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Occupational medicine

Occupational medicine
040-0359/01
angličtina

Summary

Occupational medicine is an interdisciplinary field based on knowledge from various medical, natural science, and technical disciplines. The subject of the field is the impact of work, working conditions, and the work environment on the health of workers. The subject deepens students' knowledge primarily in the area of risk factors in the work environment.

Literature

S. Ghebrehewet, A. G. Stewart, D. Baxter, P. Shears, D. Conrad, M. Kliner, Health Protection, Principles and Practice, Oxford University Press 2016, ISBN: 9780198745471 
Viner D., Occupational Risk Control: Predicting and Preventing the Unwanted, Gower Publishing Ltd. 2015, ISBN13 9781472419705 
Snashall D, Patel D., ABC of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 3rd Edition, BMJ Books 2013. ISBN 978-1444338171 

Advised literature

A.L. Thygerson, Injury Prevention: Competencies For Unintentional Injury Prevention Professionals 3rd Edition, Jones & Bartlett Learning 2008, ISBN-13: 978-0763753832 
Advanced First Aid, CPR and AED, 7th Edition, A.L. Thygerson, S.M. Thygerson Jones & Bartlett Learning 2016, ISBN-13: 978-1284105315 
Occupational Psychology : An Applied Approach, G. Steptoe-Warren, Pearson Education Limited 2013. ISBN13 9780273734208 


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Language of instruction angličtina
Code 040-0359
Abbreviation PRAL
Course title Occupational medicine
Coordinating department Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator Mgr. Michaela Škerková, Ph.D.