Public health and environmental medicine (clerkship)
A.A. 2023/2024
Obiettivi formativi
Students attend the department of Occupational medicine and their activities are focused on training to manage the specific instrumental assessment of patients and workers
Risultati apprendimento attesi
At the end of the course students must be able to: - perform hearing loss assessment - perform respiratory function assessment. - perform biomechanical risk assessment at the workplace. -discuss the results and reposting.
Periodo: Secondo semestre
Modalità di valutazione: Giudizio di approvazione
Giudizio di valutazione: superato/non superato
Corso singolo
Questo insegnamento non può essere seguito come corso singolo. Puoi trovare gli insegnamenti disponibili consultando il catalogo corsi singoli.
Programma e organizzazione didattica
Edizione unica
Responsabile
Programma
Occupational medicine: clinical approach to workers and patients with occupational diseases.
Perform hearing loss assessment, perform respiratory function assessment, perform biomechanical risk assessment at the workplace.
Discussion of the results and reposting.
Perform hearing loss assessment, perform respiratory function assessment, perform biomechanical risk assessment at the workplace.
Discussion of the results and reposting.
Prerequisiti
To take the Public Health and environmental Medicine exam, students must have already passed all the exams of the first and second year (Fundamentals of Basic Sciences, Cells, Molecules and Genes 1 and 2, Human Body, Functions and Mechanisms of Diseases).
Metodi didattici
Clinical problem discussions will be used to consolidate technical and soft knowledge acquired during frontal lectures.
Materiale di riferimento
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Hunter's Diseases of Occupations. Editors Baxter PJ, Aw T-C, Cockcroft A, Durrington P, Harrington JM. Tenth Edition, London: Hodder Arnold, 2010 (advanced textbook)
Pocket Textbook: TC Aw, K. Gardenerm, JM Harrington. Pocket Consultant. Occupational Health. Black Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-1- 4051-2221-4; ISBN-10: 1-4051-2218.
European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, F4 unit. Information notices on occupational diseases: a guide to diagnosis. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2009 ISBN 978-92- 79-11483-0; doi 10.2767/38249 (provided without costs by the course coordinator)
Hunter's Diseases of Occupations. Editors Baxter PJ, Aw T-C, Cockcroft A, Durrington P, Harrington JM. Tenth Edition, London: Hodder Arnold, 2010 (advanced textbook)
Pocket Textbook: TC Aw, K. Gardenerm, JM Harrington. Pocket Consultant. Occupational Health. Black Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-1- 4051-2221-4; ISBN-10: 1-4051-2218.
European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, F4 unit. Information notices on occupational diseases: a guide to diagnosis. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2009 ISBN 978-92- 79-11483-0; doi 10.2767/38249 (provided without costs by the course coordinator)
Modalità di verifica dell’apprendimento e criteri di valutazione
Students' evaluation is assessed through one written multiple-choice examination at the end of the course. The professors or the IMS office informs the students about the results of the test.
The exam is deemed to be passed successfully if the final grade is equal to or higher than 18/30. In the event of a full grade (30/30) honors (lode) may be granted.
Students' assessment is conducted with a proficiency test carried out through a written assessment based on 60 questions with multiple choice answers. Each correct answer gives a score of 0,54. No score for missed or incorrect answers. In some cases, the mark can be increased based on selected activities made by the students. Questions are based on the different topics indicated in the program, with a composition balanced on the time allotted in the different lectures. After two failed or rejected written attempts, the examination will be oral.
Attendance is required to be allowed to take the exam. Unexcused absence is tolerated up to 34% of the course activities. University policy regarding excused illness is followed.
Registration to the exam through SIFA is mandatory.
The exam is deemed to be passed successfully if the final grade is equal to or higher than 18/30. In the event of a full grade (30/30) honors (lode) may be granted.
Students' assessment is conducted with a proficiency test carried out through a written assessment based on 60 questions with multiple choice answers. Each correct answer gives a score of 0,54. No score for missed or incorrect answers. In some cases, the mark can be increased based on selected activities made by the students. Questions are based on the different topics indicated in the program, with a composition balanced on the time allotted in the different lectures. After two failed or rejected written attempts, the examination will be oral.
Attendance is required to be allowed to take the exam. Unexcused absence is tolerated up to 34% of the course activities. University policy regarding excused illness is followed.
Registration to the exam through SIFA is mandatory.
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