Tennessee College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (TCOEM) 
 Spring Component Meeting 
 Franklin Marriott Hotel, Franklin, TN 
 March 31, 2012 

This meeting will feature our graduate Stephanie Lych, PhD student, Advances in the field of Ergonomics presentation. 

Program Schedule 

Infectious Disease Updates in Occupational Medicine 
Melanie Swift MD, FACOEM, Medical Director, Vanderbilt Occupational Health Clinic, Nashville, TN 

Trendy Drugs of Abuse 
John Benitez MD, MPH, FACMT, Medical Director, TN Poison Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 

Disability evaluations in the VA health system 
Kenton Dodd MD, MPH, Chief, Compensations & Pensions Program, Tennessee Valley Health System 

Work-related knee injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 1998-2007 
Zhiqiang Chen  MD, PhD, PGY3, Occupational Medicine Residency Program, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 

Correlates of sprain and strain injuries in the workplace environment 
Sajidkhan Pathan MD, MPH, PGY3, Occupational Medicine Residency Program, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 

Challenges of Causation Assessment in Workers’ Compensation in 2012 in Tennessee 
James Talmage MD, FAADEP, Occupational Health Center, Cookeville, TN 

» Advances in the field of Ergonomics 
Stephanie Lynch, PhDc, Occupational Safety and Ergonomics Program, Auburn University, AL 

MRO/DOT policy update 
Warren Sayre MD, MROCC, FAAFP, Summit Medical Group of Clinton, Clinton, TN 

State and Federal Legislative Update 
Robert Kirkpatrick, MD, TN Department of Labor and Work Force Development, Nashville, TN

The conference fee with advance registration is $100 US with payment due on the day of attendence

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