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Latest chapter in Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines offers more than 200 recommendations

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California Announces Proposal to Adopt Updated ACOEM Guidelines for Elbow Disorders - The new guidelines, which were developed last year by ACOEM and added to its comprehensive publication Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines, would become a part of DWD's Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule.

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ACOEM's web-based Health and Productivity Toolkit provides tutorial instruction and resources on Health and Productivity Management "“ an emerging concept that helps organizations increase productivity through health and wellness programs.

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ACOEM's 2nd edition of it Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines adopts a new more meticulous strength-of-evidence rating methodology for its updates.

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Modifications to California's Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (MTUS) reaffirming ACOEM's Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines are the foundation for the states MTUS

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Leading organizations involved in integrated health-related productivity collaborate to offer seminars and courses, on-line instruction, and other tools to help organizations maximize the value of healthy and productive workers; first course launches December 1.

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The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and OEM Health Information, Inc. (OEM Press), announced today that, effective immediately, the College will become the sole publisher of its Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines: Evaluation and Management of Common Health Problems and Functional Recovery in Workers, 2nd Edition.

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Medical Society's Labor Day CheckList Addresses Cancer Prevention Labor Day CheckList on Cancer Prevention is written for Employers, Employees and General Public

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Mandatory influenza vaccination for health care workers is not justified says the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) in a new position statement.

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Results from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's 2004 Compensation & Benefits Study reporting compensation for occupational and environmental physicians.

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Every day, millions of Americans travel via air for business or pleasure, yet most may be unaware of some of the health risks involved in flying "“ ranging from the simple discomfort of dry eyes to motion sickness to the more serious incidence of blood clots.

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ACOEM releases a new Silicon Position Statement which explains a Workplace Silicosis Medical Surveillance Program that may be implemented.

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Medical Society's Labor Day CheckList Focuses on Obesity Control in the Workplace.

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A special Supplement that reports significant advances in the field of health and productivity research to measure and evaluate the effects of disease on workplace productivity is included with the June issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

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A recent study reports that Agent Orange-related contamination of food is responsible for high blood dioxin levels among residents of Bien Hoa City, Vietnam.

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Because of the world-wide concern regarding the spread of viruses, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has chosen the prevention of infectious diseases as the focus of its annual Labor Day CheckList.

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Contact lenses are not eye protective devices and wearing them in an industrial environment does not reduce the need for eye and face protection, states the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in its newest guideline on "The Use of Contact Lenses in an Industrial Environemtnal."

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2002 ACOEM Labor Day CheckList Provides Tips for Protecting Hearing in the Workplace. The list offers suggestions on ways employees and employers can eliminate or reduce noise-related problems at work and includes recommendations regarding lifestyle and recreational activities.

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The American College of Ocupational and Environmental Medicine will hold its 54th State-of-the-Art Conference, October 25-28, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, Md. The theme of SOTAC 2002 is "Recent Advances in Occupational Medicine," and session topics will reflect state-of-the-art research.

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2002 American Occupational Health Conference, the nation's largest conference of occupational and environmental health professionals, is expected to draw more than 5,000 physicians, nurses, scientists, safety engineers, industrial engineers, and other allied professionals, April 12-19,to the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois.

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The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine points to the recent legal suit brought by the EEOC employer's use of genetic testing as a strong example of the need for clearer guidelines limiting the use of genetic testing in the workplace.

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Each year, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine promotes its Labor Day CheckList of Health and Safety to encourage workers and employees alike to examine their workplace for potential hazards.

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The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine announces that Dow Chemical Company, General Electric Power Systems, and Sherman Health Systems are winners in its fourth annual Corporate Health Achievement Award competition.

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The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is announcing a call for entries for its year 2001 ACOEM Corporate Health Achievement Award competition.

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The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has announced a call for entries for its year 2000 ACOEM Corporate Health Achievement Award competition.

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An easy 10-minute maintenance call for Jack to repair an exercise bike at an upscale health club foreshadowed an event that would permanently change his occupation and health.

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Asthma--the single most common respiratory disorder among occupational diseases--is the focus of the 1999 Labor Day CheckList, issued by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. It offers 30 tips on ways employees and employers can eliminate or reduce asthma-related problems at work.

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Economic study of more than 46,000 employees finds stress and depression have the greatest impact on worker health care costs. These risk factors increased health care costs more than obesity, smoking or high blood pressure.

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Employee obesity dramatically increases health care needs and costs of business. Overweight women over 45 face highest heatlh risks. Study suggests worker weight loss programs can reduce employer medical and short-term disability costs.

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Doctors identify 40 strategies to prevent low back injury--the single most frequent injury requiring days off work--in the 1998 Labor Day CheckList.

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The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine named The Boeing Company, IBM, First Chicago NBD, and Johnson & Johnson as the "healthiest companies" in its 1998 Corporate Health Achievement Award competition.

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Surgeon General David Satcher and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich will address the American Occupational Health Conference April 29, Hynes Convention Center, Boston. Nation's largest occupational health conference expects 8,000 attendees.

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President Clinton stated, "Medical decisions ought to be made by medical doctors," in his State of the Union Address January 27. OSHA's proposed standards conflict with this directive.

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A Labor Day CheckList designed by occupational physicians focuses on ergonomics tips to prevent cumulative trauma disorders, also known as repeated trauma disorders or repetitive stress illnesses.

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Practice guidelines to help physicians and health professionals manage work-related health problems of patients were published in April by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).