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Policies & Position Statements

Position Statements

Title	Date
Confidentiality of Medical Information in the Workplace	1/14/2008
Transportation and Public Safety	10/22/2007
Ensuring Quality of Care in Worker’s Compensation Programs: Fair Fee Schedules and Evidence-Based Guidelines	8/28/2007
The Role of the Professional Supervisor in the Audiometric Testing Component of Hearing Conservation Programs	4/27/2007
Pertussis Vaccination of Health Care Workers	6/27/2006
Automated External Defibrillation in the Occupational Setting (reaffirmed May 2006)	5/6/2006
Role of the Occupational Physician in Enhancing Productivity	5/6/2006
Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management as a Core Competency in Occupational and Environmental Medicine	3/10/2006
Qualifications of Medical Review Officers (MROs) in Regulated and Non-Regulated Drug Testing	2/15/2006
Ethical Aspects of Drug Testing	2/14/2006
Genetic Screening in the Workplace	12/13/2005
Influenza Control Programs for Healthcare Workers	8/18/2005
Toxicology: Core Content of Occupational and Environmental Medicine	8/18/2005
Medical Surveillance of Workers Exposed to Crystalline Silica	6/27/2005
Scope of Occupational and Environmental Health Programs and Practice	11/5/2004
Evaluating Pulmonary Function Change Over Time	2/2/2004
A Screening Program for Depression	10/30/2002
Noise-induced Hearing Loss	10/30/2002
Adverse Human Health Effects Associated with Molds in the Indoor Environment	10/27/2002
The Attending Physician's Role in Helping Patients Return to Work after an Illness or Injury	4/14/2002

Guidelines

Title	Date
ACOEM Guidelines for Protecting Health Care Workers from Tuberculosis	3/17/2008
Ethical Guidelines for Occupational and Environmental Medicine Physicians Serving as Expert Witnesses	10/25/2007
Preventing Needless Work Disability by Helping People Stay Employed	6/27/2006
Use of Contact Lenses in an Industrial Environment	5/4/2003
HIV and AIDS in the Workplace	3/21/2002
Guidelines for Employee Health Services in Health Care Facilities	12/11/1998

Public Comments

Title	Date
ACOEM Supports Farmworker Health Translation Study	4/30/2008
ACOEM Comments on Department of Labor's Proposed Revisions to the Family and Medical Leave Act	4/10/2008
ACOEM Comments to HHS on draft Guidance on Allocating and Targeting Pandemic influenza Vaccine	1/10/2008
ACOEM Supports Vaccine Security Act	12/18/2007
ACOEM Files Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of U.S. Suit Against Tobacco Marketers	11/29/2007
ACOEM Supports $20 million Increase in NIOSH Budget for Extramural Research Programs	5/29/2007
ACOEM Requests GAO Study to Ensure NIOSH Can Fulfill Its Statutory Requirements	5/24/2007
Coalition Supports AHRQ Funding	3/20/2007
ACOEM Supports Senator Harkin’s Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act	2/27/2007
ACOEM Comments on FMCSA Proposal to Merge Medical Certificate into Commercial Driver's License Process	2/16/2007
ACOEM Responds to Call for Comments Regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993	2/12/2007
ACOEM Comments Regarding Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Prioritization	1/18/2007

Archived Public Comments

Library and Reference Material

Title	Date
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Competencies	1/14/2008
Recommended Library and Electronic Resources for Occupational and Environmental Physicians	12/1/2006
MROCC Code of Ethics	1/20/2005
Careers in Occupational and Environmental Medicine	12/1/2001

Creating Position Papers & Guidelines

Title	Date
Procedures for Creating ACOEM Position Papers and Guidelines	10/13/2000

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