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Unit study package code: OCHS5001

Mode of study: Fully Online

Tuition pattern summary: This unit does not have a fieldwork component.

Credit Value: 25.0

Pre-requisite units: Nil

Co-requisite units: Nil

Anti-requisite units: Nil

Result type: Grade/Mark

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Unit coordinator:

Title: Associate ProfessorName: Brad ZhangPhone: 08 9266 3226Email: [email protected]: Building: 400 - Room: 253

Teaching Staff:

Name: Guicheng ZhangPhone: 92663226Email: [email protected]: Building: 400 - Room: 328

Administrative contact: Name: School of Public Health Student Support OfficePhone: +61 8 9266 7927Email: [email protected]: Building: 400 - Room: 310

Learning Management System: Blackboard (lms.curtin.edu.au)

Unit Outline

OCHS5001 Occupational Diseases Semester 2, 2016

Faculty of Health SciencesSchool of Public Health

OCHS5001 Occupational Diseases Bentley Campus 26 Jul 2016 School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences

Page: 1 of 14CRICOS Provider Code 00301J

The only authoritative version of this Unit Outline is to be found online in OASIS

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Syllabus Relationship between work and health. History of occupational medicine. Hazards in the workplace. Assess work related diseases /disorders. Medical surveillance system. Apply the knowledge and principles of epidemiology and toxicology in occupational medicine. Management of occupational diseases; occupational poisoning, occupational lung diseases, occupational cancer, occupational skin diseases, occupational infections. Physical hazards related disease/disorders. Other system disorders.

Introduction Welcome to OCHS5001 Occupational Diseases.

This unit provides a conceptual framework for diseases/disorders associated with a variety of occupational exposures and is intended for students with a medical, biomedical, clinical or health science degree background. This unit helps develop knowledge and build skills identifying occupational hazards, factors driving disease/disorder, reviewing and diagnosing common work related diseases/disorders, and applying relevant principles and skills for the evaluation and management of adverse health effects associated with occupational exposures.

Unit Learning Outcomes All graduates of Curtin University achieve a set of nine graduate attributes during their course of study. These tell an employer that, through your studies, you have acquired discipline knowledge and a range of other skills and attributes which employers say would be useful in a professional setting. Each unit in your course addresses the graduate attributes through a clearly identified set of learning outcomes. They form a vital part in the process referred to as assurance of learning. The learning outcomes tell you what you are expected to know, understand or be able to do in order to be successful in this unit. Each assessment for this unit is carefully designed to test your achievement of one or more of the unit learning outcomes. On successfully completing all of the assessments you will have achieved all of these learning outcomes.

Your course has been designed so that on graduating we can say you will have achieved all of Curtin's Graduate Attributes through the assurance of learning process in each unit.

Curtin's Graduate Attributes

Learning Activities All students are required to post discussions and any general questions regarding the unit, topics and assessment on the Blackboard communication area as set up for this unit. This will enable students to interact online, engendering a feeling of community and foster better communication and learning. Students who have personal issues or concerns can make an appointment with the coordinator via email.

On successful completion of this unit students can: Graduate Attributes addressed

1 Integrate scientific research methods to investigate occupational hazardous sources and their health effects

2 Apply management principles to assess and review adverse health effects related to exposure to occupational hazardous substances

3 Generate critical documentation to assess and manage occupational diseases/disorders

Apply discipline knowledge Thinking skills (use analytical skills to solve problems)

Information skills (confidence to investigate new ideas)

Communication skills Technology skillsLearning how to learn (apply principles learnt to new situations) (confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems)

International perspective (value the perspectives of others)

Cultural understanding (value the perspectives of others)

Professional Skills (work independently and as a team) (plan own work)

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In the unit materials there are weekly based activities that you should attempt. The activities are designed to help you to understand the important concepts /principles covered in that topic and sometimes to provide case studies or exercises to enhance your ability for problem analyzing and solving. However, activities are NOT assignments, thus the answers to the activities are “free style” (no restriction on word length, formatting and citation). I encourage you to visit the “Discussion Board”, and post your questions/ answers and discuss them with your peers.

Learning Resources Essential texts

The required textbook(s) for this unit are:

l LaDou, J & Harrison, R. 2014. Current Diagosis & Treatment. Occupational & Environmental Medicine. 5th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Available in hard copy or eBook.

