OPAM Workshop: Basic Course in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Part II-245387

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The American Osteopathic College of Occupational and Preventive Medicine is conducting a basic course in occupational environmental medicine. The course, which doesn't require sequential participation, aims to enhance competency in occupational medicine and offers networking with industry leaders. This three-part course prepares participants for a Certificate of Added Qualification in Occupational Medicine. The training includes divisions like disability impairment evaluation medicine, aerospace, and hyperbaric medicine, targeting specific environmental populations. The college is committed to providing continued medical education in compliance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) standards, ensuring integrity and resolving conflicts of interest. The course offers seven and a half Category 1A credit hours from ACCME. Grievances can be addressed to the course heads. The course structure, rooted in the 1980s, allows physicians to learn while working, covering diverse occupational medicine topics. It emphasizes evidence-based medicine, requiring evaluations and post-tests for completion.

Keywords

occupational environmental medicine

Certificate of Added Qualification

disability impairment evaluation

aerospace medicine

hyperbaric medicine

ACCME standards