Advanced Occupational Safety and Health

In this online problem-based learning course, participants will learn thebasic aspects of anatomy, physiology, and toxicology.

Content and Methodology

The course is divided into two parts, “Biological Monitoring in Occupational Health” (Part 1) and “Occupational skin diseases” (Part 2). Part I begins with the basic aspects of anatomy, physiology, and toxicology. The knowledge of these is a fundamental pre-requisite for understanding the concept of “Biological Monitoring in Occupational Medicine”. The most important aspects of biological monitoring are then explained with the help of realistic cases. Part II deals with skin diseases that are occupationally induced. After an introduction of the fundamental aspects of the structure and functions of the skin, the most common occupationally-induced skin diseases are presented using realistic cases. The cases are presented with the help of case stories, photographs, and expert comments. The case stories illustrate the causes, symptoms, diagnoses, biomonitoring methods, lines of therapy, and preventive measures.

By the end of the course students gain knowledge an d understanding of the basicconcepts and methods in biological monitoring and occupational dematoses.

Competences

• Critical thinking
• Ethics & responsibility
• Creativity and problem solving

Requirements

• Selection strategy: Participants should have a bachelor in a public health, toxicology, medicine, nursing or safety engineering related field.
• Number of participants: unlimited.
• Certificate/ECTS: 3 ECTS.
• Language: English.

This activity is part of WP2.