Occupational medicine in Sweden.

Occupational medicine and occupational health (OH) have been two separate disciplines. Occupational medicine was changed to occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) in 1992 and specialists primarily work in university hospitals, where they are occupied with clinical duties (examination of complicated referral cases), providing advice and carrying out teaching and research. OH specialists primarily work in corporate health centres, which provide services to multiple companies, or in units within large corporations. Their main duties include preventive and diagnostic measures for work-related injuries and diseases plus work adaptation and rehabilitation. In 2008, OEM became a new basic speciality including occupational medicine, environmental medicine and OH. This will change specialist training and build on a common curriculum but services will still be provided at university hospitals and in corporate health centres.