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Back Injury Prevention: Tips to Protect Your Employees

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Back injuries continue to be one of the most prevalent workplace injuries. According to OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), back disorders are one of the leading causes of disability for people in their working years. Most back injuries result from chronic exposure, not one-time incidents. Join us for this webinar where Michael (Mike) Geosano, the President of OSTS, Inc. will provide practical tips employers can use to help protect employees by correcting bad habits and proactively building awareness of the importance of practicing proper lifting techniques. These can include properly sizing up loads and judging limits, understanding the extreme forces placed on the back when not lifting correctly, and recognizing common pitfalls in everyday activities, both at work and home.


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Machine Guarding for Safety

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Ensuring that employees understand the safety provisions of the machine they are using is important to ensure that they are protected from potential injury. In this webinar, Mike Geosano from OSTS discusses types of machinery that need guarding along with how to identify and control hazards, safeguarding methods, types of guards, types of devices, clothing and jewelry restrictions, lockout/tagout procedures, and preventative maintenance.


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Reimagining Healthcare Safety: Addressing Employee Risks in a Changing Landscape

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Join our upcoming webinar, “Reimagining Healthcare Safety: Addressing Employee Risks in a Changing Landscape,” hosted by MEC’s Healthcare Account Executive, Darrell Toenjes. We'll dive into pressing issues facing healthcare organizations, including staffing shortages, patient handling, combative patients and slips/trips/falls.


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Trends in Workers Compensation: Social Determinants of Health

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Don't miss this December 14 webinar, where MEC’s Advanced Analytics team will discuss recent research and industry trends related to how social determinants of health impact workers compensation claims. We will discuss how MEC's XCEL Analytics® and Claims Consultation Services identify opportunities to improve claim outcomes.


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Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and How Best to Manage It

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Join MEC's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Fernando Branco, for this informative discussion about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Dr. Branco will give guidelines for providing the best treatment possible to achieve the best outcomes, while also addressing: The hallmark signs; How changes in the diagnosis criteria have influenced the explosion of diagnoses; The differences between Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and PTSD; How to differentiate PTSD from other psychiatric disorders; Is PTSD curable?; and Are there pharmacological treatments?


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The Four-Leaf Clover of Transitional Duty Programs

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Simply put, return to work (RTW) means helping your employee get back to work as soon as possible after a work-related injury or illness. Developing the culture and business processes to support RTW is not achieved overnight. It includes developing policies and procedures, educating workers about early reporting of injuries, and working with supervisors to look creatively at job tasks and essential job functions. During this presentation, members of the MEC claims and underwriting teams will delve into the four perspectives of RTW – the employer, the injured worker, the TPA, and the treating physician.


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Legal Trends in Workers Compensation

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Keeping up with the constantly shifting legal and regulatory environment impacting workers compensation is an arduous process that has only increased in difficulty given the events of 2020. In this webinar, MEC’s Geoff Jones will highlight some emerging trends affecting workers compensation as after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. He will review how legislative changes, COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and technology usage affect the workers compensation industry and offer practical considerations to help you lean into this new normal while still mitigating risk.


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Spine Injuries and Disorders: Diagnosis and Evidence-Based Treatment

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Join us on September 14 for this webinar where MEC’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Fernando Branco, will discuss how applying evidence-based medicine can help manage expectations when treating spinal injuries. He will also address common types of spine injuries, provide insight on proper diagnosis and treatment, explore potential pitfalls, and consider the future of spine care.


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Narcan: Should its Use Be Extended to Non-First Responders?

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Narcan has been a staple for the treatment of opioid overdoses and historically, its use was exclusive to medical personnel and, in limited quantities, to first responders. As the epidemic evolved, there was a paradigm shift from prescription to non-prescription opioids. As a result, overdoses continue to be significant and Narcan utilization is now accessible to non-responders, such as family members, friends, institutions, etc. This session will cover the evolution of Narcan use and the pros and cons of access to Narcan for all.


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