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OccPod: the official ACOEM podcast

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Thank you for joining us for OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. These recordings began with COVID Conversations, a special presentation of the podcast focused on disseminating information about COVID-19. Now, OccPod is delving into additional realms of worker health and safety, including our changing climate. As always, OccPod is grounded in science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. We hope you enjoy!

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OccPod – Episode 43, Toxic Exposure in East Palestine, Ohio 17.03.2023 23:02

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod. In this episode, which discusses the toxic chemical spill and train derailment that took place in East Palestine, Ohio in early February, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by Dr. Paul Brandt-Rauf. Dr. Brandt-Rauf is a Distinguished University Professor and the inaugural Dean of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems at...

OccPod – Episode 42, The Minnesota RETAIN Program 07.03.2023 19:15

In this episode of OccPod, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by guest Dr. Laura Breeher for a discussion on the Minnesota Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury or Illness Network, or RETAIN. Dr. Breeher is the Section Chief of Occupational Medicine and Medical Director of Employee Occupational Health Services at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Since 2018, she has also served as co-medical direct...

OccPod – Episode 41, Vaccine Side Effects and Hesitancy 02.02.2023 14:29

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This episode serves as a continuation of a special series investigating vaccinations. Funding for this series was made possible (in part) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Nabeel discuss COVID-19 vaccine side...

OccPod – Episode 40, The Future of OEM 02.01.2023 20:39

Thank you for joining us for another episode of OccPod. Today's guest, Dr. Zeke McKinney, is the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program Director at HealthPartners and is an affiliate assistant professor at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. He is also the President of Advocates for Better Health, formerly known as the Twin Cities Medical Association. In this episode, Eri...

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 39, Tridemic 22.11.2022 15:42

Thank you for joining us for episode 39 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). This episode continues the COVID Conversations series, which is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, framing conversations through the lens of science with a focus on occupational and environmental medicine (OEM).   In this episode, Erin...

OccPod – Episode 38, Bivalent Boosters 22.10.2022 25:01

OccPod – Episode 37, Resident Conversations 16.10.2022 24:22

Thank you for joining us for episode 37 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. ACOEM is dedicated to sharing the latest OEM news, and host conversations grounded in science with a focus on occupational and environmental medicine. In this episode, which is the first in a series of conversations with OEM resident physicians, Erin and Dr. N...

OccPod – Episode 36, Flu Season 07.09.2022 24:44

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 35, The BA.5 Subvariant 02.08.2022 15:32

Thank you for joining us for episode 35 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This episode continues the COVID Conversations series, which is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, and frame conversations through the lens of science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. As conversations surrounding ser...

OccPod – Episode 34, Monkeypox 18.07.2022 34:53

Thank you for joining us for episode 34 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This is the first episode of a special series addressing vaccines and was made possible (in part) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this episode, which discusses Monkeypox and available vaccinations for the virus, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are jo...

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 33, Variants and Therapeutics 27.06.2022 19:57

Thank you for joining us for episode 33 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This episode continues the COVID Conversations series, which is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, and frame conversations through the lens of science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. As conversations surrounding ser...

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 32, The Omicron Variant and Mask Mandates 14.06.2022 17:40

Thank you for joining us for episode 32 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This episode continues the COVID Conversations series, which is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, and frame conversations through the lens of science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. As conversations surrounding ser...

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 31, The Return of Live Events 03.04.2022 26:52

Thank you for joining us for episode 31 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This episode continues the COVID Conversations series, which is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, and frame conversations through the lens of science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. In this episode, Erin, Dr. Nabee...

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 30, Vaccine Myths and Facts 03.04.2022 19:54

Thank you for joining us for episode 30 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This episode continues the COVID Conversations series, which is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, and frame conversations through the lens of science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Na...

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 29, Vaccine Developments 13.02.2022 16:49

Thank you for joining us for episode 29 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This episode continues the COVID Conversations series, which is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, and frame conversations through the lens of science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Na...

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 28, Masking 02.02.2022 17:43

Thank you for joining us for episode 28 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This episode continues the COVID Conversations series, which is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, and frame conversations through the lens of science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. In this episode, Erin, Dr. Nabee...

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 27, Rapid vs. PCR Testing (Part 2) 28.01.2022 16:47

Thank you for joining us for episode 27 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This episode continues the COVID Conversations series, which is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, and frame conversations through the lens of science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. This episode continues the conve...

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 26, Rapid vs. PCR Testing 26.01.2022 18:40

Thank you for joining us for episode 26 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This episode continues the COVID Conversations series, which is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, and frame conversations through the lens of science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. In this episode, Erin and Dr. Na...

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 25, Drug Treatments for COVID-19 22.01.2022 25:32

Thank you for joining us for episode 25 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This episode, which is the first of 2022, continues the COVID Conversations series, which is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, and frame conversations through the lens of science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. In...

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 24, The Omicron Variant 24.12.2021 28:39

Thank you for joining us for episode 24 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This episode continues the COVID Conversations series, which is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, and frame conversations through the lens of science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. In this episode, Erin, Dr. Nabee...

OccPod: Climate Conversations – Episode 23, Hurricanes and Floods 20.12.2021 39:09

Welcome to the third episode of Climate Conversations, a new series of the OccPod podcast. Join Drs. Ismail Nabeel and Mani Berenji, along with ACOEM’s Erin Ransford, for these insightful conversations into the impact climate change has on worker health. In this episode, which was recorded in early December 2021, the Climate Conversations team is joined by Dr. William “Brett” Perkison for an in-de...

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 22, Infection vs. Vaccine Immunity 07.12.2021 27:10

Thank you for joining us for episode 22 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This episode continues the COVID Conversations series, which is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, and frame conversations through the lens of science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. In this episode, Erin, Dr. Nabee...

OccPod: Climate Conversations – Episode 21, Wildfires and Environmental Hazards 11.11.2021 25:21

Welcome to the second episode of Climate Conversations, a new series of the OccPod podcast. Join Drs. Ismail Nabeel and Mani Berenji, along with ACOEM’s Erin Ransford, for these insightful conversations into the impact climate change has on worker health. In this episode, which was recored in advance of ACOEM's Virtual Fall Summit (more information can be found here ,) the OccPod crew is joined by...

OccPod: COVID Conversations – Episode 20, Mixing and Matching the Vaccine 10.11.2021 19:04

Thank you for joining us for episode 20 of COVID Conversations. This series is a special presentation of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. ACOEM is dedicated to sharing the latest COVID-19 news, and host conversations grounded in science with a focus on OEM, or occupational and environmental medicine. In this episode, Erin, Dr. Nabeel,...

OccPod: Climate Conversations – Episode 19, Climate and Worker Health 02.11.2021 32:01

Welcome to the first episode of Climate Conversations, a new series of the OccPod podcast. Join Drs. Ismail Nabeel and Mani Berenji, along with ACOEM’s Erin Ransford, for these insightful conversations into the impact that climate change has on worker health. In this episode, which was recorded on October 20th, Drs. Nabeel and Berenji outline key challenges that have presented due to a changing cl...