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Hester Johnstone Lipscomb

Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Occupational & Environmental
Duke Box 3834, Durham, NC 27710
2200 W Main St Ste 700, Durham, NC 27705

Overview


Research Interests
Broad research interests:
Health Disparities
Injury Epidemiology
Occupational Epidemiology
Surveillance
Intervention evaluation - use of conceptual frameworks, latency of effect

More specific current interests:
Occupational injuries and disorders of construction workers.
Injuries associated with pneumatic nail guns
Safety policy 

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of occupational origin, as well as the effect of MSDs on the ability to work; special interest in back disorders.

Classification of MSDs, episodes of care; problems with use of ICD9 codes for classification of MSDs related to epidemiologic research. Integration of latency into epidemiologic models assessing work related musculoskeletal disorders.

Occupational violence 

Work-related falls.

Vulnerable work populations.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health · 2016 - Present Family Medicine and Community Health, Occupational & Environmental, Family Medicine and Community Health

Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1995 Ph.D.
North Carolina State University · 1980 M.P.H.