KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREGENSION The student will learn the incidence and the prevalence of occupational diseases in Italy and in other countries. He will learn the relationship between occupational exposures iand occupational diseases with the aim to help them to identify the preventive measures needed to avoid the onset of these diseases. Radiprotectiom mesures will be studied.
KNOWLEDGE COMPREHENSION APPLICATION The student will be able to perform a risk assessment in workplaces and to decide the preventive measures to be applied

Knowledge of risk assessment techniques

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
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. Role of the authorised physician
4.1 Health surveillance
4.2 fitness criteria for radiation exposure
4.3 prescribed radiation-induced diseases

Alessio
 e Apostoli: Manuale di Medicina del Lavoro e Igiene Industriale per Tecnici della Prevenzione, Piccin, 2009

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
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

Slide show, discussion of real workplaces condition, group work

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

Two written texts with close and open questions on radioprotection and on occupational diseases associated to specifc exposures in industrial or agricultural settings and on preventive measures to be applied.
- 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)