Sponsored by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, this updated Third Edition is a comprehensive, practical guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupationally related disorders. It provides an excellent overview of technical issues, practical applications, and preventive strategies for illness and injury related to the workplace. Emphasizing prevention, new chapters provide expansive coverage of environmentally induced asthma and allergies. A section of competencies is included for certification preparation within this specialty. A comprehensive index provides reference ease for examination of all aspects of occupational and environmental medicine.
Sponsored by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, this updated Third Edition is a comprehensive, practical guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupationally related disorders. It provides an excellent overview of technical issues, practical applications, and preventive strategies for illness and injury related to the workplace. Emphasizing prevention, new chapters provide expansive coverage of environmentally induced asthma and allergies. A section of competencies is included for certification preparation within this specialty. A comprehensive index provides reference ease for examination of all aspects of occupational and environmental medicine.
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Höhe: 254 mm
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978-0-7817-3674-9 (9780781736749)
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SECTION I. OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES 1. Occupational Medical Services 2. Legal and Ethical Issues 3. The Role of Regulatory Agencies 4. Establishing an Occupational Health Program 5. Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act 6. Occupational Health Nursing: Roles and Practice 7. The Independent Medical Evaluation 8. The Physician Working with the Business Community 9. Drug Testing in the Occupational Setting 10. Accreditation of Occupational Health Centers 11. Health and Productivity 12. Health Promotion 13. Principles of Travel Medicine 14. The Economics of Occupational Medicine 15. Educational Opportunities 16. Computers and Informatics in Occupational Medicine Practice 17. International Occupational Medicine 18. Worker's Compensation 19. Health Care Management SECTION II. OCCUPATIONALLY RELATED DISORDERS 20. Suspecting Occupational DiseaseuThe Clinician's Role 21. Occupational Pulmonary Disease 22. Musculoskeletal Disorders 23. Occupational Cancers 24. Cardiovascular Disorders 25. Neurotoxic Disorders 26. Noise-induced Hearing Loss 27. Occupational Skin Diseases 28. Psychiatric Aspects of Occupational Medicine 29. Allergy and Immunology 30. Arm Pain in the Workplace 31. Infectious Disease 32. Hepatic Disorders 33. The Case Report: Discovery of Occupational Disease 34. Occupational Eye Disorders 35. The Use of Molecular Genetics in Occupational Medicine 36. The Human Genome Project and Occupational Medicine Practice SECTION III. EVALUATING A HAZARD AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS 37. Industrial Hygiene 38. Workplace Safety 39. Toxicology 40. Epidemiology and Biostatistics 41. Occupational Medical Surveillance 42. Risk Assessment in the Workplace 43. Ergonomics 44. Medical Center Occupational Health 45. Fitness for Duty in the Transportation Industry 46. The Construction IndustryuIts Occupational Health and Safety Experience and Needs 47. Health Risk Communication 48. Reproductive Hazards SECTION IV. ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE 49. Environmental Health 50. Environmental Medicine: The Regulatory Issues 51. International Environmental Health 52. Clinical Environmental Medicine 53. Indoor Environmental Quality 54. Medical Aspects of Environmental Emergencies 55. Emergency Response to Environmental Incidents 56. Occupational Medicine Aspects of Terrorist Attacks 57. The Environmental, Health and Safety Audit 58. Environmental Risk Assessment 59. Ambient Air Particulate Levels and Health Effects 60. Accessing Environmental Data APPENDICES A First Aid in the Occupational Setting B Government and Regulatory Agencies C History of ACOEM D IARC Carcinogens E NTP Carcinogens F Recommended Librar
