Diseases of occupation
Dr D Goddard
1 hour 30 minutes per week over 14 weeks plus tutorials * First semester
This aim is to convey the important ways in which the onset or development of disease is influenced by work, principally in Victoria. At the end of this subject, students will be aware of locally common (or otherwise important) work-related diseases of the locomotor system, psyche, respiratory tract, ear, skin and other systems (including infective and neoplastic diseases). They will also know the elements of taking an occupational history about certain basic treatments, and the influence of disease processes on fitness for work.
Assessment
Assignment (2000 words): 50% * Multiple-choice examination: 50%
Prescribed texts
La Dou (ed.) Occupational medicine Appleton and Lange, 1990
Health assessment for work - a guide The Australasian College of Occupational Medicine, 1986