ICOH Events

28 April - 3 May 2024 - Marrakesh, Morocco (on-site congress)

ICOH 2024 – Enhancing Occupational Health Research and Practices: Closing the gaps!

18 - 21 November 2024 - Online course

Online workshop on ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses

• Pneumoconioses as important occupational health problem in the world.
• Introduction of the ILO Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconiosis.
• 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.
• 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.
• Standards of Quality for Radiology in Pneumoconiosis.
• Basics of interpreting chest x-rays of workers exposed to mineral dust.
• Examples of interstitial lung diseases with reticular or nodular pattern on chest X-ray and CT scan (mainly due to exposure to mineral dust).
• Fundamentals and quality assurance of spirometry.
• 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.
• Uncommon pneumoconiosis lung diseases.
• Criteria for practical diagnosis of silicosis, asbestosis and coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP).
• Examples of interstitial lung diseases with reticular or nodular pattern on chest X-ray and CT scan (mainly due to exposure to mineral dust).
• Interactive case discussions and ILO Classification of chest x-rays from workers exposed to mineral dust.