The meeting begins at 6:00 PM with local section announcements and business followed by a technical presentation by Amy Heinzerling, MD, MPH. We'll provide an opportunity for open mic after the presentation.

Silicosis in Engineered Stone Fabrication Workers: An Emerging Public Health Threat
Cases of silicosis, a severe, incurable lung disease caused by silica dust exposure, have recently been identified in California engineered stone fabrication workers. This presentation will describe how these cases were uncovered in California, why workers in this industry are at particularly high risk, and what can be done to protect them.

Amy Heinzerling, MD, MPH is a Public Health Medical Officer with the California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch, where she currently works mostly on topics related to COVID-19 in the workplace. She previously served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer with CDC, assigned to the California Department of Public Health, where she participated in local and statewide investigations of occupational and environmental health hazards, such as mercury poisoning, occupational heat illness, vaping-related lung injury, and, as she will discuss today, silicosis in engineered stone fabrication workers. She completed medical school as well as her medical residency in Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and she is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine.

We’ve designed the evening to have one cumulative hour of technical content (equivalent to 0.17 CM point for ABIH Diplomates). 

Zoom login information will be sent to registrants at least 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting.

We hope to "see" you there!  Feel free to enjoy your favorite meal or beverage during the meeting.

The AIHA-NCS Executive Committee will meet via the same Zoom meeting from 5 to 6pm to conduct local section business.  Interested parties are encouraged and welcome to attend.