The Loren L. Hatch Memorial Lecture in Occupational & Environmental Medicine

This lecture is given each year in honor of Loren L. Hatch DO, PhD, FAOCOPM, a founding member of the College and the division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. He served as President of the College in 1981; he was designated a Fellow in 1985 and a Full Professor under the faculty status in 1998. Dr. Hatch was served as a member of the American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Hatch was affiliated with the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) where he served as an occupational medicine consultant to the Division of Technical Services. He was a prolific lecturer and author and accomplished much to advance the field of occupational & environmental medicine.  Established in 1991, this prestigious lecture is presented each year to an individual, member or nonmember, who has demonstrated a desire to see occupational & environmental medicine excel for the public good.

Past lecturers include: 

1992  Americans with Disabilities Act - Brent V. Lovejoy, DO

1993  We’ve Come a Long Way: But We Have a Long Way to Go - David M. Spratt, DO, MPH, FACOEM

1994  Stephen P. Mihalich, DO, FAOCOPM

1995  Lt. Gen. Ronald R. Blanck, DO, MACP

1996  Description of new Occupational Injury and the Future of Occupational Medicine - John G. Mills, DO, MPH

1997  The Occupational Physician’s Approach to Environmental Medicine - Frank L. Mitchell, DO, MPH

1998  Occupational Medicine Update - Cheryl Christensen, DO, MSPH, FAOCOPM

1999  Occupational Asthma - James E. Lockey, MD, MS

2000  Occupations in Harm’s Way: The Firefighter - Scott C. Taylor, DO, FAOCOPM

2001  A Rash Overview of Occupational Skin Diseases - Boris D. Lushniak, MD, MPH

2002  Occupational Health on the Fire Ground - James Fleming, DO, MPH, FAOCOPM

2003  Correctional Medicine - David Rowe, DO

2004  NFPA Occupational Health Standards - James Fleming, DO, MPH, FAOCOPM

2005  Reproductive Health Risk Assessment Process - William Buchannan, DO

2006  Occupational and Environmental Exposure to Asbestos - Vikas Kapil, DO, MPH, FAOCOPM

2007  AOEM Guideline:  Preventing Needless Work Disability by Helping People Stay Employed - Stanley H. Miller, DO, MPH, FAOCOPM

2008  Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: A Corporate Experience - Richard Wilkins, DO, MPH, FAOCOPM

2009  Advanced Imaging Applications in Incident Analysis, Forensic and Mass Casualty Investigations - Les Folio, DO, MPH, MS, FAOCOPM

2010  Traumatic Brain Injury: Cognative Assessment in Deployed Military Environments - Robert A. Seegmiller PhD, ABPP-CN

2011  DOT Update and Medical Basics - Daniel J. Callan, DO, MPH, FAOCOPM

2012  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration DOT Medical Examiner Course Preview, Daniel J. Callan, DO, MPH, FAOCOPM

2013  Toxicology Updates - Frank LoVecchio, DO, MPH, FACEP

2014  Human Health Concerns of Working with Research Animals - Charles L. Werntz, DO, MPH, FAOCOPM

2015  Photographic Documentation, Pierce Sherrill, DO, FAOCOPM

2016  Health Hazards of Nanomaterials, Dale Porter, PhD

2017  Computer Vision Syndrome, Michael Pattison, OD, MS, FAAO

2018  Hearing Conservation, Brent Sanderlin, DO

2019  Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure, Heather Williamson, DO

2021  Noise/Hearing Loss in Occupational Medicine Environment, Edward Robert Wanat, II , DO, MPH, FAOCOPM