Practice patterns of occupational medicine physicians in Canada. Issue 2 (4th March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kraut, Allen; Thompson, Aaron; Martin, Stephen; Siu, Sidney
• Is Part Of: Archives of environmental & occupational health. Volume 73:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 102
• Page End: 106
• Publication Date: 2018-03-04
• Subjects: Canada -- occupational medicine -- physician practice; Medicine, Preventive -- Periodicals; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational diseases -- Periodicals; Environmental Health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2017.1299086
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1933-8244

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The objectives of this survey were to identify the practice patterns of Canadian physicians working in the field of occupational medicine and to determine whether the type of certification influences the nature of the work they perform in the field. An Internet-based survey was conducted in September 2015 of members of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Association of Canada. Eighty-six Canadian-based occupational medicine physicians completed the survey (response rate 36%). These physicians performed a wide variety of tasks (12 ± 6), with few spending most of their time doing a single task. The most frequently performed tasks were fitness-to-work (78%) and return-to-work evaluations (78%). Specialty-trained physicians were more likely to be involved in teaching and research and less likely to be involved in a variety of ability-to-work evaluations.