Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Sponsored by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, this updated Third Edition is a comprehensive, practical guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupationally related disorders. It provides an excellent overview of technical issues, practical applications, and preventive strategies for illness and injury related to the workplace. Emphasizing prevention, new chapters provide expansive coverage of environmentally induced asthma and allergies. A section of competencies is included for certification preparation within this specialty. A comprehensive index provides reference ease for examination of all aspects of occupational and environmental medicine.
Synopsis
Sponsored by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, this updated Third Edition is a comprehensive, practical guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupationally related disorders. It provides an excellent overview of technical issues, practical applications, and preventive strategies for illness and injury related to the workplace. Emphasizing prevention, new chapters provide expansive coverage of environmentally induced asthma and allergies. A section of competencies is included for certification preparation within this specialty. A comprehensive index provides reference ease for examination of all aspects of occupational and environmental medicine. Compatibility: BlackBerry(R) OS 4.1 or Higher / iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0 or Higher /Palm OS 3.5 or higher / Palm Pre Classic / Symbian S60, 3rd edition (Nokia) / Windows Mobile(TM) Pocket PC (all versions) / Windows Mobile Smartphone / Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista/Tablet PC
Table of Contents
Part I. Occupational Medical Services
- Occupational Medical Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Robert J. McCunney
- Legal and Ethical Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Junius C. McElveen, Jr.
- Role of Regulatory Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
James A. Hathaway
- Establishing an Occupational Health Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
William B. Patterson
- Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Kent W. Peterson and D. Gary Rischitelli
- Occupational Health Nursing: Roles and Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Bonnie Rogers
- The Independent Medical Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Christopher R. Brigham, William Boucher, and Alan L. Engelberg
- The Physician Working with the Business Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Frank H. Leone
- Drug Testing in the Occupational Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Kent W. Peterson
- Accreditation of Occupational Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Dennis Schultz
- Health and Productivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Dee W. Edington and Wayne N. Burton
- Health Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Molly J. McCauley and Robert J. McCunney
- Principles of Travel Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Jeffrey G. Jones, Donald S. Herip, and David O. Freedman
- Economics of Occupational Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Jeffrey S. Harris
- Educational Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
David J. Tollerud and Edward A. Emmett
- Computers and Informatics in Occupational Medicine Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Kent W. Peterson, Todd D. Kissam, and Barry A. Cooper
- International Occupational Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
William B. Bunn and Sadhna Paralkar
- Workers Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Jeffrey S. Harris
- Health Care Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Melissa D. Tonn
Part II. Occupationally Related Disorders
- Suspecting Occupational Disease: The Clinicians Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Rose H. Goldman
- Occupational Pulmonary Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Ian A. Greaves