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Addiction Medicine
Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other DrugsBlood Transfusion
Australian & New Zealand Society of Blood TransfusionBone and Mineral
Australian & New Zealand Bone & Mineral SocietyCardiology
Cardiac Society of Australia and New ZealandClinical Pharmacology
Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and ToxicologistsDermatology
New Zealand Dermatological SocietyEndocrinology
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Gastroenterological Society of Australia New Zealand Society of GastroenterologyGeneral Medicine
Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New ZealandGenetics
Human Genetics Society of AustralasiaGeriatric Medicine
Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric MedicineHaematology
Haematology Society of Australia and New ZealandHypertension
Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (formerly the Australasian Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy)Immunology and Allergy
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and AllergyInfectious Diseases
Australasian Society for Infectious DiseasesIntensive Care
Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care SocietyMedical Oncology (Cancer)
Medical Oncology Group of Australia New Zealand Society for OncologyMedical Research
Australian Society for Medical ResearchNephrology/Renal
Australian and New Zealand Society of NephrologyNeurology
Australian and New Zealand Association of NeurologistsNuclear Medicine
Australian and New Zealand Association of Physicians in Nuclear MedicinePaediatrics
Paediatric Society of New Zealand Australasian Paediatric Endocrine GroupPalliative Medicine
Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine
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What is an Occupational & Environmental Physician?
Occupational & Environmental Physicians are highly trained specialists who provide a wide range of services relating to the health of workers and employers. The specialty of Occupational Medicine focuses on the inter-relationships between workers, their workplaces and their work practices. The specialty encompasses prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. It deals with health issues of the individual worker, populations of workers, their interaction with their environment and the "health" of the employing organisation. Occupational & Environmental Physicians consider medical issues within the wider context of their psycho-social, industrial and motivational frameworks.In summary, Occupational & Environmental Physicians focus on the health effects of the relationship between workers and their work lives, at both an individual and an organisational level.
An Occupational & Environmental Physician may work for the government, the military or a large organisation. Work in private practice is common, providing a range of services including patient treatment, workplace assessments, health surveillance and supervision of vocational rehabilitation. Occupational & Environmental Physicians also provide independent medical opinions on issues such as the worker's fitness to perform certain work duties; the work-relatedness of a worker's condition. They may also perform worker impairment assessments, or provide advice to companies on issues such as illness or injury prevention strategies, or the management of sickness absence.
What is an Occupational & Environmental Physician? (PDF | 2.67MB)
Click here to watch a short audio-visual presentation on the role of an OEP (Video | Length: 2m15s)