title: Basic clinical skills in occupational medicine.
abstract: By incorporating the principles of occupational medicine into their practices, physicians can better help those patients with job-related disorders and can improve the management of patients whose non-work-related conditions have implications for their employment. This article focuses on occupational history, physical examination skills, investigation of work sites, risk assessment, screening and surveillance, fitness-to-work evaluations and disability assessment, administration, prevention, health education and general communication, and ethical issues.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Health Program, University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Guidotti
mesh_terms: D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000592:standards; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation; D017132:Workplace / Q000592:standards