12/18/2024: The Utility of Artificial Intelligence for Risk Reduction of Musculoskeletal Disorders
This webinar, presented by Dr. Rammohan Maikala is about how work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) continue to be a critical challenge for workplaces, even as advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and smart machines transform the nature of work. In response, the MSD Solutions Lab has released insights into how AI is addressing risk reduction of MSDs.
Learning Objectives
-Describe artifical intelligence (AI)
-Describe the relevance of AI in addressing MSD risk and develop solutions for MSDs
-Identify challenges and opportunities AI can bring to prevent MSDs
Speaker Biography
Dr. Rammohan (Ram) Maikala joined the National Safety Council, USA, in November 2021 as a Subject Matter Expert and Program Technical Consultant for the MSD Solutions Lab. Previously, he worked as a Senior Injury Prevention and Ergonomics Program Specialist at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington, for seven years. At Providence, Ram taught and trained hospital staff on safe patient handling and mobility. Before he arrived at Providence in October 2014, Ram was a Research Scientist for more than 12 years at the Center for Physical Ergonomics, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Ram has a Doctoral degree in Rehabilitation Science from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Masters in Industrial Engineering with special emphasis on Ergonomics and Safety Engineering from West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Osmania University, Telengana, India. He is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
