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 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: 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: They who search will find
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. You are a urologist in a group practice. A retired patient is diagnosed with bladder cancer after microhematuria was found by chance. Tumour resection was followed by several relapses. A radical cystectomy was the next decision. A report has to […]
Virtual Patients: Stomach cramps and anemia
This Virtual Patients lesson is relevant for medical students and professionals working in health care. In this lesson, a young patient in a hospital with severe abdominal pain is submitted to an acute abdomen procedure. What blood tests and other examinations are needed? How to interpret a large number of laboratory values? What is the […]
Safety, health and welfare on construction sites. A training manual
This manual instructs a desirable behavior in relation to safety, health and welfare conditions on construction sites. It teaches possible solutions to the problems that one may encounter. It covers many aspects of the work on construction sites, such as: safety organization and management, site planning and layout, excavations, scaffolding and use of ladders, hazardous […]
Occupational & environmental cancer: recognition and prevention
This module teaches how to recognize occupational and environmental cancer and how to respond to this finding. It is designed for primary healthcare providers (physicians, specialists, nurses) and anyone with an interest in recognizing and preventing occupational and environmental cancer. Insights are provided into how the recognition of cancer risks can lead to prevention. Case […]
Introduction to asbestos learning package – An interactive lesson
Introduction to asbestos learning package – An interactive lesson for apprentices about asbestos and its dangers. A single lesson of less than 1 hour duration using a Powerpoint presentation and a task sheet. These explain the dangers of asbestos, the places where it might be found, and what actions are to be taken. The latter […]