AOHC Encore 2022-AOHC General Session

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The video transcript summarizes the 2022 Occupational and Environmental Medicine Media Awards (OEMs) ceremony, recognizing journalists promoting understanding of workplace health. Awards were given in five categories, and recipients and their work were briefly described. Dr. Jane Moore and Dr. John Dreisner delivered speeches, focusing on pandemic preparedness, servant leadership, and risks of engineered pandemics and AI. The transcript discusses failures in pandemic response, ethical principles, and the importance of effective incentive alignment and organizational culture. Dr. Dreisner emphasizes civil service reform and accountability, questioning the effectiveness of allocating more money and power to failing organizations like WHO. He stresses the importance of primary prevention, trust, and relationships in public health. Dr. Dreisner calls for a systems approach to safety management, humility, and continuous improvement in government and healthcare. He raises concerns about biosynthetic research and the need for regulatory safeguards. The high spending of the US healthcare system is questioned, with a focus on primary prevention and a different approach to healthcare. Dr. Dreisner concludes by emphasizing accountability, ethics, and continuous improvement, encouraging transparent decision-making based on the best available information.

Keywords

2022 Occupational and Environmental Medicine Media Awards

workplace health

journalists

awards

Dr. Jane Moore

Dr. John Dreisner

pandemic preparedness

servant leadership

ethical principles

primary prevention

trust

government

healthcare

transparency