospital Financial Constraints Affect Employee Health and Safety:
  Nick Warren, Sc.D., University of Connecticut
• Workplace Injuries: Lost Earnings and Benefit Adequacy:
  Dr. Les Boden, Boston University
• The View From An Injured Healthcare Worker:
  Janice Homer, RN, Mass Nurses Association
• The Social Consequences of Workplace Injuries and illnesses:
  Allard Dembe, Ph.D., UMass Medical School
• The Demographics Of Workplace Injuries In Healthcare:
  Jamie Tessler, M.P.H., UMass Lowell

Four Simultaneous Breakout Sessions

1. Needlestick Prevention and Post-injury Treatment:
   Presenter: Phil Adamo, M.D. Berkshire Occupational Health;
   Facilitator: Beth Rosenberg, Sc.D., M.P.H., Tufts University
2. Hospital Ergonomic Program to Reduce Back Injuries:
   Presenter: Nick Warren, Sc.D., University of Connecticut;
   Facilitator: Jamie Tessler, M.P.H., UMass Lowell
3. Violence in the Healthcare Workplace:
   Presenter: Jonathan Rosen, New York Public Employees' Federation;
   Facilitator: Nicole Champagne, M.Ed., UMass Lowell
4. Stress in the Healthcare Workplace:
   Presenter: Eileen McNeeley, Ph.D., Harvard School of Public Health;
   Facilitator: Jennifer Zelnick, UMass Lowell