12/18/2024: The Utility of Artificial Intelligence for Risk Reduction of Musculoskeletal Disorders

Wednesday, December 18th, 2024

10 - 11 AM HST | 12 - 1 PM PT | 2 - 3 PM CT | 3 - 4 PM ET

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About the webinar:

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) continue to be a critical challenge for workplaces, even as advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and smart machines transform the nature of work. In response, the MSD Solutions Lab has released insights into how AI is addressing risk reduction of MSDs. This presentation will explore the report’s findings, highlighting AI’s transformative potential in workplace health and safety and the challenges that AI brings to MSD prevention.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:

  • Define artificial intelligence (AI)
  • Describe the relevance of AI in addressing MSD risk and develop solutions for MSDs
  • Identify challenges and opportunities AI can bring to prevent MSDs

Speaker: Ram Maikala, PhD, ASP, FHFES

Dr. Rammohan (Ram) Maikala joined the National Safety Council, USA, in November 2021 as a Subject Matter Expert and Program Technical Consultant for the MSD Solutions Lab. Previously, he worked as a Senior Injury Prevention and Ergonomics Program Specialist at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington, for seven years. At Providence, Ram taught and trained hospital staff on safe patient handling and mobility. Before he arrived at Providence in October 2014, Ram was a Research Scientist for more than 12 years at the Center for Physical Ergonomics, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Ram has a Doctoral degree in Rehabilitation Science from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Masters in Industrial Engineering with special emphasis on Ergonomics and Safety Engineering from West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University, Telengana, India. He is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

ACCREDITATION

The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hour. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Certificates of Completion

Certificates of Completion will be available to webinar participants who are present for the complete, live webinar, and logged in with their registered email address. Call-in attendees are not eligible for certificates at this time - Please download the Zoom app to log in via email on your smartphone whenever possible.

In order to receive your Certificate of Completion, qualified learners must complete the post-webinar evaluation within 7 days of the webinar. A link to the evaluation will be emailed to qualified learners 24 hours after the webinar via no-reply@zoom.us. Qualified learners who submit their evaluation will receive a Certificate of Completion via email, and can also print/save the certificate from their browser after submitting their evaluation.

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ACCESSIBILITY:

If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in this event, please contact Michelle Meyer at (510) 642-8365 or mmeyer@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.

Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety

About the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (DEOHS)

The Continuing Education and Outreach Programs offered by the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) provide workplace safety and health training, serving the training needs of occupational safety and health professionals, workers and employers in the Pacific Northwest since 1977. We provide our students with the skills and competence in occupational safety and health standards and policies, emerging health and safety issues and best practices to prevent or reduce workplace injuries and illnesses.