(ISBN/ISSN: 9781259251450)

l Or: LaDou, J. 2007. Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Also available electronically.

(ISBN/ISSN: 9780071286589)

Recommended texts

You do not have to purchase the following textbooks but you may like to refer to them.

l Occupational and Environmental Health By Barry S. Levy & David H. Wegma

(ISBN/ISSN: 9780195397888 )

l Richards IS. (2008). Principles and practice of toxicology in Public Health. Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

(ISBN/ISSN: 978-0763738235)

Other resources

Please refer to this resource for some useful references and databases for your assignments – http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/public-health.

Many journals and Australian Standards are available in the Curtin electronic database collection. You can access this database through the Curtin University Library Home page. You can also visit Curtin University if you are in Perth, Western Australia. For students in Western Australia, the WorkSafe library (1260 Hay St, West Perth) holds an excellent central collection of reference texts and occupational safety and health journals. Many of the articles listed as ‘further readings’ in your Guide are available on eReserve.





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Assessment Assessment schedule

Detailed information on assessment tasks

1. Assessment 1: A critical literature review

Suggested title: Review of <hazardous substance exposure at your workplace> and the related long term health effects

Contact the Coordinator if you want to review another topic for approval.

Worth: 25%

Due: 23 September, 2016 5:00pm WST

Word Length: 1,500 words

Objectives:

1. Access and correctly use and cite updated information and references from various sources on occupational hazardous substances and their health effects.

2. Apply the principle of dose-response relationship to assess the risk of adverse health effects in relation to human exposure to hazardous substances.

3. Review adverse health effects and diseases associated with exposure to occupational hazardous substances

Tasks:

Write a critical literature review on the current conditions of a workplace hazardous substance exposure and the long-term health effects caused by exposure. This could be at your place of work, or a fictitious place of work given your personal circumstance. You may wish this review to be used later as a part of your second assignment: "Surveillance Plan" which involves management of exposure to the hazardous substance. (the example provided for the surveillance plan is diesel emission exposure). Please review Assignment #2 for continuity.

Review the Rubric for this assignment and "Guidelines for Submission" on page 8 of this Unit Outline before you start. The cover sheet should be attached to your paper and not separately as Turnitin will only accept one document upload.

· An example of a review paper is provided in the ‘Resources’ link in BB.

Writing Format:

The following is a guideline of what you need to include in the critical literature review that you write and how it will be assessed. It is recommended that you seek out further information on formatting if needed, and read a few review articles on relevant topics.

In general, a review paper should be logically organised with an introduction, main body (content), and

Task Value % Date DueUnit Learning Outcome(s)

Assessed

1

Critical literature review 25 percent Week: Week 8 Day: 23rd September 2016 Time: 5 pm (WST)

1,2,3

2

Surveillance plan 35 percent Week: Week 13 Day: 28 October 2016 Time: 5PM (WST)

1,2,3

3

Examination 40 percent Week: Examination Period (14th Nov - 25th Nov 2016) Day: TBA Time: TBA

1,2,3





conclusion (in the following order):

l Title page, including title, date and author l Summary & key words, Introduction, background and aims, methods, results, discussion, conclusions

and recommendations l Methods should include data sources, search strategies and selection criteria. l Results & Discussion should critically summarize key findings of major studies including limitations of

these studies. l Recommendations should be in the author’s own words with no new introduced sources (references)

providing suggestions for future study orientations and for improvements. l Acknowledgements if necessary. l References using APA 6th Ed. Style with the inclusion of at least 20 references. References need to be

quality and highly credible sources.

DO not forget to include a coversheet/ plagiarism declaration.

We welcome your feedback as one way to keep improving this unit. Later this semester, you will be encouraged to give unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtin’s online student feedback system (see http://evaluate.curtin.edu.au).

Rubric for Assessment 1 Criteria:

Excellent Good Bad Total score

Summary Well-structured and concise summary of the topic selected (background & aim, methods, results and conclusions + recommendations.

Well-structured summary of the topic selected. Some areas may be weak or deficient.

Summary covers minimal features of the topic selected.

10

Introduction, Background and Aim

Provides background information on current knowledge and gaps related to the topic; aim (s) of the study is clearly stated.

Provides evidence of topic awareness and background information on major studies in the past, aim(s) of the study is addressed.

