00699 - Occupational Medicine (AK-B)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students are able to understand and analyze key issues related to occupational diseases and injuries, preventive strategies, industrial hygiene and toxicology, occupational ergonomics, psychosocial risk factors, the concept of sustainable work ability and health promotion at workplace

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

Teaching materials will be available on the repository (IOL)

Suggested readings

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

 

Teaching methods

Class lectures

Case studies

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 65 questions will be included: n.26 on Forensic Medicine, n.26 on Occupational Medicine and n.13 on General and Social Pedagogy.

To get the maximum final score (30/30 cum laude) students should answer correctly to more than or equal to 63 questions. If the number of right scoring is 61 or 62 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

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.

Office hours

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