XI SEMESTER VI ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018
I Synopsis
Occupational health course aims are to introduce students with:
- basics of occupational physiology
- basics of occupational hygiene
- workplace hazards and risks
- occupational and work related diseases - diagnostics, treatment, prevention, legislation
- occupational and work related injuries- diagnostics, treatment, prevention, legislation
- work ability assessment for different categories of patients and illnesses
- legislative framework in occupational health
The knowledge gained from the course of occupational health during medical studies, enables the general practitioner to:
- recognize different types of occupational hazards and risks and their effect on human health
- perform initial diagnostic and treatment procedures for occupational and work related diseases and injuries
- perform work ability assessment in primary health care settings
- understand the legislative framework applied in different aspects of occupational health
- Prof. dr Aleksandar Milovanović
- Prof. dr Petar Bulat
- Assistant professor dr Martin Popević
- Assistant teacher dr Jelena Đoković-Davidović
- Clinical assistant teacher dr Nikola Torbica
- Clinical assistant teacher dr Srđan Borjanović
Program for Occupational Health Teaching in English 2019 2020
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30.09.2019.
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Introduction to Occupational Health (Milovanović) |
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07.10. 2019. |
Occupational Lung Disorders (Pneumoconioses etc) (Milovanović) |
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14.10.2019.
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Occupational Lung Disorders (Occupational Asthma), Occupational & Environmental Disorders of the Upper Respiratory Tract (Milovanović) |
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21.10. 2019. |
Hearing Loss, Injuries Due to Physical Hazards (Vibrations) (Milovanović) |
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28.10.2019. |
Basic Principles of Industrial Hygiene and Biological Monitoring (Popević) |
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04.11.2019. |
Occupational skin disorders, Occupational Cancer (Popević) |
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18.11.2019. |
Ergonomics & the Prevention of Occupational Injuries, Musculoskeletal Injuries (Milovanović) |
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25.11.2019. |
Injuries Due to Physical Hazards (Ionizing radiation, Nonionizing radiation, etc) (Milovanović) |
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02.12.2019. |
Occupational Exposure to Metals (Bulat) |
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09.12.2019. |
Occupational Exposure to Solvents and Plastics, (Bulat) |
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16.12. 2019. |
Occupational Exposure to Gases and Pesticides (Bulat) |
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23.12.2019. |
Occupational Safety (Bulat) |
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30.12.2019. |
Workers Compensation. Disability Evaluation & Liability Issues in Occupational Medicine (Popević) |
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Factory Visit (Milovanović) |
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Lectures |
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1. Introduction to Occupational health (1 h) |
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2. Basics of occupational physiology (1 h) |
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3. Assesment of work environment quality and the concept of healthy workplace - industrial hygiene (1 h) |
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4. Occupational injuries - definition and prevention (1 h) |
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5. Work related diseases (1 h) |
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6. Occupational diseases - definition and prevention (1 h) |
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7. Workplace hazards exposure to physical hazards - characteristics and prevention options - occupational diseases caused by noise, vibrations, non-ionizing radiation (1 h) |
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8. Radiobiological effects of ionizing radiation (1 h) |
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9. Acute and chronic radiation sickness (1 h) |
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10. Workplace hazards exposure to chemical hazards- introduction to occupational toxicology. Toxicology of gases. (1 h) |
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11. Toxicology of organic solvents (1 h) |
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12. Toxicology of metals - lead, cadmium, mercury (1 h) |
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13. Occupational pulmonary fibrosis - etiology, pathogenesis, features and significance (1 h) |
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14. Occupational immunoallergic respiratory diseases- etiology, pathogenesis, features and significance (1 h) |
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15. Workplace hazards exposure to biological hazards. Occupational skin diseases (1 h) |
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16. Workplace carcinogens and occupational malignant diseases (1 h) |
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17. Work ability assessment in internal medicine (1 h) |
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18. Work ability assessment in surgery (1 h) |
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19. Work ability assessment in neurology and psychiatry (1 h) |
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20. Work ability assessment in ENT and ophtalmology (1 h) |
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Seminar |
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Workplace health hazards assessment in healthcare sector (3 h) |
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Practical |
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1. Approaching the patient with potential occupational health problem - occupational history (2h) |
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2. Occupational physiology basics- workload, work demands, ergonomics (2 h) |
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3. Workplace health hazards exposure assessment (2 h) |
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4. Occupational injury - reporting and evaluation (2 h) |
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5. Clinical symptoms and signs of Hand Arm Vibration disease and occupational hearing loss - case presentation (2 h) |
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6. Clinical symptoms and signs of occupational diseases caused by ionizing radiation - case presentation (2 h) |
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7. Occupational toxicology of gases, metals and organic solvents- preventive measures- case presentation (2 h) |
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8. Workplace hazards exposure to chemical hazards- case presentation (2 h) |
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9. Occupational lung diseases- pneumoconiosis-case presentation (2 h) |
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10. Occupational lung diseases - occupational asthma-case presentation (2 h) |
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11. Workplace hazards exposure to biological hazards. Occupational skin diseases- case presentation (2 h) |
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12. The assessment of fitness to work - characteristics, impairment vs. disability vs. handicap- case presentation (2 h) |
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13. Work ability assessment basic principles and application in internal medicine (4 h) |
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14. Work ability assessment basic principles and application in surgery (4 h) |
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15. Work ability assessment basic principles and application in neurology and psychiatry (2 h) |
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16. Work ability assessment basic principles and application in ENT and ophtalmology (2 h) |
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17. Work ability assessment basic principles and application in gynecology and pediatrics (2h) |
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Pre-exam obligations |
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Activity in course of lectures |
6 |
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Seminar work |
4 |
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Colloquium-s |
20 |
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Final exam |
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Practical exam |
Pass/fail |
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Written exam |
70 |
- Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine.Joseph LaDou. Published by McGraw Hill Medical, 4th edition, 2007.
- Rosenstock, L. et al.Textbook Of Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2nd Ed.2004.
- Curtis Klaassen. Casarett & Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons (Casarett & Doull Toxicology). McGraw-Hill Professional; 7 edition (November 20, 2007)
- Stephan Konz. Steve Johnson. Work Design: Occupational Ergonomics. Holcomb Hathaway, Publishers; 7th edition (September 11, 2007).
- Keith T. Palmer (Editor), Robin A F Cox (Editor), Ian Brown (Editor) Fitness for Work: The Medical Aspects. Oxford University Press, USA; 4 edition (April 5, 2007)
Research topics
Prof. dr Aleksandar Milovanović
Adress: Serbian Institute of Occupational Health, Deligradska St 29, 11000 Belgrade
Phone: +381 11 3400 961
E-mail: direktor@institutkarajovic.rs
Assistant professor dr Martin Popević
Adress: Serbian Institute of Occupational Health, Deligradska St 29, 11000 Belgrade
Phone: +381 11 3400 941
E-mail: martin_popevic@med.bg.ac.rs