American Public Health Association Panel Takes On Hours

The American Public Health Association met November 4-8, 2006 in Boston, Mass. One panel discussion on November 6 was sponsored by the Occupational Health and Safety Section, on the topic of “Reevaluating Current Work Hours Limits: What are Safe Hours for Physicians, Nurses…and the Public?”

The presenters were (seen in the top photo, left to right) Christopher Landrigan, MD, MPH,  CIR Pres. Simon Ahtaridis, MD, MPH, Ann Rogers, RN, PhD, Charles Czeisler, MD, PhD, and (seen in bottom photo) Mass. State Senator Richard T. Moore, Chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care.