00699 - Occupational Medicine

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

Specific risks for the dental hygienist

Readings/Bibliography

Aw TC et al. Poket Consultant: Occupational Health. Fifth Edition, Blckwell Publishing, 2007

Agius RM et al. Practical Occupational Medicine. Second edition. Hodder Arnold Publication, 2006

Teaching methods

Lectures will involve Power Point presentations, videos and images of jobs.

Scientific papers analysis

Assessment methods

The final exam will consist of a written test (2 questions).

Teaching tools

Teaching tools

Lectures will involve Power Point presentations.

Videos and images will be presented.

Office hours

See the website of Roberta Bonfiglioli