Provides minimal evidence of topic awareness or background information, displays significant gaps in knowledge.

10

Results Results well presented, tables, figures or photos provide useful and concise information on the study.

Results presented with some tables, figures or photos that backup information on the study.

Minimal information presented to support result section.

10

Discussion Evidence of critical thinking, analysis and integration of these elements in the discussion

or comparison of topical major studies.

Evidence of some critical thinking, analysis and integration of these elements in the discussion or comparison of topical major studies.

Little to no evidence of critical thinking or analysis. Minimal integration of these elements

in the discussion or comparison of major studies related to the topic

20

Conclusions Precise conclusion based on the body /results of the paper. No new information or referencing introduced.

Concluding remarks offered, but not clearly related to the body/results of the paper.

There is little evidence of an attempt to make a conclusion based on the content of the

10





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2. Assessment 2: An occupational health surveillance plan

Suggested title: A surveillance plan on the assessment of <hazardous substance exposure and risk of chronic health effects> (e.g.diesel exhaust exposure and risk of respiratory diseases) at a specific work site.

Worth: 35%

Due: 28 October, 2016 5:00 pm WST

Word Length: 2,500 words

Objectives:

1. Produce a medical surveillance plan to assess work related hazard exposures and associated risk of disease(s)

2. Construct, integrate and apply knowledge, skill, methods and strategies to manage diseases/disorders caused by hazard exposures in that workplace

Tasks:

l This is a plan, to be proposed to a specific industry/ worksite. It is not a retrospective report. You will need to be concise and succinct.

l Select one industrial setting where employees may have workplace exposure to a hazardous substance (e.g.diesel exhaust exposure). Use the hazardous substance you selected for Assignment 1. You should

paper.

Recommendations Precise and rational recommendations based on the body / results of the paper.

Some recommendations generated.

Little evidence t to make recommendations based on the content of the paper.

10

Literature selection, citation and referencing

Evidence of extensive quality valid sources and concise data; inclusion of legislative considerations (standards) where appropriate; evidence of accurate referencing / citations throughout and meeting or exceeding the referencing quota.

Evidence of some quality valid sources, sufficient data; inclusion of legislative considerations (standards) where appropriate; referencing / citations mostly accurate throughout. Does not meet the referencing quota.

Inconclusive support from limited valid sources, insufficient data; no inclusion of

legislative considerations (standards) where appropriate; referencing / citations inaccurate

or missing. Does not meet the referencing quota. Use of paraphrasing lacking or poorly attempted.

10

Formatting, Grammar and Communication and word limit

Presentation of the paper is of an appropriate academic standard, spelling and grammar are correct. Pages are appropriately numbered and a table of contents. Meets word limit.

Some presentation or spelling / grammar errors. Writing is generally clear but meaning is sometimes not apparent. Word limit not met or exceeded.

Major presentation or spelling / grammar errors. Writing is convoluted with meaning often unclear. Word limit not met or exceeded.

10

Overall Well-structured review covers the topic.

Some areas may be weak or deficient.

The review covers minimal features of the topic selected.

10





develop a surveillance plan to assess the exposure and chronic health effects caused by this hazardous substance (e.g. risk of respiratory disease).

l Review the Rubric for this assignment and "Guidelines for Submission" before you start. The cover sheet should be attached to your paper and not separately as Turnitin will only accept one document upload.

Writing Format:

The following is a guideline on what you need to include in the development of an occupational health surveillance plan and how it will be assessed.

It is recommended that you seek out further information on formatting; however, the following points provide a brief overview of sections for inclusion. A formal plan usually contains (in the following order):

l Title page, including identification of contents, date, author, and any circulation restrictions l Plan and generate a letter of transmittal or memo cover (to a fictitious person) that would be

authorizing the Plan. Address the executive summary to the General Manager or site manager of the workplace involved.

l Executive summary, containing brief points concerning the aim, the method, addressing requirements and recommendations.

l Table of contents l Introduction: providing background, aims, method, defining the subjects, scope, the approach, defining

specialist terms and giving instructions to the reader as required l Method, outlining the sources and types of information to be collected, method and procedures of

environmental and biological monitoring, specify biological media and investigation tools used l Schedule outlining the venue, equipment and materials allocated, tasks, personnel, timeline and a

budget. Please provide the timeline and budget in a table and/or Gantt chart. l Proposed results presenting—use subheadings / Evaluation (association between exposure and clinical

condition, diagnosis, solution and recommendation for intervention—ensure these are point to point action statements) / Recommendations based on the proposed findings.

l References l Appendices (attach surveillance forms and checklist, etc).

