NEW MEXICO WORKFORCE CONNECTION SERIES

The speakers discussed promising intervention studies with considerable evidence of effectiveness and provide key observations from areas with emerging evidence. The report is part of a larger study, titled “Workers’ Compensation and the Opioid Epidemic,” funded by the Chief Evaluation Office at DOL. This joint NIOSH Total Worker Health Program and CWCS webinar on December shared findings from a recent report on the State of the Field in Opioid Prescription Management. John Ruser, PhD, President and CEO of Workers Compensation Research Instituteġ2/10/20: Effective Interventions to Combat Opioid Misuse: Studies from the Field of Opioid Prescription Management.Raji Chadarevian, Director of Medical Regulation and Informatics at the National Council on Compensation Insurance.Jennifer Wolf, Executive Director of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions.John Howard, MD, PhD, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Webinar Recording: Cannabis & Workers’ Compensation: Now What? The Total Worker Health® Program and CWCS hosted a webinar on Januwhere thought leaders further discussed the current status and future directions of related WC cannabis topics. If you are interested in presenting your work during a CWCS webinar or would like a copy of a past webinar, please contact Cannabis & Workers’ Compensation: Now What?Įvolving cannabis research and regulations may impact the future of work in several ways, as highlighted in the NIOSH Science blog, Cannabis and Work: Implications, Impairment, and the Need for Further Research. Views expressed on the webinars represent solely those of the presenters, and not necessarily NIOSH. Past webinars are summarized below and presentations are available upon request. Typical attendees include a wide range of state-based and private WC insurers, state WC bureaus, WC organizations, state health departments, academic researchers, and safety/health practitioners. Webinars are hosted and recorded using the Adobe Connect platform and up to 500 attendees can participate live.

Webinars are generally held 12-2 Eastern Time and are open to the public.

NEW MEXICO WORKFORCE CONNECTION SERIES

This regular series of free webinars is sponsored by the NIOSH Center for Workers’ Compensation to provide a platform for speakers to discuss a diverse range of topics related to using workers’ compensation data and systems to improve occupational safety and health.

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