Fitness for Work: The Medical Aspects 6th Edition

Fitness for Work: The Medical Aspects 6th Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780198808657,0198808658,9780192536402, 0192536400

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 0192536400
• ISBN-13: 9780192536402
• Author: John Hobson, Julia Smedley

The ‘bible’ of occupational health, Fitness for Work is the most in-depth and comprehensive resource available on the relationship between ill health and employment. The specialist advice given covers health hazards in the work place, fitness for work, and rehabilitation after illness or injury. A truly current source, it discusses the social aspects of work, and problems associated with our ageing workforce and changing population. Communicating occupational health advice to patients, employees, and doctors, Fitness for Work improves relationships in the workplace.

Table contents:

1 A general framework for assessing fitness for work
2 Legal aspects of fitness for work
3 The Equality Act 2010
4 Ethics in occupational health
5 Health promotion in the workplace
6 Health screening in occupational health
7 The older worker
8 Women’s health and other gender issues at work
9 Sickness absence
10 Rehabilitation and return to work
11 Fitness for work after surgery or critical illness
12 Ill health retirement
13 Medication and employment
14 Drugs and alcohol in the workplace
15 Transport
16 Seafaring, offshore energy, and diving
17 International travel
18 Health effects of vibration
19 Mental health and psychiatric disorders
20 Musculoskeletal conditions, part 1: rheumatological disorders
21 Musculoskeletal conditions, part 2: spinal disorders
22 Musculoskeletal conditions, part 3: disorders of upper and lower limbs
23 Neurological disorders
24 Epilepsy
25 Diabetes mellitus and other endocrine disorders
26 Cardiovascular diseases
27 Respiratory disorders
28 Dermatological disorders
29 Cancer survivorship and work
30 Vision and eye disorders
31 Hearing and vestibular disorders
32 Hidden impairments
33 Gastrointestinal and liver disorders
34 Blood-borne viruses
35 Haematological disorders
36 Renal and urological disease

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