Chapter 3: Fitness for work
The goal of this unit is to provide information how to advice about fitness for work and to improve patient’s health through work.
Content of this chapter:
- Consequences of (chronic) illness for the work and how to actively support return to work.
- Fitness of an individual for a job: pre-employment examination and preventive periodical medical examination.
- What every physician should ask about fitness for work.
Materials
| Description | English | Spanish |
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| 1. Text | ![]() |
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| 2. Self-assessment exercises | ![]() |
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| 3. Feedback on self-assessment | ![]() |
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| 4. Student assignment | ![]() |
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| 5. Documentation | ![]() |
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| 6. Powerpoint | ![]() |
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