Depending on the length, logic and complexity of the plan, some of these sections may be combined or not required. Sub-sections, such as in the method section, will also vary according to what was undertaken.

We welcome your feedback as one way to keep improving this unit. Later this semester, you will be encouraged to give unit feedback through

eVALUate, Curtin’s online student feedback system (see http://evaluate.curtin.edu.au).

Rubric for Assessment 2 Criteria

High>7 Medium (4-6) Low (<3) Total score

Introduce hazards at worksite & the potential to cause adverse health consequences; describe salient characteristics of work processes & tasks that are relevant to the hazards

Comprehensive introduction to hazards at worksite & the potential to cause disease/disorder; describes all critical processes & characteristics etc, that are relevant to the hazards

Introduction to hazards at worksite & the potential to cause disease/disorder;

describes most critical processes & characteristics etc, that are relevant to the hazards

Basic introduction to worksite & the potential to cause disease/disorder; describes few critical processes & characteristics etc that are relevant to the hazards

10

Demonstrate ability to apply knowledge of

Evidence of a high level of understanding,

Evidence of a good understanding, and

Little evidence of understanding, demonstrating

20





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3. Assessment 3: Examination

Worth: 40%

Due: During the Examination time period Test duration: 2 hours

Objectives:

1. Apply the principle of dose-response relationship to assess the risk of adverse health effects in relation to human exposure to hazardous substances

2. Review adverse health effects and diseases associated with exposure to occupational hazardous substances

3. Construct, integrate and apply knowledge, skill, methods and strategies to manage diseases/disorders caused by hazard exposure in workplace

the principles & proper tools for identification and evaluation of workplace hazards, hazard burden & health states of exposure persons

demonstrating an ability to apply knowledge of principles & proper tools for identification and evaluation of workplace hazards/ hazard burden & health states of exposed persons

demonstrating some ability to apply knowledge of the principles & proper tools for the identification and evaluation of workplace hazards, hazard burden & health states of exposed persons

minimal ability to apply knowledge of the principles & proper tools for identification and evaluation of workplace hazards, hazard burden & health states of exposed persons

Includes the essential elements of relevant monitoring methods & tools,materials, schedules, etc for surveillance and diagnosing

Includes all essential elements specific to relevant monitoring methods & tools, materials, schedules etc, for surveillance and diagnosing

Includes most elements specific to relevant monitoring methods & tools, materials, schedules etc, for surveillance and diagnosing

Includes few elements specific to relevant monitoring methods & tools, materials, schedules etc, for surveillance and diagnosing

20

Evaluation (diagnosis & recommendation) with appropriate literature, data source & evidence

Comprehensive use of appropriate literature, data sources & sufficient

evidence to support decision making

Frequent use of appropriate literature, data sources & provides some evidence to support decision making

Minimal literature support, data sources & evidence to support decision making

20

Organisation: Follows appropriate report writing format

Sequence is logical, ideas flow, presented in an appropriate format that meets formatting guidelines

Sequence logical, ideas flow most of the time, meets most of the format guidelines

Sequence is inconsistent, presented in a format that does meet most of the format guidelines.

10

Written expression Consistently accurate grammar & spelling

Mostly consistent grammar & few spelling errors

Frequent grammar or spelling errors

10

Referencing and citing Evidence of wide, high quality reading and communication. Accurate referencing throughout. Citations appropriately

presented.

Evidence of wide reading / communication and accurate referencing throughout. Most citations presented correctly.

Evidence of little reading/communication. Inadequate referencing or citations provided.

10





Note: The final examination is an open book test. It will cover basic principles and concepts of the whole unit. About 90% of the test questions relate to Activities listed in each module and Questions asked by the coordinator during the semester, but the format or the contents can be different. Multiple choice, true/false, matching questions, complete statements or fill in blanks, short answers to questions and case studies are possible to be included in the test. It is your responsibility to review the whole unit before the test.

During the test, please check each question carefully before you put any answers in. You can only refer to documents and written materials.

Please make necessary arrangement with your employer and ensure you are available for the day and the time to sit the test. No extension will be granted for this exam.

