Occupational Health Clinic I

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Explaining and demonstrating methodologies. Clinical cases.

Learning Outcomes

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

To apply and develop a correct model of occupational history.

Recognize the main risk factors related to work.

To identify early changes early and reversible health of workers

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

Adopt models of preventive strategies in Occupational Medicine.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Historical Aspects of diseases related to work

Models for collecting and compiling Occupational Medical History

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

Biological Hazards in Occupational Health

Chemical Hazards in Occupational Health

Role and importance of chemical safety data sheets

Psychosocial risks at work

Musculoskeletal Pathology of Labor

Prevention of musculoskeletal occupational lesions.

Head Lecturer(s)

António Jorge Correia Gouveia Ferreira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

-Joseph La Dou - Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine 5th Edition. 2014

-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)