Journal Club

Title:  WTC “Sarcoid-Like” Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease in New York City Fire Department Rescue Workers
Authors:  G. Izbicki, R. Chavko, G. Banauch, et al.
Source:  Chest 2007;131;1414-1423
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date: Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008
Time/Place: Heitler Hall on Tues., 8-19, from 2:30-3:15

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN ROOM LOCATION
Journal club will be held in Heitler Hall on Tues., 8-19, from 2:30-3:15. This will be a videobroadcast with the MAP ERC at CSU.

For more information, please contact Stephanie Clancy at 303-398-1520.

Title:  Consensus criteria for screening commercial drivers for obstructive sleep apnea:  evidence of efficacy
Authors:  J. B. Talmage, T. B. Hudson, K. T. Hegmann, M. S. Thiese
Source:  JOEM, 50(3);324-9, March 2008
Presented by: Tracey Stefanon
Date:  Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Time/Place:  2:30 - 3:15 PM, A431, Smith Building

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Title:  The Pain Disability Questionnaire
Authors:  C. Anagnostis, R. J. Gatchel, T. G. Mayer
Source:  Spine; 29(20); 2290-2302, 2004
Presented by: Angie Munger
Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:15 PM, J103, Molly Blank Conference Center

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Title:  Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S. Soldiers Returning from Iraq
Authors:  C. W. Hoge, D. McGurk, J. L. Thomas, et. al.
Source:  NEJM, 358;5;453-463, 2008
Presented by: Tracey Stefanon
Date:   Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Time/Place:  2:30 - 3:15 PM, J103, Molly Blank Conference Center

Title:  The use of household cleaning sprays and adult asthma
Authors:  JP, Zock, E. Plana, D. Jarvis, et. al.
Source:  Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 176:735-741, 2007
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date: Tuesday, April 29 (rescheduled from April 15)
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:15 PM, J103, Molly Blank Conference Center
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Title:  Work-related asthma in the educational services industry:  California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-2000
Authors:  J.M. Mazurek, M. Filios, R. Willis, et. al.
Source:  Am J Indust Med 51:47-59 (2008)
Presented by: Angie Munger
Date:  Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:15 PM, J103 Molly Blank Conference Center

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Title:  Is testicular cancer an occupational disease of fire fighters?
Authors:  M.N. Bates, J. Fawcett, N. Garrett, R. Arnold, N. Pearce, A. Woodward
Source:  Am J Indust Med 2001; 40:263-270
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date:  Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:15 PM, J103 Molly Blank Conference Center

Additional reading that is pertinent to the topic of cancer in
firefighters and public policy in Colorado MetaAnalysis HB07

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Title:  Occupational Injury Mortality:  New Mexico 1998-2002
Authors:  KB Mulloy, S. Moraga-McHaley, C. Crandall, D. Kesler
Source:  Am J Indust Med 50:910-920, 2007
Presented by: Angie Munger
Date:  Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Time/Place:  2:30 - 3:00 PM, J103 Molly Blank Conference Center

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Title:  Effect of Occupational Exposures on Decline of Lung Function in Early Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Authors:  P. Harber, D. P. Tashkin, M. Simmons, L. Crawford, E. Hnizdo, J. Connett, for the Lung Health Study Group
Source:  Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 176:994-1000, 2007
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Time/Place:  2:30 - 3:00 PM, A431, Smith Building*

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*Note:  Change of building to Smith Building

Title:  Determinants of Escalating Costs in Low Risk Workers’ Compensation Claims
Authors:  E. J. Bernacki, L. Yuspeh, X. Tao
Source:  JOEM, July 2007;49(7):780-90
Presented by: Angie Munger  
Date:  Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:00 PM, Room J103, Molly Blank Conference Center

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Title:  Work schedule during pregnancy and spontaneous abortion
Authors:  E. Whelan, C. Lawson, B. Grajewski, E. Hibert, D. Spiegelman, and J. Rich-Edwards
Source:  Epidemiology, May 2007;18(3):350-355
Presented by: Tracey Stefanon
Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:00 PM, Room J103, Molly Blank Conference Center

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Title:  Peripheral neuropathy in chronic occupational inorganic lead exposure: a clinical and electrophysiological study
Authors:  O. Rubens, I. Logina, I. Kravale, M. Eglîte, M. Donaghy
Source:  Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2001;71:200-204
Presented by: Angie Munger
Date:  Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Time/Place:    2:30 - 3:00 PM, Room J106, Molly Blank Conference Center

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Title:  Shoulder Scoring Scales for the Evaluation of Rotator Cuff Repair
Authors:  A. Romeo, A. Mazzocca, D. Hang, S. Shott, B. Bach
Source:  Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research; Oct 2004; 427:107-114
Presented by: Tracey Stefanon
Date:   Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Time/Place:  2:30 - 3:00 PM, Room J103, Molly Blank Conference Center

