WOEMA Podcast Series

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WOEMA President, Dr. Akbar Sharip, shares his vision for our profession and our organization and his excitement for the upcoming WOHC 2024, August 28-31 at the legendary Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Support the show

WOEMA Podcast - March 15, 2024 Topic: Silicosis Guest: Robert Harrison, MD  Listen & enjoy the vast knowledge and experiences of Dr. Robert Harrison, a Public Health Medical Officer with the California Department of Public Health Occupational Health Branch and Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco in the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He establ...

Please enjoy our next podcast guest, Dr. Deborah Smith, as we discuss the intersectionality of LGTBQ+ issues in Occupational Medicine. Dr. Smith is the CEO, Founder, and Medical Director of BodyPrime SPC which is a new venture launched in 2020 to deliver Lifestyle Medicine-based self-education and consulting to guide individuals and businesses to engage in proactive health approaches to prevent an...

Please listen to this most interesting podcast interview wherein Dr. Laren Tan discusses "Asthma Updates Made Wheezy".  Laren Tan, MD, MBA is Associate Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University Health. Chief, Department of Medicine, Center for Innovation and Promotions Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Director, Loma Linda University Comprehensive Program for O...

WOEMA President Dr. Ramon Terrazas looks ahead to WOHC 2024 in Las Vegas. Support the show

Today's guest is WOEMA President Ramon Terrazas MD, MPH, QME, FACOEM Support the show

FLU/RSV / Post-Acute COVID Syndrome , Q&A  Guest - Christian Sandrock, MD, MPH, FCCP  Support the show

Catching the snitch or the consequences:  Profiling the incidence of concussion in Quidditch players Guest: Dr. Spencer Walser Occupational Medicine resident  Loma Linda University of Health  Support the show

Take a listen to this WOEMA Podcast: WOHC22 Site Visit Spotlight.  We'll hear from Dr. Jim Lessenger discuss highlights of the WOHC22 Site Visit - A Tour of North Bay Occupational and Environmental History: How does the Gold Rush, the Mare Island Naval Base Closure, and the Port Chicago Explosion inform our current practice of OEM.  Learn more here and sign-up, you don't want to miss WOH...

Welcome to the 3rd and last part of conversation with Dr. Rupali Das, WOEMA President. Dr. Rupali Das is Senior Vice President and California Medical Director at the Zenith Insurance Company and Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF’s Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Dr. Das previously served as the Executive Medical Director of the California Division of Workers' Compens...

Recorded April 29, 2022 Support the show

In this Podcast we will talk to Dr. Rupali Das, WOEMA President, on her vision for 2022  Dr. Rupali Das is Senior Vice President and California Medical Director at the Zenith Insurance Company and Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF’s Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Dr. Das previously served as the Executive Medical Director of the California Division of Workers' Compe...

COVID: Interaction with Public Health is part 3 of a multi-part COVID series with Dr. Christian Sandrock. Listen to all episodes here . About our Guest: Dr. Sandrock believes in a patient-driven and centered approach that focuses on holistic care, including family support, alternative therapies, religion, lifestyle practices, cultural practices, and other modalities in conjunction with conventiona...

Join Dr. Christian Sandrock for part two, COVID: Vaccine Basics, of WOEMA's multi-part COVID series! Listen to part one, COVID: The Basics , here . About our Guest: Dr. Sandrock believes in a patient-driven and centered approach that focuses on holistic care, including family support, alternative therapies, religion, lifestyle practices, cultural practices, and other modalities in conjunction...

COVID: Back on your Feet is part 4 of a multi-part COVID series with Dr. Christian Sandrock. Listen to all episodes here . About our Guest: Dr. Sandrock believes in a patient-driven and centered approach that focuses on holistic care, including family support, alternative therapies, religion, lifestyle practices, cultural practices, and other modalities in conjunction with conventional therapies....

Living Life Around COVID   is part 5 of a multi-part COVID series with Dr. Christian Sandrock. Listen to all episodes here . About our Guest: Dr. Sandrock believes in a patient-driven and centered approach that focuses on holistic care, including family support, alternative therapies, religion, lifestyle practices, cultural practices, and other modalities in conjunction with conventional therapies...

In June 2021, Dr. Christian Sandrock provided an Update on Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection via webinar. Join us for an update on COVID: The Basics , part one of a multi-part COVID series. About our Guest: Dr. Sandrock believes in a patient-driven and centered approach that focuses on holistic care, including family support, alternative therapies, religion, lifestyle practices, cultural...

" Taking the time to listen and be empathetic while encouraging function and activity, and educating our patients, is the best tool for successful outcomes." Steven Feinberg, MD Chronic pain is a common reason for adults to seek medical care, greater than cancer, diabetes, and heart disease combined.  An estimated 40% of the working population in the United States seeks treatment for chr...

After The Pandemic: What Can We Do Better Next Time?   is a session on October 2, 2021, at the Western Occupational Health Conference (WOHC) in Phoenix, AZ. Get a behind-the-scenes look at a planning session with Alison Steinbach, a journalist with the Arizona Republic and one of our amazing speakers, discussing the role of public information officers, reporting highlights during the pandemic, and...

“What you do for someone else is always worthwhile…” Chyke A. Doubeni, MBBS, MPH, Mayo Clinic In this powerful discussion, Dr. Doubeni explores the link between racism and health inequities, his vision for the future and call to action, as well as his thoughts about the challenges of implementing changes. About our Guest: Chyke A. Doubeni, MD, MPH is a professor of family medicine at the Mayo Clin...

After The Pandemic: What Can We Do Better Next Time?   is a session on October 2, 2021 at the Western Occupational Health Conference (WOHC) in Phoenix, AZ. Take a look at a planning session with Dr. George Poste , one of our amazing speakers, discussing pandemic planning and institutional malaise, preserving the institutional memory of the pandemic, how to instill trust in communicated information...

Join us for a conversation with the "working man's shrink," Robert Larsen, MD (Dr. Bob) to explore his journey from molecular and cellular biologist to the occupational side of psychiatry and how he came to write his book Wounded Workers , about America's workforce subjected to physical and psychological trauma.  Support the show

Dr. Kirstine Oh is an anatomic- and clinical pathology board-certified pathologist with a subspecialization in hematopathology. After completing residency, Dr. Oh practiced as a general anatomic and hematopathologist for 10 years before becoming the medical director of a lab in a roughly 550 bed hospital with a level II trauma center, OB-GYN center, oncology center and busy emergency department. ...

Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. In the final part of the HPI podcast series , we continue our conversation with WOEMA's president, Dr. Scott Krasner. So far, we pondered the past and the present. We continue on Scott’s adventure as we rededicate ourselves to the future in this episode of History of Present Interview . Support the show