Occupational Health

Code:

OPT4_02

Acronym:

SO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

Active?	No
Responsible unit:	Medical Teaching
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Masters Degree in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIM	0	Official Study Plan	4	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

General Objectives

Sensitize future physicians, for the acquisition of knowledge and skills regarding health care in the context of the world of work and action of the Doctor of Labor in these places.

Promote the acquisition of knowledge, skills and basic attitudes conducive to understanding the health problems that affect workers.

Specific Objectives

Knowledge Area
The student must know:

The concept of Occupational Health, its historical evolution in the health system;

The guiding principles of Occupational Medicine and the organizational context;

The promotion of health in the workplace (binomial health / disease);

     The most common occupational risks and the methods of their evaluation;
     Diseases of professional etiology, related and aggravated with work, its prevention, surveillance and rehabilitation.

Legislation on Safety and Health at Work in the European and Portuguese context;

The area of ​​Occupational Safety and its consequences (accidents at work)

Risk Management in Occupational Health

Area of ​​Aptitudes

The student should know:

Collect and treat the Occupational Clinical History in the different health exams;

    Identify health problems / diagnoses in the work context;

Identify occupational and environmental risk factors at work, including psychosocial ones;

    Analyze occupational accidents, occupational diseases and research in this context;

Develop skills to enable professionals to manage their problems (empowerment);

Develop skills for teamwork with other professions in this area;

The integrated management of Occupational Health and Safety

 
Area of ​​attitudes

The student should:

Adapt communication to the worker and employers;

Apply clinical interview techniques;

Know how to make the action plan for each worker (execution and negotiation);

Promote the improvement of their capacity for self-learning and continuous training (respect, leadership and organization).

Learning outcomes and competences

It is intended that the student at the end of their learning be able to:
Know the legislation on occupational safety and health, health care and health promotion and occupational diseases

Working method

Presencial

Program

Mandatory literature

J.J. Gestal Otero ; RIESCOS LABORALES DEL PERSONAL SANITÀRIO – 3.ª Edición – McGraw-Hill – Interamericana
Fernando Gil Hernández ; TRATADO DE MEDICINA DEL TRABALHO - Masson
Barry S. Levy, M.D.; David H. Wegman, M.D. ; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH – recognizing and preventing work-related disease - 2º. Edition – Little Brown and Company Boston/Toronto
Ladou Joseph, Harrison Robert ; CURRENT DIAGNOSIS E TREATMENT OCCUPATIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE – 5ª Edition
Freitas, L. C. ; Manual de Segurança e Saúde do Trabalho. Lisboa: Edições Sílabo (2016)
Cabral, F. ; Segurança e Saúde do Trabalho: Manual de Prevenção de Riscos Profissionais. Lisboa: Verlag Dashofer (2011);
José Fragata ; SEGURANÇA DOS DOENTES – uma abordagem prática – Lidel -edições técnicas

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Teste	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	49,00
Frequência das aulas	32,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Calculation formula of final grade

Classification is done on a scale of 0 to 20 values

Distributed / Continuous Evaluation
Punctuality and student attendance / participation - 1 value (5%)
Evaluation of group work, problem cases - 5 values (25%)

 

For the classification of the works, the quality of the presentation, the scientific knowledge, the fulfillment of the expected requirements and the discussion and oral defense of the works are considered.

Final written exam (max 45 min.)

Mixed test with multiple choice questions and development - 14 values (70%)

Classification improvement

Multiple Choice Testing and Development.
The classification obtained in the evaluation distributed during the semester is maintained.