Dr.
David J. Fletcher, MD, MPH, FACOEM - Curriculum Vitae
| Fellow
American College of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine |
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Fellow American College of Preventive Medicine |
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Clinical
Assistant Professor - University of Illinois |
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Clinical
Assistant Professor - Southern Illinois University |
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Medical Director - SafeWorks Illinois |
1806
N. Market
Champaign, IL 61821
Phone:
217.356.6150
Fax:
217.356.7167 |
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1611 W. Harrison, Suite 212
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312.361.2104
Fax: 312.942.1517
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Email:
dfletcher@safeworksillinois.com
Website:
www.safeworksillinois.com
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| Director |
Occupational
and Preventive Medicine Section
University of Illinois
College of Medicine
Urbana - Champaign, Illinois |
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| Personal
Information: |
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Home:
1053 Bucks Pond
Monticello, IL 61856
(217) 762.7210
Birthdate: 9-30-54
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
Married; Two Children; Three Step Children
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| Board
Certification and Licensure: |
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American
Board of Preventive Medicine |
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Certified
in Occupational Medicine, January, 1988 |
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Certified
in Preventive Medicine and Public Health, February,
1985 |
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Certified
Medical Review Officer (Drug Testing/Addictionology),
October 1992
• Re
certified MRO March 1998
• Re
certified MRO February 2002 |
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Certified
as Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) March 2004 |
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Certified
as Federal Aviation Administration Senior Medical
Examiner (FAA-AME)-1988
-AME # 18494-7 |
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National
Board of Medical Examiners Diplomat, July, 1981 |
| Licensure
(count.): |
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State
of California July, 1981 #G 045338* |
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State
of Washington September, 1983 #21081* |
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State
of Illinois July 1985 #036-071408 |
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State
of Iowa September, 1992 #28884*
* Inactive |
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DEA
# BF7737870 |
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UPIN#
G57378
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| Formal
Education: |
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1982
MPH The University of California, Berkeley, School
of Public Health |
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1979
M.D. Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois |
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1976
B. A. The University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois,
Edmund S. James Scholar
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| Postgraduate
Medical Education: (Major Experiences) |
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2005:
Continuing Medical Education Activities
• Work
Injury 2005: Ethical Issues in Work Injury; October
2005, Springfield, IL - 7 hours |
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2004: Continuing Medical Education Activities
• FAA
Medical Conference, Charlotte, NC - 20 hours
• Work
Injury 2004: Is Illinois Work Comp System Sending
Jobs Away? Springfield, IL - 7 hours |
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2003:
Continuing Medical Education Activities
• Work
Injury 2003: Emerging Trends and Controversies in
Work Injury, Urbana, IL |
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2002:
Continuing Medical Education Activities
• Work
Injury 2002: Determing: Casual Connection in Work
Injury - 7 hours |
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2001:
Continuing Medical Education Activities
• Work
Injury '2001: Delayed Recovery in Work Injury; University
of Illinois College of Medicine; 7 hours
• Physician
Extenders: ISMIE: Springfield, IL July 19, 2001;
3 hours
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American Occupational Health Conferences: SF, CA
May 2001, 1 week conference 23 hours |
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2000:
Continuing Medical Education Activities
• Work
Injury '2000: Upper Extremity Disorders/Ergonomics,
University of Illinois College of Medicine; 7 hours
• American
Occupational Health Conference: Philadelphia, PA
May 2000, 1 week conference |
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1999:
Continuing Medical Education Activities
• Work
Injury '1999: Work Injury in the Older Worker; University
of Illinois College of Medicine, 7 hours
• American
Occupational Health Conference: New Orleans, LA
April 1999, 1 week conference; 24 hours
• Central
State Occupational Medicine Meeting, St. Louis,
MO September 1999, 12 hours |
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1998:
Continuing Medical Education
• American
Occupational Health Conference-Boston, MA - 1 week
• Federal
Aviation Administration - Cardiovascular Disease
- Denver, CO
• Work
Injury '98 - Decatur, Illinois, Low Back Disorders,
University of Illinois College of Medicine
• Medical
Review Officer Update '98-Self-Study prior to passing
re-certification exam |
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1991
American Medical Association, Physician's Recognition
Award for CME |
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1983
(August) Occupational Medicine Course, Army Environmental
Hygiene Agency, Edgewood, Maryland
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| Faculty
Appointments: |
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Director
of Section of Occupational and Preventive Medicine;
part-time paid faulty status since 1990,
Directs section of Department of Family Practices
to create academic occupational medicine and preventive
medicine program at the University of Illinois.
