Environmental medicine : integrating a missing element into medical education / Andrew M. Pope and David P. Rall, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Curriculum Development in Environmental Medicine.

Contributor:

Rall, David P.

Pope, Andrew MacPherson, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmentally induced diseases--Case studies.

Environmentally induced diseases.

Environmental health--Case studies.

Environmental health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (992 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

People are increasingly concerned about potential environmental health hazards and often ask their physicians questions such as: "Is the tap water safe to drink?" "Is it safe to live near power lines?" Unfortunately, physicians often lack the information and training related to environmental health risks needed to answer such questions. This book discusses six competency based learning objectives for all medical school students, discusses the relevance of environmental health to specific courses and clerkships, and demonstrates how to integrate environmental health into the curriculum through published case studies, some of which are included in one of the book's three appendices. Also included is a guide on where to obtain additional information for treatment, referral, and follow-up for diseases with possible environmental and/or occupational origins.

Contents:

""ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE""; ""ROLE OF THE PHYSICIAN""; ""Recent History""; ""A Continuum of Roles""; ""ORIGIN AND ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT""; ""2 Curriculum Content ""; ""COMPONENTS OF A CURRICULUM""; ""COMPETENCY-BASED LEARNING OBJECTIVES""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""3 Implementation Strategies ""; ""CURRICULUM ACCESS POINTS AND TEACHING STRATEGIES""; ""Competencies 1 and 2""; ""Basic Science Courses""

""Introduction to Clinical Medicine Courses""""Competency 3""; ""Introduction to Clinical Medicine/Medical Interviewing and Problem-Solving Courses""; ""Clinical Clerkships""; ""Competency 4""; ""Written Information""; ""Community Placements""; ""Problem-Based Learning, Clinical Precepting""; ""Competency 5""; ""Communication Skills and Interviewing Courses""; ""Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Courses""; ""Basic Science Courses or Problems""; ""Clinical Clerkships""; ""Competency 6""; ""Ethics Courses""; ""Community and Preventive Medicine and Public Health Courses""

""Clinical Clerkships""""Conferences""; ""Standardized Patients""; ""ENHANCING FACULTY AWARENESS""; ""Some Long-Term Strategies""; ""Some Short-Term Strategies""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Integrating the Curriculum""; ""Developing Faculty""; ""Continuing Education""; ""Evaluating Progress""; ""4 Changing Medical Education ""; ""CALLS FOR REFORM IN MEDICAL EDUCATION""; ""BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES""; ""Barriers""; ""Opportunities""; ""Prevention and Future Health Care""; ""The Knowledge Base""; ""Funding and Availability of Environmental Medicine Programs""

""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""""5 Concluding Remarks ""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Taking an Exposure History ""; ""26 Taking an Exposure History""; ""Case Study""; ""Introduction""; ""Organ Systems Affected by Toxic Exposure""; ""Toxicants in the Home/Environment""; ""Indoor Air Pollution""; ""Tobacco Smoke""; ""Wood Stoves/Gas Ranges""; ""Building Materials""; ""Asbestos""; ""Radon""; ""Common Household Products""; ""Pesticides and Lawn Care Products""; ""Lead Products and Waste""; ""Recreational Hazards""; ""Water Supply""; ""Soil Contamination""

""Using the Exposure History Form""""Part 1. Exposure Survey""; ""Part 2. Work History""; ""Part 3. Environmental History""; ""Identifying Hazardous Agents""; ""Material Safety Data Sheet""; ""Additional Toxicologic Information""; ""Summary and Follow-up""; ""Consultation""; ""Referral Resources""; ""Suggested Reading List""; ""Sources of Information""; ""Answers to Pretest""; ""B Medical School Courses and Clerkships: Access Points for Integrating Environmental Medicine ""; ""MEDICAL SCHOOL COURSES""; ""Biochemistry and Physiology""; ""Community Medicine/Public Health""

""Epidemiology and Biostatistics""

Notes:

"Committee on Curriculum Development in Environmental Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309176743

0309176743

9780309568722

0309568722

9780585037370

058503737X

OCLC:

923270098