OasisLMS

This comprehensive course provides physicians and other healthcare providers with practical, evidence-based guidance for the medical evaluation of public safety employees, including law enforcement officers (LEO), firefighters, correctional officers, emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, tactical team members and bomb squad members.

Using the ACOEM Guidance for the Medical Evaluation of Public Safety Employees and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1580, the course addresses initial, periodic, and fitness-for-duty (return to work and disability) evaluations across a broad range of medical conditions. Learners will explore cardiovascular, visual, auditory, endocrine, neurologic, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, mental health, infectious disease, pregnancy and medications topics, with a focus on assessing risk of sudden incapacitation and physical and cognitive inability to perform essential job tasks

The course emphasizes real-world application, regulatory compliance, and consistency in medical decision-making for safety-sensitive occupations. Physicians who complete this course will be included in ACOEM’s Public Safety Medicine Find a Provider website, identifying them as having completed this course on fitness for duty evaluations for public safety employees. This directory will serve as a resource for public safety chiefs and management seeking evaluation services. 

Upon completion of this educational activity, learners should be able to:

1. Apply ACOEM Guidance and NFPA 1580 standards when conducting initial, periodic, and fitness-for-duty evaluations for public safety employees.
2. Assess medical conditions and associated risks that may impact a public safety employee’s ability to safely perform essential job functions.
3. Use objective, job-related criteria to determine fitness for duty, work restrictions, and return-to-work readiness in safety-sensitive occupations.
4. Conduct medical evaluations that align with ADA and EEOC requirements while supporting employee health and public safety.

This course is designed for medical providers who perform or are involved in the medical evaluation of public safety employees, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, correctional officers, and emergency medical services personnels.

The content is particularly relevant for:

• • Occupational and environmental medicine providers
  • Primary care providers involved in fitness-for-duty determinations
  • Departmental chiefs and management
  • Human Resources
  • Workers’ compensation providers

The 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. Once the purchase has been completed you will be granted access to the online/on-demand activity. If this purchase was made in error, do not access the course. Refund requests must be received in writing within 24 hours of the purchase to educationinfo@acoem.org. Refunds will be issued for duplicate purchases if no progress has been made in the course and will be issued minus an administrative fee of $100.00. Refunds will not be provided for courses that have been accessed and/or started.