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Fitness for Certification of the Merchant Mariner: Fact, Myth and Inuendo

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Fitness for Certification of the Merchant Mariner: Fact, Myth and Inuendo

Session Description:
The Coast Guard is the government agency charged with providing safety for the United States Marine Transportation System (MTS). A critical component of the MTS is the merchant marine workforce, a group of dedicated maritime professionals employed on the fleet of marine vessels. A mariner obtains certification by submitting an application completed by a medical provider, then submitting the application and required documentation to one of the Coast Guard’s 17 Regional Examination Centers (RECs), or directly to the Medical Evaluation Division at the National Maritime Center. In 2015, reform of the medical certification process was mandated by a Congressional Coast Guard Authorization Act which required the establishment of a Designated Medical Examiner Program (DMEP) to have a "trusted agent" who could issue a medical certificate to qualified mariners. This session will increase the understanding of practicing OEM physicians of the fitness-for-certification process for merchant mariners. It will include an overview of current regulations and guidance on completing the medical certificate application, and an update on the status of the DMEP.

Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize the primary objective of determining a mariner's fitness for certification.
2. Identify the scope of documentation on the general medical exam required for the CG 719K merchant mariner application.
3. Distinguish between standards versus guidance outlined in the Merchant Mariner Medical Manual, Commandant Instruction Manual 16721.48.

Accreditation and Credit Designation Statement:
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Your CME transcript will be available on line at www.acoem.org immediately after submitting a qualifying score for this activity.

This activity has been approved for 0.75 ABPM LSSA (MOC) Credit.

Estimated time to complete this activity: 45 minutes.

Release Date: 08/01/2020 Expiration Date: 07/31/2023

Target Audience
Physicians who specialize in or have an interest in OEM as well as for non-physicians, such as industrial hygienists, nurses, safety professionals, and environmental health specialists who are involved in the field.

Disclosure Policy
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, ACOEM must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control. In the case of an individual for whom a conflict cannot be resolved, that individual shall not participate in the development or presentation of the CME activity.
Please see the Faculty list below for individual disclosures.

All conflicts have been reviewed and resolved.

Faculty: Laura Torres-Reyes, MD, MPH, FACOEM – Federal Maritime Surgeon, Medical Evaluation Division Chief, Department of Homeland Security/ USCG/National Maritime Center
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