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Introduction
| Occupational Health Services
| Research & Development
| Training and Scholastic
Activities Directors | Publications | GORDS
Centre for Workplace Health - Training & Scholastic Activities
In developing these courses, we aim to build on the success of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine accredited hand arm vibration training course which is being delivered from the Health and Safety Laboratory in Buxton. The Centre also has input into a range of academic qualifications and training programmes. At undergraduate level, we are involved in the development and delivery of the medical student programme at the University of Sheffield. This involvement enables undergraduate medical students to appreciate the importance of occupation to health and well-being. At postgraduate level, we continue to support MD and PhD research students, and there are plans to develop a taught MSc programme. In addition, we have provided a number of clinical research fellowships as training posts for potential clinical academics. Our team has also been involved in knowledge transfer activities with clinical researchers in South Africa in a project funded by the Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee of South Africa. We trained a team of local experts in the assessment of hand arm vibration syndrome, and audited their practice during a series of visits. They have now identified the first cases of this condition in gold miners, and have established an assessment centre of their own to provide on going assessment of exposed workers. Further Information
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The
Centre for Workplace Health aims to increase the knowledge available
to those who are active in the treatment, planning, prevention and
legal process associated with workplace illness and injury such
that the impact of this cause of ill health is minimised. The Centre
is involved in a range of research projects which are helping to
identify training needs in key groups of occupational health professionals.
As a result, specific training programmes are being developed for
the following groups:
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