00699 - Occupational Medicine

Learning outcomes

The students are expected to have a good kowledge of the normative and basic principles of work safety and health, workers' health surveillance, fitness for work and risk assessment.

Course contents

Course contents

The course is divided into three parts (4 hours each).

Part A: 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. Introduction to occupational toxicology and hygiene.
  

Part B: Occupational diseases

• Work-related muscoloskeletal disorders
• Occupational cancer
• Respiratory diseases
• Work, fertility and pregnancy

Part C: Occupational risk factors in the healthcare setting (focused on the clinical laboratory)

• Biomechanical overload
  
• Biological risk and immunoprophylaxis
  

 

Readings/Bibliography

Teaching material

https://osha.europa.eu/it/themes 

Pira, Romano, Carrer. Manuale di Medicina del Lavoro. Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2017.

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 assignment.

The exam will focus on the issues indicated in the "Course contents" section.

Students are asked to answer at n.31 multiple choice questions. 

To get the maximum final score (30/30 cum laude) students should answer correctly to 31 questions.

Time for completing the test: 60 minutes.

 

Teaching tools

Lectures will involve Power Point presentations.

Videos and images will be presented.

Office hours

See the website of Carlotta Zunarelli