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Public Safety Medicine Section

Officers  

Chair: Daniel G. Samo, MD, FACOEM

Vice Chair: Thomas R. Hales, MD, MPH

Vice Chair: Fabrice Czarnecki, MD, MPH

Secretary: L Kristian Arnold, MD

Treasurer: Ramon J. Terrazas, MD, MPH, FACOEM

Education Director: Paul Parrish, MD, MPH 

Director of IT and Communications: Stanley C. Haimes, MD, MPH, CIH, CSP, FACOEM

House of Delegates Rep: Erin Duffy, MD, MPH

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 

Members are providers who care for police officers, fire fighters, security guards, prison guards and specialized security forces (FBI, Secret Service, CIA, etc) both in the civilian and military realms.

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 function of this section is to provide a forum for physicians and other health professionals to exchange ideas, provide a source of current information, provide educational opportunities, and develop consensus and position statements, regarding fire, police, corrections officers, crossing guards, and other public safety professionals.

This section is concerned with the unique medical and occupational health concerns of public safety per-sonnel. The objectives of this section include:

1. Defining physical requirements for qualification for these jobs based on current scientific concepts.

2. Educating physicians and other caregivers regarding toxic and other exposures as well as injuries which are specific to these professions.

3.  Encouraging research in the many areas in this field which will require more scientific data to es-tablish standards for care, qualification, and disqualification of these professionals. 

Highlighted Activities 

• Created and continue work on the ACOEM document “Guidance for the Medical Evaluation of Law Enforcement Officers”.

• Present at AOHC and regional conferences on Public Safety Medicine Topics.

• Conduct a listserv for Public Safety Medicine. 
  
  
• Hold annual in-person meeting at AOHC.