ACOEM Member Price: $335
Non-Member Price: $485
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.
The Assessment Section includes five courses:
FITNESS FOR DUTY
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.
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
ACCIDENTS AT WORK
This course covers Accidents at work. It highlights the clinical, preventive, and administrative roles that occupational health practitioners play in managing work-related accidents. Real-world case studies, injury statistics, and prevention strategies are included to foster critical thinking and application in medical practice.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, learners should be able to:
• Define occupational injuries and workplace accidents.
• Identify common causes and types of workplace injuries.
• Understand the role of occupational medicine in prevention and treatment.
• Explore reporting, documentation, and legal considerations.
• Discuss strategies for workplace safety and injury reduction.
Content Planner and Faculty with Disclosure
Malgorzata “Margaret” Hasek, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACPM
Regional Medical Director, Occupational Health at Loyola Medicine
*Nothing to Disclose
EXPOSURE MANAGEMENT
This 60-minute recorded session will introduce the principles and methods of exposure assessment to a multidisciplinary audience of OEM practitioners and trainees. The session may accommodate learners with varying backgrounds in industrial hygiene, toxicology, and regulatory health. The presentation will begin by establishing the relevance of exposure assessment to OEM practice, particularly in regards to medical surveillance procedures. Participants will be introduced to environmental sampling techniques and the interpretation of occupational exposure limits.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, learners should be able to:
• Explain the role of exposure assessment in guiding medical surveillance procedures within occupational and environmental medicine practice.
• Describe common environmental and biological monitoring techniques used in exposure assessment, including personal air sampling, area monitoring, and biomarker analysis.
• Interpret occupational exposure limits such as OSHA PELs, ACGIH TLVs, and NIOSH RELs, and apply them to the evaluation of workplace exposure data.
Content Planner and Faculty with Disclosure
John W. Downs, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM
Medical Toxicologist
*Nothing to Disclose
HAZARD RECOGNITION
This course will provide an introduction to the principles needed to anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control workplace hazards. This includes the ability to recognize various workplace hazards and factors that increase individual worker exposure risk, the role of the health and safety team in minimizing workplace exposures and implementation of the OSHA hierarchy of controls.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, learners should be able to:
• Learn how to recognize the various types of workplace hazard and factors that increase individual exposure risks.
• Learn the role of industrial hygienist and the techniques used to monitor and abate workplace hazards.
• Implement hazard control options utilizing the OSHA hierarchy of controls.
Content Planner and Faculty with Disclosure
Rachel Leibu, MD, MBA, MS, FACOEM
Medical Director Occupational Medicine Services Atlantic Health
Clinical Assistant Professor, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
*Nothing to Disclose
HAZARD RISK MANAGEMENT
This course focuses on Health Risk Management and particularly assessment and communication. We will define health risk and steps to evaluate risks. We will teach key components of health hazard risk assessment and important aspects of effective risk management and communication.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, learners should be able to:
• Define risk management.
• Explain risk assessment general concepts
• List tips on how to manage and communicate risk
Content Planner and Faculty with Disclosure
Beth Baker, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACMT
Adjunct Professor
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
*Nothing to Disclose
Original Posting Date: November 15, 2025
Termination Date: November 14, 2028
Intended Audience
The section provides an excellent and comprehensive introduction to Return-to-Work topics 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 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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.