Please make sure you are able to sit for the examination during the examination weeks. See this website for more information: http://examinations.curtin.edu.au/students/index.cfm.

The actual date for the examination will be confirmed about 1 month before the examination and will be released via this website: http://examinations.curtin.edu.au/students/exam_timetables.cfm.

Please note that there are no electronic reading sources to be brought into the exam venue; this includes tablets, I-pads and /or Kindle type devices.

Pass requirements

Students must attempt ALL assessments and obtain an overall pass mark.

Fair assessment through moderation

Moderation describes a quality assurance process to ensure that assessments are appropriate to the learning outcomes, and that student work is evaluated consistently by assessors. Minimum standards for the moderation of assessment are described in the Assessment and Student Progression Manual, available from policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/teachingandlearning.cfm

Late assessment policy

This ensures that the requirements for submission of assignments and other work to be assessed are fair, transparent, equitable, and that penalties are consistently applied.

1. All assessments students are required to submit will have a due date and time specified on this Unit Outline. 2. Students will be penalised by a deduction of ten percent per calendar day for a late assessment submission

(eg a mark equivalent to 10% of the total allocated for the assessment will be deducted from the marked value for every day that the assessment is late). This means that an assessment worth 20 marks will have two marks deducted per calendar day late. Hence if it was handed in three calendar days late and given a mark of 16/20, the student would receive 10/20. An assessment more than seven calendar days overdue will not be marked and will receive a mark of 0.

Assessment extension

A student unable to complete an assessment task by/on the original published date/time (eg examinations, tests) or due date/time (eg assignments) must apply for an assessment extension using the Assessment Extension form (available from the Forms page at students.curtin.edu.au/administration/) as prescribed by the Academic Registrar. It is the responsibility of the student to demonstrate and provide evidence for exceptional circumstances beyond the student's control that prevent them from completing/submitting the assessment task.

The student will be expected to lodge the form and supporting documentation with the unit coordinator before the assessment date/time or due date/time. An application may be accepted up to five working days after the date or due date of the assessment task where the student is able to provide an acceptable explanation as to why he or she was not able to submit the application prior to the assessment date. An application for an assessment extension will not be accepted after the date of the Board of Examiners' meeting.

Assessment extensions:





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The Application for Assessment Extension form can be found at the following link:

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NO Application for Assessment Extension will be considered without relevant supporting documentation (as per instructions on the form).

Applications for Assessment Extensions can be sent to:

l Directly to the Unit Coordinator - for requests for up to 5 days extension. l School of Public Health Teaching Support Office ([email protected]) – where the extension is

for more than 5 days or the final piece of assessment.

The outcome of your Application for Assessment Extension will be notified to you by the Official Communication Channel (OCC) as per the Assessment and Student Progression Manual (refer to Section 13). http://policies.curtin.edu.au/findapolicy/docs/Assessment_and_Student_Progression_Manual.pdf

Appeals:

For details on the student appeals process please refer to the Assessment and Student Progression Manual. http://policies.curtin.edu.au/findapolicy/docs/Assessment_and_Student_Progression_Manual.pdf

Deferred assessments

Supplementary assessments

Supplementary assessments are not available in this unit.

Reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities/health circumstances likely to impact on studies

A Curtin Access Plan (CAP) is a document that outlines the type and level of support required by a student with a disability or health condition to have equitable access to their studies at Curtin. This support can include alternative exam or test arrangements, study materials in accessible formats, access to Curtin’s facilities and services or other support as discussed with an advisor from Disability Services (disability.curtin.edu.au). Documentation is required from your treating Health Professional to confirm your health circumstances.

If you think you may be eligible for a CAP, please contact Disability Services. If you already have a CAP please provide it to the Unit Coordinator at the beginning of each semester.

Referencing style

The referencing style for this unit is APA 6th Ed.

More information can be found on this style from the Library web site: http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/referencing.

Copyright © Curtin University. The course material for this unit is provided to you for your own research and study only. It is subject to copyright. It is a copyright infringement to make this material available on third party websites.

If your results show that you have been granted a deferred assessment you should immediately check OASIS for details.

Deferred examinations/tests will be held from 31/01/2017 to 02/02/2017 . Notification to students will be made after the Board of Examiners’ meeting via the Official Communications Channel (OCC) in OASIS.





