Conoscere le principali patologie di organo e apparato nella loro ralazione con le diverse esposizioni lavorative. Sviluppare la capacità di valutare i dati epidemiologici sanitari e conoscerne la ricaduta in termini di organizzazione delle misure preventive nei luoghi di lavoro.

Physical and biology knowledge

Epidemiology of occupational diseases and work related diseases. Occupational exposure and diseases knowledge for risk evaluation.
Ergonomy and prevention of muskuloskeletal disorders in workplaces.
Biological and health effects of ionising radiation. Radioprotection for workers and general population. Health surveillance of the radioprotection. Italian and EU legislation.
The Radiation Protection of Workers in the sectors Health Care, Industrial and research. The radiation protection system adopted in the observance of the basic principles of radiation protection for workers exposed to the risk of exposure to ionizing radiation (IR). The measurement of the dose, the periodic inspections and the DPI used for staff. Assessment of equivalent and effective doses received by workers in the framework of the activities carried out by exposure to RI. Application of existing national legislation and responsibilities of the professionals stated therein: Employer, Executives and Officers, Qualified Expert, Doctor Authorized and Worker.

Alessio
e Apostoli: Manuale di Medicina del Lavoro e Igiene Industriale per Tecnici della Prevenzione, Piccin, 2009. Slides and pdf material. Movimentazione Manuale dei Carichi: Manuale operativo per l'applicazione del
D.Lgs. n. 81/2008." autori a cura di: Daniela Colombini, Enrico Occhipinti, Marco
Placci et altri - Edizione Dossier Ambiente - pagine 190 - Anno 2010
“L’analisi e la gestione del rischio nel lavoro manuale ripetitivo" autori a cura di:
Daniela Colombini, Enrico Occhipinti - Edizione Franco Angeli - Anno 2014.

Epidemiology of occupational diseases
Occupational lung diseases
Occupational skin diseases
Muskulo skeletal disorders related to occupation
Occupational heart and vascular diseases
Occupational liver and kidney diseases
Occupational neurological disorders
Occupational blood diseases
Occupational diseases of the sense organs
Occupational cancers
Ergonomy and prevention of muskuloskeletal disorders in workplaces
Health Radioprotection (program)
1. Radiobiological foundations
1.1 Biological mechanisms
1.2 Molecular, cellular, and tissue effects
2. Deterministic effects
2.1 Acute effects: RAS
2.2 Chronic effects: radiodermitis, cataract, infertility
3. Stochastic effects
3.1 Somatic effects (leukemia, solid tumors)
3.2 Genetic effects
4. Radiotoxicology
5. Elements of health care and therapy
5.1 external irradiation
5.2 external contamination
5.3 internal contamination
6. Role of the authorised physician
6.1 Health surveillance
Type and physical characteristics of ionizing radiation sources.
X-ray and Radioactive sources used in Health, in industry and in research.
Physical characteristics of the radioactive sources: activity, half-life, energy.
Dosimetry of ionizing radiation: absorbed dose, equivalent dose and effective dose.
Unit of measure in radiation protection.
Fundamental principles of radiation protection.
The dose limits for workers "exposed" to ionizing radiation and for the population. Classification of workers exposed to ionizing radiation. Classification of areas.
The environmental monitoring and personal dosimetry.
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Radiation protection in medical-hospital settings; diagnostic radiology, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine.
National legislation of radiation protection professionals and responsibilities required; DD LL n. 230/95, 241/2000 and 257/2001
Prevention tecniques to be applied in workplaces. Local and general exhaustion systems. On field experiences in factories to reduce exposure to toxic agents.

Slide show and discussion on technical and clinical examples

Slides and other material are available on the teams channel of the lessons

Oral examinations with discussion on case reports and problem solving. Written exams with open and close questions. The final evaluation will be obtained using a weighted mean of the single exam score.
- Excellent (29, 30, 30 cum laude): excellent knowledge of the topics, excellent language skills, excellent analytical skills. Brilliant capability to recognize occupational diseases.
- Very good (26 - 28): good knowledge of the subjects, remarkable language proficiency, good analytical skills; more than good capability to recognize occupational diseases.
- Good (22-25): moderate knowledge of the main topics, good command of the language; moderate capability to recognize occupational diseases.
- Sufficient (18-21 minimal knowledge of the main teaching topics and technical language, limited ability to recognize occupational diseases.
- Insufficient: lack of acceptable knowledge of the contents of the different topics of the program.

This course explores topics closely related to one or more goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs)