Upcoming Events and Conferences

Live Course 7.5 cme credits

AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 6th Edition: A Case Based Approach to Understanding and Implementing the Guides - AOHC 2022

Content will be focused on the three musculoskeletal chapters of the AMA Guides® (Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity and Spine) and will also include discussion of commonly encountered diagnoses that appear in other chapters. The complex cases will use scenarios where multiple organ systems will need to be evaluated, thereby utilizing multiple chapters of the AMA Guides®. Initially, the course faculty will work through cases using the AMA Guides® and pointing out details and pitfalls. Once a few cases are completed, the participant will work through a case scenario independently. Faculty will then review the case pointing out important details and commonly misapplied areas.

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Live Course 7.5 cme credits

Spirometry Testing in Occupational Health – 2022 Physician Update - AOHC 2022

Occupational medicine physicians frequently use spirometry in their practices, but their traditional medical training rarely prepares them to appreciate the impact of the technical pitfalls on spirometry results, nor does it introduce them to the importance of using optimal interpretation algorithms. Both elements are important when practitioners use spirometry with other diagnostic tools to evaluate workers for occupational lung disease and/or to medically clear them to use respirators. This ACOEM course provides down-to-earth guidance and presents recent OSHA regulatory changes related to the updated Cotton Dust Standard, Respirable Crystalline Silica and NIOSH’s Coal Worker Health Surveillance Program. It also presents recent ATS/ERS and ACOEM recommendations for spirometry testing and special considerations for postponing or conducting spirometry testing during the COVID-19 pandemic. It draws on spirometry information from a comprehensive NIOSH-approved course and selecting case examples for a physician audience to illustrate the use of spirometry and other diagnostic tools to evaluate workers for occupational lung disease and/or for medical clearance to use their respirator.

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ACOEM Meeting

Pain & Musculoskeletal Medicine Section Annual Meeting

The annual Pain & Musculoskeletal Medicine Section business meeting will take place on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 3:30 pm MST and will be accompanied by dinner at no charge. Register by April 8th to reserve your spot for this in-person meeting!

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ACOEM Practice Guidelines

Access to MDGuidelines® is Now an ACOEM Member Benefit

ACOEM defines best practices for medical care and disability management. Learn how to use the most effective treatment to provide better patient care.
MDGuidelines® Access is FREE for ACOEM Members. 

 

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Special Interest

Commercial Driver Medical Examiner Center

Commercial Driver Medical Examiner Center

Commercial driver medical examiners (CDMEs) ensure that commercial motor vehicle operators are qualified to drive. ACOEM provides CDME training for providers.

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Public Safety Medicine Center

Public Safety Medicine Center

OEM professionals protect workers who protect the public, including firefighters, law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and crossing guards. ACOEM publishes guidance for those who provide medical treatment to law enforcement officers. 

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Medical Review Officer Center

Medical Review Officer Center

Medical review officers (MROs) review results from drug-testing programs and evaluate medical explanations for certain results. ACOEM is the educational provider of choice for MROs.

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