Prevention of diseases related to working conditions

lkine2188  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

Prevention of diseases related to working conditions
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Masquelier Etienne; Schepens Bénédicte (coordinator);
Language
French
Main themes
Principal themes required to achieve the goals of the course: - a presentation of the most occurring or disabling occupational diseases in our countries - a chronological view of the occupational world as well as its relationship with health - a presentation of some basic theories about communication to elaborate health sessions for workers Note that exercises in small groups will be used as well as ex-cathedra lectures. This course is part of the " Ergonomy and readaptation "orientation et is the follow-up of the course " Fondements de l'Ergonomie ".
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 At the end of the course the successful student will have gained knowledge about a certain number of the currently used approaches in the prevention of several occupational diseases, from a bio-psycho-social perspective. Specific topics include theoretical and practical issues enabling the student to organise sessions for workers with specific occupational diseases.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Occupational pathologies, risk factors and prevention.
Basic theories in oral communication to be able to organise prevention session for workers.
Teaching methods
Lectures and practical exercises.
Evaluation methods
Oral examination + practical works (continuous evaluation) 
Other information
Pre-requisite : LKINE1004 - Introduction to ergonomy, LKINE1040 - Ergonomy and readaptation
Supervision : teachers, + one assistant for the practical sessions
Online resources
cf Moodle
Bibliography
cf. Moodle
Faculty or entity
FSM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [60] in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Master [120] in Motor Skills: General