Healthy Working Lives Research Group

Public Health and Health Policy SectionDivision of Community Based Sciences

Faculty of Medicine

Research 1

Rehabilitation and return to work Ill Health Retirement Needs Assessment For Teachers’ Occupational Health Job Retention and Rehabilitation Pilot (JRRP)/ HealthyReturn Sickness Absence Management Project (SAM Project)

Health care needs Occupational Health on the Edge Health Care Needs Of teachers, dentists, dental nurses, other

health care workers

Research 2 Toxicity

Exposure of dental personnel to nitrous oxide Effect of low level exposure to mercury on the health of dental

surgeons OH Education- Life long learning

Competencies Of Occupational Physicians Delphi Study On Competencies Of Occupational Physicians

Across Europe (Occup Environ Med 2000;57:98–105) Occupational medicine in Europe: scope and competencies Required competencies of occupational physicians - a Delphi

survey of UK customers(Occup Environ Med 2005;Jul )

Assessment Tool for Trainee Specialists in Occupational

Medicine across Europe

LEONARDO DA VINCICommunity Vocational Training Action

Programme Second phasePilot project

Facts The length of training

a four-year training programme for most EU countries

Differences in the methods of training the nature of the training

reflecting individual countries’ practices and traditions.

Core competencies

•Common core competencies for specialist training in occupational medicine

•No standard method of assessment of trainee specialists in the EU

What do we plan to do?

Develop common assessment methodologies which countries could choose to use, as part of the assessment of doctors

Why?

Recognised need for harmonisation of qualifications to improve mutual recognition of specialist training

throughout the EU. Improve transparency and encourage transferability of skills

Partners in the project Project Director Dr. Ewan

Macdonald Healthy Working Lives Research Group

University of Glasgow UK Participating countries

12 COUNTRIES Number of participants: 24

What do we plan to do? Facilitate and establish liaison and co-operation

between the relevant standard setting institutions in the participating countries.

Assess the needs for developing a common assessment tool across Europe

Identify the types of assessment instruments used across Europe

Develop and agree a common European assessment instrument

Pilot the use of such an instrument Facilitate the establishment of a permanent network

of EU country examining bodies. Ensure maximum valorisation of the networks

established in this project and of the end product

Who do we want to involve?

Organisations responsible for the training of Specialists in occupational medicine- including Universities/ Medical Schools,

Standard Setting organisations in Occupational Medicine, Organisations concerned with the accreditation

and recognition of the training of specialists Occupational Medicine professional organisations, Employers, Trade Unions, Related Governmental organisations, social

partners Specialist trainees in Occupational Medicine

How do we plan to do this? Questionnaire survey to identify the common elements of

training and assessment methodologies in EU countries. European conference workshop(s) to discuss the results

of the survey and needs of the project Web based forums Establishment of a European network of collaborating

institutions and a working group to develop the test material

Internal and External Project evaluation Test package production

CD-Rom , Web based, paper-based, blended approach Translation (Eng, Fr, Ger, Span)

Piloting of package

Final Outcome

Tool Establishing of a permanent self sustaining

network of European organisations committed to continuing this process of harmonisation

and improving the test methodology used in the assessment of trainee specialists in occupational medicine across Europe

IMPACT Short- term.

Establish or enhance collaboration between the standard setting organisations - leading to improved cooperation and exchange of best practice for those involved in the training and/or assessment of trainees.

Long-Term. A standardised component of the assessment

of trainees which will have an impact on training programmes, and will ensure that there is comparability and equivalence of assessment standards across the EU.

How does the project meet the EU objectives? Improve the transparency of the formal

accreditation of specialist doctors in occupational medicine across the EU.

Improve the quality of vocational training and life-long learning.

Facilitate a common approach to the revalidation of specialists and their continuing professional development.

Participation Across Europe to participate in the

workshops Take part in the questionnaire

survey Discussion Forums Participate in the Pilot study Feedback/Evaluation

Project Contact

Please contact:Dr. Nundita ReetooProject Manager Healthy Working Lives Research GroupPublic Health and Health PolicyUniversity of Glasgow1, Lilybank Gardens Glasgow G12 8RZ, UKTel. +44 141 330 2076Fax +44 141 330 4038Email k.n.reetoo@clinmed.gla.ac.uk