Guidance and Position Statements

This guidance statement represents a compilation of pertinent guidelines, best practices, and professional opinions applicable to the practice of occupational medicine in the medical center setting. It includes an addendum which addresses physician burnout.

This position statement addresses ethical issues involved in substance abuse screening in the workplace.

This position statement presents the definition of an MRO and defines the qualifications needed by these physicians.

This guidance statement addresses the potential adverse health effects associated with exposure to nanomaterials.

Arsenic exposure in humans can occur from multiple routes including diet. This guidance statement addresses arsenic exposure sources and pathways, adverse health effects of arsenic exposure and those subpopulations at increased risk, and the evaluation and treatment of those exposed to elevated arsenic levels.

This guidance statement clarifies current best practices in the diagnosis of occupational noise-induced hearing loss.

This guidance statement discusses the role of occupational medicine clinicians in the supervision of audiometric surveillance under the auspices of hearing conservation programs.

This position statement recommends a set of specific questions to measure patient satisfaction in OEM, designed to meet anticipated regulatory requirements, facilitate quality improvement of participating OEM practices, facilitate casemanagement review, and offer fair and accurate assessment of OEM physicians.

This 2-part guidance statement explores the strength and importance of the corporate medical director.