OccPod: the official ACOEM podcast

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod,ACOEM’s official podcast. In this episode, Dr. Nabeel is joined by. Andrew Kim, a former Navy officer and Army colonel, who is now shaping the future of healthcare in the rugged landscapes of Anchorage, Alaska, as an occupational and environmental health physician with Providence Alaska Medical Center. Learn more about Dr. Kim here: https://ww...

Welcome back to OccPod! This episode features a conversation with someone who has helped shape how physicians across the country understand and apply impairment ratings, Dr. Douglas Martin. Dr. Martin is a Past President of ACOEM and is a board-certified Family Medicine physician specializing in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Dr. Martin’s areas of expertise include workers’ compensation...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod, ACOEM’s official podcast. This is the first episode of our new series, “Mysteries in Occupational and Environmental Medicine,” where we use artificial intelligence to bring historical moments to life and reflect on theirimpact today. In this episode, Dr. Nabeel is joined by “Grace Fryer,” one of the Radium Girls whose courage and persistence...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod, ACOEM’s official podcast. In this episode, Dr. Nabeel is joined by Dr. Yohama Caraballo-Arias, an occupational physician and an internationally recognized expert in workplace health and well-being. She is currently a visiting researcher and professor at theUniversity of Bologna, Italy, and recently published her book, “The 7 secrets to happin...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod,ACOEM’s official podcast. In this episode, Dr. Nabeel is joined by Dr. Mani Berenji to discuss the public health effects of the LA wildfires, which burned from January 7 to 31, 2025. Dr. Berenji discusses her personal experience, both as an occupational and environmental medicine physician in LA and as an Angeleno, and advises on the short- an...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod, ACOEM's official podcast. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by Dr. Maria Starchook-Moore to discuss recent initiatives by ACOEM's Private Practice Section. Dr. Starchook-Moore discusses her personal experience as an occupational and environmental medicine physician and outlines the goals of the Private Practice Section, which ai...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's official podcast. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by Dr. David Caretto for a conversation about planning a successful medical conference. For over 100 years, ACOEM's annual conference has been the American Occupational Health Conference, or AOHC. Planning a succ...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by Dr. Matt Hamm to discuss his journey in occupational and environmental medicine, and developments in expanding opportunities for residents interested in OEM. Dr. Hamm is the Medical Director of the Exposure Response Call Center at the Occupational and Environmental Network (OEHN) and a consul...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by Dr. Camille Napier to discuss aging in the workplace and fitness for duty. Dr. Napier is a board-certified physician, educator, and administrator with over twenty years of experience in occupational and internal medicine disease management, wellness promotion, communicable disease surveillanc...

Everywhere you look, it seems as though Artificial Intelligence (or AI) is at the forefront of public discourse. In this episode of OccPod, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by Dr. Zaira Chaudhry for a conversation about AI in occupational and environmental medicine. Dr. Chaudhry is a board-certified Occupational Medicine physician and a PhD student at West Virginia University’s College of Engineerin...

On this episode of OccPod, Erin and Dr. Nabeel talk with the incoming Presidential Line of ACOEM. We welcome our guests, Drs. Tanisha Taylor, Laura Gillis, and Jill Rosenthal.  Dr. Tanisha Taylor is Senior Medical Director for RWJBH Employee Health and Wellness, New Jersey. Dr. Taylor received her MD from New York Medical and her MPH from Yale University. Dr. Taylor is the current President-Elect...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod, ACOEM's official podcast. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel discuss updated guidance from the CDC for respiratory viruses, including COVID-19. This coincides with the fourth anniversary of the pandemic's declaration around the globe. Dr. Nabeel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by Dr. Amy Behrman for a conversation about COVID-19 and outbreaks of Measles, and how workers can protect themselves. Dr. Behrman is the Medical Director of Occupational Medicine Services and Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Behrman serves o...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod, ACOEM's official podcast. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by Dr. Brett Perkison and Ms. Cynthia Hernandez for a conversation about flood zone workers who respond to climate-related natural disasters. Ms. Hernandez is the National Training Director for the Resilience Force, an organization that serves as a voice for workers...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod, ACOEM's official podcast. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by Dr. Vincent Michaud for a conversation that is truly out of this world – aerospace medicine and supersonic transport. Dr. Michaud is the Deputy Chief Health and Medical Officer at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. He is responsible for the oversight of all NAS...

Thank you for joining for another episode of OccPod. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by Dr. Judith Green McKenzie for a discussion on vaccines, particularly her experiences with the rapid delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine to employees. Dr. McKenzie is a Medical Officer at the Occupational Safety &Health Administration and Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Med...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by guests Drs. Robert Bourgeois and Brett Perkison to discuss the relationship between heat stress and worker health. Dr. Bourgeois is the Medical Director of the Bourgeois Medical Clinic, an occupational medicine practice in Morgan City, Louisiana. He helped to design the Heat Stress plan for t...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel discuss the latest variant of COVID-19, the summer surge, and the forthcoming updated vaccines. Don't forget to subscribe to OccPod so you never miss a new episode!

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod. In this episode, Erin, Dr. Nabeel, and guest Dr. Gary Toups discuss hyperbaric medicine, including the recent implosion of the Titan submersible. Dr. Toups also discusses decompression illnesses in divers and case-on workers. Dr. Toups has practiced Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine since 2004, when he treated recreational divers and military...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by Dr. Michael Sauri to discuss Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox, recent outbreaks, and the status of vaccines.    Dr. Sauri is the Medical Director of Occupational Health Consultants, which services over 130 biomedical research laboratories. Dr. Sauri’s 12-year military career included residen...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel discuss air quality and the detrimental effects of climate change, highlighting the hundreds of active wildfires in eastern Canada and the consequential particulate haze over New York City and the American Northeast. 

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod! On today’s episode, Erin, Dr. Nabeel and guest Dr. Rivera Margarin discuss occupational and environmental residency programs and the topics that interest OEM students, particularly those related to climate change.  Dr. Rivera Margarin is faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health where serves as the program director for the Occupati...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod. In this episode, Erin, Dr. Nabeel and guest Dr. Silpa Krefft discuss Deployment Related Respiratory Diseases, including burnpit exposure.  Dr. Krefft is an occupational pulmonologist and critical care physician. She completed training in Internal Medicine at Boston University Medical Center and a Pulmonary/Critical Care fellowship and Occupat...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod, the official ACOEM podcast. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel discuss the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration. On May 11, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) allowed the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire. O...

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by Mr. Steve Jones and Dr. Eric Shuping to discuss toxic exposures resulting from burn pits in military personnel. Mr. Steve Jones is the Director of Force Readiness and Health Assurance Policy for the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Readiness Policy & Oversigh...