The History of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Occupational Medicine Becomes a Specialty - Part III

TRACK: Management and Administration in OEM

Judith Green McKenzie, MD, MPH, FACP, FACPM, FACOEM, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Natalie P. Hartenbaum, MD, MPH, FACOEM, OccuMedix, Dresher, PA
Ronald Loeppke, MD, MPH, FACOEM, US Preventive Medicine, Inc., Brentwood, TN
Kent W. Peterson, MD, FACOEM, Occupational Health Strategies, Charlottesville, VA

The ACOEM Section on History and Archives is pleased to present a series of presentations on the history of occupational and environmental medicine (OEM), from the origins of occupational medicine over 300 years ago to the formation of a national organization of occupational health physicians in the U.S. 100 years ago, to the rapid evolution of the specialty over the past thirty years as modern programs and concepts have arisen in many areas of occupational medical practice. The third session will present three aspects of OEM that have seen major development during the past forty years, including transportation medicine, substance abuse prevention and screening, and health and productivity management, by three Past-Presidents of ACOEM, all leaders and innovators in their respective presentation topics. Transportation Medicine has seen the birth and implementation of a comprehensive new national program by the FMCSA to certify commercial drivers. Federal legislation and regulations have established rules and requirements for testing alcohol and other substances in the workplace. Health and productivity management has become an important and widely used tool utilized by occupational physicians and managers in many workplaces. This session was organized by the History and Archives Special Interest Section. This session may be of particular interest to residents and recent graduates.