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 XII – No proper job
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. This lesson is about Bernd, who works as an industrial mechanic. After many years of permanent employment, Bernd is now experiencing the uncertainties in the changing labour market himself and starts to work for a labour leasing company. What can […]
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: Enameller’s Breath
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. In this lesson, the 41 year old John works in an enterprise that is specialized in kitchen-ovens manufacture. John experiences difficulties in breathing and is very tired. Which examinations John needs to determine where his complaints come from? Do you […]
Virtual Patients: Week-end rash
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. In this lesson, a 47 year old man Yan has a rash on his face. He only has this on weekends and holidays. Where is it from? When Yan discovers that his colleagues are also dealing with this problem, he […]
Virtual Patients: A 59 year old male with dyspnea and cough
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. In this lesson, a 59 year old male, Mr. Jasic, suffers from shortage of breath and cough. Do you know was causes mr. Jasic’s breathlessness? Is it caused by smoking, having pets, or because mr. Jasic has worked with hazardous […]
Virtual Patients: Internship with consequences
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. In this lesson, you step into the role of a medical student and you work in a large hospital on a internal medicine ward. A 42 year old man, who works as a bricklayer, comes to see you. He has […]
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. […]
OpenWHO course: COVID-19 – Occupational Health and Safety for health workers
The WHO Platform OpenWHO developed a course for health workers who work under challenging or difficult conditions related to COVID-19. In this pandemic health workers are exposed to many different occupational risks to health and safety. In this one hour lasting course the following topics are discussed: (1) infectious risks to health and safety, (2) […]
Virtual Patients: Workplace Survey
This Virtual Patient lesson Workplace Survey presents a practical case in occupational medicine and is meant for medical students and physicians-in-training for Occupational Medicine. It guides through and teaches the process of making a workplace survey in the specific situation of a chemical laboratory (however, some information can also be applied in other types of […]
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 […]
Virtual Patients: Ergnomics Case IX – Mistake
In this virtual patient lesson, the situation of a pilot of an international airline stands central. In the aviation industry, which is a high reliability organization, themes like human error, crew resource- and risk management are important. During this lesson, the pilot is flying from Zurich to Johannesburg. Of course, the pilot and his crew […]