Competency 1

Objective – to be competent in the assessment and management of a case which has a significant occupational health component

Key Message – understanding the links between health and work is essential for the diagnosis and treatment of ill health and disease

ROLE PLAY 1 Needle stick injury
ROLE PLAY 2 Pregnancy and laboratory work
CASE BASED DISCUSSION 3 Train driver and PTSD
CASE BASED DISCUSSION 4 Hazard Information – Material safety data sheets 
CASE BASED DISCUSSION 5 The importance of taking an OH history – the adverse effects of gases
CASE BASED DISCUSSION 6 Dermatitis
Basic concepts in occupational health – case discussions: 
1. hazards of work – lab technician with cough and upper limb pain 
2. Is it work related ? – hospital porter with low back pain 
3. fitness for work – HIV positive doctor 
Basic concepts in occupational health – tutor’s session plan 

Powerpoint presentations:
An introduction to occupational health – part 1 
An introduction to occupational health – handout
Self help tutorial – taking an occupational history 
Self help tutorial – using an occupational history
Is work making your patients ill – Work and disease 
Effects of Work on Health 
History taking, Fitness for Work 
Basic concepts in occupational health