EMUTOM Psychosocial risk factors
EMUTOM (European Module for Undergraduate Teaching of Occupational Medicine) Effects of work: psychosocial – mental aspects Concise description This EMUTOM lesson contains educational materials about psychosocial and mental aspects of work. The prevalence and incidence of work-related mental disorders in the working population are described. After this lesson you can give examples of relevant psychosocial […]
Virtual Patients: Ergonomics IV. Computer workplace
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. After this lesson, you are able to identify the most important ergonomic tips and guidelines about arranging the computer work station (Desk, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Chair…), to define software ergonomics, to assess the ergonomic status of your own computer workplace […]
Virtual Patients: Ergonomics XIII – Burnout
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. This lesson is about Mrs. Care and Dr. Unit. They work at the ward for internal medicine. Since Mrs. Care has been promoted and has been working as a head nurse, she has occasionally found herself in a difficult situation. […]
Virtual Patients: Ergonomics XI – Mobbing
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. In this lesson, the company where mr. Spot works, has undergone a restructuring process. One of mr. Spot his tasks are to represent the cost saving policy. Mr. Spot is under pressure, on the job and at home, is not […]
Virtual Patients: Ergonomics X – Healthy Workplaces
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. In this lesson, a question and answer session is arranged by MediTell and applies to both employees and employers. Mr. Shawn moderates discussions about e.g. work and life balance, skills of stress management, process of knowledge transfer and positive psychology. […]
Virtual Patients: Work accident due by alcohol
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. In this lesson, we will talk onwards about alcoholism, work and accidents. We visit the Austria House, The Clinic of Politraumatisms, Burns and Plastic Surgery, in Romania. Can you characterize “chronic classic alcoholism”, alcohol metabolism, and alcohol effects on health? […]
Virtual Patients: Lower Back Pain
This Virtual Patients lesson concerns the situation of three workers, coming from Brazil, Chile and Germany, who all suffer from low backpain. During the lesson information is given about all the causing factors of low backpain. Besides, the lesson helps to understand the pathology and meganisms of job control in relation to stress related health […]
Mental health at work: awareness
This short lesson, designed for employers, managers, supervisors and front-line employees, teaches about mental health at work. It describes the impact of mental illness, the difference between mental illness and stress, and the major factors that put people at risk. Furthermore, it aims to recognize mental illness at work and to identify possible routes for […]
Violence in the workplace: awareness
This short lesson presents examples of the broad area of workplace violence, and the possible sources: which persons can be involved. In addition, the situations (physical and situational) of increased risk are shortly mentioned. Links for Canada are presented for learning about the employer’s obligations to prevent workplace violence. The lesson is to be followed […]
Ergonomics essentials
This course gives insight into the relation between the working human and his/her workplace, tools, handling of materials, and environment. It will deal with all those aspects that make work easier, more healthy and efficient, if applied in the right way. It will bring understanding why physical work may parallel a risk for health, especially […]