# Education and Research in Occupational Medicine/Clinical occupational medicine competences – main education

* Clinical occupational medicine competences – main education'
| 1 | Diagnostics, etiological assessment and prognosis | Should be able to make: Diagnostic investigation and Differential diagnostics in collaboration with relevant specialties Business history Exposure assessment Etiological of assessment Assessment of work ability and prognosis In the following conditions: |
| 2 | Lung Medicine and allergy: | asthma rhinitis / rhinoconjunctivititis allergic alveolite Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases Restrictive pulmonary disease, including Asbestos and silicosis pleural plaques Instruct and interpret Peak flow monitoring mhp to assess working relationship |
| 3 | Neurology: | toxic encephalopathy Carpal tunnel syndrome Morbus Raynaud, Vibration including: Establish indication for and able to interpret The answer to one cold provocation study Establish indication for and able to interpret Neuropsychological examination at Investigation of toxic encephalopathy |
| 4 | Rheumatology: | Disorders of the neck shoulder Shoulder disorders elbow and hand disorders hip and knee disorders diffuse pain conditions in musculoskeletal |
| 5 | Psychiatry: | mental stress conditions Depression and anxiety post-traumatic stress condition(PTSD) somatizing states |
| 6 | Dermatology: | mumps (irritant / allergic) urticaria |
| 7 | Other disorders: | indoor climate related symptoms "multiple chemical sensitivity" / odor hypersensitivity cancerous diseases * infectious diseases * hearing damage * following chemical poisoning * For these modes, diagnostic is not performed but only an assessment of exposure and asessment of Work-related causation |
| 8 | Work-retaining and social medicine | Provide social medicine guidance for the patient, workplace, job center Give advice in relation to retirement, flexjob etc., cooperate with and refer to relevant public bodies |
| 9 | Asessment and advice to pregnant | Make pregnancy risk assessment for maternal injuries in the working environment |
| 10 | Health examinations according to regulations | Have knowledge of directives, announcements etc. about night work, work with lead, etc. and handling of health surveys in this context |
| 11 | Group Study | Independent planning and implementation of group survey |
| 12 | Advice on risk reduction | Advise patients about risk factors and protective factors in work and environment, lifestyle and the interaction between these, and set options to change these |
| 13 | Initiate prevention at work | Propose relevant prevention measures for the patient Identified risk factors in working environment. Including suggesting relevant actions and guide the patient by involvement of safety representative, Security leader, security committee / If necessary contact the CSS in agreement with the patient. |
| 14 | Dissemination of knowledge | Communicate knowledge to both patients and relatives as well as non-medical professional instances in an easily understandable and useful manner |
| 15 | Complete certificates | Complete certificates and declarations to the Social Services, insurance companies |
| 16 | Clinical instructions | Eleborate clinical instructions |
| 17 | Project management | Have knowledge of project management, lead and organize a group-investigation or other research project |
| 18 | Ethics and confidentiality | Apply relevant administrative rules and laws in the healthcare system guidelines for clinical practice, including collection and disclosure of Information, information gathered consent, compliance with confidentiality, handling of conflicts of interest |
| 19 | Resource management | Manage your own resources and your own clinical work in relation to dissemination tasks, prevention as well research and development |
| 20 | Internationaloccupational medicine | Knowledge of international occupational medicine and developing countries including: Regulation and organization of occupational health and safety conditions under different conditions and the social importance of globalization |