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00699 - Occupational Medicine

Academic Year 2019/2020

                
                        Docente:
                        Stefano Mattioli
                    
                        Credits:
                        2
                    
                        SSD:
                        MED/44
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Orthopaedics techniques (cod. 8483)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the students will know the general concepts of the Occupational Medicine. Particular attention will be devoted to the healthcare work environment and to musculoskeletal diseases/disorders.

Course contents

The course is divided into three parts.

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