00699 - Occupational Medicine (L-Z)

Learning outcomes

Aims of the course:

• To present the general concepts of the occupational medicine;
• To present the most common occupational diseases;
• To introduce the diagnostic framework and the management of selected occupational diseases.

Course contents

Introduction and general fundamentals of the discipline (2 hours).

• Introduction to occupational medicine.
• Reference legislative frame. The role of the occupational physician.
• Classification of occupational risk factors.

Occupational diseases (8 hours).

• Musculoskeletal disorders.
• Occupational noise-induced hearing loss.
• Work-related respiratory disease.
• Work-related skin disorders.
• Work-related cancers.

Occupational toxicology and industrial hygiene (2 hours).

• Introduction to occupational toxicology and industrial hygiene.
• Metal toxicity.
• Toxicity of solvents.

Reproductive health in the workplace (2 hours).

• Endocrine disruptors.
• Reproductive hazards in the workplace. Reference legislative frame.

Health care sector and psychosocial risk factors (2 hours).

• Occupational medicine in the healthcare work setting.
• Psychosocial risk factors in the workplace and related health effects. Models for job-related stress assessment.

Readings/Bibliography

1. LaDou J and Harrison R. Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education, 2014

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures

Assessment methods

The exam consists in a multiple choice test with four answers for each question.

Students are asked to select one correct answer from the choices offered as a list.

A total of 64 questions will be included: n.30 on Forensic Medicine, n.30 on Occupational Medicine and n.4 on General and Social Pedagogy.

To get the maximum final score (30/30 cum laude) students should answer correctly to more than 60 questions. If the number of right scoring is 59 or 60 then the final score will be 30/30. Minimum final scoring (18/30) will be awarded for 36 correct answers and pass-scoring for each subject. Final score will be proportionally calculated for intermediate results.

Time for completing the test: 60 minutes.

Teaching tools

Teaching materials available on IOL

Links to further information

http://www.unibo.it/docenti/s.mattioli

Office hours

See the website of Stefano Mattioli