Material types - Online and interactive
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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 studies will highlight the essential points and allow the participants to apply the lessons learned.
The module also includes authoritative carcinogen lists, by chemical, occupation and cancer site, components of an exposure history and how to interpret this, and specific attention is paid to radon and asbestos.
The module consists of free-of-charge online interactive material. Prior to participating the course one needs to register. No download is necessary. The module takes between 1 and 2 hours.
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English, Español, Spanish, Français, French
Training level(s) of the material:
Awareness
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An online module in English and Spanish designed to help selecting personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, to protect themselves from exposure to infectious diseases. In addition, the module supports the training in the proper use of PPE by interactive teaching of the moments and order of putting on and off of the PPE. The module also reviews the key principles of occupational health and infection control, covering such topics as hierarchy of safety control, hand hygiene, and types of personal protection.
The material is relevant to everyone working with infectious diseases.
The material can be used online free of charge. An on-line connection via the Internet is necessary. A two page PDF document summarizing the key points that have been taught can be downloaded and printed as a quick remembrance after the module.
For the link of the Spanish version: see the comments block in the full description of this material.
Language(s):
English, Español, Spanish
Training level(s) of the material:
Awareness
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Module
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An online interactive module that teaches the basic principles for evidence-based medicine. Besides, skills are learned in the various assignments. The module helps in formulating the right types of (medicine and health related) questions, and points to the possible sources for information and their difference with respect to the quality of the answers. It assists in searching effectively in the literature. Besides, it teaches to correctly interpret information obtained from the literature.
Throughout the module, questions appear that test the knowledge given. Online feedback is given on both correct and incorrect answers of questions.
The module is meant for students and practitioners in medicine and occupational health.
The module consists of free-of-charge online interactive material. No download is necessary.
Language(s):
English
Training level(s) of the material:
Intermediate
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Module
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This interactive module provides the basic principles of biostatistics. It will teach basic data management and data analysis. It describes statistical concepts and enables to understand statistical methods in epidemiological research.
The course consists of one module. It covers such items as sampling, variables, data presentation, distributions and confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, comparison of means, correlations and non-parametric methods.
The understanding of some chapters can be tested interactively. Feedback is given on the correct answers.
The material is presented interactively and meant for students at university level.
Language(s):
English
Training level(s) of the material:
Intermediate
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This interactive course provides all of the basic principles of occupational epidemiology. Students are instructed to critically evaluate studies of other investigators, but also apply epidemiologic principles in own studies.
The course consists of one module. It covers such items as prevalence and incidence, measures of effect, Odds Ratio, standardization, sources of data, study design, precision, validity, confounding, and causality. The knowledge is evaluated by critical appraisal of a research paper.
The understanding of some chapters can be tested interactively. Feedback is given on the correct answers.
The material is presented interactively and meant for students at university level.
Language(s):
English
Training level(s) of the material:
Intermediate
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Module
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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 includes an explanation of the procedures how to deal if the presence of asbestos is suspected.
The lesson is aimed at young tradesmen, especially in the building industry.
A guideline (lesson plan) for instructors is added, as well as a task sheet including a lecturer’s answer sheet. A free-of charge pocket card for the trainees for quick consultation after the course can be ordered.
Language(s):
English
Training level(s) of the material:
Awareness
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Lesson
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This module is the first of a two year course for the Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health. It teaches the principles of Occupational Hygiene at an academic level. It will provide knowledge to become familiar with the discipline of Occupational Hygiene, and will develop special competences in health risk assessment. It will pay attention to such items as hazard identification, exposure limits and standards, measurements and sampling, personal protection, physical risk factors, and ergonomics.
The course is meant for (1) medical doctors currently practicing occupational health, and (2) other university level graduates in relevant health sciences and practicing in an occupational health setting.
The course consists of ready-to-use material that can be used and displayed online or after being downloaded free of charge. The material includes objectives per topic, glossary, legislation, links to relevant other material, references for further reading, movie material, and exercises.
Language(s):
English
Training level(s) of the material:
Intermediate
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