Peer-Reviewed Modules

Dermatology and Environmental Health
167 slides, script, course outline, background material, 1995.

Linda Cocchiarella, MD; Thomas Salopek, MD, University of Alberta.
Comprehensive teaching module including material a variety of dermatological conditions such as contact dermatitis, urticaria, acne and chloracne, etc. Contains background material, copies of slides, script, ATSDR case study, and slides.

Environmental Aspects of Reproductive Health
19 slides, script, with slide printouts, 1998.

Sue Upham, MD, MPH
This learning module for health professionals studies a variety of exposures to humans which may adversely affect the functions of the male and female reproductive systems. They include a study of chemical contaminants in our water, soil, air and food.

Environmental Health Aspects of Cancer
55 slides, script, course outline, handouts, background material, 1996.

Robert K. McLellan, MD, MPH; Hilton C. Lewinsohn, MB BCH, FFOM, DIH
Comprehensive teaching module on environmental health aspects of cancer. Various topics are covered including tumor pathology and mechanisms, approaches to identifying carcinogens, examples of environmental carcinogens, and associated risk factors, etc.,.

Environmental Health Aspects of Household Hazards
29 slides, course outline, handouts, background material, 1995.

Raymond Thron, PhD; Timothy Burkhardt, MPH.
Comprehensive teaching module on household hazards including; lead, asbestos, cleaning materials, solvents, and others. Contains slides, script, text copies of slides, student handouts and background material for presenter.

Environmental Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution
36 slides, script, course outline, 1991.

Glenn Pransky, MD; Kathleen Rest, PhD; and Sabrina Kurtz, M.Ed., University of MA Medical School
Comprehensive module developed under contract with AOEC includes all materials necessary for grand rounds-medical seminar presentation including case study example, script, outline, handout and copies of key references. Targeted towards primary care physicians and medical students.

Environmental Health Effects of Groundwater Contamination
42 slides, script, course outline, 1991.

Glenn Pransky, MD; Kathleen Rest, PhD; and Sabrina Kurtz, M.Ed.
Comprehensive teaching module including script, handout, outline, and copies of key references and resources. Material covers occupational/environmental sources of lead poisoning, clinical presentation, therapeutic and preventive approaches with mention of occupational/environmental regulations.

Lead: It's Everywhere
56 slides, script, course outline, 2002.

Alan M. Ducatman, MD, MSc, West Virginia University School of Medicine
The module will teach clinicians about the history, sources, routes and extent of lead exposure, about health effects, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment strategies, and about lead poisoning prevention. Module includes slide/CD presentations, expanded annotated slide presentation guide for teachers and students, relevant key articles and reviews and program evaluation form.

Ergonomics - A Basic Overview
57 slides , script, handout material, pre/post test and references, 1999.

Sandra N. Mohr, MD, MPH & Richard M. Lynch, PhD, CIH, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Institute.
An education module designed for physicians and other health care providers to furnish them an introduction to the topic of ergonomics.

Evaluation of the Worker with Suspected Occupational Lung Disease
17 slides, no script, 1998.

Tee Guidotti, MD, MPH, University of Alberta, Canada
Shows the major types of occupational lung disease, and the medical approach and evaluation of the injured worker. It also looks at structure, function, causation, prognosis, treatment and prevention factors in occupational disease.

The Exposure History
27 slides, script, handouts, pre/post tests, and references, 1993.

James Blessman, Jr., MD, Wayne State University
Comprehensive teaching module including script, handouts, outline, copies of key references, and resources. Covers taking both an occupational and environmental exposure history and includes sample exposure history forms.

Hepatic Health Effects of Environmental Exposure
50 slides and script, 1996

Glenn Pransky, MD, MOH, University of Massachusetts
Includes basic principles of environmental effects on liver, including diseases, drugs and genetics. Also, describes screening, diagnosis and prevention.

