CHR Newsletter – September 25, 2014

Our Services

  Health Exams

  Computer Records

  Case Management

  Network Services

  Health Clinics

  Immunizations for Vendor Credentialing

Our News & Links

Request Proposals

CHR has earned the respect of Fortune 1000 companies with expertise you can trust.

Schedule Health Exams

Login to CHR’s Examination Scheduling System

CHR Affiliations

National and Regional Membership Organizations

Our Information

Phone:

(800) 867-0933

Address:

1375 Piccard Drive

Suite 275

Rockville, MD 20850

Follow Us

Training Courses

AAOHN:
Respiratory Protection Education & Resources Webkit –Available at No Charge:

rpp.aaohnacademy.org

Earn CNE as you learn with a 90-minute, self-paced, 10-module online program designed to help you polish
your respiratory protection competencies and have the highest performance as your organization’s
Respiratory Protection Administrator.

Commercial Driver Medical Examiner Online Training via ACOEM

NIOSH-Approved

Spirometry, Spirometry Refresher, Respirator Fit-Testing Training Courses

Pittsburgh PA

Fond du Lac WI Baltimore MD

Bismarck ND

Online Courses:

Spirometry Refresher

Spirometry Training

More Information:

Dr. Mary Townsend

www.mctownsend.com

mct@mctownsend.com

412-343-9946

Additional Spirometry Training/Refresher Training Courses in Ayer, MA: Register Online for classes on October 16.

CAOHC Certification

CAOHC Re-Certification

NIOSH Certification

Course Collections:

Chesapeakeacoustic.com

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.

Nyla Medlock

Medlock Consulting

Phone 806-744-5250

Cell 806-239-NYLA(6952)

“Defining the Future of Physicians Globally”

Email Nyla

Occupational Health Connections, Inc. (OHC) is a distinguished leader in occupational and employee health staffing and recruitment. For job opportunities, please visit: OHC website

Visit Corporate Medical Consulting for Medical Program Development and Review, Medical Compliance Assurance, and Medical Communications Consulting.

Visit
Relief EHS, LLC

Relief EHS is uniquely qualified to provide answers to your environmental health & safety (EHS) questions, make it easier for your business to comply with regulations, and help you achieve EHS goals while minimizing costs and potential liability.

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

Our Clients Say it Best:

“Hats off to your staff for their prompt responses and ability to handle a sudden influx of candidates. Really making my job easier!”

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

Office Ergonomics Can Increase Job Satisfaction, Employee Retention

Training often occurs only after complaints are logged; proactive ergonomics programs beneficial

As the amount of time employees spend at their desks increases, so does musculoskeletal discomfort and other health issues associated with the office environment.

Although office ergonomics training programs have been shown to improve employee well-being and productivity, in many cases training occurs only after complaints are logged. New research to be presented at the HFES 2014 Annual Meeting in Chicago demonstrates that a comprehensive and proactive workplace ergonomics program can help to prevent discomfort and injury.

Alan Hedge, coauthor of “Proactive Office Ergonomics Really Works” and a professor at Cornell University’s Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, says, “Proactive programs are preventive and aim to design out problems before the workplace is built, making it much easier to maintain and manage.”

Read Full Article

A Good Night’s Sleep May Mean a Good Day’s Work

Too much, too little slumber linked to raised number of sick days

Getting enough sleep each night may mean you’re less likely to take time off from work due to illness, a new study suggests.

The study included more than 3,700 people in Finland, aged 30 to 64, who were followed for an average of seven years.

Those who slept less than six hours or more than nine hours a night were much more likely to have extended absences from work due to illness, the investigators found. People with the lowest risk for taking time off from work due to sickness were those who slept between seven and eight hours a night.

The researchers even narrowed the ideal amount of nightly sleep for workers down to seven hours, 38 minutes for women, and seven hours, 46 minutes for men, according to the study in the September issue of the journal Sleep.

The team also found that insomnia-related symptoms — waking early in the morning, feeling more tired than others and using sleeping pills — were all linked with a significant increase in time off from work due to illness.

Read Full Article >>

Healthcare Workers Wash Hands More Often When in Presence of Peers

Nationally, hand hygiene adherence by healthcare workers remains staggeringly low, despite its critical importance in infection control.

A study in the October issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), found that healthcare workers’ adherence to hand hygiene is better when other workers are nearby.

“Social network effects, or peer effects, have been associated with smoking, obesity, happiness and worker productivity. As we found, this influence extends to hand hygiene compliance, too,” said Philip Polgreen, MD, an author of the study. “Healthcare workers’ proximity to their peers had a positive effect on their hand hygiene adherence.”

Read Full Article >>

td>

Occupational Health News Round-up

Recent News & Articles on Workplace Health

• Walking or Cycling to Work Improves Wellbeing
• Some U.S. Troops May Face Greater Skin Cancer Risk
• Do Greener Neighborhoods Produce Healthier Babies?
• Hog Workers May Bring Drug-Resistant Bacteria Home
• Traffic Pollution Linked to Higher Levels of Obesity Hormone
• Smoking Before Fatherhood May Raise Asthma Risk in Kids
• Expert Offers Backpack Safety Tips
• Many Shift Workers Use Drugs to Sleep, Stay Awake
• Exposure to Common Antibacterials May Affect Growth of Fetus

Upcoming Conferences

• IAOHN (IN), September 26, 2014
• SVAPOHN, October 1-2, 2014
• IAOHN (IL), October 2-3, 2014
• NCAOHN, October 15-17, 2014
• POEMS, October 18, 2014
• ROHC, October 18, 2014
• NEAOHN/NYSAOHN, October 27-29, 2014
• MAOHN, November 6-7, 2014
• OAOHN, November 6-8, 2014
• CSAOHN, November 13-15, 2014
• NECOEM/MaAOHN, December 4-5, 2014
• More to come; Stay tuned…

Past Conferences Supported

• 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
• CSAOHN, Sacramento, CA, October 17-19, 2013
• NEAOHN, Newark, DE, October 9-11, 2013
• VSAOHN / VOSH, Hampton, VA, October 9-11, 2013
• IL AOHN, Bloomington, IL, October 3-4, 2013
• SVAPOHN, Wilkes-Barre, PA, October 2-4, 2013
• WOHC, Oahu, Hawaii, September 26-28, 2013
• IN AOHN, Nashville, IN,
  Sep. 20, 2013
• TSAOHN, San Antonio, TX,
  Sep. 19-21, 2013
• FL AOHN, Orlando, FL, September 19-21, 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

^{<< for more information}