3rd Edition

Occupational Health Services A Practical Approach

486 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

486 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

486 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The new edition of Occupational Health Services provides an essential guide in setting up, running, and improving healthcare services either in an organization or within the community. The book offers an invaluable toolkit for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and occupational management of work-related health issues. The text covers: An overview of occupational health care in the... Read more

Preface

Tee L. Guidotti

Chapter 1          The Occupational Health Care System

Tee L. Guidotti

Chapter 2          Workers’ Compensation

Lee Glass

Chapter 3          Occupational Health Law

Mark A. Rothstein

Chapter 4          Occupational Safety and Health Regulation

Richard J. Thomas and Judith Green-McKenzie

Chapter 5          Ethics

Tee L. Guidotti and M. Suzanne Arnold

Chapter 6          Corporate and In-House Occupational Health Services

Julia E. Klees

Chapter 7          Global Occupational Health

Julia E. Klees, Joel Bender and Paul Joos-Vandewalle

Chapter 8          Strategic Planning

Luke Lee

Chapter 9          Hospitals and Medical Centers

Melanie Swift, Amy Behrman and Laura E. Breeher

Chapter 10        Staffing and Personnel

Carla Huitt and Donna Lee Gardner

Chapter 11        Facilities and Equipment

Paula Lantsberger

Chapter 12        Office Procedures and Protocols

Paula Lantsberger

Chapter 13        Medical Records

Michael Berneking

Chapter 14        Occupational Health-Specific Marketing and Sales

Karen O’Hara

Chapter 15        Quality Assurance

Karen O’Hara and Donna Lee Gardner

Chapter 16        Primary-Care Occupational Medicine Services

Douglas Martin

Chapter 17        Periodic Health Surveillance and Monitoring

Tee L. Guidotti

Chapter 18        Hazard Evaluation and Management

Tee L. Guidotti

Chapter 19        Psychological Health and Safety

Ian M. F. Arnold, M. Suzanne Arnold and James C. Wesdock

Chapter 20        Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing

Robert Swotinsky

Chapter 21        Employee Assistance Programs

David G. Lukcso and Karl Auerbach

Chapter 22        Absence and Leave

Tee L. Guidotti

Chapter 23        Fitness for Duty

John W. F. Cowell

Chapter 24        Impairment Assessment

David G. Lukcso and Ghazala A. Kazi

Chapter 25        Independent Medical Evaluation

Ghazala Kazi

Chapter 26        Consulting Services

Tee L. Guidotti and Donald F. Franklin

Chapter 27        Medicolegal Services

Tee L. Guidotti

Chapter 28        Lifestyle Medicine and Health Promotion

Sami Bég and Joel Bender

 Appendix 1

Occupational Health and Safety Audit* Toolbox (inclusive of Self-Assessment and Gap Analysis reviews)

Ian M.F. Arnold, M. Suzanne Arnold and James C. Wesdock

 Appendix 2

Essential Bookshelf in Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Occupational Health Services

Biography

Tee L. Guidotti is a well-known figure in occupational and environmental medicine, editor of the previous editions, and author of a major textbook and several other works in the field.

Paula Lantsberger is an experienced clinician, medical director, and OEM practitioner who recently retired from managing an OEM group practice in Spokane Washington. She has extensive practical experience, a large network of colleagues and contacts, detailed knowledge of practice management, and writes in an engaging style.

M. Suzanne Arnold is a consultant in occupational health and occupational health nursing, with an emphasis on mental health in the workplace. She is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is retired as a professor in Occupational Health Program, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was an editor of the second edition.