scholarly journals Occupational medicine: the use of physician assistants and the changing role of the occupational and environmental medicine provider

2004 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. B. Bunn
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Medicine ◽  
Occupational Medicine ◽  
Physician Assistants ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
Occupational And Environmental Medicine

Beyond Reputation: Debate on the Role of Corporate Influence in Occupational and Environmental Medicine

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanna Rankin Bohme ◽  
David Egilman
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Medicine ◽  
Occupational Medicine ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Corporate Influence ◽  
Family Medical Leave Act ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Role ◽  
Family Medical Leave ◽  
Occupational And Environmental Medicine

In his article in this issue, Tee Guidotti casts recent works addressing corporate influence on occupational medicine as “collective act[s] of disparagement … undertaken … for political reasons.” We move beyond the question of reputation to address key conflicts in the history of occupational medicine, including the American Occupational Medical Association's historical role in weakening the beryllium standard and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's recent efforts to limit the extent of the Family Medical Leave Act. The corporate practice of externalizing health and safety costs makes industry influence an important ongoing topic of debate in occupational and environmental medicine.

Occupational Medicine and the Construction of “Difficult Reputations”

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tee L. Guidotti
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Environmental Medicine ◽  
Occupational Medicine ◽  
Historical Information ◽  
Target Individual ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Company Doctor ◽  
Occupational And Environmental Medicine

The creation of “difficult reputations” is a collective act of disparagement often undertaken to diminish the influence of the target individual or group for political reasons. This process can be observed in efforts to discredit the field of occupational medicine and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) by revising its history. Examples are given from Draper's The Company Doctor: Risk, Responsibility, and Corporate Professionalism and LaDou, in which new sources of historical information do not support the allegations or impressions conveyed. This tendency is inimical to progress in occupational health in general and may be highly destructive to the field if not recognized and discouraged.

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