Occupational Medicine Board Review Virtual Course (Includes Digital Syllabus)-OMBR

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Video Summary

The second part of the Clinical Occupational Medicine 3 lecture focuses on infectious diseases and occupational hearing loss. The main topic discussed is blood-borne pathogens, with a particular emphasis on Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV. The lecture highlights the OSHA blood-borne pathogen standard, which was established in 1991 and has had a significant impact on reducing the transmission of these diseases in the workplace. The standard includes procedures such as universal precautions, annual training, engineering controls, and exposure reduction plans. The lecture also covers the Needle-Stick Safety and Prevention Act of 2000, which required OSHA to amend the blood-borne pathogen standard to include safer medical devices. The lecture then discusses the risk factors and transmission rates of blood-borne diseases in the occupational setting, and the importance of Hepatitis B vaccination for healthcare workers. The lecture also touches on other occupational infectious diseases such as brucellosis, leptospirosis, and psittacosis. In the latter part of the lecture, the focus shifts to travel medicine, with an emphasis on vaccinations and medications for travelers. The lecture advises on the importance of education about safety, water, and food hygiene, and insect precautions. It also discusses the various recommended vaccinations based on destination and risk factors. The lecture concludes with a discussion on occupational hearing loss, specifically noise-induced hearing loss. It explains the mechanisms and characteristics of noise-induced hearing loss, as well as the importance of audiometric testing and monitoring. The lecture also briefly touches on other causes of hearing loss, such as presbycusis and acoustic trauma.

Keywords

infectious diseases

blood-borne pathogens

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

HIV

OSHA blood-borne pathogen standard

safer medical devices

occupational infectious diseases

travel medicine

noise-induced hearing loss