Delivers several lectures a year on Occupational
Medicine and Preventive Medicine Topics. |
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University
of Illinois, College of Medicine, August, 1989;
Clinical Assistant Professor |
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University
of Illinois, College of Medicine, February, 1988;
Clinical Instructor; Regular lecturer and Member
of Family Practice Advisory Committee |
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Southern
Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield,
IL, December 1994 Clinical Assistant Professor,
Department of Surgery
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| Hospital
Affiliations: |
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Decatur
Memorial Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur,
Illinois |
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St.
John's Hospital, Springfield, Illinois |
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Memorial
Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois |
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Provena
Covenent Medical Center, Champaign, Illinois
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| Community
Service: |
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Junior
Achievement; Board of Directors-2001 |
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Macon
County Health Board 1990-1995 |
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Physician
Advisory to Macon County AIDS Task Force 1987 -
1989 |
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Easter
Seals Advisory Board 1988-1990
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| National
Service: |
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Appointed
5/96 to Federal Highway Administration (FWHA)-DOT
Advisory Committee on Negotiated Regulations on
Revising DOT Medical Certification; Washington,
D.C.
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| Practice
Experience: |
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Medical
Director, SafeWorks Illinois, On 1/1/2001, returned
to private practice as director of a private occupational
medicine practice in Champaign and Decatur, Illinois
and the medical director of "The Return to
Work Center" Industrial Rehabilitation program |
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Medical
Director and Co-Owner of SHORE (Safety, Health,
Occupational Rehabilitation for Employees of Central
Illinois Conditioning And Training Center). January
2000-September 2001 |
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Medical
Director, MOHA- A division of the Springfield Clinic:
November 1, 1997 to December 31, 2000. I merged
my private practice with the Springfield Clinic
and became a partner. No change in services delivered.
This included working in both Decatur and Springfield |
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Medical
Director, Midwest Industrial Rehabilitation, Inc.
- a separate entity since 1996 from MOHA that provided
work conditioning, job analysis, and functional
capacity testing. This business merged into the
SHORE program in February 2000 |
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Director,
MOHA - Midwest Occupational Health Associates, Decatur,
Illinois 62521, August, 1989 - November 1997
Midwest Occupational Health Associates was a private
practice occupational and preventive health practice,
that offered clinical and administrative services,
including industrial rehabilitation services |
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Industrial
Rehabilitation Consultant - November 1989 - September
1991, Sports Medicine Clinic |
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Served
as industrial rehabilitation consultant to Sports
Medicine Clinic of Macon County (solely owned by
four Orthopedic Surgeons). Hired by Orthopedic Surgeons
to help them gain Committee for Accreditation for
Rehab Facility (CARF) - Helped supervise a work
hardening program and coordinate rehabilitation
of injured workers with complex cases. Resigned
in September 1991 to concentrate on own practice
and academic career |
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Medical
Director, DMH Corporate Health Services: Corporate
Health Services; Occupational Health Services of
Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Illinois 62526,
November 1985 to August, 1989 |
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Created
and directed a comprehensive hospital-based occupational
health program that serviced local businesses by
providing a wide range of services, including pre-placement
physical examinations and periodic screening, health
promotion services, minor emergency treatment, expert
witness depositions, and administrative consulting
to help industry comply with OSHA regulations |
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Preventive
Medicine Officer, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma,
WA - September, 1983 - May, 1986; Honorable Discharge,
June 9, 1986 |
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Served
a s preventive medicine officer, providing clinical
and administrative support to Ft. Lewis, Washington,
occupational health and communicable disease/sexually
transmitted disease programs. Directed quality assurance
program for occupational health and communicable
disease clinics. Served as training director for
preventive medicine residency program that included
administrative responsibilities to coordinate resident
training schedules and to provide clinical instruction.
