ACOEM offers CME for reading selected articles in our peer-reviewed Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM). One (1) credit can be earned per article.

To earn credits, you must have an active individual subscription to JOEM for the issue in which the ACOEM Online CME course is offered. The CME activity itself must not be expired.

To access the online exam, after reading the article referenced in the title of this product and purchasing the CME product, log in to ACOEM Connect. Go to My ACOEM, then Education, and then Access Online Education to complete the online exam and evaluation.

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

• Assess quantitative exposure-response data on silica exposure and discuss inpatient care for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and respiratory morbidity in male Swedish iron foundry workers.
• Describe the calculations of cumulative exposure dose for workers.
• Outline the increased morbidity risk for the whole group of foundry workers.

This activity is designed for physicians and other healthcare professionals who specialize in or have an interest in Occupational and Environmental Medicine topics.