38th biennial Oregon GOSH Conference Offers Sessions on Healthcare Worker Safety, Health and Violence Prevention

Oregon State Association of Occupational Health Nurses (OSAOHN) and the Oregon's Association of Occupational Health Professionals (AOHP) collaborated to develop topics and recruit speakers focusing on timely topics on healthcare industry security, worker safety, and employee health. They include:

• Healthcare Design to Improve Employee Safety Against Workplace Violence
• Mastering Safety and Health for Home Care Workers
• Bloodborne Pathogen Management in Healthcare Settings
• Accidental Fentanyl Overdose to Healthcare Provider in the ER: Lessons Learned
• Stop the Silos! Using Systems Thinking to Improve Health Care Worker and Patient Safety
• Identifying and Tracking Patients at Risk for Violence
• Preventing Workplace Violence in Healthcare – What’s Safe Patient Handling Got to Do With It?
• Healthcare Ergonomics: Common Issues and Solution

Many additional sessions address workplace health and safety culture, leadership, Total Worker Health and Wellness, safety committees, regulatory and legal issues, risk management and emergency response.

GOSH offers employers, workers, Safety Professionals, Industrial Hygienists and Occupational Health Nurses across industries a comprehensive set of learning opportunities. With more than 170 workshops and sessions, the conference is the largest workplace health and safety event in the Pacific Northwest and one of the largest in the U.S.

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Visit oregongosh.com to learn more about the conference, including this year’s exhibitors and sponsors. 

Questions? Contact the Conference Section at 503-947-7411 or email Oregon.gosh@dcbs.oregon.gov .