1. Medical Surveillance Program Administration for Forces Afloat
Kathleen Edwards, COHN-S
NMW OM Program Manage
August 2018

2. Objectives Define authority Identify areas of responsibility
Awareness and Access to support resources
Address your challenges

3. Authority
DODi series
OPNAV E Navy Safety and Occupational Health Program Manual for Forces Afloat
MANMED P-117 Manual of the Medical Department (Special Exams CH-15))

4. Responsibilities MDR: Administer the Medical Surveillance Program
Identify stressor based surveillance requirements and program enrollment (IH survey)
Identify Job qualification requirements and program enrollment (Matrix and NavMessage)
Perform required surveillance and job qualification exams
Address any abnormal findings that might be attributed to an overexposure. (NEPMUs)
Annual Medical surveillance compliance report (rolls up to Navy Safety Center and SECNAV)

5. Medical Surveillance Certification Exam Enrollment
GENADMIN Message from COMNAVSURFPAC
Identifies certification exams required by ship divisions and processes
Updated version just went out
POC CDR Joshua Porton, COMNAVSURFPAC

6. Examples from NAVADMIN
AIMD
Welders exam (708)
Forklift operator (710)
Crane operator (704)
DENTAL/MEDICAL
Healthcareworker (719)
Blood and body fluids
ENGINEERING
CHT maintenance – Waste water/Sewage (702)
SUPPLY
Forklift operators (710)
Crane (704)
WEAPONS
Explosive vehicle operator (720)
Explosive handler (721)

7. Support Resources MTF Occ Health clinics (worldwide list provided)
Navy Safety Center’s “Navy Safety and Supervisor’s Guide to Medical Surveillance” (Google)
Navy Certification Examination Guidance Matrix (updated version provided)
NMCPHC Home page (Google)
Environmental Health
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Division
Key Products and Services
Medical Surveillance Matrix (web based)

8. Training Opportunities
Navy Safety Center’s annual Professional Development Symposium (VTC/DCOS)
NMCPHC’s annual Public Health Conference
26-29 March 2018, Norfolk (see homepage for details)
NMCPHC’s course “Fundamental’s of Occupational Medicine for the non- OEM Provider.” (Currently open to physicians, PA’s and NPs.)
FY 19 schedule will be posted on the OEM division section of NMCPHC’s homepage

9. Questions???