1. Työterveyslaitos H. Taskinen 2003 Objectives and activities Element "Work-related diseases and training" Professor Helena Taskinen, FIOH

2. Työterveyslaitos H. Taskinen 2003 Twinning goals The overall objective is to reduce the number of incidences of work-related (WRD) and occupational (OD) diseases in Estonia Recommendation of the previous Twinning project: –to deepen the scope of training in occupational medicine and in diagnostics of work-related diseases, and –to provide training for wider group of health personnel

3. Työterveyslaitos H. Taskinen 2003 Objectives of WRD elemen t Curriculum for training on WRD and OD Training WRD and OD to OH specialists, physicians diagnosing occupational diseases, and family physicians Training of trainers Planning and starting the register of occupational diseases Fact sheets on WRD and OD

4. Työterveyslaitos H. Taskinen 2003 Guaranteed results of Twinning project

5. Työterveyslaitos H. Taskinen 2003 Work-related diseases and training: Element objective I Planning the training curriculum on work- related and occupational diseases for OHS personnel, family physicians, hospital physicians diagnosing occupational diseases, trainers of the trainers –Meetings in months I* (Kick-off Seminar), VII and IX from the starting of the project. * = months from the start of project

6. Työterveyslaitos H. Taskinen 2003 Element objective II Training of the existing OHS personnel and family physicians in all parts of the country: geographical and professional coverage GOHP principles developed and implemented during the training; responds to guaranteed results no. 3, 4, 5: »Occupational health personnel and necessary public health personnel are trained on diagnostics, treatment and prevention of work-related diseases. »Guidelines for "Good Occupational Health Practice" »OH&S networks strengthened…. Information on work- related diseases available.

7. Työterveyslaitos H. Taskinen 2003 Courses 1 Occupational skin diseases (3 days, months June, Aug ) Occupational lung diseases (6 days, months II*, III and IV) Occupational cancer (1 day, month III) Intoxications (2 days, month III) Occupational ORL-diseases (2 days, month IV) Occupational neurological diseases (2 days, month VI) * = months from the start of project

8. Työterveyslaitos H. Taskinen 2003 Courses 2 Vibrations disease (1 day, month VII*) Musculo-skeletal diseases (3 days, month VIII) Psychiatric diseases (1 day, month VIII) Work ability assessment (1 day, month IX) Reproductive hazards (2 days, month X) Infectious diseases (2 days, month X) Training in Finland for 10 Estonian key experts * = months from the start of project

9. Työterveyslaitos H. Taskinen 2003 Element objective III Training for trainers of the OHS personnel, family physicians, hospital physicians in diagnosis of occupational diseases and work- related diseases Planning seminars and workshops, training the trainers (in Sept and Oct) Responds to guaranteed results 2, 3, 5: »National policy and strategy for recognising occupational diseases approved »Occupational health personnel and necessary public health personnel are trained on diagnostics, treatment and prevention of work-related diseases. »OH&S networks strengthened…. Information on work- related diseases available

10. Työterveyslaitos H. Taskinen 2003 Element objective IV Subnetwork on Occupational Health and Safety Training Institutions –Collaboration in the planning and implementation of training; responds to guaranteed results no 2, 3, 5: »National policy and strategy for recognising occupational diseases approved »Occupational health personnel and necessary public health personnel are trained on diagnostics, treatment and prevention of work-related diseases. »OH&S networks strengthened…. Information on work- related diseases available

11. Työterveyslaitos H. Taskinen 2003 Element objective V Defining a policy for criteria, recognition and registration of occupational diseases and policies for prevention Registry started Responds to guaranteed result no 2: –National policy and strategy for recognising occupational diseases approved