Index of modules
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Module 43: Skin disorders
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Skin forms the barrier bewteen the occupational environment and our organs. It is often provoked by occupational agents such as chemicals, trauma or radiation. Please study careful ....
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Module 42: Sick building syndrome
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Sick building syndrome (SBS) is not well understood but the OH clinician will be likely to encounter a complaint of this illness during their career. Employees can complain about i ....
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Module 41: Psychiatric illness
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Chemical psychiatric toxins Acute psychiatric episodes related to occupational hazards are rare but missing this diagnosis can be a grave medical error. The examining clincian ....
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Module 40: Pregnancy
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Agents considered harmful to health and present in the work environment represent a potent risk to the pregnant woman and developing foetus. For example, anaesthetic gases are as ....
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Module 39: Noise induced hearing loss
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Hearing loss is common and can seriously compromise an individuals ability to socialise and perceive danger. Profound hearing loss can impair the individuals ability to work in a s ....
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Module 38: Neurological disorders
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Within patients with neurological disorders, the possibility of toxic work exposure should not be overlooked. An accurate patient occupational history is essential. The nervous ....
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Module 37: Eye injuries
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Most common eye injuries 1. Corneal abrasions, or scratched eye (glancing foreign body.) 2. Foreign object penetration, such as small metal, stone or or wood fragments s ....
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Module 36: Cultural competencies
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Culture is shared knowledge, beliefs, and customs, such as within ethnic groups, religious diversity, and LGBTQIA people. It is a dynamic and evolving aspect of our lives, influenc ....
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Module 35: Cold
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Cold is a physical hazard in the workplace. Heat is conducted away from the body by radiative loss (via infra red radiation) , conductive loss and evaporation. In cold environ ....
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Module 34: Blood disorders
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Occupational blood disorders are broadly divided into immediate and very long term (malignancies). The shorter term pathologies are bone marrow suppression leading to a delayed (1- ....
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Module 33: Artificial Intelligence
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Artificial Intelligence is the misnomer given to the emulation of human intelligence by advanced silicon microprocessors and their associated software. The science has been around ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
It is possible to align workplace stress with a conventional Heath and Safety model of hazard identification and control of risk via control measures. Many jurisdictions do not ma ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
The United Nations has recognised tuberculosis (TB) as a global health issue. Principle at risk worker groups for TB are those working with silica dust and in healthcare. Both occ ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Some tropical infections are a risk to business travellers, ex-patriate employees, employees in tropical regions and voluntary workers overseas. Advice to these groups is often co ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
It is estimated that 30% of short-term travellers have casual sex whilst abroad and the majority of these encounters are without condom. Syphilis is a risk to students and busines ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Occupations that carry an enhanced risk in the event of sudden medical incapacity (such as syncope or hypo) are employees driving operating (open) machinery, working at heights, wo ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic disease caused by parasitic worms. Freshwater snails host the parasite during a different stage of its lifecycle. Occupations at risk a ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Rabies is an important Occupational Health topic as the disease is 99% fatal and there is an effective vaccine. Expatriates and long-term travellers to areas with a high rabies ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Occupational risks are farm workers and abattoir workers and vets. Immunocompromised workers and pregnant women need special consideration as the pathogenicity of the disease carri ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
The most common pneumoconiosis worldwide is silicosis. Coal workers are at risk of coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP) Silico-siderosis is caused by exposure to silica and iron. A by ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
For infection of humans with Orf, direct contact with animals or their products is required. Person to person spread is unknown Contact with an animal or its remains (or wool) are ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Digital economy refers to business on the internet. However Digital Economy is more commonly given to mean all business sectors that have been disrupted by digital technology. E ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Narcissists in the workplace principally make others unhappy, often leading to those employees exhibiting healthy worker syndrome and moving their employment to another organisatio ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is accounted for 80% by exposure to asbestos, with a 20- to 40-year latency period between exposure and development of malignancy; consequently the ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Good management practice does to differ significantly when managing clinicians and non-clinicians. However a manager must be cognisant of the duties of clinicians towards their reg ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Contemporary legal systems of the world are generally based on one of four basic legal systems: common law, civil law, statutory law, religious law or amalgamations of these. Commo ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
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Indoor air pollutants include: environmental tobacco smoke (ETS); allergens, including moulds; indoor penetration of pollutants from outside (notably particles); cooking fumes; set ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Hepatitis D (HDV) can co-infect at the time of infection with Hepatitis B (HBV) (e.g via a needle stick injury from a co-infected patient ). As the pathogenicity of combined HB ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Occupational hazards of hepatitis C predominantly impact upon health care workers dealing with blood contaminated needles. About 82% of those acquiring the virus become chronically ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Hepatitis B is a profound occupational contagion amongst healthcare workers performing exposure prone procedure (EPP) and patients are potentially at risk from infected health care ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Although safety risks are indeed health risks ultimately, and the principles of risk reduction via controls is the same for both, traditionally these have been managed separately. ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Governments across the world legislate global OH requirements with a huge disparity and implementation. For example the UK has little statute regarding OH but standards are mandate ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
There are an increasing array of chemicals available for ingestion or injection or inhalation that cause impairment at work. This has led to a vast increase of drug testing of empl ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Doctor Burnout is not a diagnosis. It is observed as loss of idealism and commitment, reduced purpose, role dissatisfaction, bad attitude to patients and colleagues, reduced empath ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
The peak biting time of the Dengue mosquito vector is several hours after sunrise and several hours before sunset. In brightly lit areas, night time biting is also possible. The i ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Controls hierarchies are intended to minimise risk as far as reasonably practicable - this latter consideration is dictated by individual jurisdictions. If for example a hazard is ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Coal workers who work in underground mines are known to develop coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP). CWP is the most common occupational disease in coal workers (COPD and lung cance ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Chromium is used worldwide and is an economically very important metal. Many million workers globally are exposed to chromium compounds in chrome plating, welding, dye manufacture ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Carbon nanotubes are large molecules of pure carbon that are long and thin and shaped like tubes, about 1-3 nanometers (1 nm = 1 billionth of a meter) in diameter, and hundreds to ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
In 1953 Dr. Caplan, of the UK Cardiff Pneumoconiosis Medical Panel, recorded that massive pneumoconiosis was commoner in coal-workers suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.. Caplan a ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Artisanal mining is mining not carried out by corporations, but individual self employed workers (and children) or cooperatives. 20% of common ores globally are extracted in this ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 1 point*
Business travellers and expats often raise air pollution as a serious concern when travelling to affected cities, especially if their families are accompanying them for significant ....
UK FOM approved CPD = 0.5 points*
Air pollution is a mix of different particles, gases and chemicals, the proportions of which vary by site and source. The major contributors are anthropogenic (originating from hum ....
This activity is accredited for the indicated minimum credits although OHPs can of course claim more CPD according to any additional time they may have spent on personal study.