Indoor Environmental Quality: A Continuing Medical Evaluation Lecture Module for Clinicians
79 slides with script, handout, EPA Indoor Air Pollution material.

James Cone, MD, MPH, Diane Bush, Susan Stair and Liz Katz; Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service, State of California.
Provides introduction to key issues involved in investigating indoor air quality problems as well as discussion of symptoms and possible causes related to indoor air quality problems. Also available: Video-NOVA Program on Sick Building Syndrome & EPA: Tools for Schools.

Kids and the Environment: Toxic Hazards, A Course on Pediatric Environmental Health
Teaching course with text and reference articles.

California Public Health Foundation
Comprehensive course includes original text, reference articles, charts and handouts.

Living on the Chemical Edge: Medical Issues Concerning Residents Near Hazardous Waste Sites
54 slides and script, 1989.

Tee Guidotti, University of Alberta
Comprehensive presentation with script and handout targeted for the primary care physician, including citations and references. Slides illustrate typical super-fund exposures and rational approach to community concerns.

Noise Induced Hearing Loss
57 slides, script and articles, 1993.

Karen Mulloy, DO, MSCH, Marshall University
Introductory talk, slides and background articles.

Occupational Asthma
42 slides and CD-ROM with audio, 2000.

William Beckett, MD, MPH and Dina Markowitz, PhD, University of Rochester School of Medicine.
Comprehensive introduction on occupational asthma, causes, outcomes and appropriate medical responses. Targeted for the primary care physician and medical students.

Occupational and Environmental Liver Disease
33 slides and script.

Glenn Pransky, MD, MOccH., University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Includes script, outline and references, the relevant chapter in Levy and Wegman. Grand rounds type presentation reviewing various aspects of work related liver disease, differential diagnosis of suspected work-related liver problems and fitness to work determination form individuals with liver disease

Occupational Health and the Heart
39 slides, script, 2002

John Meyer, MD, MPH, West Virginia University, University of Manchester, UK
Grand rounds type presentation including references, script, covering various issues in occupational cardiovascular toxicity (carbon monoxide, nitrates, carbon disulfide, noise) and brief discussion of work capability determination for cardiovascular patient. Also available as CD Rom. Replaces 1990 presentation on Occupational and Environmental Cardiovascular Disease by Glenn Pransky, MD, MOccH., University of Massachusetts Medical Center

Pediatric Environmental Health History
Slides or CD, both with notes.

Rose H. Goldman, MD, MPH, Michael Shannon, MD & Alan Woolf, MD, Pediatric Environmental Health Unit at Cambridge Hospital & Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Program uses a case study of carbon monoxide exposure in a six-year-old. Examples are also given for symptoms in several stages of development including in the developing fetus. Program developed by Cambridge Hospital and the Children’s Hospital, Boston, under the AOEC/ATSDR Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units project

Renal Health Effects of Environmental Toxicants
40 slides with script.

Christopher Teaf, PhD. & Isabel Stabile, PhD., Florida State University
Includes the common function of the kidney, various renal toxicants with their effects, therapeutic agents, an exposure assessment and a case study.

Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace and the Environment
34 slides with text and syllabus for clinicians, 1991.

Maureen Paul, MD, MPH, FACOG and Sabrina Kurtz, M.Ed., University of MA Medical School
Grand rounds presentation covering various aspects of reproductive hazards in the workplace, as well as in the community. Includes texts, syllabus, citations.

Risk Assessment and Environmental Health
33 slides with text and student manual, 1996.

Michael Gochfeld, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
An in-depth overview of risk assessment and environmental health. Topics covered includes definitions and stages of risk assessment, examples of risk management, analysis and application of risk assessment, etc. Target audience: medical students. Also appropriate for primary care physicians and other health care providers. Also contains script.

Smoking and Occupational Health

2002 William Beckett, MD, MPH, Dina Markowitz, PhD, University of Rochester.
Presentation of the occupational health problems associated with smoking. Also available as CD ROM.