Online workshop on ILO International Classification of radiographs of pneumoconiosis
Priyanka Roy
OBJECTIVES
The objective of this workshop was to strengthen the capacity of perform the early detection, evaluation, medical screening and health surveillance of pneumoconiosis among workers exposed to noxious dusts. Upon completion of this course, participants were expected to be able to:
Describe the main occupational respiratory diseases related to the inhalation of dust.
Use the ILO Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis for diagnostic purposes.
Apply the ILO Classification in health surveillance and medical screening of workers exposed to mineral dusts.
Transfer knowledge on how to use the ILO Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis.
CONTENT
Pneumoconioses as important occupational health problem in the world.
Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and clinical course of asbestos-related diseases, including lung carcinoma and mesothelioma.
Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and clinical course of occupational diseases caused by silica dust including lung cancer.
Standards of Quality for Radiology in Pneumoconiosis.
Basics of interpreting chest x-rays of workers exposed to mineral dust.
Presentation of the ILO Classification System and demonstration of standard radiographs.
Reading sheet recoding in the ILO Classification - Standard films reading of the ILO Classification.
Fundamentals and quality assurance of spirometry.
Examples of interstitial lung diseases with reticular or nodular pattern on chest X-ray and CT scan (mainly due to exposure to mineral dust).
Application of the ILO Classification in health surveillance and medical screening of workers exposed to mineral dusts.
Evaluation of Pneumoconioses by HRCT including the International Classification of HRCT for Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Diseases.
Examples of interstitial lung diseases with reticular or nodular pattern on chest X-ray and CT scan (mainly due to exposure to mineral dust).
Registry-based health Surveillance: examples from Germany.
Uncommon pneumoconiosis lung diseases.
Interactive case discussions and ILO Classification of chest x-rays from workers exposed to mineral dust.
NUMBER OF HOURS: 16