For years, I've encouraged employers, brokers, and risk managers to develop a relationship with a good occupational medicine physician for pre-hire physicals, wellness promotion, disability, FMLA, and workers comp claims. At the end of April, I'll be speaking to the annual conference of ACOEM at their on the intersection of the ADA, FMLA, and Workers Comp (see below). I also culled from the program additional classes these physicians will be attending, to help you understand why their expertise is so much more valuable to employers than that of their non-specialized peers. To find an occupational medicine physician in your area, go to the ACOEM website at www.acoem.org and click on the upper right hand corner. You'll be glad you did!
201: Ergonomic Job Analysis Methods: Objective Support for Occupational Medicine
202: Drowsy Drivers, Sleepy Workers, and OEM Practice
203: Becoming Board Certified and Maintaining Board Certification in Occupational Medicine
900: The Toxic Tour: Lake Apopka and the Farmworker Population (Worksite Visit)
206: Communication and the Occupational Medicine Physician
207: How to Avoid the Bermuda Triangle of Employment Laws
209: A Brave New World of Learning: Online Education on Disability Evaluation
210: Commercial Driver Medical Examinations: Update and Beyond the Medical Examiner Handbook
215: Environmental Health Update: Introduction to Epigenetics
216: Workplace Wellness and the Use of Outcomes Based Incentives
217: Innovations in Public-Private Collaboration: Synergistic Approaches in Promoting the Health of the Public
218: Merchant Mariner Medical Examinations: Updates and Case Reviews
219: Risks Associated with Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings: Occupational Health Challenges Revisited
901: A Culture of Safety and Wellness at Rosen Shingle Creek (Worksite Visit)
220: OSHA-NIOSH Workplace Investigations
221: Issues in Early Screening & Intervention to Prevent Needless Work Disability
222: Essential Leadership Competencies and Skills for the New OEM Physician
224: Hyperbaric Medicine Applications for the Occupational Physician
225: OSHA Best Practices 2012: Spirometry Testing in Occupational Health Programs
Commercial Driver Medical Examiner Course
Spirometry Testing in Occupational Health - Physician Update
Work Disability Prevention for Clinicians: Mastering your role in the SAW/RTW process
Medicolegal Issues for Independent Medical Examiners & Expert Witnesses: A Workshop
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