The Occupational Medicine agenda: routes and standards of specialization in Occupational Medicine in Europe

Abstract

There is a marked variation in postgraduate training in OM throughout UEMS countries. The variation between postgraduate training programmes is not consistent with UEMS charter requirements and because of national regulation purposes presents a barrier to the movement of migrant professionals within Europe. This study serves as a focus for further research into training routes and standards of specialization in OM in Europe.

European survey of hepatitis B vaccination policies for healthcare workers: An updated overview

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Something's ironic in Denmark: An otherwise progressive welfare state lags well behind in care of patients at the end of life

“…• Resource allocation [8][9][10][11] • Medical training [12][13][14][15] • Clinical practice [16][17][18] • Symptom management [19][20][21][22][23] …”

Specialist training in occupational medicine

“…A survey of occupational medicine in Europe 25 found considerable variation between countries in the occurrence of general and specialist postgraduate training and in the time allocated to full or part-time academic training compared to 'onthe-job' training. In the UK, medical postgraduate training is not university based.…”