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Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology in Czech Republic. 1 Prof. Daniela Pelclová MD, Ph.D. 2 Květa Švábová, MD, Ph.D. 1 Assoc. Prof. M. Tuček, MD, Ph.D. 1 Dept. of Occup. Medicine, Charles University, 2 School of Postgraduate Education, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology in Czech Republic 1Prof. Daniela Pelclová MD, Ph.D. 2Květa Švábová, MD, Ph.D. 1Assoc. Prof. M. Tuček, MD, Ph.D. 1Dept. of Occup. Medicine, Charles University, 2School of Postgraduate Education, Prague, Czech Republic
Teaching of Occupational Medicine in Czech Republic Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
Pregraduate Medical Education6 Years • 5th year • 3 weeks of Hygiene and Epidemiology • (incl. 1 week of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene) • State Examination Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
Pregraduate Medical Education6 Years • 5th year • 1 week of Occupational Diseases • (incl. in-Patients Department) • Final text, Examination Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
Postgraduate Education4 years • Specialisation in Occupational Medicine • Duration : 4 years • Full-time • 2 years Internal Medicine • 2 years Occupational Medicine Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
2 years Occupational Medicine - 1 • 1year: minimum: • 3 months Dept. of Occupational Diseases, • 3 months Occupational Health Services, • and 3 months at Dept. of Occupational Hygiene (State Institute of Public Health) – Occupat. Epidemiology Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
2 years Occupational Medicine - 2 • 10 months additional training: dermatology, orthopaedics,allergology, travel medicine, urgent medicine, psychiatrics, rehabilitation, neurology Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
2 years Occupational Medicine - 3 • 3 weeks specialised course at the School of Postgraduate Medicine – lectures about all fields of Occupat. Medicine • Attendance of all workshops and seminars at University and Regional Occupational medicine Depts. Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
Specialised Occupat. Med. Courses at the School of Postgrad. Med. Exposure-diseases associations in occupational groups– identifying, verifying, and quantifying risks in different groups of subjects in: Construction sector Agriculture Health Care Wood Industry Glass Production Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
Specialised courses at the School of Postgraduate Medicine Exposure-diseases associations in occupational groups : Foreign Workers Managers Women Apprentices Epidemiology of Occupational Cancer Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
2 years Occupational Medicine - 4 • Dissertation work and publications in Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
Dissertation work and publications • Prospective – exposure measurements, follow-up of workers, markers of health damage • Retrospective –occupational diseases in a factory, region, etc. Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
Examples of Dissertation Works - 1 • Working conditions and musculoskeletal findings in women in a large scale food stock • Electromagnetic field and neuropsychological findings in radar operators • Exposure to isocyanates, lung functions and occupational diseases in lamination textile workers in South Bohemia • A comparison of occurrence of occupational and non-occupational asthma in West Bohemia Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
Examples of Dissertation Works - 2 • Health status and subjective problems in cyanide manufacture • Cytostatic drugs and conventional cytogenetic findings in healthcare personnel • An occurrence of occupational skin disorders in Central Bohemia • Results of the follow-up of workers exposed to vinyl chloride monomer Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
Trends in Occupational Diseases in Czech Republic • Population: 10 million • Working population: 5 million Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
Conclusion • Teaching Occupational Medicine • The basics of Occupational Medicine and of Epidemiology during Pregraduate Education • More advanced during Postgraduate Education • Dissertation work/Publication is a part of the Final examination. Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
Occupational Diseases in Industrial Branches in Men and Women in the Year 2005 Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic
Thank youDept. of Occupat. Medicine, Charles University, Prague Occup. Medicine in Czech Republic