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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455984303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995
• ISBN: 0-309-56872-2; 0-585-03737-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (992 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): RallDavid P; PopeAndrew MacPherson <1950->
• Disciplina: 616.9/8
• Soggetti: Environmentally induced diseases; Environmental health; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Committee on Curriculum Development in Environmental Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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""