American Occupational Medical Association

The American Occupational Medical Association being formed in 1916 Industrial fire protection being considered on a national basis... 

Industrial diseases received more attention during this period with the chartering of the American Occupational Medical Association. 

The size and complexity of the facility ultimately determines the size and complexity of the medical branch of the health and safety department. It is the responsibility of the employer to know when, where, and how to obtain medical persoimel to provide medical services for the employees. The AMA (American Management Association) and the American Occupational Medical Association have plans and pamphlets containing much information to help devise and implement a medical facihty. 

In 1911, the United States held its first national conference on industrial diseases. In 1912, the U.S. Public Health Service, established in 1902, was expanded to include an occupational health division. In 1916, the American Occupational Medical Association was chartered. For the first time in our history, occupational health was being systematically addressed. It was during this period that the occupational medicine pioneer, Alice Hamilton, began her work characterizing the potential health hazards of the trades in the United States, including mining (Hamilton 1943). 

American Medical Association, Circulation Department, 535 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60610 Archives of Environmental Health Guide to Small Plant Occupational Health Programs American National Standards Institute, 1430 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10018 Identification of Air-purifying Respirator Canisters and Cartridges, K13.1 Practice for Occupational and Educational and Face Protection, Z87.1 Practices for Respiratory Protection, Z88.2 Manufacturing Chemists Association, 1825 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20009... 

Efforts to regulate the hours worked by resident-physicians have gained momentum. The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) has backed a house resolution (HR 3235) that seeks to limit resident-physician work hours. Additionally, AMSA has also sponsored a petition to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for new workplace standards for resident-physicians. In response, the American Medical Association has adopted new standards limiting resident-physician work hours to 80 hr/week (37). This policy might serve as a basis for future claims against hospitals that violate the standard. 

Buchanan DJ, Sigal MV Jr, Robinson CS, et al. 1954. Studies of phosphoms intoxication. I. Changes in blood, urine, and tissues of dogs poisoned with phosphoms. American Medical Association Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Medicine 9 1-8. 

Additional information besides the DSM-IV-TR diagnosis is required before a comprehensive treatment plan can be developed. The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults offers a more comprehensive approach to patient assessment. It includes a full discussion of the domains needed for a thorough clinical evaluation, including chief complaint history of present illness past psychiatric history general medical history social, family, and occupational history physical and mental status examinations and diagnostic tests. It further describes issues of privacy, evaluations in the elderly, and techniques for working with multidisciplinary teams. ... 

Other Bereavement, occupational problems, relational problems, malingering, stress-related physiological factors affecting medical condition (American Psychiatric Association 2000)... 

Of the heavy metals, mercury has medical, socioeconomic, and environmental importance second only to lead. The most publicized cases of mercury poisoning have occurred in industrial settings. Table 10-1 lists the numerous occupations at risk for mercury exposure. By 1957, 80 industries used mercury for 3,000 purposes (Bidstrup 1964). The expression from Lewis Carroll s Alice in Wonderland, mad as a hatter, likely portrayed erethism, a condition caused by mercury poisoning of European and American hatters who used mercury to pack fur into watertight fabric. Acrodynia was another mercury-associated illness usually diagnosed in children taking mercury-based medications. 

Support for this project was provided by the Department of Energy, American Chemical Society, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chemical Manufacturers Association, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and Environmental Protection Agency,... 

Public Health and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Her research interests are in neurotoxicity, metals, pediatric environmental health, and iimovative education in environmental and occupational medicine. Dr. Goldman was a member of two Institute of Medicine Committees on Gulf War and Health, which evaluated potential health effects of exposure to pesticides and Sarin, the National Research Council Committee on Handling and Disposal of Biohazards from the Laboratory, and the National Research Council Committee to Review the 0MB Risk Assessment Bulletin. She received her MD from the Yale University School of Medicine and her MS and MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Goldman is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and by the American Board of Preventive Medicine in occupational medicine. 

Standardized procedures also promote the use of the most up-to-date treatments. They are particularly important if you are using several contractors to provide your medical services, because they help to make sure that all of your employees receive the same type of care. Even if company employees provide their own medical services, there still should be standardized procedures written for the medical surveillance programs, health care, and first aid. These standardized procedures should be communicated to all medical providers who provide treatment for your employees. A Comprehensive Guide for Establishing an Occupational Health Service, published by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), includes information on developing protocols. To obtain a copy of this guide, contact AAOHN, 50 Lenox Point NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30324, telephone (404) 262-1162. 

In response to the concern that medically inadequate assessments occur when asbestos screening is done for legal action, the American Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics stated that (http //www.aoec.org/content/principles l 3.htm asbestos) ... 

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