(left to right) Center for Disability Research Director Dr. Glenn S. Pransky and ACOEM President Dr. Kathryn L. Mueller
May 04, 2015 - The Board of Directors of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) has awarded Dr. Glenn S. Pransky with its 2015 Health Achievement in Occupational Medicine Award for his leadership in the field of occupational and environmental medicine.
Dr. Pransky, the Director of the Center for Disability Research at the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, was presented the award by Dr. Kathryn L. Mueller, President of ACOEM at the annual American Occupational Health Conference in Baltimore.
“The College would like to recognize Dr. Pransky for his help and influence in bringing disability prevention and management to the forefront as one of the most vital components of our specialty,” remarked Dr. Mueller. “As an international thought leader in this area, we commend him for the numerous articles he’s authored that have helped build an evidence base to inform our practice.”
Dr. Pransky’s research includes disability prevention and prognosis of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, work disability in older workers, and enhancing the return-to-work process. The Center for Disability Research focuses its scientific investigations on effective methods to achieve safe and sustained return to work and ways to prevent work disability. In several projects it has examined methods to measure the quality and outcomes for workers with work-related conditions.
Dr. Pransky joined ACOEM in 1988 and was elevated to Fellowship in 2001. He is a member of the Council of Scientific Advisors and the ACOEM-NIOSH Return to Work Guidance Panel. Dr. Pransky has also served the College as chair of its Special Committee on Evidence-based Medicines and Outcomes, and the OEM Residency Program Directors Section and as a member of the Stay at Work/Return to Work Process Improvement, Workers’ Compensation, and Evidence-based Practice Committees. He is a member of the New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, an ACOEM component society, where he served a term as Vice President (2003-2004).
About ACOEM
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) represents nearly 4,500 physicians specializing in occupational and environmental medicine. Founded in 1916, ACOEM is the nation’s largest medical society dedicated to promoting the health of workers through preventive medicine, clinical care, disability management, research, and education. For more information, visit www.acoem.org.
About Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety
Owned and operated by Liberty Mutual Insurance, the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety is an internationally recognized safety and health research facility. Through laboratory and field-based investigations, the Research Institute seeks to advance scientific, business-relevant knowledge in workplace, built environment, driving safety and disability. Research findings, published in the open, peer reviewed literature, are shared with the worldwide health and safety community and are used to develop recommendations, guidelines, and interventions to help reduce injury and disability.
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