ACOEM Member Price: $69
Non-Member Price: $99
ACOEM’s Essentials of Occupational Medicine program will be comprised of approximately 60 individual courses in 15 sections and provides an excellent and comprehensive introduction to the clinical, technical, and professional concepts of the field for the non-specialist or new entrant.
This course covers Fitness for Duty Challenges. It explains why determining fitness for duty is important, mechanisms used to evaluate an individual, and how the medical profession plays a role in this determination. It is for all healthcare providers caring for working age adults.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, learners should be able to:
• Understand the reasons to request Fitness for Duty (FFD) determinations.
• Review the potential outcomes of fitness for duty evaluation.
• Review potential complications of fitness for duty evaluation.
• Apply relevant laws to the fitness for duty process.
Original Posting Date: July 31, 2022
Termination Date: June 30, 2025
Intended Audience
The course provides an excellent and comprehensive introduction to work disability prevention and management medicine for the non-OEM specialist or new entrant.
Accreditation and Credit Designation Statement
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) 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 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Content Planner and Faculty with Disclosure
Tanisha Taylor, MD, MPH, MBA, FACOEM
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Rutgers School of Public Health
*Nothing to Disclose
Cancellation Policy
This activity is available on-demand, and those who register will receive access automatically. Please be sure that this is the course you wish to purchase as refunds are not permitted after the transaction is complete.