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Academic Integrity (including plagiarism and cheating) Any conduct by a student that is dishonest or unfair in connection with any academic work is considered to be academic misconduct. Plagiarism and cheating are serious offences that will be investigated and may result in penalties such as reduced or zero grades, annulled units or even termination from the course.

Plagiarism occurs when work or property of another person is presented as one's own, without appropriate acknowledgement or referencing. Submitting work which has been produced by someone else (e.g. allowing or contracting another person to do the work for which you claim authorship) is also plagiarism. Submitted work is subjected to a plagiarism detection process, which may include the use of text matching systems or interviews with students to determine authorship.

Cheating includes (but is not limited to) asking or paying someone to complete an assessment task for you or any use of unauthorised materials or assistance during an examination or test.

From Semester 1, 2016, all incoming coursework students are required to complete Curtin’s Academic Integrity Program (AIP). If a student does not pass the program by the end of their first study period of enrolment at Curtin, their marks will be withheld until they pass. More information about the AIP can be found at: https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/AIP.cfm

Refer to the Academic Integrity tab in Blackboard or academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au for more information, including student guidelines for avoiding plagiarism.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Expectations Curtin students are expected to have reliable internet access in order to connect to OASIS email and learning systems such as Blackboard and Library Services.

You may also require a computer or mobile device for preparing and submitting your work.

Word, Excel, PdF.

For general ICT assistance, in the first instance please contact OASIS Student Support: oasisapps.curtin.edu.au/help/general/support.cfm

For specific assistance with any of the items listed below, please contact The Learning Centre: life.curtin.edu.au/learning-support/learning_centre.htm

l Using Blackboard, the I Drive and Back-Up files l Introduction to PowerPoint, Word and Excel

Additional information Enrolment

It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.

Student Rights and Responsibilities It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. These include:

l the Student Charter l the University's Guiding Ethical Principles l the University's policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity l copyright principles and responsibilities l the University's policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities

Information on all these things is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities" website at: students.curtin.edu.au/rights.





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Student Equity There are a number of factors that might disadvantage some students from participating in their studies or assessments to the best of their ability, under standard conditions. These factors may include a disability or medical condition (e.g. mental illness, chronic illness, physical or sensory disability, learning disability), significant family responsibilities, pregnancy, religious practices, living in a remote location or another reason. If you believe you may be unfairly disadvantaged on these or other grounds please contact Student Equity at [email protected] or go to http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/student_equity/index.cfm for more information

You can also contact Counselling and Disability services: http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au or the Multi-faith services: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/about_multifaith_services.htm for further information.

It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if they are not informed of your individual circumstances so please get in touch with the appropriate service if you require assistance. For general wellbeing concerns or advice please contact Curtin's Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm

Recent unit changes Students are encouraged to provide unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtin's online student feedback system. For more information about eVALUate, please refer to evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/.

Recent changes to this unit include:

l The unit materials have been updated.

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Program calendar OCHS5001 Occupational Diseases - Program Calendar Semester 2, 2016

Week Begin Date Lecture/Seminar Assessment Due

Orientation 25th July

Orientation Week

1. 1st August

Week 1: Module 1 - Introduction to Occupational Medicine

2. 8th August

Week 2: Module 2 - Assess Work Related Diseases and Disorders

3. 15th August

Week 3: Module 3 - Epidemiology Overview

4. 22nd August

Week 4: Module 4 - Toxicology Overview

5. 29th August

Tuition Free Week

6. 5th September

Week 6: Module 5 - Occupational Poisoning (1)

7. 12nd September

Week 7: Module 6 - Occupational Poisoning (2)

8. 19th September

Week 8: Module 7 - Occupational Lung Diseases Assignment 1 Due:

Friday 23rd September 2016 at 5PM (WST)

9. 26th September

Tuition Free Week

10. 3rd October

Week 10: Module 8 - Occupational Cancer

11. 10th October

Week 11: Module 9 - Occupational Skin Diseases

12. 17th October

Week 12: Module 10 - Occupational Infections

13. 24th October

Week 13: Module 11 - Physical Hazards Related Diseases and Disorders

Assignment 2 Due

Friday, 28th October 2016 at 5PM (WST)

14. 31st October Week 14: Module 12 - Other System Disorders

15. 7th November

Study Week

16. 14th November

Examination period





17 21 November Examination Period





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