Occupational Health Clinic I

Recommended Prerequisites

General medical knowledge.

Teaching Methods

Lectures and demonstrative methodology.

Learning Outcomes

Develop a thorough knowledge of the major work-related medical conditions.

Learn how to apply and develop a correct model of occupational medical history.

Recognize the main risk factors related to work.

Identify early and reversible health changes in workers early on.

Understand the strategy and the recognition, identification and referral methodology for cases of accidents at work and occupational diseases.

Adopt models of preventive strategies in Occupational Medicine.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Historical features of work-related diseases.

Models for collecting and producing an Occupational Medical History.

Main physical hazards - temperature, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, vibration, laser, electromagnetic fields, dysbarism.

Biological Hazards in Occupational Health.

Chemical Hazards in Occupational Health.

The role and the importance of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).

Psychosocial risks at work.

Musculoskeletal pathology of labor.

Prevention of musculoskeletal occupational lesions.

Head Lecturer(s)

António Jorge Correia Gouveia Ferreira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Other: 100.0%

Bibliography

-Joseph La Dou - Occupational & Environmental Medicine: Fourth Edition, 2006

-Barry S. Levy, David H. Wegman, Sherry L. Baron and Rosemary K. Sokas - Occupational and Environmental Health: Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury Oxford University Press, USA; 6 edition (January 25, 2011)

-ABC of Occupational and Environmental Medicine- BMJ Books; 2 edition | October 17, 2003

ILO's Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety (http://www.ilo.org/safework_bookshelf/english?d&nd=170000102&nh=0)