00699 - Occupational Medicine (AK-A)

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

Mutti A and Corradi M. Lezioni di Medicina del Lavoro. Nuova Editrice Berti, 2014.

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

Teaching methods

Classroom lectures.

Assessment methods

The exam will focus on the issues indicated in the "Course contents" section.
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

If needed, they will be distributed directly or via the university website.

Students who need compensatory tools, due to disability-related reasons or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), are invited to inform the teacher of their needs as soon as possible in order to adopt appropriate measures.

Links to further information

http://www.unibo.it/docenti/francesco.violante

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Saverio Violante