Practical Occupational Medicine, 2nd edition

✍ Scribed by Raymond M. Agius, Anthony Seaton

• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 345
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The second edition of Practical Occupational Medicine bridges the gap between day-to-day clinical practice, concerned primarily with diagnosis and treatment of disease, and occupational health practice which is concerned with the prevention of work-related disease and the management of ill health in relation to the workplace. All aspects of the clinicians' role are covered, from occupational history-taking through to rehabilitation and health promotion. Important changes in this new edition include an emphasis on key principles of good practice, enhanced international applicability and enhanced, more structured, presentation of information. In addition to general revision and updates throughout the text, the case histories have been revisited throughout, the section on disability and fitness for work has been thoroughly reworked and a new chapter on the delivery of occupational health care is included.

✦ Table of Contents

Book title......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
List of contributors......Page 7
Preface......Page 8
1 The occupational history......Page 10
2 Work-related diseases......Page 21
3 Investigation of occupational disease......Page 56
4 The management of occupational disease......Page 87
5 Assessment of the risk of work-related ill-health......Page 110
6 Reduction of the risks of work-related ill-health......Page 138
7 Work, industry and the general environment......Page 170
8 Sickness absence......Page 195
9 Work ability and rehabilitation......Page 228
10 Health promotion in the workplace......Page 262
11 Quality and good practice in occupational medicine......Page 279
Appendix 1: Reporting schemes and prescribed diseases......Page 299
Appendix 2: Sources of further information – the internet......Page 303
Appendix 3: Sources of further information – books and journals......Page 307
A......Page 310
C......Page 313
D......Page 316
E......Page 317
F......Page 319
H......Page 320
I......Page 322
L......Page 323
M......Page 324
N......Page 326
O......Page 327
P......Page 328
R......Page 330
S......Page 331
U......Page 335
W......Page 336