- Docente: Francesco Saverio Violante
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/44
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Midwifery (cod. 9201)
Learning outcomes
Pira, Romano, Carrer. Manuale di Medicina del Lavoro. Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2017.
Alessio and Apostoli. Manuale di Medicina del Lavoro e Igiene Industriale per Tecnici della Prevenzione. Piccin-Nuova Libraria, 2014.Course contents
The course is divided into three parts (4 hours each).
Part A: introductory lectures that will focus on the general concepts and on the methods applied in the field of Occupational Medicine
- Introduction to occupational medicine (history, statistics, scientific framework, aims)
- Reference legislative frame. The role of the occupational physician.
- Classification of occupational risk factors (physical, chemical, biological agents, biomechanical and relational factors).
- Introduction to occupational toxicology and hygiene
Part B: Occupational diseases
- Work-related muscoloskeletal disorders
- Occupational cancer
- Stress-related diseases (bullying, mobbing, and burnout)
- Work, fertility and pregnancy
Part C: Occupational risk factors in the healthcare setting
- Biomechanical overload
- Chemical risk
- Biological risk
- Skin diseases and asthma
Office hours
See the website of Francesco Saverio Violante