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  • September 18-19, 2008: Annual Infection Control Conference: Channeling Infection Control Practices into Sustainable Solutions, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
    • Patricia Bray, MD, MPH, then-Acting Director, Office of Occupational Medicine, Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine, OSDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation, "OSHA Guidelines for Infection Control in 2008 for the Health Care Worker."
  • May 1, 2008: 2008 Perioperative Safety Symposium Post Conference: Worker Safety in Perioperative Services: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
    • Sheila Arbury, RN, MPH, Health Scientist, Office of Occupational Health Nursing, Directorate Science, Technology and Medicine, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation, "Sharps Safety."
  • April 8-9, 2008: Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference: "Practical Applications for Health Disaster Preparedness" Hilton Alexandria Mark Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia.
    • OSHA representatives staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth during the conference.
  • October 10-11, 2007: Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference: Preparing for the Unknown: "Are You Ready?" Hilton Alexandria Mark Hotel, Alexandria, Virginia.
    • Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., former-Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation on the OSHA and The Joint Commission/Joint Commission Resources Alliance and an OSHA Update.
    • OSHA representatives staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth during the conference.
  • September 6, 2007: Health Care Worker Influenza Vaccination Protocols Audio Conference.
    • Kay Dellinger, Medical Officer, Office of Occupational Health Medicine, Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation, "Increasing Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Rates in Healthcare Workers," and discussed the OSHA and The Joint Commission/Joint Commission Resources Alliance during the conference.
  • August 20-21, 2007: Annual Infection Prevention and Control Conference, The Drake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois.
    • Don Wright, then-Director, Office of Occupational Medicine, Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation on pandemic flu during the conference.
  • October 19-20, 2006: 2nd Annual Emergency Preparedness Conference: Disaster Readiness on the Home Front, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Washington, DC.
    • October 19, 2006: Edwin J. Foulke, Jr., former-Assistant Secretary, USDOL-OSHA, gave opening remarks and an OSHA update.
    • October 19, 2006: Thomas Galassi, then-Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement Programs, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation, "OSHA/JCAHO Emergency Management Standards," to 135 attendees.
    • October 20, 2006: John Piacentino, then-Medical Officer, Office of Occupational Medicine, Biological Specialized Response Team, Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine, USDOL-OSHA gave a presentation, "Pandemic Flu: Pandemic preparedness and Response-guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare employees," to 175 attendees.
    • Don Wright, then-Director, Office of Occupational Medicine, Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine, USDOL-OSHA, was the conference moderator.
    • OSHA staffed an Alliance Program exhibit booth during the conference.
  • January 25, 2006: American Heart Association's New Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) 25th Audio/Web Conference. [More...]
  • October 6-7, 2005: "Defending Your Front Lines," National Conference for Hospital-Based First Receivers, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Washington, DC.
    • October 6, 2005: David Ippolito, then-Director, Office of Science and Technological Assessment, Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine, USDOL-OSHA, participated in a Question and Answer Session on OSHA's Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers.
    • October 6, 2005: Sven J. Rundman III, Senior Industrial Hygienist, Office of Health Enforcement, Directorate of Enforcement Programs, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation entitled, "Hazwoper and Other OSHA Standards Applicable to Hospitals."
    • October 6, 2005: John Piacentino, then-Medical Officer, Office of Occupational Medicine, Biological Specialized Response Team, Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine, USDOL-OSHA and Patricia Bray, Medical Officer, Office of Occupational Medicine, Biological Specialized Response Team, Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine, USDOL-OSHA, gave a presentation entitled, "Medical Monitoring of First Receivers: Maintaining Employee Health During an Incident."
    • October 7, 2005: Don Wright, then-Director, Office of Occupational Medicine, Directorate of Science, Technology and Medicine, USDOL-OSHA, and Robert A. Wise, then-Vice President, Division of Standards and Survey Process, JCAHO, gave a presentation entitled, "Making OSHA and Joint Commission Work for You-Together."