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| SANT0150-1 | medicine and environment | |||||
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| Duration : | 7,5h Th | |||||
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| Holder(s) : | Philippe Mairiaux | |||||
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| Course contents : | Course is divided in 5 sessions (duration: 1 hour 30). Each session deals with a specific topic in environmental medicine and adopts the following structure: - presentation of health complaints expressed in one or several practical cases linked to the topic of the session.; - physical or chemical data pertaining to the noxious agent or factor; - nature of the suspected effects on health and presentation of the epidemiological data regarding the exposure-response relation; - pathogenic mechanisms; - screening and problem assessment procedures to apply by the general practitioner or the medical specialist who is conatcted by a patient or members of the public. The following 5 topics will be studied during the course: 1) noise annoyance and health (ex. people living close to airports) 2) atmospheric pollution and respiratory conditions 3) electromagnetic radiations (mobile phones and mobile phones antennas, micro-waves, high-tension lines) 4) disposal areas and toxic waste depots: risks for the inhabitants (ex. Mellery, Tarciennes, Halambay) 5) occupational pathologies and workplace medicine: how to collaborate, how to detect an emerging occupational condition? 6) foodstuffs and GMOs. 7) home environment pollution (radon, mycobacteria, benzene, solvents, lead, ...) This is not an exhaustive list and will be updated following student requests and the latest events in environmental medicine. | |||||
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| Course objective : | Provide furure physicians with essential concepts regarding important environment-related aspects to allow him or her to evaluate health risks associated with these factors. At the end of the course, the student will be able to able to suggest an occupational or environmental origin in a differential diagnostic of several common pathologies. He or she will be able to react correctly to a patient's complaint or information request regarding one of these factors. He or she will be able to identify the nature of the nuisance (source of discomfort or health risk), to research the problem by contacting specialised agencies or looking up documents in data sources and by suggesting a strategy for an advanced analysis of the problem and the measures to undertake (if necessary). | |||||
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| Prerequisites : | None | |||||
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| Workshops : | None | |||||
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| Written notes : | The course notes contains all visual aids used during the course | |||||
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| Assessment : | Written exam (multiple choice questions, open short-answer questions, open questions) at the module level and oral multidisciplinary exam | |||||
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| Contacts : | Course coordinator: Philippe MAIRIAUX, chargé de cours Santé au Travail et Education pour la Santé (Occupational Health Issues and Health Education) Tour de Pathologie (bât. B23), Sart Tilman, B-4000 Liège Telephone 04 366 25 03 Fax 04 366 28 89 E-mail: ph.mairiaux@ulg.ac.be Secretary: Mme Francine HANESSE (telephone: 04 366 25 03) E-mail: stes@ulg.ac.be | |||||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 8/04/2005
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