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- 1. Registration Form SURINAME INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALH Diploma Course in Occupational Medicine 2010-2011 In collaboration with: University United Arab Emirates Dutch Centre of Occupational Diseases (Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam) and I wish to reserve a place on the above course: SPAOGS (SR) Foundation Healthy Progress ((NL) P l eas e t yp e or us e BL OC K CAP IT AL S (Approved by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of the UK or Ireland) SURNAME..........................................................TITLE ...................................... FIRST NAME(S).................................................................................................... Venue: Part 1 : Suriname NAME AND ADDRESS OF COMPANY OR ORGANISATION....................... Venue: Part 2 : Suriname or Trinidad Diploma Course JOB TITLE............................................................................................................. In ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE (if different from above) ...................... Occupational Medicine 2010-2011 Part 1: 16/17 November 2010 EMAIL (PLEASE PRINT) Part 2: 19/20 November 2010 TELEPHONE NUMBER...................................................................................... Part 3: 17/18 January 2011 Cancellations: Refunds of fees (less a 10% cancellation fee to cover administration costs) will only Part 4: 21/22 January 2011 be made for cancellations received in writing at least 28 days prior to the start of the course. We regret that no refunds will be made during the 28 day period but a Course Tutors: substitute delegate may attend in your place Professor Tar-Ching Aw Joining instructions: Final course details and a map showing the location will be sent approximately 10 days before the start of the course. Staff members SIPOH Suriname Companies
- 2. Diploma in Occupational Medicine Diploma in Occupational Medicine 2010-2011 Syllabus This course is designed to prepare doctors for the Diploma in Occupational Part 1/ Introductory module Medicine examination, which is held by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine. Definition of occupational medicine and its scope The exam is open to doctors not wanting to specialise in occupational medicine Occupational health services: the OH team, functions and but requiring some training and assessment of competence to practice as a management generalist. It is suitable for general practitioners undertaking occupational Ethics, communication and relationships with professional colleagues health sessions, appointed factory doctors, and doctors in other branches of Law in occupational health: system, statutes and civil law medicine who would like to learn more about occupational medicine. Employment organisation, industrial relations and trades unions The course will involve a 10 day period of teaching which will be divided into Health and Safety Executive and appointed doctor system four 2,5 day modules, with seminars, discussions, project work, case-studies and Sources of advice and information factory visits, and some distance learning. Time schedule: Friday: afternoon, evening; Saturday: morning, afternoon, evening. To sit the exam, participants Part 2/ Effects of work on health module must attend all parts of the course. Effects of work on: musculoskeletal system, skin, respiratory system, mental Assistance will be given in compiling a portfolio based on clinical occupational health and other systems health experience/write-up of factory visits, which is a requirement for the Principles of: occupational hygiene, occupational toxicology Diploma. A set exercise and reading material will be sent to course (including carcinogenesis), participants as a distance-learning element and a 'mock examination' will also Ergonomics, epidemiology be held at the end of the course. Physical working environment: Noise and vibration, temperature, visual Environment, use of personal protective equipment CME will be applied for in the Netherlands Part 3/ Clinical occupational health module Assessment of fitness to work - before/during employment Fees: Absence from work attributed to sickness Full course (Parts 1, 2,3,4 ) 1490, - (VAT is not applicable) Rehabilitation, redeployment, resettlement and ill health retirement Separate parts: 400,- Health surveillance and biological monitoring Health screening and medical examination Course fee also includes a copy of: 5th Edition Pocket Consultant Eds Aw, Gardiner & Harrington AND Part 4/ Practical module Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health Eds Smedley, Dick & Principles of health and safety risk management Sadhra Types of hazards and their identification The walk-through survey Basic hygiene screening techniques Assessing risk Application of control measures Monitoring the outcome and feedback Written reports and production or portfolio Workplace visits