Guidance and Position Statements

The updated ACOEM methodology is summarized highligting some of the advances in systematic review methods and guideline development.

This is the third article summarizing the recommendations for low back disorders from the ACOEM’s Low Back Disorders Guideline. This article focuses on the invasive treatment section.

This is the second of three articles that summarize recommendations for low back disorders from the ACOEM’s Low Back Disorders Guideline. This article focuses on the non-invasive treatment section.

 

This article summarizes ACOEM's evidence-based diagnostic guidelines for low back disorders. 

This article reviews the distinction between establishing medical causation (determined by scientific criteria establishing a causal association between an injury, illness, disease, or disorder and known risk factors), and legal causation (determined by criteria established by legal authority).

The use of an opioid treatment agreement (opioid contract, doctor/patient agreement, or informed consent) is recommended to document patient education, understanding, acknowledgement of potential benefits, adverse effects, and agreement with the expectations of opioid use.

Evidence-based diagnostic and treatment guidelines for occupationally related interstitial lung diseases (ILDs).

Evidence-based diagnostic and treatment guidelines for work-related asthma.

In response to the rise in opioids use, ACOEM developed recommendations for treatment of acute, subacute, chronic, and post-operative pain with opioids.