Physician Training in Occupational Hearing Conservation
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Dates: January 16, 2004
February 19, 2004
Fee: 1 Day - $125
Location: UMDNJ-School of Public Health
Office of Public Health Practice
683 Hoes Lane West
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Course Director: Ellen Kelly, MS, CCC-A
Benefits:

This four and a half (4.5) hour program will provide physicians with a broad understanding of the information needed to properly administrate a hearing conservation program in an occupational health setting, review audiometric test results, and coordinate services with other professionals involved in the medical, legal, and safety/health fields.
Intended Audience: Physicians and medical directors in the occupational health fields.
Course Topics
  • OSHA Hearing Conservation requirements
  • NIOSH Recommended Standard
  • Audiogram Interpretation
  • AMA Medical Referral Guidelines
  • Coordinating medical and health/safety provisions of the OSHA regulations
  • Special consideration faced by outsourced health services such as test results reporting, meeting OSHA compliance needs, medical legal issues
  • Basic aspects of hearing protectors, types, specifications, and limitations of PPE
Other: UMDNJ-Centers for Continuing and Outreach Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UMDNJ- Center for Continuing and Outreach Education designates this educational activity up to 4.5 category 1 credits toward AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

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UMDNJ-School of Public Health
Office of Public Health Practice
683 Hoes Lane West
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 235-9450
(732) 235-9460 (fax)
cet-ophp@umdnj.edu

updated 10/13/2003