"Issues and Trends in Older Worker Productivity"

This session will provide information on current trends and best practices in maintaining, extending, extending, and even improving physical productivity among older workers. Dr. Fletcher will discuss specific actions employers can take as well as what workers can do to enhance their longevity on contributions in the workplace.

Dr. David Fletcher is a renowned occupational medicine specialist and with board certifications in preventive medicine, public health, and substance abuse. After receiving his M.D. from Rush Medical College in Chicago, IL in 1979, he went on to UC-Berkeley's School of Public Health to receive his MPH in 1982. Over the years, Dr. Fletcher has taught as the Director of Section of Occupational and Preventive Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Surgery at Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He currently serves as Medical Director of SafeWorks Illinois, and provides litigation support services to legal counsel as an experienced litigation consultant, highly noted in his field.