Needs, education and accreditation in occupational medicine in Italy

In Europe, continuing medical education is one of the main instruments for improving physicians' performance and ensuring adequate health care for citizens. Recent regulations have made such continuing education compulsory in Italy. Considering the particular features of occupational medicine,...

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Published in:International archives of occupational and environmental health 2005-02, Vol.78 (1), p.75-78
Main Authors: ABBRITTI, G, APOSTOLI, P, IAVICOLI, Sergio, MURGIA, N, PERSECHINO, B, SOLEO, L, AMBROSI, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accreditation
Accreditation - organization & administration
Biological and medical sciences
Education
Education, Medical, Continuing
Health participants
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Italy
Medical sciences
Occupational health
Occupational Medicine - education
Occupational safety
Physicians
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
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Summary:In Europe, continuing medical education is one of the main instruments for improving physicians' performance and ensuring adequate health care for citizens. Recent regulations have made such continuing education compulsory in Italy. Considering the particular features of occupational medicine, the Italian Society of Industrial Medicine and Industrial Hygiene (S.I.M.L.I.I.) recently set up a specific education and accreditation programme for occupational physicians, called the "Excellence Accreditation Scheme". The programme is based on the findings of a survey among occupational physicians, carried out in collaboration with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Prevention (I.S.P.E.S.L.), which enquired into their training and continuing education needs. The programme started in 2003, and its first edition-presented here-involved more than 400 physicians specialising in occupational health.
ISSN:0340-0131
1432-1246
DOI:10.1007/s00420-004-0552-z