Resources
Links
Faculty and College Resources
The WHAM eLearning Modules website is again available as a self-learning tool. For information and to browse the available resources go to the following website: http://www.wham.org.au/
The RACP runs regular educational events on topics of interest for all fellows. To view the education program click on the following link: http://www.racp.edu.au/pep/ You will find some headers at the bottom of the page, for example, Physician Education Program. Click on this link and then follow the prompts to register for an event of interest. There are also direct links to other programs and the Global Tele-Health Site directly.
If you have any topics of interest that you think may be worthwhile as an educational resource, you can arrange to have this made into an event. There are various options available for hosting an event including: video-conferencing, web-casting and pod-casting. To arrange an event contact the Operations Events team directly on:
Ph: + 61 2 8247 6242 OR Adam.Niewand@telehealth.com.au
Return To Work Knowledge Base 
Return To Work Knowledge Base is a new free online service providing the best available research on return to work in an easy to read format for employees, employers, treaters and insurers.
The site contains a detailed resource section of return to work related medical, health, management and treatment information for employees, employers, treaters and insurers.
The Return To Work Knowledge Base is world class resource, designed to assist people overcome injury and get back to work. The cost of workplace injury to employees, their families and employers, can be crippling. Please help us to spread the word on the best research evidence available to overcome these problems.
ResWorks, a non profit foundation, we developed the site with the funding support of WorkSafe Victoria. The Return To Work Knowledge Base
is endorsed by the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Rural Health Education Foundation
The Rural Health Education Foundation produces health and medical continuing education programs and broadcasts via TV satellite nationally. Providing the equipment is available, health professionals can access these programs at no cost in rural and remote areas. For further information look at the following flyers:
All information can also be found on the Foundation website: www.rhef.com.au
The Australian Medical Association
World Health Organisation (WHO) link for Occupational Medicine
http://www.who.int/occupational_health/en/
Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute (IRSST)
The Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute (IRSST), located in Montreal (QC), Canada, carries out scientific activities concentrated in seven research fields: accidents, chemical substances and biological agents, musculoskeletal disorders, noise and vibration, protective equipment, occupational rehabilitation, safety of industrial tools, machines and processes. More information about the Institute and its research activities, as well as about 1000 research reports are available for free download at : http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/home.html
WorkCover
NSW http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/
VIC http://www.workcover.vic.gov.au/
QLD http://www.workcover.qld.gov.au/
SA http://www.workcover.com/
WA http://www.workcover.wa.gov.au/
TAS http://www.workcover.tas.gov.au/
ACT http://www.workcover.act.gov.au/
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) (New Zealand's WorkCover)
http://www.acc.co.nz/index.htm
National Occupational Health & Safety Commission (NOHSC)
http://www.nohsc.gov.au/
Occupational Health & Safety Australia
http://www.ohs.com.au/
The Society of Occupational Medicine (UK)
http://som.org.uk/
The Australian and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine Inc.
http://www.anzsom.org.au/
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
http://www.acoem.org/
The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
http://www.hkam.org.hk/
The American Occupational Therapy Association
http://www.aota.org/
Aviation Medicine Australia & New Zealand
http://www.amsanz.org.nz/
Occupational Medicine Resources
Health, Environment & Work-links to resources
http://www.agius.com/hew/resource/index.htm
Links to various Occupational Medicine Resources
http://rmlibrary.com/sites/medoccup.htm
PubMed - a comprehensive publications search engine
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
Agency for Toxic Substance & Disease Registry (ATSDR) - "primers" on various topics
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/primer.html
The 1996 NIOSH Practical Guide: Preventing Occupational Hearing Loss
http://www.safe-at-work.com/SafeAtWork/index.html
A useful mailing list
http://www.occhealthnews.net/
Duke's What's New at NIOSH, OSHA, EPA, WHO, FDA
http://gilligan.mc.duke.edu/oem/wutsnew.htm#NIOSH
Duke's OEM WWW Resource List
http://occ-env-med.mc.duke.edu/oem/index2.htm
UNC link
http://osherc.sph.unc.edu/
A useful link
http://www.occmed.free-online.co.uk/
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Abstracts
http://gilligan.mc.duke.edu/oem/wutsnewa.htm#JOEM
The Society Of Occupational Medicine - Home Page
https://www.som.org.uk/
Edinburgh Uni Medical Faculty
http://www.med.ed.ac.uk/hew/som/default.htm
Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals and related areas
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
www.joem.org/
Useful links from Yale University
http://www.med.yale.edu/intmed/occmed/resources.html
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/safety.html
Health Impact Assessments (HIAs)-Useful resources
http://library.med.utah.edu/envirodx/
http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/files/ephia.pdf
Resources for Undertaking Health Impact Assessment
* The Steps of HIA http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stages_of_hia.htm
* HIA Manuals http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/tools_for_hia.htm
* Completed HIAs http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/completed_hia.htm
* HIA Related http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/methods_of_inquiry.htm
Steps of HIA http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stages_of_hia.htm
This section provides an account of the steps of a HIA:
1. Screening http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stage_1_screening.htm
2. Scoping http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stage_2_scoping.htm
3. Identification and assessment of potential health impacts http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stage_3_assessment_of_potential_health_impacts.htm
4. Decision making and formulating recommendations
http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stage_4_negotiation_and_decision-making.htm
5. Evaluation and monitoring
http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/stage_5_evaluation_and_monitoring.htm