- Docente: Francesco Saverio Violante
- Credits: 3
- SSD: MED/44
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Health Professions of Prevention Sciences (cod. 8878)
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from Mar 05, 2025 to Apr 16, 2025
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:
- Explain a definition of an occupational physician’s field of expertise;
- Describe the general relation between work activity (risk factors for health and safety), lifestyle and other relevant determinants of health;
- Define the epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of the most common occupational diseases;
- Describe the medico-legal requirements applicable to occupational injuries and diseases.
Course contents
Introduction and general fundamentals of Occupational Medicine
Introduction to occupational medicine
Classification of occupational risk factors
Occupational diseases due to Physical, Biological and Biomechanical risk factors
Some physical risk factors: radiations, heat, noise, hand-arm and whole-body vibration
Some biological risk factors: airborne diseases (Flu, TBC, Covid-19), bloodborne diseases (Hepatitis B&C, HIV), DLgs 81/08
Some biomechanical risk factors Manual work, manual material Handling and related musculoskeletal disorders and diseases (low-back pain, upper and lower limb diseases)
Occupational diseases mainly due to Chemical risk factors
Occupational toxicology and industrial hygiene: general concepts
Respiratory diseases (Pneumoconiosis, Interstitial lung diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Skin diseases (Acute and chronic dermatitis, Photosensitivity, Folliculitis, Pigment changes)
Cancers (Lung and Pleura, Upper respiratory tract, Liver, Bladder, Skin)
Toxicology of metals (Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Nickel)
Toxicology of solvents (Aromatic hydrocarbons: Benzene, Toluene; Alcohols: Methanol, Propanol; Ethylacetate)
Toxicology of pesticides (Organophosphate and Carbamates; Organochlorine; Pyrethroids; Glyphosate; Dichloropropane)
Occupational diseases mainly due to psychosocial risk factors
Models for occupational stress assessment and related health effects
Special issues
Occupational medicine in the healthcare work setting
Reproductive health in the workplace and pertinent legislation
The practice of the occupational physician and medico-legal requirements applicable to occupational injuries and diseases
Readings/Bibliography
- Mutti A. and Corradi M. Lezioni di Medicina del Lavoro. Nuova Editrice Berti, 2021
- LaDou J and Harrison R. Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. McGraw-Hill Education, 2021
Teaching methods
Classroom lectures and discussions, assisted by slides, apps to be used on the students personal pohones, videos and handouts
Assessment methods
Multiple choice tests, or short written responses to a few questions.
Teaching tools
Classroom lectures, videos, role plays, and practical excercises using occupational hygiene tools (sonometer, soundmeter apps, luxometer, air sampling tools)
Office hours
See the website of Francesco Saverio Violante