HFC Safety Council Schedule: 2020/2021
**Meeting details subject to change.**
UPCOMING MEETINGS (stay tuned for more details!):
November 4th: "Modernizing Your Safety Training" with VING
December 2nd: “Crisis Management for Business Leaders” with Hennes Communications
OCTOBER 7TH: OCCUPATIONAL EYE SAFETY (REGISTER HERE)
Date: Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
Time: 12PM – 1PM
Location: Zoom! All HFC meetings are free and open to all, but registration is required – REGISTER HERE
Access: Upon registration, you will receive access to the virtual meeting
Presentation: Occupational Eye Safety
From unexpected trauma to burns, foreign objects to screen strain, we all risk eye injuries while on the job! Dr. Ballard will review the most common occupational eye injuries, prevention methods, and what to do when an injury happens.
Speaker: Dr. Khristopher Ballard, O.D., Hillsboro Family Vision
Dr. Ballard graduated from Valley View High School in Germantown, Ohio before beginning college at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, where he graduated with honors and earned an associate's of liberal arts and sciences. He then transferred to Wright State University, where he also graduated with honors and earned his bachelor's of science in clinical laboratory science.
Dr. Ballard then earned his doctorate of optometry from The Ohio State University, where he also graduated cum laude in 2011. He was a four-year member of the American Optometric Student Association and Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society. During his studies, he was also president of the Sports Vision Club, where he organized vision screenings of all varsity athletes at Wright State University and the University of Cincinnati. He is a current member of the American Optometric Association and the Ohio Optometric Association.
He actively attends Good News Gathering church. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Alison; son, Vincent; and daughter Rosie.
SEPTEMBER 2ND: COVID-19: Surviving a Pandemic
Presentation: COVID-19: Surviving a Pandemic (VIEW THE PRESENTATION HERE)
This presentation focuses on the mental health aspects associated with COVID-19 to include increased fear and anxiety that could be occurring associated with the trauma and change that we face daily. This presentation will go over in part, stress reactions, how to handle them, and how to prevent them. The objective of the presentation is to understand the mental health aspects associated with COVID-19 and give the audience tools to help them minimize the impact.
Speaker: Kristen Dickerson; Statewide Manager for Health, Wellness, and Special Programs for Ohio BWC
Kristen Dickerson is the Statewide Manager for Health, Wellness, and Special Programs for Ohio BWC. She has worked in both the private and public sector at all levels of the government and within hospitals. She has obtained a bachelor’s in microbiology, with an MPH, and PhD in Epidemiology as well as being a registered nurse and certified lab technician. In addition to working with biowarfare in the army and serving in the Public Health Service, she has been a regional infectious disease epidemiologist, infection preventionist, quality improvement coordinator for the prison system in Ohio, and a program administrator for population health programs in addition to being a visiting professor and subject matter expert for Chamberlain School of Nursing.
November 4th: "Modernizing Your Safety Training" with VING
December 2nd: “Crisis Management for Business Leaders” with Hennes Communications
OCTOBER 7TH: OCCUPATIONAL EYE SAFETY (REGISTER HERE)
Date: Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
Time: 12PM – 1PM
Location: Zoom! All HFC meetings are free and open to all, but registration is required – REGISTER HERE
Access: Upon registration, you will receive access to the virtual meeting
Presentation: Occupational Eye Safety
From unexpected trauma to burns, foreign objects to screen strain, we all risk eye injuries while on the job! Dr. Ballard will review the most common occupational eye injuries, prevention methods, and what to do when an injury happens.
Speaker: Dr. Khristopher Ballard, O.D., Hillsboro Family Vision
Dr. Ballard graduated from Valley View High School in Germantown, Ohio before beginning college at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, where he graduated with honors and earned an associate's of liberal arts and sciences. He then transferred to Wright State University, where he also graduated with honors and earned his bachelor's of science in clinical laboratory science.
Dr. Ballard then earned his doctorate of optometry from The Ohio State University, where he also graduated cum laude in 2011. He was a four-year member of the American Optometric Student Association and Beta Sigma Kappa International Optometric Honor Society. During his studies, he was also president of the Sports Vision Club, where he organized vision screenings of all varsity athletes at Wright State University and the University of Cincinnati. He is a current member of the American Optometric Association and the Ohio Optometric Association.
He actively attends Good News Gathering church. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Alison; son, Vincent; and daughter Rosie.
SEPTEMBER 2ND: COVID-19: Surviving a Pandemic
Presentation: COVID-19: Surviving a Pandemic (VIEW THE PRESENTATION HERE)
This presentation focuses on the mental health aspects associated with COVID-19 to include increased fear and anxiety that could be occurring associated with the trauma and change that we face daily. This presentation will go over in part, stress reactions, how to handle them, and how to prevent them. The objective of the presentation is to understand the mental health aspects associated with COVID-19 and give the audience tools to help them minimize the impact.
Speaker: Kristen Dickerson; Statewide Manager for Health, Wellness, and Special Programs for Ohio BWC
Kristen Dickerson is the Statewide Manager for Health, Wellness, and Special Programs for Ohio BWC. She has worked in both the private and public sector at all levels of the government and within hospitals. She has obtained a bachelor’s in microbiology, with an MPH, and PhD in Epidemiology as well as being a registered nurse and certified lab technician. In addition to working with biowarfare in the army and serving in the Public Health Service, she has been a regional infectious disease epidemiologist, infection preventionist, quality improvement coordinator for the prison system in Ohio, and a program administrator for population health programs in addition to being a visiting professor and subject matter expert for Chamberlain School of Nursing.
