Harvard Chan School hosts a diverse array of speakers, invited to share both scholarly research and personal perspectives. They do not speak for the School, and hosting them does not imply endorsement of their views, organizations, or employers.

Friday Grand Rounds Series – Maria Soledad Hershey, Postdoc Research Fellow | PhD, MS, and Joe Abrams, DO, MPHD

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

Feeding America's Bravest: Assessing the Effect of a Novel Workplace Mediterranean Diet-based Intervention to Change US Career Firefighters' Eating Habits Speaker: Maria Soledad Hershey, Postdoc Research Fellow | PhD, MS Postdoctural Research Fellow and ERC Trainee Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) discuss the context for a Mediterranean Diet-based clinical trial in US career firefighters; 2) describe the study design for…

Grand Rounds Series – Rachael Zacks, MD, MPH

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

Catching Your Breath at Work: An Introduction to Work-related Asthma Speaker: Rachael Zacks, MD, MPH Chief Resident, Occupational & Environmental Medicine Program Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Discussant: David C. Christiani, MD, MPH, MS Elkan Blout Professor of Environmental Genetics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) Review the clinical definitions of different types…

Pilot Project Symposium 2021-2022

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

Agenda Pilot Project Title  Principal Investigator(s) Trainee 1:00 pm - 1:10 pm Introductions 1:10 pm - 1:30 pm Endocrine disruption and menstrual cycle length in hair salon workers D. Christiani, S. Mahalingaiah Emily Silva 1:30 pm - 1:50 pm Thriving from Work: Workplaces and communities S. Peters, G. Wagner Dena Jevadi 1:50 pm - 2:10 pm Environmental and Occupational Health in Carceral Facilities  J. Allen Naila Segule 2:10 pm - 2:30…

Professional Development Seminar – Amanda Yarnell, MS

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

How to Engage with Journalists and Navigate Today’s Media Landscape Speaker: Amanda Yarnell, MS Senior Director, Office of Communications Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) Explain the needs of journalists seeking scientific expertise; 2) Explain the motivations of journalists seeking scientific information; 3) Describe guidelines for engaging with reporters; 4) Describe the process for obtaining support from the Office of Communications.  …

Grand Rounds Series – Kevan Lutchman, MD, MPH & Todd Phillips, Assistant Professor | MD

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

Another One Bites the Employee: An overview of Envenomation Speaker: Kevan Lutchman, MD, MPH Resident, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Harvard Chan School of Public Health Discussant: Todd Phillips, MD Program Director, University of Texas Southwestern Toxicology Fellowship Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) Identify workers at higher risk for envenomation; 2) Describe the clinical presentation of envenomation; 3) Discuss the prehospital management…

Grand Rounds Series – Rachael  L. Ticho Zacks, MD, MPH, BA & Erini Iliaki, MD, MPH

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

Introduction to Puncture Wound Care in Outpatient Occupational Settings Speaker: Rachael  L. Ticho Zacks, MD, MPH, BA Chief Resident, Occupational & Environmental Medicine Program Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Discussant: Erini  Iliaki, MD, MPH Cambridge Health Alliance, Infectious Diseases Specialist-Occupational, Immigration and Travel Health Clinician; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) describe the unique epidemiological characteristics of the 2022 monkeypox…

Grand Rounds Series – Kevan Lutchman, MD, MPH, Gabriel Gaviola, MD, MPH & David Wing, MD

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

An Overview of Biceps Tendon Ruptures  Speaker: Keven Lutchman, MD, MPH Resident, Occupational & Environmental Medicine Program Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Discussant: Gabriel Gaviola, MD, MPH Attending Physician, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance Subject Matter Expert: David Wing, MD Instructor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School Orthopedic Surgeon, specializing in Sports Injury, Cambridge Health Alliance   Learning Objectives: 1) Discuss the pathophysiology of biceps tendon…

Friday Research Seminar Series – Anna Young, Postdoc Research Associate | PhD, MS, BA

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1000 Chemicals and Their Combined Hormonal Activities in Silicone Wristband Samplers Speaker: Anna Young, PhD, MS Research Associate, Department of Environmental Health Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to Discuss the complexity of our everyday exposures to hundreds of chemicals (known and unknown); Describe novel in vitro techniques to rapidly assess the potential hormone-related health implications of exposure samples; Explain the usefulness of…

Grand Rounds Series – Joe Abrams, DO, MPH & Donald Meyer, MD, David Michels, Esq.

Kresge G3 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United States

Acute Stress Reaction in the Workplace Presenter: Joseph Abrams, DO, MPH Resident, Occupational & Environmental Medicine Program Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Discussant: Donald Meyer, MD Associate Director of Forensic Psychology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Discussant: David Michels, Esq. Assistant General Counsel - Department of Industrial Accidents and Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund, Counsel for Massachusetts Health Care Services Board   Learning…

Friday Research Seminar Series – Hantao Wang, PhD Candidate, MS

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Healthy Worker Survivor Effect in Cotton Textile Workers Speaker: Hantao Wang, MS PhD Candidate, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to  Explain the Healthy Worker Survivor Effect (HWSE); Describe how prior exposure to endotoxin is associated with respiratory symptoms (i.e., byssinosis) in cotton textile workers; Discuss how prior symptoms are associated with future working status; Discuss how prior symptoms are associated with exposure…