EMUTOM Workplace Health Promotion
EMUTOM Workplace Health promotion Concise description In this EMUTOM lesson Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) is defined as the combined efforts of employers, employees and society to improve the health and wellbeing of people at work. The lesson starts with a case study of a hospital. The workplace directly influences the physical, mental, economic and social […]
EMUTOM Pre-employment and periodical medical examinations
EMUTOM (European Module for Undergraduate Teaching of Occupational Medicine) Medical examinations for fitness for a job: pre-employment and periodical medical examinations Concise description This EMUTOM lesson (which is part of the chapter about Fitness for work) gives a brief overview of pre-employment medical examinations and preventive periodical medical examinations for workers. A pre-employment examination […]
EMUTOM Fitness for work, Return to work
Consequences of (chronic) illness for work, support of return to work Concise description This EMUTOM lesson contains educational materials about assessing fitness for work and supporting return to work. Important parts of this lesson are ‘the ICF model’ and ‘the questions every physician should ask his/her patients about fitness for work’. (Chronic) health problems may […]
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 […]
EMUTOM: physics and ergonomics
EMUTOM (European Module for Undergraduate Teaching of Occupational Medicine) Effects of work: physics and ergonomics Concise description This EMUTOM lesson contains educational materials about musculoskeletal health problems e.g. low back pain. It describes the work-related physical risk factors and potential preventive measures for work-related musculoskeletal complaints. After this lesson you understand the difference between work-related […]
EMUTOM physical agents
EMUTOM (European Module for Undergraduate Teaching of Occupational Medicine) Effects of work: physical agents Concise description This EMUTOM lesson is about the physical agents noise, vibration, radiation, temperature, lighting and pressure. For every physical hazard the lesson gives a description of what is known about the physical hazard, what are the health effects and the […]
Virtual Patients: Ergonomics XIV – Rehabilitation
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. In this lesson is based on repetition of the previous learning material covered in part 3: psychosocial aspects of ergonomics. This case is about Mr. Obdach who works for a small carpenters and roofers company. When mr. Obdach gets a […]
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. […]
EMUTOM Biological agents
EMUTOM Effects of work: biological agents Concise description This EMUTOM lesson has four chapters. In the first chapter biological hazards and risks are generally described and defined. The second chapter is about some specific occupations at risk for exposure to biological agents: health care workers, farmers and outdoor workers. (For a complete picture reference is […]
EMUTOM Toxicological agents and chemicals
EMUTOM Effects of work: toxicological agents and chemicals Concise description This EMUTOM lesson contains the basic knowledge of occupational toxicology, chemical exposures at the workplace and the principles of environmental and biological monitoring. Examples are given on how to manage potential cases of occupational poisoning. After completing this lesson, you will be able to recognize […]
EMUTOM Introduction lesson
General information about EMUTOM EMUTOM (European Module for Undergraduate Teaching of Occupational Medicine) is a (blended) learning module for medical students and ‘people who need to manage or advice’ on work and health topics. EMUTOM contains a syllabus, teaching materials, assignments and self-assessment exercises. In blended format the EMUTOM course takes about 5 days. The […]
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 […]