The Role of Health Professionals in Reviewing “Work From Home” (WFH) Medical AccommodaTIon Requests
Through the use of a Delphi survey, the OMSOC Board developed the following position statement on Work From Home. This paper was presented to and approved by the membership at the 2026 Annual General Meeting.
OMSOC is Canada’s only medical society devoted to the specialty practice of occupational medicine. OMSOC brings together occupational medicine specialists and physicians from other specialties with an interest in occupational medicine to advise on health policy, encourage discussion and collaboration amongst stakeholders with whom OMSOC’s members interact, including physicians, employers, labour groups, and other allied health professionals, and to advance the specialty practice of occupational medicine through conferences and the training of future occupational medicine specialists.
The Occupational Medicine Specialists of Canada is the recognized National Specialty Society for Occupational Medicine with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.