Guidance and Position Statements

In this guidance statement, ACOEM lays out a description of various aspects of workers’ compensations systems in the United States, with recommendations for minimal standards and best practices in workers’ compensation.

This document is intended to provide return-to-work guidance for both employers and the OEM physicians who will be supporting businesses to implement safe return-to-work strategies.

ACOEM is providing this updated guidance on how to safely conduct spirometry and fit testing in the COVID-19 era

This ACOEM guidance document is intended to provide return-to-work guidance for both employers and the OEM physicians who will be supporting businesses to implement safe return-to-work advise during COVID-19.

The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) calls for the immediate adoption of a national mandate to require the wearing of a mask or other face covering in public. 

This ACOEM guidance paper reviews structural elements of UR programs and proposes a possible template for operational standards.

This 2020 ACOEM guidance statement incorporates recent spirometry testing changes into its recommendations to provide current information for all users of spirometry test results, from those who perform or supervise testing to those who only interpret or review results.

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.