Naslov
Report on the 18th EASOM Summer School - Zagreb, Croatia

Autori
Bubaš, Marija

Vrsta, podvrsta
Ostale vrste radova, ostali članci/prilozi

Godina
2019

Ključne riječi
EASOM ; Summer School ; Zagreb ; Report

Sažetak
In August 2018, the eighteenth EASOM Summer School was held in Zagreb (Croatia). The Summer school aimed to upgrade skills of occupational medicine specialists in teaching agricultural health and safety as it deals with concepts of educational efficiency, effectiveness and quality - how to design, conduct and evaluate a good quality educational seminar in occupational health and safety with special address of health risks in agriculture. Agriculture is chosen as a core topic being one of the most hazardous industries in Europe if measured by work-related injuries, illnesses, disabilities and deaths. Studies show great differences in national injury and illness rates, and in approaches for prevention. Held under this topic the 2018 EASOM Summer School addressed: (1) current state in health and safety programs and approaches on European level, (2) identifying effective tools for education and training of agricultural workforce and upgrade skills of occupational medicine specialists in teaching prevention, (3) indicators for evaluating effectiveness of provided education. Also, work in agriculture comprises a variety of many open-door activities thus providing floor for discussion on occupational UV exposure as one of the major reasons for onset of non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) as an increasing group of occupational skin cancers. This topic, displayed and discussed during the 2018 EASOM Summer School 2018 provided upgrade skills of occupational medicine specialists in teaching prevention to target groups of workers with specific needs and higher levels of risk (migrant workers, temporary workers, young people, workers at increased risk because of the sector or job they work in (e.g. agriculture workers) and provided platform for sharing experiences, practical tools and examples of good practices. Finally, this EASOM Summer School, showed a marked area of evaluating effectiveness and quality of education, still open for addressing and upgrading.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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