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Concise description: 
This lesson presents a practical case in occupational medicine, and is meant for medical students. It describes a patient with complaints and a work history in a bakery. The lesson is fully interactive and consists of 31 slides. The slides contain descriptive texts, questions and feedback, and illustrative pictures and movies. Certain terms used are explained. The lesson leads the learner through the processes of making a diagnosis, prescribing proper tests, interpreting test results, reporting, and formulating treatment and preventive measures. Clicking the website’s link below firstly connects to the Networm / Casus website. After choosing “Demo course” (this item can be found in the right panel) and accepting the website’s policy for registering and storing some user data, three different lessons can be chosen, all formulated in English. The present lesson is also given in four other languages.

Language(s): 

  • English
  • Deutsch
  • German
  • Español
  • Spanish
  • Polski
  • Polish
  • Romanian
Training level(s) of the material: 
Advanced
Aggregation level: 
Lesson
Certificate: 
No.
Direct link to: 
Running nose and breathlessness fits
Major discipline(s): 
Occupational medicine.
Key terms on the content: 
allergic asthma, work-related complaints, flour dust, lung function, pulmonary function, prick test, provocation test, personal protection, allergy, alpha-amylase

Intended user: 

  • Learner
Context: 
Higher education.
Time demand to complete: 
1 h.
Coverage of the content of the material: 
A complete lesson around a specific case

Industrial sector(s): 

  • Manufacturing
  • Human health and social work activities

Userful for other sector(s): 

  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Countries: 

  • Multiple
Content overview: 
No.
Educative text: 
Yes.
Instruction: 
No.
Learning objective(s): 
No.
Valuation of previous knowledge: 
No.
Assignments: 
Yes.
Self test: 
Yes.
Help function: 
Yes, on certain topics, by clicking the link.
Glossary: 
No.
Illustrations: 
Yes.
Links within: 
Yes.
References: 
Yes.
Further reading: 
No.
Interaction: 
Active
Flexibility: 
No.
Stimulating: 
Yes.

Material type: 

  • Online and interactive

Format: 

  • Not indicated
Size of download (Mb): 
No download
Requirements: 
<p>Active online connection with the Internet.</p>
Original author(s): 
Reichert J., Radon K., Scharrer E., Nowak D., and for the Spanish version also Bellido M.
Original affiliation: 
Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich

Original country: 

  • Germany
Owner / intellectual property: 
Networm partners in Germany, England, France, Spain and The Netherlands. Corresponding address: Munich, Germany (see above).
Terms of use / restrictions / licensing: 

The lessons can be attended and completed online for free. No material may be copied. During the session, some private data will be stored. The learning materials can only be used if the user accepts these conditions prior to attending the on-line lesson.

Version: 
English version: October 26, 2007; other versions varying between 2005 and 2008.
Status: 
Completed.
Date added to the website: 
Friday, 18 November 2011

Collection (part of): 

  • Part of the demo lessons of the EU-sponsored Networm (Net-based training for work-related medicine) project.
Charge for use?: 
No
Is this material useful?: 
Average: 3 (1 vote)

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