Course Specifications

University: SCU                                            Faculty: Medicine

 

Program(s) on which the course is given: Maser Degree of Occupational & Environmental Medicine

Major or Minor element of Programs:

Department offering the Program: Department of public Health, Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine.

Department offering the course: Department of public Health, Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine.

Date of specification approval: the bylaws of the master program in community medicine and public health in the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University were approved by the Supreme Council of Universities in 2016.

Date of specification revision approval : Feb 2018

 

A- Basic Information

Title: Fundamentals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Code: PHOM01

Credit points: 2                       

Total: 50 hours

• Lectures and tutorial: 14 hours
• Practical: 6                            
• Self-learning: 30

B- Professional Information

1 – Overall Aim of Course

The course is aimed at enabling the student to master the basic terminology and principles of occupational medicine/health as a requirement for more specific and advanced related courses.

2 – Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs)

By the end of this course students should be able to

1. Knowledge and Understanding

a.1             Describe the evolution of occupational medicine/health

a.2             Define basic terminology in the discipline of occupational medicine

a.3             List the components of occupational health services

a.4             Enumerate the members of occupational health team and their roles

a.5             List the components of occupational history and clinical examination

a.6             Describe the epidemiology of occupational diseases and explain the approaches to prevention including screening

a.7             Discuss the role and applications of surveillance in occupational health

a.8             Explain the basics of risk assessment in occupational health

a.9             List the national and international agencies concerned with occupational health and discuss their roles

a.10         Identify important ethical aspects related to occupational medicine/health practice.

b.      Intellectual Skills

b1.  Play a leadership role in an occupational health program

b2.  Analyze information from walk-through survey for a workplace.

c.       Professional and Practical Skills

c1.   Develop a plan for occupational health service

c2.   Assess occupational health service

c3.   Develop a job description for each member of occupational health team

c4.   Map the epidemiology of occupational diseases in Egypt

c5.   Carry out a walk-through survey.

d.      General and Transferable Skills

d1.  Communicate effectively with peers and group facilitators.

d2.  Show respect to other team members’ points of view.

d3.  Accept constructive criticism and feedback on their work.

d4.  Manage small and large groups effectively.

d5.  Demonstrate efficient computer skills.

d6.  Function effectively in a team.

List of Suggested References

1- Course Notes

Lectures handouts / power-point presentations

2- Essential Books (Text Books)

ILO Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety. 4^th Edition. http://www.iloencyclopaedia.org

Baxter P, Aw T, Cockcroft A, Durrington P, Harrington J. (eds) 2010. Hunter's Diseases of Occupations, Tenth Edition. London: Hodder Arnold.

3- Recommended Books

Rom WN, Markowitz S (eds) 2006. Environmental and Occupational Medicine. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven Publishers.

LaDou J (2014). Current occupational and environmental medicine. 5th ed. Columbus: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Levy BS, Wegman D, Baron SL, Sokas RK (2005). Occupational and Environmental Health: Recognizing and Preventing Work-Related Disease and Injury. 6^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.

4- Periodicals, Websites

ILO: www.ilo.org/publns

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - CDC - NIOSH. www.cdc.gov/niosh/about/default.html

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health - Home www.sjweh.fi/

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine https://www.acoem.org/JOEM.aspx