THE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
University of California Irvine College of Medicine--COEH
November 27, 2001 - January 15, 2002
SYLLABUS
SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION
TO OCCUPATIONAL CARDIOLOGY
SESSION 2: SOCIAL
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
SESSION 3: CONCEPTUAL
THORETICAL MODELS AND EMPIRICAL FINDINGS
SESSION 4: COGNITIVE
ERGONOMICS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS BY WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL
STRESSORS CAN AFFECT THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
SESSION 5: EVALUATION
OF WORKPLACE STRESSORS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: TAKING AN OCCUPATIONAL
HISTORY AND OCCUPATION-SPECIFIC VERSUS GENERAL SELF-REPORT MEASURES
SESSION 6: INTERPRETATION
AND INTEGRATION OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY INTO CLINICAL ASSESSMENT
AND MANAGEMENT
SESSION 7: REVIEW
AND DISCUSSION OF CLINICAL CASES
SESSION 8: CLINICAL
CASE CONFERENCE ROUNDS: POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL
CARDIOLOGY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING: TOWARDS A "HEART HEALTHY"
WORK ENVIRONMENT
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