Supervised on-going Hepatitis B vaccine and AIDS
prevention and control programs
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| Professional
Society Memberships: |
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American
Medical Association - 1977 - Present |
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Illinois
Medical Society - 1977 - Present |
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American
College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(ACOEM) - 1986 - Present |
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Central
States Occupational Medicine Association - 1986
- Present
• January
1995-Appointed to Executive Committee, Section,
Medical Review Officers, ACOEM
• Appointed
to Board of Directors for Central States Occupational
Medicine Association (CSOMA)-1991-1994 |
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July,
1990 - Served as planning chairman for Fall 1992
Central States Occupational Medicine Association
(CSOMA) Meeting, September 18-19, 1992, Champaign,
Illinois |
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Appointed
to ACOEM House of Delegates, April 1993 |
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December
1994 to October 1998 - Served as seminar director
for DOT medical certification training for physicians
around the county and Canada. |
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Selected Publications: (Complete Bibliography Available
Upon Request)
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| Peer
Review Activities: |
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Reviewer
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2000 |
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Editorships/Advisory
Board
• Men's
Health, Rodale Press 1989-1994
• Medical
Self-Care 1986-1991
• Geriatric
Consultant 1983-1991
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| Books/Monographs |
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1997
DOT Medical Certification (fore ward; book
edited by Natalie Hartenbaum) OEM Press |
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1981-1982
The Free Clinic Movement in America, 295
page master's thesis for MPH degree requirement |
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1980
Med School Mayhem, F. Fergeson, 345 pages
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| Articles |
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2003:
DOT Medical Certification Exams: Transport Times
March 2003 |
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2001:
Management Skills For Occupational Health Physicians,
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(JOEM) January 2001 |
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1998:
Cumulative Trauma Disorders (book review) Journal
of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM)
January 1998 |
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1997:
DOT Medical Certification 4/97 Medical Review Officer
Update July/August 1997 |
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1996:
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Blood-borne-pathogens JOEM October 1997
• Recognizing
and Treating Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)
Occupational Medicine Clinical Care Update; February
26, 1996
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1995:
Physical and Biological Hazards of the Workplace
(Book Review), Journal of Occupational Medicine,
December 1995 |
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1994:
Delayed Recovery in Work-Related Injuries Journal
of Occupational Medicine 1994:36():473
Management of Multi site Occupational Health Services
A Hospital/Private Clinic Perspective: Changing
Trends for the 1990s, Journal of Occupational Medicine
1994:36(4):434-437 |
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1993:
Hand Arm Vibration (Book Review), Journal Occupational
Medicine, Volume 34(9):947-957, Volume 35(5):533,
May 1993 |
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1992:
Hospital Employees At Risk: Book Review Journal
of Occupational Medicine, September 1992 |
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1990:
Post-Polio Syndrome, Geriatric Consultant, May 1990 |
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1988:
• "Health
On-The Job," Medical Self-Care, January, 1988
#44, page 36-39, 53-54
• "Asbestos:
Remove it or Leave it Alone", Medical Self-Care,
December, 1988, 22-27
• "Coping
With the Risk to Older Workers", Geriatric
Consultant, May/June, 1988 19-21 |
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1987-1986-1985:
• Ten-part series
on health promotion appear in Postgraduate Medicine
• "Periodic
Health Monitoring Revisited," Postgraduate
Medicine, 1986, 80(5):145-160
• "Health-Risk
Appraisal: Helping Patients Predict and Prevent
Health Problems," Postgraduate Medicine, 1985,
80(8): 69-83
• "Building
a Pathway to Better Health: The Primary Care Physician's
Role," Postgraduate Medicine, 1985, 77(1):297-310
• "Kicking
The Nicotine Habit: How To Help Patients Stop Smoking,"
Postgraduate Medicine, 1985, 77(3):123-133
• "How to
Help Patients Deal with Life's Pressures,"
Postgraduate Medicine, 1985, 77(4):93-100
• "Diet and
Coronary Heart Disease: Helping Patients Reduce
Serum Cholesterol Levels," Postgraduate Medicine,
1985, 77(5):319-328
• Self-Care: "How
to Help Patients Share Responsibility for Their
Health," Postgraduate Medicine, 1985, 77(4):93-100
• "Periodic
Health Monitoring: How To Help Patients Stay Well,
" Postgraduate Medicine, 1985, 78(5):305-317
• "Coping
with Insomnia," Postgraduate Medicine, 1986,
79(2):265-274
• "Opportunities
for Preventive Medicine Graduate Medical Education
in the United States (with Lednar, Welch, Miller,
Kelley, Gaydos, Tezak)," Medical Bulletin,
1985, 42(1):4-6 |
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1984:
• "Two for
the Price of One: Current Treatment Approaches to
Gonorrhea," (with Welch, Nelson, Blackwell,
and Fergeson), Military Medicine, 1984, 149(7):404-8
• "Promoting
Health for the Elderly," Geriatric Consultant,
3(1):26-29
• "Exercise
Guidelines for Elderly," Geriatric Consultant,
1984, 2(5):26:-29
• "A Guide
to Preventive Health Services for the Elderly,"
Geriatric Consultant, 1984, 3(2):20-22 |
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1983:
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"Wellness:
The Grand Tradition of Medicine," Postgraduate
Medicine, 1983, 73(6):87-92
• "Panel
Urges MDs to Promote Self-Care," American Medical
News, April 15, 1983: 27-28
• "Self-Care:
Threat or Promise to the Elderly," Geriatric
Consultant, 1983, 1(6):16-17 |
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1982:
• "America's
Free Clinics: Alive and Well," Lancet, June
5 1982, p. 1297.
