[Education in environmental medicine: practical aspects]
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Abstract:
Rarely physicians educated in environmental medicine will be able to work as independent specialists. Most probably they will fulfill their mission besides a main job, usually in general medical care. On one hand this additional education may be applied in daily practice (diagnosis and investigation of environmentally induced diseases and disturbances) on the other hand by presentations in schools, courses, public meetings. Of special importance are political activities such as counselling, discussions with authorities of the environmental protection agency and other authorities, official statements etc. aiming at general medical prevention. Different topics of environmental medicine are outlined and the special importance of interdisciplinarity in thinking and research is stressed. Finally some informations for the practitioner concerning postgraduate education and literature-search are given.
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