Academic occupational medicine

Occupational Medicine Occupational asthma

Occupational asthma may be defined as asthma induced by exposure to an inhaled agent (or agents) in the workplace. Its presentation is sometimes dramatic. Occupational exposure to platinum salts, for example, has been known to induce asthma in over 50% of an exposed workforce. For those affected, the consequences are often devastating, while the economic effects for an industry may be no less p...

Academic medicine.

Professor J. D. Campbell, E. Garrett*, L. A. Headrick, M. C. Hosokawa*, M. LeFevre*, D. R. Mehr*, D. Parker-Oliver*, E. Ringdahl*, W. Steinmann, J. Stevermer, D. C. Vinson*, H. A. Williamson*, S. C. Zweig* Associate Professor J. Belden, D. Cravens*, K. Everett*, A. B. Fitzsimmons, K. Y. Kane*, J. Kapp*, S. Kinkade*, K. Kochendorfer*, R. Koopman*, E. J. Lindbloom*, C. Reust*, D. Wen*, A. Whaley-...

[Academic medicine and care medicine].

En los últimos años, quienes hemos trabajado en los ámbitos de la salud, la educación y el desarrollo social hemos podido constatar la importancia creciente de la compleja relación que hay entre la medicina académica, la salud de la población, la medicina asistencial y los valores sociales. Todos ellos se nutren recíprocamente y unos dan mayor pertinencia a los otros. Esta trama ha recibido, a ...

Academic medicine in Singapore.

Occupational medicine forum.

The Occupational Medicine Forum is prepared by the ACOEM Occupational and Environmental Medical Practice Committee and does not necessarily represent an official ACOEM position. The Forum is intended for health professionals and is not intended to provide medical or legal advice, including illness prevention, diagnosis or treatment, or regulatory compliance. Such advice should be obtained direc...