• "15
Years Later Free Clinic Still Thriving," American
Medical News, June 4, p. 21-22.
• "Hair
Analysis: Proven and Problematic Applications,"
Postgraduate Medicine, 27(5):79-88 |
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1979:
"The Reversibility of Athletic Pseudonephritis,"
The Lancet, April 23, 1977, No. 80817, Volume I:910-911
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| Selected
Invited Presentations: |
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2005:
• Ethical
Issues in Work Injury, Springfield, IL
• Summer-Related
Work Injuries/Illness May 23, 2005 WCIA-TV
• Evaluating
Mold and Indoor Air Pollution Problems, Vermillion
County Danville Safety Council, February 2005
• Work
Comp System Update: Decatur Rotary and WAND TV January
2005
• MRI
Cinema Vision: WAND TV, February 2005
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2004:
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Reflex
Sympathetic Dystrophy, St. Mary's Community Education,
9/22/04
• Cumulative
Trauma Disorders, National Court Reporters Convention,
Chicago, July 2004
• Erectile
Dysfunction: A Compensable Injury? Work Injury 2004
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2003:
• Emerging
Trends and Controversies Work Injury 2003
• Cumulative
Trauma Disorders, Illinois Court Reporters Convention,
Decatur, September
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Detecting Symptom Magnification, Vermillion County
Safety Task Force, June 2003 |
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2002:
• Determining
Casual Connection in Work Injury 2002
• Ergonomics
in the Work Place, Champaign County Chamber of Commerce,
September 2002 |
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2001:
• Delayed
Recovery in Work Injuries: Illinois Industrial Commission
Arbitrator Training; 4/22/01; Chicago, IL
• Delayed
Recovery in Work Injuries: Work Injury 2001: Decatur,
IL
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Marketing
Roles for Physicians: Ryan National Occupational
Health Conference; 10/16/01; Chicago, IL |
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2000:
• CTS:
Determining the Work-Relatedness & Post Job
Screening for Workers; Work Injury '2000, University
of Illinois 10/4/00
• Ryan
Associates, Medical Directors Conference "Medical
Director as Innovator and Entrepreneur" Chicago,
Il 3/17/00
• "How
to Develop Healthier and Safer Companies" Association
of General Contractors 3/3/00, Springfield, IL |
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1999:
• Determining
Work-Relatedness of Knee Conditions in Odler Patients,
Case Studies Work Injury '99 Part of Conference
on The Aging Worker: Work Injury '99
• Respirator
Medical Certification January 15, 1999, Bloomington,
IL, Central Illinois Builders |
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1998:
• DOT
Medical Certification: Substance Abuse Issues, April
28, 1998, Boston MA
• Work
Injury '98: Prevention and Control Strategies, Decatur,
IL: Theme Low Back Pain In The Workplace |
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1997:
• Work
Injury '97: Prevention and Control Strategies, Decatur,
IL October 2, 1997
• DOT
Medical Certification 5/1/97; Orlando, FL
• Foundryman's
Association 10/6/97 - Health Hazards of Foundry
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1996:
• Work
Injury '96 Prevention and Control Strategies - The
Role of Substance Abuse Testing in Work Injury
• DOT
Medical Certification 10/26/96 Toronto, ON
• DOT Medical
Certification 4/28/96 San Antonio, TX
• DOT Medical
Certification 12/9/96 Boston, MA
• Mock
Trial: CTS Issues Peoria, 9/22/97
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1995:
• Work
Injury '95. Prevention and Control Strategies, October
5, 1995
• "Medical
Certification of Commercial and Bus Drivers",
Central States Occupational Medicine Association,
Fall Meeting, Debeque, IA, September 23, 1995
• "How to
Make the Laundry a Safe Place to Work". Land
of Lincoln Association of Institutional Linen Management,
Springfield, Illinois May 17, 1995
• "Cumulative
Trauma Disorders". Upper Extremity Disorders
Seminar: Prevention and Recovery. Springfield, IL.
