Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health

Edited by Julia Smedley, Finlay Dick, and Steve Sadhra

Oxford Medical Handbooks

960 pages | 42 black and white line illustrations | 180x100mm

978-0-19-856718-9 | Flexicovers | 13 September 2007

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Edited by Julia Smedley, Director of Occupational Health, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK, Finlay Dick, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Medicine, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, University of Aberdeen, UK and Honorary Consultant Occupational Physician, NHS Grampian Occupational Health Service, UK., and Steve Sadhra, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Health, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham, UK

Finlay Dick is a Senior Lecturer in Occupational Medicine at Aberdeen University, Honorary Consultant Occupational Physician to NHS Grampian and is the course co-ordinator for the MSc in Occupational Medicine at the University of Aberdeen. He has worked in occupational medicine for 15 years in a number of sectors including the oil industry, shipping, local authority, and healthcare sectors.

Steve Sadhra has published over 50 book chapters, international reports and peer-reviewed publications in the field of Occupational Health. He has over 15 years experience in teaching occupational physicians, nurses and occupational hygienists and engineers and currently undertakes National and International Consultancy work in occupational health for over 30 organisations throughout the UK.

After completing her undergraduate training at Nottingham University Medical School, Julia Smedley subsequently spent several years in hospital medical specialties before embarking on higher specialist training in occupational medicine (a joint clinical/academic post at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust and the Medical Research Council Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton). She is currently the head of a large NHS occupational health department that also provides services to a range of local and global industries. Whilst she is primarily a practical clinician and service director, she has always maintained a strong interest in research and evidence-based practice in occupational medicine.

Contributors:
Professor Jon Ayres, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
Dr David Brown, Consultant Occupational Physician, Portsmouth, UK
Dr John Cherrie, Research Director, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh, UK
Professor David Coggon, Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Dr Hilary Cross, Consultant Occupational Toxicologist
Dr Steve Deacon, Head of Health, Royal Mail Group, UK
Dr Finlay Dick, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Medicine, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, University of Aberdeen, UK and Honorary Consultant Occupational Physician, NHS Grampian Occupational Health Service, UK
Dr Mike Doig, Manager, Centre of Excellence, Health & Medical Services, Chevron Corporation, Aberdeen, UK
Dr Clive Harker, Occupational Physician, United Biscuits, UK
Dr Kit Harling, Consultant Occupational Physician, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK
Dr Craig Jackson, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Occupational Psychology, Institute of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham and Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology. UCE Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Dr Bob Jefferson, Consultant in Environmental Medicine and Deputy Director, Medical Toxicology Research Centre, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK
Dr Susan Klein, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Aberdeen Centre for Trauma Research, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK
Ms Diana Kloss, Barrister, Hon FFOM, and Hon Senior Lecturer in Occupational Health Law, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Dr Ewan Macdonald, Director of Salus and Head of Healthy Working Lives Research Group, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Dr Ira Madan, Consultant Occupational Physician, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS (Foundation) Trust, London
Dr Stuart Mitchell, Head of Aeromedical Centre and Occupational Health Safety Regulation Group, UK Civil Aviation Authority, Gatwick Airport, UK
Dr Keith Palmer, Honorary Reader, Senior Investigator Scientist with the Medical Research Council and Honorary Consultant Occupational Physician
Dr Steven Sadhra, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham, UK
Dr Margaret Samuel, Chief Medical Officer, EDF Energy, UK
Dr Julia Smedley, Director of Occupational Health, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Dr Andrew Wheatley, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham, UK

Oxford Handbook of Occupational Health

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