May 7, 2008
Topics at a glance...Staff Appreciation Luncheon...CHMM Exam Overview...TMC Women's Advocacy Conference...Staphylococcus Aureus...EHS Academy in the Big Easy!...Student Proposal Workshops..Brominated Flame Retardants...Basic Disaster Life Support...Summer Institute: Preparing the Front Line...Radiation Safety Officer Course...SPH Events Calendar
Annual UTSPH Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Thursday, May 8, 2008, 11:30-1:00 pm, RAS W102A&B
Faculty and staff are invited to attend the annual UTSPH Staff Appreciation Luncheon. Staff who have completed 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 & 30 yrs of service with The School of Public Health will honored. The meal is being catered by Pico’s.
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) Exam Overview
Monday – Wednesday, May 12 – 14, 2008, 8am – 5pm, UT Operations Center Building (OCB)
Presented by the Southwest Center for Occupational & Environmental Health and the Buffalo Bayou Chapter of the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers, the CHMM Overview provides a comprehensive review of federal environmental and occupational safety laws and regulations and the principals associated with the management of hazardous materials. The course was created to assist professionals who would like to take the CHMM national certification exam administered by the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management (IHMM). Please visit www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/swcoeh/default.aspx?id=2061 to access the course brochure, or contact Vickie Mason for more information or to register: Vickie.L.Mason@uth.tmc.edu.
TMC Women's Health Advocacy Conference
Tuesday,
May 13, 2008, 11:30 am - 6:30 pm, Trevisio Conference Center
We are excited to announce that due to additional sponsorship, we are able to cut the registration fee in half to only $25 for our second annual Women's Health Advocacy Conference on May 13, 2008 with keynote speaker, Dr. Nancy Dickey, President, Texas A & M Health Science Center and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Texas A & M System. This conference will again be held at Trevisio Conference Center and will promote the collaboration of community members, researchers, clinicians, and policymakers to develop women's health policy recommendations for Texas. Specific roundtable topics include violence prevention, obesity prevention, mental health & access to care. Legislators including Representatives Garnet Coleman and Jessica Farrar will be involved. Please view our website http://whn.library.tmc.edu for more info.
EOHS Research Seminar Series
Friday, May 16th, 2008, 12-1:00 pm, RAS W102B
Shawn Gibbs, PhD, will present “Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus and Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Residential Indoor Bioaerosols”. Dr. Gibbs will present the results of a study that evaluated the levels of Staphylococcus aureus and antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus in several houses in El Paso, Texas. Dr. Gibbs is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Texas School of Public Health El Paso Regional Campus. For additional information please contact Maria Arias at (713) 500-9266 maria.arias@uth.tmc.edu or visit the EOHS Seminar Series Calendar. Free Lunch for first 50 attendees!
EHS Academy in the Big Easy! Environmental Health & Safety for Educational Institutions
Wednesday – Friday, May 21 – 23, 2008, 8am – 5pm, Bourbon Orleans Hotel & Tulane University
College and university campuses are complex workplaces with a wide range of occupational safety and health hazards. Campus staff must manage a wide variety of regulations and guidelines administered by a myriad of different agencies. The Southwest Center for Occupational & Environmental Health and the Deep South Center for Occupational Health & Safety are pleased to present the EHS Academy in the Big Easy!, providing a solid foundation from which you can understand and manage your institution’s environmental health and safety issues or program. The director for the course is renowned environmental health and safety expert, Dr. Robert Emery, Executive Director for Health & Safety at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Limited HBCU/MI scholarships are available! Please visit http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/swcoeh/default.aspx?id=2061 to access the course brochure and scholarship application, or contact Vickie Mason for more information or to register: Vickie.L.Mason@uth.tmc.edu.
Student Research Proposal Workshops
May 29, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, RAS E705
June 4, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, RAS E705
Presented by Susie Day, PhD, Associate Dean for Research. The workshop will review the student research proposal process from start to finish. Steps to follow, timelines, forms and proposal resources will be explained. Students near the proposal stage of your degree program are encouraged to attend.
EOHS Research Seminar Series
Friday, May 30, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00 pm, RAS W102B
Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH, will present “Brominated flame retardants: A new public health threat?” Brominated flame retardants are commonly found in homes and offices since the 1970s. Dr. Arnold Schecter, a Board Certified physician in Preventive Medicine and Public Health, is a Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the Dallas Regional Campus of the University of Texas School of Public Health. For additional information please contact Maria Arias at (713) 500-9266 maria.arias@uth.tmc.edu or visit the EOHS Seminar Series Calendar. Free Lunch for first 50 attendees!
Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS)
June 17, 2008, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, 1200 Herman Pressler
BDLS is a review of the all-hazards topics including natural and accidental man-made events; traumatic and explosive events; nuclear and radiological events; biological events; and chemical events. Also included is information on such critical areas as the health care professional’s role in the public health and incident management systems, community mental health, and special needs of underserved and vulnerable populations. For details and registration go to http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/biosecurity/frontline.cfm.
2008 Summer Institute - Preparing the Front Line: Ready to Respond
Wednesday-Thursday, June 18-19, 2008
Topics include Biosecurity and the Law, Volunteers and Mass Casualty Events, PPE for Health Departments, Mental Health in Crisis Situations, Pandemic Planning for School Districts, Rapid Assessment, and Risk Communication. Scholarships are available to current SPH students. Details at: www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/biosecurity/frontline.cfm.
Radiation Safety Officer Course
Monday – Friday, June 23 – 27, 2008, 8am – 5pm, UT Operations Center Building (OCB)
Presented by the Southwest Center for Occupational & Environmental Health, the RSO Course was developed to provide the information needed for an individual to anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control ionizing radiation hazards. The course outline and lectures are organized and designed to meet the established Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DHSH) Radiation Control training requirements for individuals wishing to become Radiation Safety Officers. Please visit www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/swcoeh/default.aspx?id=2061 to access the course brochure, or contact Vickie Mason for more information or to register: Vickie.L.Mason@uth.tmc.edu.
SPH Events Calendar
Check out lectures, seminars and other events happening at the School of Public Health
at the online Calendar of Events.
