The Handbook of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Principles, Practice, Populations, and Problem-Solving, 2nd Edition [2 volumes]

Provides health professionals with a single, accessible, and interesting source to prepare for the field of occupational and environmental medicine. The new edition is extensively updated and includes questions for review in preparation for taking exams.This set is designed to be a thorough introduction for physicians entering the occupational and environmental medicine field, whether preparing for specialty examinations or moving into the field from other medical specialties or from primary care. It also serves as a convenient guide and reference for nurses, health professionals, and those outside of health care who need a quick orientation. The set is written with a strong and coherent point of view about the value of occupational and environmental medicine and commitment to ethical, worker-centered practice. It is unusual in the depth of its coverage; its inclusion of important topics that are usually overlooked in textbooks of the field, such as risk science; its emphasis on good management of occupational health services; and its thorough integration of material that fits topics together rather than presenting them as if they were separate and unrelated. Provides Health Professionals With A Single, Accessible, And Interesting Source To Prepare For The Field Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine. The New Edition Is Extensively Updated And Includes Questions For Review In Preparation For Taking Examinations. This Book Is Designed To Be A Thorough Introduction To The Field For Physicians Entering The Field, Whether Preparing For Specialty Examinations Or Moving Into The Field From Other Medical Specialties Or From Primary Care. It Also Serves As A Convenient Guide For Nurses And Other Health Professionals And A Reference For Professionals Outside Healthcare Who Need A Quick Orientation. The Book Is Written With A Strong And Coherent Point Of View About The Value Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine, And Commitment To Ethical, Worker-centered Practice. It Is Unusual In The Depth Of Its Coverage; Its Inclusion Of Important Topics That Are Usually Overlooked In Textbooks Of The Field, Such As Risk Science; Its Emphasis On Good Management Of Occupational Health Services; And Its Thorough Integration Of Material That Fits Topics Together Rather Than Presenting Them As If They Were Separate And Unrelated. Covers All Topics In The Oem Board Specialty Examination Includes An Appendix With Sample Questions From The Specialty Examination Is Written By An Internationally-recognized Expert Lists Essential Resources For Oem Physicians In An Appendix Cover About the pagination of this eBook Title Page Copyright Contents Preface Volume 1. Fundamentals 1. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2. Toxicology 3. Epidemiology 4. Assessment of Exposure 5. Monitoring, Surveillance, and Screening 6. Safety and Injury Prevention 7. Risk Science and Regulatory Policy 8. Prevention Science 9. Physical Hazards and Ergonomics 10. Common Chemical Hazards 11. Buildings 12. Environmental Health 13. Stress and Psychosocial Factors at Work 14. Hazard Control 15. Society, Critical Science, and Ethics Volume 2. Practice 16. Clinical Evaluation 17. Occupational Injuries and Musculoskeletal Disorders 18. Occupational Diseases 19. Capacity for Work 20. Workers’ Compensation 21. Wellness, Health, and Productivity 22. Regulatory Agencies 23. Medicolegal Services 24. Emergency Management 25. Occupational Health Services Management 26. Global Occupational and Environmental Health Appendix: Questions for Review Index "This two-volume text provides health professionals with a single, accessible, and interesting source to prepare for the field of occupational and environmental medicine. The new edition is extensively updated and includes questions for review in preparation for taking examinations"-- Provided by publisher