Environmental Health & Safety Breakfast - The Opioid Epidemic: Impact on Workers and Employers

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Name: Environmental Health & Safety Breakfast - The Opioid Epidemic: Impact on Workers and Employers
Date: February 5, 2019
Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
Website: http://www.unioncountycoc.com
Registration: Sorry, public registration for this event has been closed.
Event Description:

Did you know that Opioid addiction can start with treatment of a workplace injury?  The North Carolina Industrial Commission now limits narcotics to 5 days and the US Congress says that the FDA can mandate a 3-day opioid pre-packaging.  But how does an opioid addiction impact Union County employers?  Can it impact your bottom line?
 
At this first Environmental Health & Safety Breakfast of the year, Dr. Lawrence Raymond, Director of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Atrium Health shares with the Chamber some of the things you may not know about the care of an injured worker treated with opioids.  Some of the things Dr. Raymond will share are:

  • Opioid-treated workers have higher costs and can be on opioids for more than a year
  • Workers on opioids have more compensable injuries and higher costs
  • How addiction got to this point and where we are going from here
  • What health care providers are doing about this
  • How to prevent on-the-job injuries and alternative treatments

Please join your Chamber for breakfast, make some connections, and learn about a growing cost for many businesses and what solutions are out there!


 



Dr. Lawrence W. Raymond is Atrium Health's Director of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Attending Physician at Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina since 1995.

He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, and Occupational Medicine.

His Charlotte research focus includes medical surveillance for Hazmat teams, and prevention of diabetes and heart disease in the workplace. He served as Medical Safety Officer for Charlotte's ALERT (homeland security response team), Chair of the Medical Advisory Team of Clean Air Carolina, and Chair of the Lung Disorders Committee of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, where he is an active member of its Council on Public Affairs and Council of Scientific Advisors.
Event Sponsors:

PLATINUM SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

Location:
Chamber Office
903 Skyway Drive
Monroe, NC 28110
Date/Time Information:
February 5, 2019
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Contact Information:
Chamber Staff 704-289-4567
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Fees/Admission:
$15 - Early Bird Member - Ends 1/23/19  
$18 - Regular Member - Starts 1/23/19 after 8:00 a.m.
$25 - Non-Member
Registration Ends 2/1/19

Cancellation policy: If you are unable to attend, you must cancel your reservation at least 48 hours prior to the event, to avoid being charged. You may send an appropriate substitute when necessary; advance notice of substitution is appreciated, but not required.
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