... Continuing Medical Education Occupational Health. Occupational medical examinations (Central State Medical Academy, RF). Since 1997 Fellow of the International Maritime Health Association, where for the ...
... of medical care and devotion to his work on minimizing community exposures to marine contaminants. Specifically, he has overseen the examinations of over 3,000 Faroe Islanders of five prospective studies ...
... was in Otjiwarongo, Namibia, State Hospital. After passing the examinations at university I became a specialist in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, additional trained to be emergency specialist. 2003 ...
... Dr Idnani also completed a Masters in Maritime Health from the University of Tarragona, Spain. His expertise lies in seafarer medical examinations and the care of repatriated crew. His Medical Centre provides ...
... Social Institute of Tarragona, Spain (Inclusion, Social Security and Immigration Ministry). From 1985, authorised doctor for Fitness Examinations for seafarers, fishermen and divers, Hospital Ship and ...
... is quoted below. Standards to assess the quality of doctors and clinics performing pre-employment medical examinations (PEMEs) were developed for International Maritime Health Association (IMHA) Quality, ...
... On completion of this course, the participants shall be able to conduct medical examinations of seafarers in accordance with laws, regulations and guidelines, which set the requirements for such ...
... risk to an acceptable level? Table 7. Suggested decision aid for the assessment of the appropriateness of biochemical tests and imaging techniques in pre-employment medical examinations (PEME) ...
... to a medical incident whilst in service on board. In the following, we will discuss the step-wise risk assessment recommended in the Guidance[1] to the Norwegian regulations on medical examinations of ...
... schemes for pre-employment examinations, regardless of industrial sector or profession, rarely meet these requirements. The illustration below (Figure 1) shows the connection between negative and positive ...
... the evidence or necessity for this cut-off point. What about testing methods used in the medical examinations? Have they been validated for the purpose? Are they objective and can another examiner reproduce ...
... such a cut-off point for any criterion, is striking. Most pre-employment medical examinations are carried out in a heuristic way (see below), i.e. in a practical way, without ability to demonstrate that ...
... late 1800s, the Norwegian maritime authority became concerned about merchant seafarers’ health condition[4]. They did not issue requirements for pre-employment medical examinations at this time, but focused ...
Occupational Health International Labour Organisation (ILO)/International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Guidelines on the medical examinations of seafarers (30.9.2011) www.ilo.int and the concurrent national ...
... for, with examinations every other week. Even a rapid recovery from the disease leads to a period of limited ability to work for at least 4-5 months. Before getting back to work on board, the X-ray of ...
... testing as part of pre-employment examinations, there are no valid data concerning HIV or Hepatitis B /C prevalence in seafarers. [1] World Health Organization. International Agreement of Brussels 1924. ...
... Several techniques can be used promote health. Awareness and publicity campaigns, using a range of media. Personal contacts, for example during clinical consultations such as seafarer medical examinations, ...
... on the medical examinations of seafarers https://www.ilo.org/sector/Resources/codes-of-practice-and-guidelines/WCMS_174794/lang--en/index.htm [4] ILO Guidelines on the training of ships cooks https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---sector/documents/normativeinstrument/wcms_218575.pdf ...
... to many countries worldwide. Often they will work for periods in excess of 9 months and need to be fit enough to perform their duties. Seafarers are also required to undergo medical examinations to reduce ...
... surveys or examinations of marine vessels to assess, monitor and report on their condition and the products on them, as well as inspects damage caused to both vessels and cargo. Port Officials: Just ...