2008 Carolinas Occupational and
Environmental Medicine Association
Annual Symposium |
August 14-16, 2008
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Cosponsored by the
North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education
and Research Center at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
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Introduction
The Carolinas Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association Annual Symposium serves to educate and inform attendees about current occupational and environmental medicine issues. This year we extend a special welcome to all members of the Virginia College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
The 2008 Symposium will be held at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club on the beautiful campus of Duke University at 3001 Cameron Boulevard, Durham, NC 27705.
The Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club is a AAA Four Diamond Award-winning luxury hotel like no other in the region. Built in the style of an old English country inn, the hotel is nestled on a 300-acre site and situated in the heartland of North Carolina. Named for Washington Duke himself, the hotel excels in providing exceptional service and gracious southern hospitality. Only 20 minutes from Raleigh-Durham International Airport and 15 minutes from Research Triangle Park, we offer our guests a quiet and elegant retreat from life’s busy roads and hectic paces.
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CME Credit
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
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Agenda and Presenters
All Symposium activities will take place at the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
6:30 pm
Informal Welcome Reception, Rotunda
Friday, August 15, 2008
7:00 am
Registration/Continental Breakfast – Forest Room
Meeting Room: Ambassador Duke
8:00
Indoor Air Quality Complaints and Investigations
Wayne Thomann, DrPH
Director, Duke University Occupational and Environmental Safety Office,
Assistant Professor, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Duke University
9:00
Everything You Wanted To Know About Occupational Medicine But Can’t Google Deep Internet Searches
Gary Greenberg, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Board Certified – Occupational, Medicine/Internal Medicine
Sysop/Moderator Occ-Env-Med-L Mail List
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health
Adjunct Professor, Duke Occupational Medicine
Medical Director, Urban Ministries of Wake County Open Door Clinic
10:00
Break - VISIT EXHIBITORS - Forest Room
10:30
An Economic Outlook and Confessions from an Investment Industry Insider
Jeffrey Seymour, CFP, BSC. Eng.
Managing Director, Triangle Wealth Management, LLC
Cary, NC
12:00 pm
Lunch Provided
1:00
Environmental Medicine Update from a State Public Health Department Perspective
Rick Langley, MD, MPH
Board Certified – Occupational Medicine
Medical Epidemiologist
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental Epidemiology Branch
Raleigh, NC
2:00
The Fattening of America: How the Economy Makes Us Fat, If It Matters, and What To Do About It
Eric Finkelstein, PhD, MHA
Director, Public Health Economics Program
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
3:00
Break – VISIT EXHIBITORS - Forest Room
3:30
COEMA Business Meeting
| Friday Reception
and Dinner |
6:00pm Reception
7:00 pm Dinner
Duke University Room
Join us for Cocktails, an Elegant Seated Dinner,
Thoughts on ACOEM from our National President
and Awards!
$60 per person for the Evening.
See the Registration Form to make reservations. |
Saturday, August 16, 2008
7:00 am
Continental Breakfast – Forest Room
8:00
Medical Center Occupational Health
Robert Orford, MD, MS, MPH, FACOEM
Board Certified – Occupational Medicine, Internal Medicine
President of ACOEM
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
9:00
Health Care Policy and the 2008 Election
David Ridley, PhD
Assistant Professor of Strategy
Economics and Health Sector Management
Duke University Fuqua School of Business
And Department of Economics
10:00
Break - VISIT EXHIBITORS – Forest Room
10:30
Old Toxins with New Uses in Industry
Lawrence Stilwell Betts, MD, PhD, CIH, FACOEM
Board Certified – Occupational Medicine
Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Poquoson, VA
11:30
The Vortex of Low Back Pain and Other Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders
Nortin M. Hadler, MD, FACP, FACR, FACOEM
Professor of Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Attending Rheumatologist, UNC Hospitals
12:30 pm
2008 Symposium Wrap-Up and Adjourn
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COEMA Officers
John B. Tomarchio, MD, MPH, MBA, FACEP, FACOEM
COEMA President
Medical Director
Occupational Medicine Services
Washington Savannah River Company
Aiken, SC
john.tomarchio@srs.gov
Brian Caveney, MD, JD, MPH
COEMA President-Elect
Symposium Program Chair
Community and Family Medicine
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
School of Medicine
Duke University
Brian.caveney@duke.edu
Marian Swinker, MD, MPH, FACOEM
COEMA Secretary/Treasurer
Director, Office of Prospective Health
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
swinkerm@ecu.edu
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Participant Tuition and Registration
Please review our Registration
Policies.
Registration Fees:
- $225 Members of COEMA or VCOEM
- $265 Non-Members
- $100 Interns/Residents
- $60/Person for Friday Dinner Banquet
Tuition includes all course materials, continental
breakfasts, refreshments breaks and lunch on Friday.
To register online, go to the Course
Registration Form.
