OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
Channel 1
SIMONE DE SIO
Lecturers' profile
GIUSEPPE LA TORRE
Lecturers' profile
Program - Frequency - Exams
Course program
- Occupational epidemiology
- How to control the hygienic-environmental conditions of workplaces
- Safety and health in the workplace
o The actors (DL, RSPP, MC, RLS)
o The DVR
o Health surveillance
o Surveillance bodies (SPRESAL, Labor Inspectorate)
- The type of hazards
o Chemical risk
o Biological risk
o The manual handling of loads and patients
o Non-ionizing radiation
o The transversal risks
- Ergonomics principles
o General principles of ergonomics
o Principles of ergophthalmia
- Occupational accidents and diseases
o Accident trends
o Trend occupational diseases
o Neuropathies
o Nephropathies
o Hepatopathies
o Bronchopneumopathies
o Silicosis
or Asbestosis
- Radiation protection
o Ionizing radiation
o Legislative Decree 101/2020
o The authorized doctor
o The radiation protection expert
Prerequisites
Cultural prerequisites
• Scientific background knowledge:
o Biology and Genetics
o Chemistry and Biochemistry
o Physics and Statistics
o Microbiology and Immunology
• Cross-cutting skills:
o Critical analysis skills
o Familiarity with the scientific method
o Attitude to interdisciplinary work
Curriculum prerequisites
• Passing preparatory exams in the following areas:
o Basic sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics
o Medical sciences: Anatomy, Physiology, General pathology
o Human and social sciences: Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology
• Have attended previous modules or courses in:
o Epidemiology
o General hygiene
o Preventive medicine
Books
La Torre G. Manuale di Management sanitario e Medicina occupazionale. Società Editrice Universo, Roma 2025
Frequency
Attendance at the course is mandatory
Exam mode
To pass the exam it is necessary to obtain a grade of no less than 18/30 in each teaching module in the same appeal session.
The student must demonstrate that he has acquired sufficient knowledge of the topics covered during the course, and be able to connect them in a logical and coherent way.
To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must instead demonstrate that he has acquired excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course, and be able to connect them in a logical and coherent way.
Lesson mode
The teacher provides frontal teaching using the traditional method, with audiovisual aids and with lesson scheduling as reported on the GOMP Classroom/Time System and published on the CdS website.
The student is required to attend the educational activities of the CdS. Attendance is verified by teachers by appeal on updated lists provided by the Teaching Secretariat as established by the CCL, upon indication of the CTP. The certificate of attendance at the mandatory teaching activities of the teaching course is necessary for the student to take the relevant exam.
- Lesson code1035230
- Academic year2025/2026
- CourseEnvironment and Workplace Prevention Techniques
- CurriculumSingle curriculum
- Year2nd year
- Semester2nd semester
- SSDMED/44
- CFU6