Occupational and Environmental Infectious Diseases, edited by William E. Wright, MD, MPH, provides a comprehensive overview of the recognition, management, and prevention of infectious diseases in the workplace.

The Second Edition of this popular reference has been entirely updated and revised throughout. The addition of new material includes a completely new chapter on general travel medicine and prevention of illness, and includes expanded coverage of employee education issues and listings of Web resources. Rather than emphasizing theory, all chapters have been fully updated and enhanced to provide well-organized, practical, and relevant information. The emphasis has also been expanded to include more recognition that many infectious diseases are international or global problems.

An ideal resource for occupational health practitioners, the primary care physician, and the generalist, this new edition is a valuable tool in the ongoing effort to provide a safe and healthy workplace.

Pub. Date: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-883595-45-6
Format: Hardcover, 810 pages with index  

The MOST UP-T0-DATE resource for workplace drug testing.

The BEST POSSIBLE preparation for MRO certification.

Written by practicing MROs with years of experience in the trenches, this new manual delivers a payload of precise instruction on the performance and interpretation of drug and alcohol testing in the workplace.

Pub. Date: 2006
ISBN: 1-883595-44-4
Format: Paperback, 416 pages 

For the first time in one resource here are the most recent findings and sucessful approaches to Workers' Compensation medical care.

Pub. Date: 2003
ISBN: 1-883595-41-X
Format: Paperback, 238 pages
 

Science on the Witness Stand will be a welcome addition to the library of any medical or legal professional whose work involves presenting medical evidence in a legal context.

The book offers a complete look at the factors to be considered in a variety of legal proceedings, from claims adjudication to liability and other medical/legal proceedings. It begins by introducing an innovative approach the authors call evidence-based medical dispute resolution, then moves on to discuss the elements and logic to be presented in a medical opinion, the principles and procedures of civil litigation, and the jurist's view of scientific evidence. Issues of causality and admissibility of evidence and testimony are presented, along with individualized medical evaluation and personal risk, impairment, and evidentiary needs in environmental law and occupational health law.

Science on the Witness Stand is a must-have resource for lawyers and expert witnesses who need to present scientific knowledge and apply it in the courtroom or in claims adjudication. Its evidence-based medical dispute resolution approach gives legal and health care professionals a useful new way to evaluate evidence from the biomedical and population health sciences as it applies to law and the resolution of social issues. And it offers an effective new way for legal and medical professionals to collaborate smoothly and successfully.

Pub. Date: 2001
ISBN: 1-883595-31-2
Format: Paperback, 428 pages 

Even if you own the first edition you will need this new edition TODAY.

This Second Edition contains completely new sections on:

• Smoking, Obesity, and Lifestyles in the Workplace
• Disaster Management including general principles and specific suggestions for both made-made and natural disasters.
• A number of chemicals have been added including cobalt, hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans, and a discussion of the recent OSHA standard for Chromium (6)
• Wherever possible, Internet addresses have been added to simplify searches for further information.
• Reviews have been added of the current status of such issues as Avian flu, West Nile Virus, and food flavoring issues.

Also exclusive to this edition is an extensive Appendix that contains all relevant OSHA forms and required questionnaires for such subjects as:

• Asbestos
• 1,3-Butadiene
• Bloodborne Pathogens Standard Model Exposure Control Plan
• Cadmium
• Cotton Dust
• Formaldehyde
• Methylene Chloride
• Respiratory Protection Standard

All that is built on top of the already packed pages of the first edition that provides the latest information on medical surveillance for chemical and other toxic substances, infectious and allergenic agents, and physical hazards found in the workplace

Throughout, Instant Medical Surveillance presents the essential information in a way that is easy to understand, not only for those who are trained in medicine, nursing, or industrial hygiene, but also for other professionals such as human resources personnel and attorneys.

Pub. Date: 2007
ISBN: 978-1-883595-47-0
Format: Paperback, 428 pages  

How a physician understands, interacts, and communicates with a patient with musculoskeletal low back pain will have a powerful impact on the course of care and outcome, regardless of the diagnosis. The authors of the new second edition of Low Back Pain provide a unique and valuable perspective on the non-surgical management of this potentially disabling condition.

Pub. Date: November 2007
ISBN: 978-1-883595-34-0
Format: Paperback, 360 pages. 

FOURTH EDITION NOW AVAILABLE!
Completely revised and updated, this edition is a must for anyone involved in the medical certification decision process for commercial drivers.

Pub. Date: September 2007
ISBN: 978-1-883595-48-7
Format: Paperback, 275 pages. 

You have a short time to read and evaluate a journal article in an area that's vital to your practice, yet is filled with terminology you haven't come across before, haven't used in years, or is only vaguely familiar. What's the most efficient way to accomplish the task? Turn to Judith Green-McKenzie's time-saving guide. It offers a step-by-step approach to dissecting an article, a glossary of commonly used terms, methods for evaluating the validity of the results presented, and much more.

As Associate Director of Occupational Medicine Residency, Judith Green-McKenzie saw the need for a glossary and guide that could help busy residents and other professionals understand and evaluate professional journal articles in the limited time their schedules allowed.

Now all medical professionals can benefit from Dr. Green-McKenzie's work, carefully organized into a concise, up-to-the-minute guide to understanding and evaluating medical journal articles.

July 2006. Paperback, 128 pages.
ISBN 1-883595-46-0 

JUST PUBLISHED MARCH 2008
This popular, practical, guide for health and safety program professionals is coming out in a new edition this spring. Known as the "pocket MBA" for health and safety program professionals, the book emphasizes practical management techniques and applications that have proven to be particularly helpful in practice. As in previous editions, the book's premise is that when the directors of health and safety programs acquire, polish, and use appropriate management techniques and skills, their programs are more effective and provide greater benefits to the groups they serve. Readers in all types of health and safety programs will find the current edition indispensable in enhancing their communication skills, time management capabilities, and abilities to gain support from decision makers and other senior managers in their organization. The material can be applied immediately to the reader's own job situation, a focus that has made the book uniquely valuable.

Each chapter of the new edition has been revised to include current information. In addition, new chapters have been added in the following areas: planning health care responses to natural disasters, terrorism, and other mass casualty situations, what works and what doesn't in leadership, implementing or expanding health and safety programs; productivity enhancement, and preparing for and providing legal health and safety testimony. In each of these cases one or more collaborators have added their expertise to the discussion.

Appendices include items for new health and safety managers to consider, examples of budget categories; audit instruments for occupational and environmental health and safety components; and a summary of parliamentary procedures to help managers expedite meetings and spot inappropriate attempts to block a program or prevent necessary discussion.

Publication Date: March 2008
Format: Paperback, 480 pages. 

As demands for a safe and drug-free workplace grow, federal requirements and a burgeoning work load require that many medical review functions be carried out by medical review officer assistants (MROAs) and others on the medical review officer (MRO) team. This useful, up-to-the-minute manual has been created to help prepare MROAs for certification and to keep the entire MRO team operating at a peak level of professionalism and efficiency.

Offering a complete view of the medical review process, the Medical Review Officer Team Manual covers business, scientific, legal, ethical and logistical issues. It is an ideal practical manual for MROs and MROAs and those who work with them and use their services, including employers and others interested in workplace drug testing. The guide can also be used as a companion to Swotinsky and Smith's previously published Medical Review Officer's Manual, providing "how to" specifics to help the entire MRO team apply the science and art of medical review.