For additional information about the Symposium, please contact
Brian Caveney, MD, JD, MPH, COEMA President-Elect
Symposium Program Chair
919-684-4341 Email: brian.caveney@duke.edu
or contact Vicki Smith at 888-235-3320 Email: vicki_smith@unc.edu
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Symposium Site and Lodging
 The 2008 COEMA Symposium will be held at the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club located on the beautiful Duke University campus at 3001 Cameron Boulevard, Durham, NC 27705. Built in the style of an old English country inn, the luxurious Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club is a AAA Four Diamond hotel nestled on a 300-acre site and situated in the heartland of North Carolina. View Inn Photo Gallery
Named for Washington Duke himself, the hotel excels in providing exceptional service and gracious southern hospitality. The comfortable, yet elegantly  decorated guest rooms are further enhanced by an in-house Fitness Center featuring Lifefitness/Hammerstrength equipment, in-door swimming pool, 3-mile walking and running path through Duke Forest and immediate access to the championship Duke University Golf Club designed by Robert Trent Jones. View the course.
Tee times available 14 days in advance by calling (919) 681-2288
For your dining enjoyment, the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club offers the Fairview Dining Room with glorious vistas overlooking the prestigious Duke University Golf Club, Vista Restaurant, Bull Durham Bar and Afternoon Tea. Visit the hotel dining options.
Offering guests a quiet and elegant retreat from life’s busy roads and hectic paces, the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club is only 20 minutes from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and 15 minutes from Research Triangle Park.
| Make your
reservations at the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club |
To receive the special room block rate of $169, reserve your room at the Inn by July 15, 2008 by calling 1-800-443-3853. Be sure to ask for the room block for the "COEMA Annual Symposium".
View the accommodations at the hotel Web site. |
Room requests after July 15 may not be available. Cancellations must be made 24 hours prior to the date of arrival. Self-parking is complimentary.
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Places of Interest near the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club
Situated on the campus of Duke University, the Washington Duke Inn & Golf  Club is convenient to all points in the Research Triangle area. The prolific and diverse academic and professional population of this area ensures a myriad of cultural, academic and recreational activities and events. (Not to mention some of the very finest collegiate sports teams found anywhere.) Below are links to some of our favorite area attractions. We invite you to visit them on the Internet, and visit them during your stay at the Inn.
Duke University Points of Interest:
Local Points of Interest :
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Welcome COEMA Exhibitors
The Carolinas Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association (COEMA) would like to invite Exhibitors to participate on August 15-16, 2008.
Exhibits will be open throughout the day on Friday, August 15 and until Noon on Saturday, August 16 in the Forest Room at the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club. The Forest Room is located adjacent to the symposium meeting room. Participants will be encouraged to visit the Exhibits throughout the Symposium.
The location of the exhibits will enhance the opportunities for interacting with the participants, the exhibit area will be adjacent to the meeting room so the participants may visit your exhibits repeatedly before and after the meeting and at all the refreshment breaks. The exhibit tables will be assigned on a first come first served basis and the number of exhibitors may be limited. The conference will run from 8:00–5:00 Friday and from 8:00–12:30 on Saturday with continental breakfasts, mid-morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks.
If you would like to become an exhibitor or supporter at this event, we are offering the following ways to participate.
COEMA Patron - $1500
As a COEMA Patron, you may choose to sponsor the President’s Reception, the Friday Noon Luncheon, or to make an Unrestricted Educational Grant. If you choose to sponsor either of these events, your company’s name and logo would be clearly noted on a sign at that event and would be included on all COEMA quarterly newsletters for one year. Patrons will also be provided the same amenities as an Exhibitor and Sponsor.
Exhibitor - $400
Exhibitors may have a table-top or stand alone exhibit. Exhibitor materials or leaflets may be included in participant program binders. Exhibitors will also have the opportunity to join the members for lunch on Friday and be provided with the complete list of members attending the Symposium.
Sponsorship - $250
To help defray the cost of our program, we are also seeking sponsors for our refreshment breaks and speakers. For $250, sponsors will be listed prominently in the program announcement that will be sent to all COEMA members in the Carolinas. Sponsor leaflets and promotional material will be included in the program binder provided to all participants. As an added incentive, sponsors will also be provided with the complete list for members attending the Symposium.
Exhibitor Raffle - $100
For an additional $100, we will promote the exhibitors special raffle (suggested retail value $100). This will allow the participating exhibitor to gain additional recognition before each refreshment break and at the end of each session when the raffles will be promoted and held. Recognizing the importance of the exhibitor’s contribution to the meeting, we will provide special recognition and make significant efforts to encourage members to visit exhibits of those sponsoring the raffles.
The membership of the Carolinas Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association is made up of over 150 Occupational Physicians who practice in North and South Carolina. This is the only annual gathering of Occupational Physicians in the Carolinas. Reaching these physicians individually would take several weeks and thousands of miles of travel across two states. Approximately 35-40 physicians attend this meeting every year. Also this year we are also inviting physicians from all states in the Southeast. These physicians are the Medical Directors and decision makers for their Occupational Medical Practices.
If you have any questions about the exhibits, please respond to Brian Caveney, MD, JD, MPH, COEMA President-Elect, Symposium Program Chair, by email at brian.caveney@duke.edu or call Dr. Caveney at 919-684-4341. Dr. Caveney will be happy to answer any questions and fill in the details.
If you would like to reserve your spot and level of participation, simply complete the Exhibitor Registration Form and e-mail or fax it to conference support office listed below.
Vicki Smith or Louise Bolton
NC OSHERC
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PO Box 16248 Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Phone 888-235-3320, Fax: 919-966-7579
vicki_smith@unc.edu lbolton@email.unc.edu
We are looking forward to a great meeting and sincerely hope that you will be able to participate in some way. Thanks for your consideration.
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