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New Developments in the Americans with Disabilities Act - Important Implications for Occupational Medicine.
Tour:
The Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety is fully dedicated to scientific research on the prevention of work-related injury and associated disability. The staff includes over 20 scientists specializing in biomechanics, ergonomics, epidemiology, human factors, psychology, health services research and rehabilitation, working in eleven specialized laboratories at the Institute, and in a wide range of field studies. All research results are published in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.
Dinner meeting participants will have the opportunity to tour the laboratories, learn about several current studies, and obtain copies of any research articles of interest.
Learner Objectives:
1. Identify the three most important changes in the ADA as a result of the 2008 ADA Amendments Act
2. Describe the new scope of coverage by the ADA with respect to employment discrimination
3. Describe at least 3 strategies to assure that pre-placement examinations do not lead to discriminatory
actions under the Act
Speaker: Carolyn S. Langer, MD, JD, MPH. Medical Director, Medical Management and Policy, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Dr. Carolyn Langer is Medical Director of Medical Management and Policy at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. In this role, she provides medical leadership for utilization, medical policy, new
technology assessment, quality and other related functions. She previously worked in medical management roles at Fallon Community Health Plan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA, and the Tufts Health
Care Institute. She also served as VP and Chief Medical Officer at ManagedComp, a managed care workers' compensation company. Dr. Langer is an Instructor at the Harvard School of Public
Health (HSPH), where she teaches a graduate course on Occupational Health Law, Policy and Administration and sits on the HSPH Occupational Medicine Residency Advisory Committee. Dr. Langer is also
an Adjunct Instructor in Public Health and Family Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine. She has lectured extensively and written a book chapter on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Dr. Langer received her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College and completed her residency at the Harvard School of Public Health. She is board certified in occupational medicine. Dr.
Langer holds a law degree and a Masters in Public Health from HarvardUniversity. She is also a retired Colonel and former flight surgeon in the Army National Guard.
Slides:
Lecture slides (194kb, pdf) |