May 11, 1995
• "The Evolving
Tole of the MRO in the Era of BATs and SAPS".
AOHC Las Vegas NV, May 4, 1995
• Seminar Director,
American Occupational Health Conference - (AOHC),
DOT Medical Certification Issues, May 2, 1995 Las
Vegas, NV
• "The Treatment
and Management of Work-Related Injuries" Carle
Clinic Perspective in Primary Care, Urbana, IL April
28, 1995 |
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1994:
• "How
To Set Corporate Substance Abuse Policies That Work,"
Drugs In The Workplace '94, Decatur, IL
• "Prevention
and Treatment of Cumulative Trauma Disorders":
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Work Injury '94, Springfield, IL 10/6/94
•
Disorders of the Upper Extremity, SIU School of
Medicine, 2/13/94, Springfield, IL
• CTS
and Cubital Tunnel in Court Reporters-Shorthand
Rep
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Illinois Shorthand Reporters Association, Collinsville,
IL 4/30/94
• "Prevention,
Treatment, and Control CTD's"-Carle Clinic
•
Carle Clinic "Perspectives in Primary Care"
PPC '94, April 23, 1994 University Inn, Champaign,
IL
• "Delayed
Recovery in Work-Related Injuries", AOHC, Chicago,
IL April 1994
• "Impact
of Healthcare Reform on Occupational Medicine",
Chicago, IL
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1993:
• April
27, 1993 - Meeting Occupational Health needs of
the Small Employer "American Occupational Health
Conference (AOHC), Atlanta, Georgia
• OSHA 1993 -
A Medical Perspective Up-Date, February 1993 - Decatur
Metro Labor-Management Committee Seminar.
1992 |
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1992:
• "Management
of Multi-Site Occupational Health Centers: A Private
Clinic Perspective" American College of Occupational
and Environmental Medicine State-Of-The-Art Conference
New York City, October 29, 1992
• "Occupational
Health Legal Update" Central States Occupational
Medicine Association Fall Meeting '92 Champaign,
Illinois. September 19, 1992
• "Cumulative
Trauma/Low Back Pain: Medical Management" March
19, 1992
• "American
Disabilities Act: A Medical Perspective" February
1992 and November 17, 1992 Decatur-Metro Labor-Management
• "OSHA:
A Medical Perspective" February 18, 1992 Decatur-Metro
Labor-Mangement Committee Seminar
• "Blood-borne
Pathogens Overview" St. John's Hospital, Springfield,
IL, April 21, 1992
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1988:
• "MedWork"
A Model Occupational Health Center," 1988 American
Occupational Health Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana,
April 29, 1988
•
"Innovative Teaching Experiences in
Preventive and Occupational Health, " Prevention
'88, Atlanta, Georgia, April 16, 1988
• "MedWork:
Delivering Preventive Services in the Private Sector,"
Prevention '87, Atlanta, Georgia, April 12, 1987 |
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1986:
• "Effective
Health Promotion in Primary Care Practice,"
Northern Arizona Medical Society, Flagstaff, Arizona,
July 26, 1986
• "Seroepidemiological
Study of HTLV-3 Antibody Prevalence in a Predominantly
Heterosexual STD Clinic, " Prevention ' 86,
Atlanta, Georgia, April 4, 1986
• "Healthy
Living: Everyone a Winner, " World Health Organization,
United Nations Building, New York City, April 9,
1986
• "The Free
Clinic Movement in the United States, " American
Medical Student Association (AMSA) National Meeting,
Washington, D.C., March 9, 1986
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1983:
• "Death
in the West," a discussion of controversial
1976 banned BBC anti-smoking film, Holistic Health
Conference, Baltimore, MD, April 28, 1983; Department
of Defense, Planning for Health Promotion Conference,
Washington, D.C., June 23, 1983
• "Health
Promotion: A Physician's Perspective," US Army
Academy of Health Sciences, San Antonio, Texas,
October 7, 1983
• "Prevention
of Alcohol-Related Problems," Medical Conference
of Alcoholism, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, California,
September 11, 1983
• "The Free
Clinic Movement in America: Lessons Learned,"
Weissman Memorial Lecture, University of California,
Berkeley, School of Public Health, March 1, 1983
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