Submit Your Abstract

Abstract Session: Thursday March 13, 2025, 3:00 pm- 5:00 pm
Omni San Francisco Hotel, 500 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94101

CME Course Follows on March 12-14, 2025
Rolling submissions open Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Rolling Acceptance Notifications begin Monday, January 20, 2025
Final closing submission deadline Monday, February 10, 2025

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Overview

The first day of the 2025 course, ‘Health, Occupation, and the Environment: Global Issues and Local Action’, will focus on global issues in Occupational and Environmental Health and be held in honor of the late Dr. Joseph “Joe” LaDou, MD., a great teacher and editor of a definitive textbook in occupational and environmental medicine.

The second and third days will cover challenging cases in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Generative AI, Integrative Medicine and effective advocacy for patients and communities. This year’s conference will include breakout sessions, interactive demonstrations, and other opportunities to interact with the presenters and other attendees. A poster session will be held during afternoon of the second day to showcase work from students, trainees, and other participants. A call for posters will be issued prior to the meeting.

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Onsite and Remote Learning Options:
The course will be offered as a live conference. Registrants have the option to attend in person or to tune in remotely via zoom live stream during programming hours (Pacific Time). Login instructions along with the digital syllabus will be shared with attendees before the meeting. Included in your registration fee is access to the course recordings on demand after the conference and for 30 days after the course. You must tune in to the live conference (in person or remotely) to claim CME.

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Objectives

Attendees completing this course will be able to:

1. Analyze the evolving landscape of Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) practice by identifying emerging challenges related to climate change, planetary health, and patient-centered integrative care to improve competency in addressing complex clinical cases.
2. Apply evidence-based strategies and systematic approaches to assess and manage challenging OEH cases, incorporating integrative and multidisciplinary perspectives that align with current trends and best practices in the field.
3. Develop a comprehensive approach to patient and community health by integrating knowledge of climate and environmental factors with traditional occupational health practices to enhance clinical outcomes and address broader public health concerns.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 

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Agenda

Download Course Brochure

 

 

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Location for Onsite Learning

Air Travel

UNITED AIRLINES
UCSF has negotiated special fares with United Airlines for our course attendees.
Download Online Booking Instructions (.pdf)
Code ZQBU296187

 

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Course Chairs

Gina Solomon, MD MPH
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Occupational, Environmental, and Climate Medicine

John Balmes, MD
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
Division of Occupational, Environmental and Climate Medicine

Rahmat Balogun, DO MPH
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Medical Director
UCSF Occupational Health Services Division of Occupational, Environmental, and Climate Medicine

Sandra Domeracki, RN MSN FNP-BC FAAOHN
Professor, Community Health Systems
School of Nursing

Robert Harrison, MD MPH
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Occupational, Environmental and Climate Medicine

Stephanie Holm, MD MPH PhD
Director, Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Occupational, Environmental, and Climate Medicine

 

Faculty

University of California, San Francisco unless otherwise noted

Isabella Annesi-Maessano, MD PhD
Desbrest Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health, University Montpellier, INSERM 
Montpellier, France 

Peter J. Bayley, PhD
Director of Research, War Related Illness and Injury Study Center
(WRIISC), VA Palo Alto; Health Care System;
Clinical Associate Professor (Affiliated), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

Paul Blanc, MD MSPH
Professor of Medicine Emeritus

Charlotte Brody, RN 
Vice President, Health Initiatives, Bluegreen Alliance 

Garrett D. Brown, MPH CIH
Coordinator, Maquiladora Health and Safety Support Network

Sadie Costello, PhD
Associate Professor, Environmental Health Science, UC Berkeley

Timur Durrani, MD MPH MBA
Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief for Clinical Services of OECM

Carisa Harris-Adamson, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Director
Center for Occupational and Environmental Health 

Carla Kuon, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine  
Osher Center for Integrative Health Director, UCSF post COVID OPTIMAL-IH Clinic

Stefano Leitner, MD MP MS
Kaiser Permanente Occupational Health, San Rafael  

Michael Lesh, SM, MD FACC
Professor of Medicine, Executive Director of Health 
Technology Innovation, Office of the Vice Chancellor 

Kavita K. Mishra, MD MPH
Professor of Medicine and Osher Foundation Endowed Chair in Clinical Programs in Integrative Health,
Osher Center for Integrative Health
Director, Proton Ocular Radiation Oncology  

Jim Morris
Founder and Executive Director, Public Health Watch 

Benoit Nemery, MD PhD
Professor of Medicine 
Clinic for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Respiratory Diseases,
University Hospitals
Leuven, Belgium 

Ben Page, MA
Guide, Author and Global Advocate for Forest Bathing
Founder, Integral Forest Bathing

Mariela Ruacho, MS
Senior Manager, Advocacy, Clean Air, American Lung Association,
Sacramento, California 

Meg Schwarzman, MD PhD MPH
Environmental Health Scientist and Lecturer, UC Berkeley

Prasad Shirvalkar, MD PhD
Associate Professor, Anesthesia (Pain Management)
Neurological Surgery and Neurology

Ted Smith
Founder, Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
Coordinator, International Campaign for Responsible Technology
San Jose CA

Laura Stock, MPH
Director, Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP), Center for Occupational Health
UC Berkeley

Karl Swanson, DO MS
Ambience Heath Care, San Francisco  

Ximena P. Vergara, Ph, MPH
Chief, Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service
California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch

 

Registration

Fees

Early Bird Ends 1/24/25	Regular Fee Begins 1/24/25	On Site Fee
Full Course
$700	$750	$800	Physicians
$550	$600	$650	Advanced Practice Practitioners
$375	$425	$475	Residents/Fellows
Day 1 Only
$375	$425	$475	Physicians
$250	$300	$350	Advanced Practice Practitioners
$200	$250	$300	Residents/Fellows
Days 2-3 Only
$425	$475	$525	Physicians
$325	$375	$425	Advanced Practice Practitioners
$200	$250	$300	Residents/Fellows

Refund Policy: Cancellations received in writing before March 11, 2025 will be refunded, less a $75 administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date.

Please submit your cancellation request at https://tiny.ucsf.edu/cmehelp

 

Exhibitors

Exhibit Fee: $700

Email Contact for Exhibits: [email protected]

Exhibit Description

Exhibitors receive the following benefits:

• (1) 6’ x 30” tabletop exhibit space at UCSF assigned location in exhibit hall
• Standard acknowledgement from the podium and in the course syllabus distributed to each registrant*
• (2) complimentary exhibitor attendees
• Access to the electronic course syllabus

 
Downloads

• Exhibitor Agreement
• Letter of Request
• W9 (.pdf)