... taking seafarers far away from their loved ones, for extended periods of time. Medical personnel do not usually serve on board. Thus, non-medical personnel with very limited education in first aid and ...
... the kind of medical service that is most needed in an area, both by the port itself, the industry and the seafarers and passengers coming into the port by ship. The practice of port maritime medicine ...
... home country at the end of their contract or the seafarer may need to continue treatment started on board or overseas after they arrive home. The many and varied nationalities and cultures of seafarers ...
... amongst seafarers. Issues such as fatigue, stress, depression and other mental health issues are seen frequently among the seafaring population. In addition, lifestyle issues and illness such as obesity, ...
... of the health certificates for seafarers. He has been active in research of the working environment on fishing vessels, including accidents and fatigue. Dr Weihe has published more than 150 scientific ...
Dr Sue Stannard is the Chief Medical Adviser for the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Prior to that she was the author of the International Medical Guide for Seafarers and Fishers, sponsored by the International ...
Sandra Roberts, as a registered nurse with 45 years’ experience, has worked in many settings including the military. She was senior lecturer at Warsash Maritime Academy responsible for the delivery of ...
Dr Suresh Idnani is a Nuclear Medicine, Maritime Medicine and Occupational Health Physician. His career spans three decades of practical experience and training in the areas of Seafarers Health and Welfare. ...
... Examination of Seafarers. He is actively involved in formulating medical standards for maritime industry stakeholders and collaborates with the worlds’ major cruise lines and merchant shipping companies ...
Degree in Medicine and Surgery (MD) & Anglo-Germanic Philology, Specialist Degree in Occupational Health. PhD, Doctoral thesis: Epidemiological Bases in Health Promotion and Prevention in Seafarers, AIDS. ...
... since 2013 and an Expert of the EU Health Workforce Working Group. Her research interests include the impact of working environment on seafarers’ health and safety, with a focus on economic assessment ...
... Ltd, 2006. ISBN 1-85315-651-5 [4] http://www.ncmm.no/publications/handbook-for-seafarer-medical-examiner [5] ILO/IMO: Guidelines on the medical examination of seafarers, Preface. ISBN: 978-92-2-125097-5 ...
... of work on board. Sometimes seafarers ask how the doctor could possibly have done his job, when he used just a few minutes on the consultation. During the latest decades, public and professional attention ...
... 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 ...
... when carrying out their work as NMA seafarers’ doctors. They are checking whether the seafarer – today – meets the requirements, and assessing whether this is likely to be so for a maximum period of two ...
... to another country. The crew is composed of seafarers from one country - the country of the flag the vessels fly. Crewmembers usually are young, and they are selected on stricter criteria than for merchant ...
ALF MAGNE HORNELAND We have touched upon the issue of using additional laboratory tests for screening purposes in the pre-employment medical examination of seafarers. We will have a closer look at that ...
ALF MAGNE HORNELAND According to the MLC 2006, the STCW convention and as outlined in the ILO/IMO Guidelines on the medical examination of seafarers, appeals procedures should be in place for seafarers ...