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.

This course covers Work Disability Prevention and Management. It explains the need for a paradigm shift away from managing symptoms to managing functional recovery, so that unnecessary work disability can be prevented. It is for all healthcare providers caring for working age adults.

Upon completion of this educational activity, learners should be able to:
• Recognize the nuances and appropriately use relevant terminology, including “disability” and “impairment.”
• Explain the treating provider’s important role in making decisions related to work ability or disability.
• Explain how clinical decisions, for example prescribing opioids, can lead to work disability.
• Connect treatment decisions with long-term impact to patients and to society.

The course provides an excellent and comprehensive introduction to work disability prevention and management medicine for the non-OEM specialist or new entrant.

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.