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Medical Review Officers Section 

Officers  

Chair: Douglas W. Martin, MD, FAAFP, FAADEP, FACOEM

Secretary/Treasurer: Scott J. Spillmann, MD, MPH, FACOEM

To access the section leaders’ contact information, please log in to MyACOEM and click on the “MySections” link to access the section page. Click on the tab that reads “Officers” and a list of the section leaders will be displayed with contact information for each individual.

Who Should Join 

ACOEM members who serve as Medical Review Officers and those otherwise involved in drug and alcohol testing.

How to Join 

Contact ACOEM at 847-818-1800 x 300, or download the Section Registration Form and fax it back to ACOEM at 847-818-8347.

 Section Registration Form (pdf) 

Function-Responsibility-Objective 

The MRO Section will:

1. Provide an ongoing forum for MROs to discuss mutual concerns

2. Offer informal networking opportunities

3. Offer focused educational programs on current topics (e.g., alcohol testing)

4. Develop position papers on key policy issues affecting MROs

5. Address ongoing liability and insurance coverage concerns

6. Address other educational, credentialing and policy issues. 

Highlighted Activities  

• Hold annual Section Meeting at AOHC.
  
  
• Conduct section communication through the MRO Listserv directed by Karl Auerbach, MD: mro@mail.rochester.edu. 
  
  
• Sponsor MRO Controversies Scientific Session at AOHC annually.
  
  
• Sent a section reprensentative to attend the International Forum in Drug and Alcohol Testing Meeting.
  
  
• Frequently asked to comment on Federal Register notices concerning changes to Federal Drug and  Alcohol Testing programs and procedures by ACOEM Board of Directors.
  
  
• Frequently asked to comment or provide suggestions to proposed state legislation concerning non-Federal Drug and Alcohol testing protocols and procedures.
  
  
• Have written and updated position papers on:
  Ethical Aspects of Drug Testing  
  http://www.acoem.org/EthicalAspectsOfDrugTesting.aspx
  
  Qualifications of Medical Review Officers in Regulated and Non-regulated Drug Testing
  http://www.acoem.org/QualificationsMROs.aspx