Occupational Medicine

The specialisation in Occupational Medicine includes:

• Practical training undertaken at the Occupational Risk Prevention Department, clinical rotations and rotations in Preventive Medicine departments.
• Theoretical training through the Advanced Course in Occupational Medicine.
• Part of the training is conducted outside the hospital but is guided by the Basic Occupational Risk Prevention Unit: Primary Care, Medical Inspection and other external prevention services.
• Acquisition of basic knowledge in radiation protection aligned with the provisions of the European Radiation Protection Guide 116.
• Undertaking monthly on-call duties.

Additionally, you will have the opportunity to train in disciplines you might not yet have had the opportunity to study in depth, such as: Occupational Safety and Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics and Applied Psychosociology.

Also, during your stay:

• You will visit the professionals to conduct medical examinations and apply established protocols.
• You will review and advise vaccinations for professionals based on their exposure risks.
• You will learn to manage contact tracing following accidental exposure to biological agents.
• You will assess the protection of particularly vulnerable workers and pregnant staff.
• You will be involved in the prevention, early detection and diagnosis of occupational diseases and will collaborate in their treatment.

Other aspects you will develop during your stay: 

• You will conduct health surveillance and learn to adopt an epidemiological perspective.
• You will advise on occupational health issues and healthy habits.
• You will collaborate with healthcare institutions.
• You will participate in the training of workers on occupational risk prevention.

Why specialise at Vall d’Hebron?

• Because we are a world-leading healthcare complex where healthcare, research, teaching and innovation come together.
• Because we offer you specialist training in a tertiary-level Hospital with opportunities to train across the different areas needed to complete your training:
• A dedicated Occupational Health Department encompassing all risk prevention specialities.
• External rotations at the Medical Inspection and external prevention services.
• Access to continuous training.
• Because you will be integrated as an Occupational Medicine resident in the Occupational Risk Prevention Unit.
• Because you will learn to ensure the health of your colleagues, as well as promoting healthy habits within the Hospital.
• Because you will become familiar with the Hospital, a complex environment with various risks: physical strain, data display screens, biological agents, chemical agents, ionising and non-ionising radiation, noise, psychosocial risks...