Organizing Committee Members - OccupationalHealth OCHS - 2024
Rosa Maria Orriols
Board Member
Bellvitge University Hospital
Spain
Rosa Maria Orriols(Biography)
Rosa M. Orriols, PhD, received her BSChE from Barcelona University in Barcelona, Ph.D. from Suffolk University in Boston and her Master from the Universitat Politecnica Catalunya in Barcelona. Currently, she is Director of Occupational Hygienist Health Safety in Hospital Universitari Bellvitge Institut Catala de la Salut the main health institution in Spain. Her research and work focus on preventing harmful exposures and creating healthy environments at work. She is on Board on International Commission Occupational Health (ICOH) from WHO. She also Profesor in Master of Occupational Health at Deusto University. Previous, Rosa was Technical Officer Occupational Health and Safety in National Occupational Safety and Health (INSHT) at the Spanish Government
Rosa Maria Orriols(Research Area)
occupational & environmental exposure assessment for studies of human health risks, intervention research to prevent illness and injury and promote healthy environments in healthcare, methods to integrate occupational & environmental health and safety into production and consumption of goods and services.
Anna Tompa
Deputy Director
Semmelweis University | Institute of Public Health
Hungary
Anna Tompa(Biography)
Professor Anna Tompa, MD is Director of the Department of Public Health at Semmelweis Unversity Medical Faculty since 2004. She received her Ph.D. from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary in 1981 and completed her residency in Pathology at Semmelweis University Medical School, also in Budapest, in 1996. Dr. Tompa was the main contributor to the Hungarian Chemical Safety Program, establishing the National Chemical Safety Department in 1998. She was named Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (D.Sc.) in 1999 for her work on the theoretical basis and practical use of human genotoxicological monitors in Hungary. Her primary research interests have focused on cancer prevention, using biomarkers to detect early signs of disease
Anna Tompa(Research Area)
occupational & environmental exposure assessment for studies of human health risks, intervention research to prevent illness and injury and promote healthy environments in healthcare, methods to integrate occupational & environmental health and safety into production and consumption of goods and services.
Victor Songmene
Director
Product, Processes and Systems Engineering Laboratory (P2SEL)
Canada
Victor Songmene(Biography)
Professor Anna Tompa, MD is Director of the Department of Public Health at Semmelweis Unversity Medical Faculty since 2004. She received her Ph.D. from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary in 1981 and completed her residency in Pathology at Semmelweis University Medical School, also in Budapest, in 1996. Dr. Tompa was the main contributor to the Hungarian Chemical Safety Program, establishing the National Chemical Safety Department in 1998. She was named Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (D.Sc.) in 1999 for her work on the theoretical basis and practical use of human genotoxicological monitors in Hungary. Her primary research interests have focused on cancer prevention, using biomarkers to detect early signs of disease
Victor Songmene(Research Area)
Sustainable Machining, Occupational Health, and safety, Metals and non-metals, Fine and ultrafine particle emission, Part quality, Machining conditions optimization
Hrvoje Lalic
Professor
Medical School University of Rijeka
Croatia
Hrvoje Lalic(Biography)
Hrvoje Lalic was born in Rijeka, Croatia in 1960. Medical school University Rijeka finished in 1983 and worked as a general practitioner in the Health Center Rijeka for ten years. Specialization in Occupational Medicine has done partially in Zagreb, Croatian capital city, in internationally famous School Andrija Stampar that is under WHO patronage and partially in Bologna, Italy at Policlinic S Orsola Malpighi, OM school for specialization. Scientific and educational career he built parallel with his practical work in OM surgery. He participated World Congresses, OM Congress in Moscow, plenary lecture, San Marino Italy, Dubrovnik and Hvar in Croatia etc. Invited lecturer in Trieste, Italy, 10 hours of lectures for medical students, doctors, and professors, an active participant in Erasmus Program, speaker, 10 hours of lectures in Umea, Sweden, 10 hours in Bologna, Italy, 2017 in University of Vienna, 10 hours of lectures. In 2018 invited Keynote Lecturer at EuroSciCon Conference in London, U.K. First author of papers published and cited in international journals, tracked in Pub Med Medline, CC, SCI and Open Access. Now is working at the Dpt of OM Medicine Rijeka like a specialist of OM and Sports medicine and regular professor of OM at Medical School University of Rijeka, Croatia. In 2018 received permanent title of regular professor.
Hrvoje Lalic(Research Area)
Occupational Medicine Specialist, Expert Witness, Assessment of work capacity.
Muhammad Wasif Rashid Chaudhary
Medical Director
Director Quality VMIH
United Arab Emirates
Muhammad Wasif Rashid Chaudhary(Biography)
Dr. Muhammad Wasif Rashid Chaudhary has 15 years of experience in Healthcare Executive management and Leadership in the UAE. His role at Via Medica International Healthcare LLC is Medical Director with additional assignment as Director Quality. VMIH is American owned facility and head office is in DC Washington. VMIH has multidivisional services and CARF Accredited Facility. Dr. Wasif has occupied many diverse roles in hierarchy Healthcare management in the past. UAE licensed General Physician and practicing medicine. Proactive and strong role in strategic Leadership, he has. He is a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Total Quality management and also holding Prestigious credentials i.e., Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ). Dr. Wasif has achieved MBA degree from Delaware University USA. His passion in Healthcare is to improve existing/current processes and systems by utilizing Quality Improvement tools which lead to Safe, Timely and high quality, effective care of the patients. He is the keynote speaker of many International Conferences, including USA and Canada
Muhammad Wasif Rashid Chaudhary(Research Area)
Healthcare Preventive care, Employees safety precautions and exposures to communicable diseases
Lorenzo Gallo
CEO
NextWave Safety Solutions, Inc.
USA
Lorenzo Gallo(Biography)
Lorenzo is the CEO of NextWave Safety Solutions, Inc. known as a safety and risk management expert who has drafted safety regulations for the City of Philadelphia, the fracking industry, fire and building codes for the City of New York as well as the first active shooter trainer curriculum. He manages site safety managers and coordinators who help promote job safety and meet required building codes and has revolutionized the construction safety tech industry leading with real-time data analytics, geo-located wearables, and virtual reality training. Additionally, Lorenzo directs several probation and parole projects for at-risk and recent release youths are known as Rising Up and Man Up as well as several veteran training, employment, and career programs. Prior to his role at NextWave, Lorenzo was the managing director at Lehman Brothers and holds an MBA from Wharton and a BA in business finance from Pace University
Lorenzo Gallo(Research Area)
Occupational Health & Safety, Workplace Training, Training & Occupational Safety Technology, Career Development, Safety & Security
Haruna Musa Moda
HOD
Manchester Metropolitan University
UK
Haruna Musa Moda(Biography)
Haruna has completed his Ph.D. from Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow United Kingdom. He is the head Occupational Safety Health and Environment postgraduate degree programme. He has published several papers in reputed journals.
Haruna Musa Moda(Research Area)
Occupational Hygiene Management, Extreme climate work exposure, Indoor Air Quality Assessment and Impact on Productivity