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Title: Effects of the Irish Smoking Ban on Respiratory Health of Bar Workers and Air Quality in Dublin Pubs
Authors:  P. Goodman, M. Agnew, M. McCaffrey, G. Paul, and L. Clancy
Source:  Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2007;175:840-845
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:00 PM, Room J103, Molly Blank Conference Center

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Title:  Injuries to International Petroleum Drilling Workers, 1988 to 1990
Authors:  S. McNabb, R. Ratard, J. Horan, T. Farley
Source:  Journal of Occupational Medicine. June 1994;36(6):627-30
Presented by: Tracey Stefanon
Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:00 PM, Room J103, Molly Blank Conference Center

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Title:  Occupational Risk Factors and Asthma among Health Care Professionals
Authors:  G. L. Delclos, D. Gimeno, Ahmed Arif, et. al.
Source:  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2007(175):667-675
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Time/Place:  2:30 - 3:00 PM, Room J103 Molly Blank Building

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Title:  Total dust and endotoxin in poultry operations: Comparison between cage and floor housing and respiratory effects in workers
Authors:  S. P. Kirychuk, J. A. Dosman, S. J. Reynolds, et al.
Source:  The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, July 2006, 48(7):741-48
Presented by: Tracey Stefanon
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:00 PM, Room J105 Molly Blank Building

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Title:  Long-term exposure to air pollution and incidence of cardiovascular events in women
Authors:  K. A. Miller, D. S. Siscovick, L. Sheppard, K. Shepherd, J. H. Sullivan, G. L. Anderson, J. D. Kaufman
Source:  The New England Journal of Medicine, February 1, 2007. 356(5):447-458|
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date:  Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:00 PM, Room J103 Molly Blank Building

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Title:  Changing Patterns in Asbestos-Induced Lung Disease and 3 pages from the ATS statement on Diagnosis and Initial Management of nonmalignant diseases related to Asbestos

Authors:  J. Ohar, D. A. Sterling, E. Bleecker, J. Donohue
Source:  Chest, February 2004, 125(2):744-753 and Am J Respir and Crit Care Med, 2004, 170:708-710
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:00 PM, Room J104, Molly Blank Building

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Title:  Phase III Study of Pemetrexed in Combination with Cisplatin Versus Cisplatin Alone in Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Authors:  N. J. Vogelzang, J. J. Rusthoven, J. Symanowski, et al
Source:  Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2003;21(14):2636-2644
Presented by: Tracey Stefanon
Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:00 PM, Room J103, Molly Blank Building

Authors:  C-W Lam, J. T. James, R. McCluskey, and R. L. Hunter and K. L. Dreher
Source:  Toxicological Sciences 2004;77, 126-134 and 3-5
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Time/Place:2:30 - 3:15 PM, Room J104, Molly Blank Building

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Title:  Lost Productive Time Associated with Excess Weight in the U.S. Workforce

Authors:  J. A. Ricci, E. Chee
Source:  JOEM, December 2005;45(12);1227-34
Presented by:Tracey Stefanon
Date:  Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Time/Place: 2:30 - 3:00 P.M., Room J103, Molly Blank Building

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Title:  Pulmonary Function after Exposure to the World Trade Center Collapse in the New York City Fire Department

Authors:  GI Banauch, C Hall, M Weiden, HW Cohen, TK Aldrich, V Christodoulou, N Arcentales, KJ Kelly, and DJ PrezantSource:  Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 2006;174:312-9
Presented by: Stella Hines
Date:Tuesday, October 10, 2006 (NEW DATE)
Time/Place: 2:30 – 3:00 P.M., J106, Molly Blank Conference Center, National Jewish Medical and Research Center

Note:  Change in date and room

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Title:  Assessing individual employee risk factors for occupational asthma in primary aluminium smelting

Authors:  C G Barnard, D I McBride, H M Firth, G P Herbison
Source:  Occup Environ Med 2004;61:604-608
Presented by: Tracey Stefanon
Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Time/Place: 2:30 – 3:00 P.M., J103, Molly Blank Conference Center, National Jewish Medical and Research Center

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Title: Disease and disadvantage in the United States and in England

Authors: J. Banks, M. Marmot, Z. Oldfield, J. P. Smith
Source: JAMA, May 3, 2006;295(17);2037-2045
Presented by: Sandy Buseman
Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Time/Place: 2:30 – 3:00 P.M., J103, Molly Blank Conference Center, National Jewish Medical and Research Center

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Title: Radiofrequency Denervation of Lumbar Facet Joints in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain

Authors: R. M. A. W. van Wijk, J. W. M. Geurts, H. J. Wynne, et al.
Source: Clin J Pain, 2005; 21(4);335-344
Presented by: Kathryn Mueller and Ed Whitney
Date:  Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Time/Place: 2:30 – 3:00 P.M., J103, Molly Blank Conference Center, National Jewish Medical and Research Center

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Title: Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Hospital Admission for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases

Authors: F. Dominici, R. D. Peng, M. L. Gell, et al.
Source: JAMA; March 8, 2006 – 295(10);1127-34.
Presented by:Sandy Buseman
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Time/Place: 3:00 P.M., G220, Second Floor, SouthSide Building, National Jewish Medical and Research Center

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Title: Occupational allergies caused by latex
Authors: D. D. Fett Ahmed, S. C. Sobczak, J. W. Yunginger
Source: Immunol Allergy Clin N Am; 2003;23(205-219)
Presented by: Karin Pacheco
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Time/Place:2:30 – 3:00 P.M., J103, Third Floor, Molly Blank Conference Center, National Jewish Medical and Research Center

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March journal club will be held Tuesday, March 21, 2006, in J306 (a different room) in the Molly Blank Conference Center, from 2:30-3:00 PM.
 
Title: Are Swine Workers in the United States at Increased Risk of Infection with Zoonotic Influenza Virus
Authors: K. Myers, C. Olsen, S. Setterquist, A. Capuano, K. Donham, E. Thacker, J. Merchant, and G. GraySource: CID 2006:42 (1 January)Presented by:Sandy Buseman
Date:  Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Time/Place  2:30 – 3:00 P.M., J306, Third Floor, Molly Blank Conference Center, National Jewish Medical and Research Center

Stephanie Clancy
Administrative Assistant
Division of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
National Jewish Medical & Research Center
1400 Jackson St., G211
Denver, CO 80206
Phone: 303-398-1520
FAX:  303-398-1452

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February journal club will be held Tuesday, February 21, from 2:30-3:00 PM in J103, Molly Blank Conference Center. Attached are the cover sheet and the article to be discussed.

Title: Provocative discography in volunteer subjects with mild persistent low back pain
Authors: E. Carragee, T. Alamin, J. Miller, M. Grafe
Source: The Spine Journal 2 (2002) 25-34
Presented by: Ed Whitney and Kathryn Mueller
Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2005
Time/Place:  2:30 – 3:00 P.M., J103, Molly Blank Conference Center, National Jewish Medical and Research Center

Stephanie Clancy
Administrative Assistant
Division of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
National Jewish Medical & Research Center
1400 Jackson St., G211
Denver, CO 80206
Phone: 303-398-1520
FAX:  303-398-1452
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Journal Club will be held Tuesday, January 17, 2006, from 2:30-3:00 PM in J103, Molly Blank Conference Center.
 
Sandy Buseman will be presenting on “The Meaning of Waddell Signs,” in preparation for the Rocky Mountain Academy of Occupational and Environmental Medicine annual meeting.  
 
She will be reviewing the article, “A Structured Evidence-Based Review on the Meaning of Nonorganic Physical Signs: Waddell Signs” in Pain Medicine, Vol 4, 2003, p 141-181.
 
 
Stephanie Clancy
Administrative Assistant
Division of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
National Jewish Medical & Research Center
1400 Jackson St., G211
Denver, CO 80206
Phone: 303-398-1520
FAX:  303-398-1452

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Occupational Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Commercial Drivers and
Occ scrng for OSA-methods
Authors: I. Gurubhagavatula, G. Maislin, J. Nkwuo, A. Pack
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2004 170:371-376
Presented by: Carol Gunn
Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 (NOTICE - NEW DATE)
Time/Place: 2:30 – 3:00 P.M., J103, Molly Blank Conference Center, from 2:30-3:00 pm

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Journal Club is held the third Tuesday of every month at National Jewish in the Molly Blank Building room J103. For those who are unable to attend. Anyone interested in attending Jounal Club may contact Stephanie Clancy at 303-398-1520 for more information.


Shift work and the risk of diabetes mellitus amoung Japanses male factory workers
Authors: Y. Morikawa, H. Nakagawa, K. Milura, Y. Soyama, M., Ishizake, T. Kido, Y. Naruse, Y. Suwazono, K. Nogawa
Source: Scand J Work Environ Health 2005: 31(3): 179-183
Presented by: Sandy Buseman
Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Time/Place: 2:30- 3:00pm, Room J103, Molly Blank Building

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Previous Article: An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 infection following exposure to a contaminated building

Authors: JK Varma, KD Greene, ME Reller, et al.
Source: JAMA, November 26, 2003, Vol 290;2709-2712
Presented by: Carol Gunn
Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Time/Place: 3:00 4:00 P.M., Room J103, Molly Blank Building

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