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News

  • Science Daily News - Occupational Medicine
    3 star rating News releases regarding medical research developments from universities, the National Science Foundation, NASA, and other scientific institutions. These announcements present new discoveries in therapeutics and disease management. ScienceDaily Magazine.

Full Text / MultiMedia

  • Occupational Health from BMJ
    5 star rating A large colection of full text articles related to occupational health selected from the British Medical Journal.
  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine
    4 star rating Free full text journal articles made available by the publisher. Change the year in the search window for alternate years.
  • The Annals of Occupational Hygiene
    4 star rating Free full text journal articles made available by the publisher. Change the year in the search window for alternate years. One of the world's top research journals on hazards and risks to health resulting from work. British Occupational Hygiene Society. Published by Oxford University Press.
  • Duke University Safety Manuals
    3 star rating The full text of radiation, laboratory, laser, and hospital radioactive materials safety manuals and policies. Published by the Occupational & Environmental Safety Office at Duke University.
  • Job Stress Network
    1 star rating A web project that presents news and current briefs on aspects of job strain: risk factors, health outcomes, prevention, etc. The sponor of this project, the Center for Social Epidemiology of Santa Monica, California, examines the role of environmental and occupational stress in the etiology of cardiovascular disease.

Journals

  • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
    4 star rating REG Original peer-reviewed research articles, brief communications, case reports, book reviews, and commentary on OEM relevant literature. Free access to TOCs and abstracts. 1996-present. Official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Searchable. Fee registration for full text. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
  • OEM Online-Occupational & Environmental Medicine
    4 star rating REG Original research reports, editorials, reviews, and CME articles related to studies of occupational and environmental health hazards, ergonomics, and occupational diseases. 1998-present. Fee registration for full text. Free abstracts. BMJ Publishing Group.
  • International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
    3 star rating REG Publishes original articles, editorials, reviews, short communications, reports of national health regulations, documents of international meetings and activities, and concepts in occupational and environmental health. Free access to TOCs and abstracst, 1996-present. Fee registration for full text. Springer, Berlin.
  • Occupational & Environmental Medicine Journals at Medbioworld
    2 star rating A comprehensive directory of weblinks for journals in this specialty.

Textbooks

  • Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace
    5 star rating A handbook which provides an up-to-date picture of the relationship between work and musculoskeletal problems. Institute of Medicine.
  • Navy Medical Surveillance Procedures Manual
    4 star rating A manual that addresses appropriate medical screening examinations for the military environment. Includes coverage of chemical and physical stressors and special examinations for occupations with health risk. 7th edition, 2001, published by the Navy Environmental Health Center.

Major Sites / Home Pages

  • American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
    5 star rating Includes information about the College, membership information, press releases, news, position statements, guidelines, publications, CE courses, events, conferences, and a career center.
  • U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
    5 star rating Includes information about OSHA and its programs and activities, laws and regulations, news updates, outreach programs, standards and compliance, selected statistical data, publications and testimonies, and a calendar of events. U.S. Department of Labor .
  • American Industrial Hygiene Association
    4 star rating Includes information about the Association, news and events, government activities, conferences and meetings, CE and distance learning, publications, laboratory services, employment services, consultants listing.
  • Association of Occupational & Environmental Clinics
    4 star rating Includes membership information, news, and a Lending Library with an extensive collection of course outlines, handouts, slides, videotapes and other types of publications, a list of residency programs and electives in OEM, directory of pediatric environmental health specialty units, AOEC exposure codes, and the AOEC newsletter, 1995-present.
  • New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
    4 star rating NYCOSH offers news & updates, laws & regulations, short articles on on-the-job health & safety hazards, a calendar of events, and a large collection of links to related Web resources.
  • American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
    3 star rating Includes membership information, association and industry news, practice and business resources, position statements and recommendations, publications and CE modules, calendar of events, and career resources.
  • European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
    3 star rating Provides information on occupational safety and health: injury FAQs, news, surveys, research reports, European OSH statistics, a collection of fact sheets on good health and safety practice at the workplace, and links to OSH national web sites. Searchable.
  • The Institute of Occupational Health University of Birmingham
    3 star rating Presents information about the Institute and its activities, news, reports, publications, conferences, seminars, courses, and links to related Web resources. IOH is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health at the University of Birmingham.
  • The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    3 star rating NIOSH is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. This website offers related topic reviews.
  • The Society of Occupational Medicine UK
    3 star rating Presents information about the Society, membership information, publications and consultative documents, meetings and courses, a glossary, and related Web links.
  • Occupational & Environmental Medicine Associations at Medbioworld
    2 star rating A comprehensive directory of weblinks for associations in this specialty.
  • Occupational Health Research from SYSTOC
    2 star rating Presents software and services for occupational medicine professionals, occupational health news, analysis, publications, policies, protocols, and algorithms. Occupational Health Research.
  • UV Office of Environmental Health & Safety
    2 star rating This University of Virginia office website posts documents regarding its policies, procedures, guidelines, safety programs, and laboratory safety.

Practice Guidelines / FAQs

  • ACOEM Position Statements and Guidelines
    5 star rating Includes position statements on various environmental issues such as multiple chemical sensitivities, medical surveillance in the workplace, radon exposure, pesticides and children, etc. The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
  • Disorders of Environmental Origin Practice Guidelines from NGC
    5 star rating Structured summaries of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines drawn from well-regarded organizations. Users can compare competing guidelines' target populations, review methods, and quality of evidence. Links to full text. The National Guideline Clearinghouse is hosted by the U.S. Government Agency for Health Care Policy and Research and supported by the American Medical Association and others
  • OSHA Regulations & Standards
    4 star rating A directory of OSHA's statements regarding safe workplace practices in specific environments, the avoidance and management of occupational injury, rules of recording and reporting occupational injuires, etc. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
  • Guidelines for Employee Health Services in Health Care Facilities
    2 star rating Contains guidelines for providing employee health services in health care facilities. Approved April 1998. American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Cases

Patient Education

Directories

  • Environmental Health & Safety Resources
    4 star rating Presents a large collection of links to web resources on environmental & occupational health, safety, and risk management. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
  • Duke Occupational & Environmental Medicine
    3 star rating Contains a collection of links to web resources regarding environmental and occupational health, clinical toxicology, and safety regulations. Duke University Medical Center.
  • Health, Environment & Work
    3 star rating A searchable directory of weblinks on educational resources related to occupational and environmental health and medicine: FAQs, commentaries, interactive tutorials, etc. Maintained by Raymond Agius, Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Manchester Medical School. Agius.com.
  • MedWeb Occupational Health and Safety Resource Directory
    3 star rating A large collection of links to sites, guides, guidelines, academic departments, journals, societies, organizations, news, and documents. Allows browsing and searching by keywords. Emory University Health Science Center Library.
  • Occupational and Environmental Health Directory at University of Edinburgh
    2 star rating A collection of links to OEH related tutorials, courswork, and web sites. Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Educational Materials

Forums

  • Occ-Env-Med-L Internet Mail-list
    2 star rating A forum for clinicians and public health professionals for academic discussion, announcements, and dissemination of text files. Incudes archives. Duke University Medical Center .
  • Occenvmed UK
    2 star rating A discussion forum for practitioners of occupational and environmental medicine and occupational health. Searchable archives.
  • Occ-Health Mail List
    1 star rating A discussion list open to everyone with an interest in teaching, learning and research in occupational health and safety. Searchable archives.


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