CHR Newsletter – December 4, 2014

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Medlock Consulting is a physician search firm dedicated to locating, evaluating, and facilitating the placement of quality physicians in superior environments. To us, this means never taking shortcuts and always maintaining professional and personal integrity.

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Dr. Tufail Shaikh’s book, MMI and Other Work-Related Injury Issues, is now available as an e-book (Download here).

 


CHR Newsletter – December 4, 2014

Our Clients Say it Best:

“Everyone at CHR is always willing to help us out and always go the extra mile, especially when we always want things in a hurry and at the last minute.”

 

“In order to have a great company, you must first have great leaders. You have done an excellent job and it reflects through the personnel that represent CHR.”

 

“I’m thankful that my employer uses CHR as this partnership in turn improves my health and well-being.”


We at CHR would love to hear from you too, and we thank our clients and partners for your feedback and support!

Occupational Health Research Round-up: December 2014

 

This month’s look at recent occupational health research papers covers: stress; “sharps” injuries; the risks of working with asbestos; and educating employers about how to help staff with diabetes.

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Health and Wellbeing at Work: a Three-Step Approach

 

When a senior marketing executive at business information company Reed Business Information (RBI) took the lead on a global health and wellbeing initiative, Occupational Health was a key partner. Lawrence Mitchell, who guided the project, explains the three key steps towards engaging employees in health and wellbeing.

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New Survey of Employers about Health Insurance Market

 

A new nationally representative survey of employers — the largest purchasers of health care in the United States — shows that most are unfamiliar with objective metrics of health plan quality information. The survey also found that employers are looking to the Affordable Care Act as they make significant decisions on the benefits they offer, with the costs of health plans as a key consideration.

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Non-drinkers Devise Strategies to Navigate Booze-Centered Work Events

 

From holiday parties to happy hours, social events with co-workers often revolve around alcohol, which can put non-drinkers in an awkward position. A new study shows that tensions in these environments lead non-drinkers to develop techniques to fit in socially without taking a drink.

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Obesity-Related Work Absences are ‘Financial Drain’ for States

 

Obese workers miss more work days, and those absences carry high costs at the state and national level, according to a study. “Obesity-attributable absenteeism among American workers costs the nation an estimated $8.65 billion per year,” report the researchers, who analyzed nationally representative data to assess obesity-attributable workdays missed due to health, and the associated costs on the state level.

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Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace Under Study

 

A major new research center to tackle the impact of musculoskeletal disorders on people’s ability to work has been announced by two English medical research bodies. New work will aim to find cost-effective ways of reducing the impact of conditions that affect the muscles, joints and bones on people’s employment and productivity, with benefits for patients, employers and society as a whole.

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Upcoming Conferences

  • NECOEM/MaAOHN, December 4-5, 2014
  • PAAOHN, March 10-13, 2015
  • AAOHN, March 23-26, 2015
  • ACOEM, May 3-6, 2015
  • More to come; Stay tuned…

Past Conferences Supported

  • CSAOHN, November 13-15, 2014
  • OAOHN, November 6-8, 2014
  • NEAOHN/NYSAOHN, October 27-29, 2014
  • ROHC, October 18, 2014
  • POEMS, October 18, 2014
  • NCAOHN, October 15-17, 2014
  • HTAOHN, October 11, 2014
  • IAOHN (IL), October 2-3, 2014
  • SVAPOHN, October 1-2, 2014
  • IAOHN (IN), September 26, 2014
  • WOEMA, September 17-20, 2014
  • FSAOHN, September 11-14, 2014
  • GKCMAOHN, September 10, 2014
  • LAOHN, August 7-9, 2014
  • AAOHN, May 5-8, 2014
  • ACOEM, April 27-30, 2014
  • NCAOHN, March 26-28, 2014
  • Humana Forum 2014, March 25, 2014
  • NJSAOHN, March 19, 2014
  • CSOEMA, March 14-15, 2014
  • NECOEM / MaAOHN, Boston, MA, Dec. 5-6, 2013
  • NCAOHN, Charlotte, NC, November 6-8, 2013
  • IFDAT, Coral Gables, FL, November 4-5, 2013
  • OAOHN, Celina, OH, October 24-26, 2013

Job Openings

 

CHR has the following immediate openings:

RN, Occupational Health Case Management

RN, Occupational Travel Health Nurse

Medlock Consulting is a Physician and Occupational Health Search Firm dedicated to locating, evaluating, and facilitating the placement of quality physician executives, PA’s. NP’s, and RN-COHN’s in superior environments.

RN/WC Case Manager Opportunity

CHR is expanding our team and needs a FT WC, Expatriate and Executive Case Manager for our Rockville, MD HQ

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About Karen Cohen

Karen Cohen, RHIA, President and Owner of Corporate Health Resources, Inc., has over 30 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing occupational health record keeping systems and medical surveillance programs to meet the needs of clients in industry.

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