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 [7]ROLE PLAY 2 Pregnancy and laboratory work [8]CASE BASED DISCUSSION 3 Train driver and PTSD [9]CASE BASED DISCUSSION 4 Hazard Information – Material safety data sheets [10]CASE BASED DISCUSSION 5 The importance of taking an OH history – the adverse effects of gases [11]CASE BASED DISCUSSION 6 Dermatitis [12]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 [13]Basic concepts in occupational health – tutor’s session plan [14]
Powerpoint presentations:An introduction to occupational health – part 1 [15] [16]An introduction to occupational health – handout [17]Self help tutorial – taking an occupational history [18]Self help tutorial – using an occupational history [19]Is work making your patients ill – Work and disease [20]Effects of Work on Health [21] [22]History taking, Fitness for Work [23]Basic concepts in occupational health [24]