Fitness for Work: The Medical Aspects - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199215650 ISBN 13: 9780199215652

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2007

Synopsis

The fourth edition of this established book provides comprehensive information and practical guidance on the effects of medical conditions on employment and working capability. Every significant medical problem is covered, including the employment potential and assessment of anyone with a disability. Legal and ethical aspects are also addressed.

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About the Author

Keith Palmer has enjoyed many representational responsibilities, including Director of Continuing Professional Development at the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, UK. He is currently editor-in-chief of the BMJ publishing group 'Occupational and Environmental Medicine', chairman of the Research Working Group of the UK Industrial Injuries Advisory Council, and a member of the international advisory board of the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. Robin Cox has spent 40 years in occupational medicine, 30 of them in full time positions such as Medical Director, Phillips Petroleum Co Europe and Africa, CMO, CEGB and later National Power. More recently he was Occupational Physician to Prudential Insurance Company, Goldman Sachs, Wellcome Trust and a number of other major institutions. He is currently Chief Medical Officer of Active Health Partners. He was previously Chairman UK Diving Medical Advisory Committee (DMAC) and the European Committee for the Biological effects of Carbon Black (ECBECB), and has recently been involved with research into the health effects of mobile telephones. Dr Cox was previously Vice Dean of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine. Ian Palmer was appointed Chief Examiner to the Faculty of Occupational Medicine in 1995, serving for five years and introducing two new professinal post-graduate medical examinations. He also Chaired a number of Government advisory committees and was awarded an OBE in the recent New Years Honours for services to public health, especially food safety.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199215650
• ISBN 13: 9780199215652
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 760
• Editor: Palmer Keith T., Cox Robin A F, Brown Ian