The Annual Conference is the primary activity of TSOMA. Each fall TSOMA gathers for updates across Occupational and Environmental, focusing on issues of special significance to providers in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. It is the responsibility of the attendee to make sure that they complete the attendance verification process within a week of each session to receive CME credit.
Tri-State Occupational Medicine Association Annual Education Conference
Cincinnati, Ohio
When: Friday October 27 & Saturday October 28
Where: Kettering Laboratory Complex, University of Cincinnati - 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, OH 45220. NOTE: This on the UC Medical campus. Parking will be available, details will be provided a few days before the Conference.
Format: In-Person and Virtual Attendance will be Available
Conference Registration Deadline: Conference Registration closes on Friday 10/20/2023, 11:59pm
Accommodations: Two nearby hotels have blocks of rooms set aside for our attendees:
The Graduate Hotel - 151 Goodman Drive, Cincinnati 45219. Reservations Direct: 844-888-4723 Hotel Direct: 513-487-3800 [$159/night, Block available until October 10, 2023]
Hampton inn and Suites - 3024 Shortvine, Cincinnati 45219
[$191 - $201/night, Block available until October 9, 2023]
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
Friday October 27
AM: Worksite Learning Laboratory
We have arranged for several worksite options. Please remain alert as we will contact you when these are finalized.
PM: Didactic sessions (1pm - 5pm) EDT
Heat Related Illness and Risk factors Among Agricultural Workers
Roxana Chicas, PhD RN
Total Worker Health Approaches in the Post-COVID era: Strategies to address the intersection of work and nonwork
Sudha Pandalai, MD, PhD & CDR Heidi Hudson, MPH
Recent changes to ATS/ERS Spirometry Standards from an Occupational Perspective
Roy McKay, PhD
Emergency Response in the field
Bret Betz, MD
Friday Evening Social Event
Our host for the Friday Evening will be the American Sign Museum. Docent-led tours and a catered dinner are included. This is entirely optional and the cost will be at the expense of the attendee. The cost of the event is highly subsidized to make it affordable for all attendees. Guests are welcome. Registration is via the regular conference registration system.
Saturday October 28 (8am - 5pm)
From Theory to Practice: The Role of a Professional Supervisor in Audiometric Testing
Gregory Ornella, MD, MS & Wali Jahangiri, MD, MPH
Disruptive Behavior Disorders in the Workplace
Edward Baker, PhD & Tim Newman, MD
NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation and Other Assessments
Sophia Chiu, MD, MSc & Eric Glassford, MS, CIH
Tale of Three States, Comparing worker’s comp in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Brent Cale, MD, MS, Carl Werntz, DO, MPH, Ed McVay, MD, MPH
Occupational Medicine on the Cutting of Technology, occupational Health Program needs for the battery electric vehicle industry
Robert Kantor, MD, MPH
East Palestine rail accident: Lessons for Occupational Environmental Medicine
Arch Carson, MD, PhD
Details for On-Site Participants:
Friday Lunch, Saturday Breakfast, and Saturday Lunch will be provided
SOCIAL EVENT: There will be a social event on Friday Evening - this will be held at the Sign Museum, and will include docent-led tour opportunity and a catered dinner. This would be entirely optional and at the expense of the attendee. Guests are welcome.
Educational (CME/CEU) credits will not be available for the meals or social event.
Details for Virtual Attendees
Details for connecting to the virtual sessions will be sent out to all virtual registrants a few days before the meeting. Please be certain to register using an email that you monitor and “whitelist” tristateoma@gmail.com in your email program.
COVID-19: The organizing committee will be carefully monitoring the status of COVID-19 in the region. The committee will make a final decision about any risk mitigation measures that may be needed a week prior to the meeting, and this will be included in the pre-meeting email (sent to all registered attendees).
MOC Changes: The American Board of Preventive Medicine has changed the Maintenance of Certification Process. The new process started in 2023, and the transition has year-of-expiry based rules. If you are ABPM certified, consider reviewing the new process: (Click here for ABPM MOC Update)
ACCME Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Cincinnati and the Tri-State Occupational Medicine Association (TSOMA). The University of Cincinnati is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
PHYSICIAN CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT: The University of Cincinnati designates this live hybrid activity for a maximum of 14.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Contact Hour Designation Statement: 14.75 Continuing education contact hours for nurses are approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing through the OBN Approver Unit at the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, Continuing Education Program, (OBN-011-93). Contact hours are valid in most states. Program # 231027-1.
2023 Conference Organizing Committee:
Harrison Ajeh, MD, MPH
Elizabeth Bien, PhD, MSN, RN
Davinder Bhullar, MD, MPH
Jessica Bloomer, MA
Brent Cale, MD, MS
Arch “Chip” Carson, MD, PhD
Melanie Glennon, DNP, CNP
Mohannad "Ned" Kusti, MD, MPH
Julie McKibben, MD, MS
Beth Mease, MD, MBA
Ed McVay, MD, MPH
Romy Pinkovsky, RN, BSN, COHN-S/CM
Carl Werntz, DO, MPH
Colleen Rzomp, MSN, CRNP
2022 Annual Meeting - Cranberry, PA
2021 - Annual Meeting - Cleveland, OH
2020 - Virtual Meeting 5 Saturdays - 2 hours each
TSOMA meets the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and held a virtual conference spanning the fall of 2020, with 10 amazing hours of category I CME.
2019 - Pittsburgh Area, PA
An excellent program included 15 hours CME hours, including site visits to ATI High-Speed Roller Mill and US Steel Edgar Thompson Braddock Plant. Friday evening we held a reception in honor of our 50th Anniversary at the Heinz History Center.
2018 - Dublin, Ohio
TSOMA has partnered with a new CME partner for the 2018 conference. Physicians will receive AAFP CME hours (equivalent to AMA Category 1 CME credit) and ABPM MOC credits will be available for the conference. Please click on "2018 program information" to access program information and register for the 2018 conference.
2017 - Dublin, Ohio
An excellent educational conference was held in Dublin, Ohio.
2016 - Dublin, Ohio
Meeting near Columbus we visited the Police Training Academy.
2015 - Akron, Ohio
Meeting in Akron, we visited the University of Akron's National Polymer Innovation Center.
2014
There was no Conference in 2014
2013 - Akron, Ohio
Meeting in Akron, we were fortunate to tour the First-Energy high-voltage lineman training center
Speaker's Packet
Obtaining Continuing Medical Education and Maintenance of Certification credit requires completion of several documents by each speaker. If you are a speaker, please click on the link below for a list of needed materials and to complete these forms.