188.686.01
Clinical Environmental and Occupational Toxicology
Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Environmental Health and Engineering
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
W, F, 1:30 - 2:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Course Instructor(s)
Francesca Litow
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Through a variety of methods, explores adverse impacts on human health from a wide range of environmental and occupational toxicants. Covers toxicant-related health effects by organ system and by selected chemical categories, including metals, pesticides, solvents, and asphyxiants. Discusses the use of biomarkers in clinical evaluations of exposed individuals and populations. Addresses prevention of adverse health effects in exposed populations and assessment of causal relations. Presents a wide range of information resources which are then utilized in course work. Utilizes case-based examples throughout the course.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Recognize adverse health effects of environmental and occupational toxicants in individual patients and/or populations
- Develop a public health-based approach to clinical assessment that includes
- Obtain a detailed occupational/environmental history
- Utilize a resource base, including the Internet
- Discuss the application of appropriate diagnostic tests, such as biomarkers
- Define an evaluation and management plan for exposed patients and/or populations