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 […]
Virtual Patients: Occupational accident international
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. In this lesson, you are welcome in the Workers hospital in Santiago de Chile. You will learn how Mr. Valdez suffers from a severe occupational accident, and how he is treated. An international team of doctors consists of a head […]
Virtual Patients: Flight attendant
Flight attendant This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. You are performing a suitable-to-fly medical examination for an air hostess already working 8 years in that job. You are expected to examine her for potential health problems while at work as a flight attendant including long-distance flights. […]
Advising on fitness for work and supporting rehabilitation (secondary health care)
This lesson, designed more or less specifically for the situation in the UK, helps to create awareness for the beneficial effect of remaining in or returning to work. It also identifies the principles of effective rehabilitation and helps in the proper formulation of an advice (in a so-called fit note) to support the rehabilitation of […]