German Society for Occupational and Environmental Medicine
| German Society for Occupational Medicine and Environmental Medicine eV (DGAUM) |
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| legal form | registered association |
| founding | 3rd February 1962 |
| Seat | Munich , Germany |
| purpose | Medical society for occupational and environmental medicine |
| Chair | Hans Drexler (President), Thomas Kraus (Vice President) |
| Managing directors | Thomas Nesseler |
| Members | over 1,100 |
| Website | www.dgaum.de |
The German Society for Occupational Medicine and Environmental Medicine eV (DGAUM) is a non-profit, scientific-medical society based in Munich .
Organ of publication
The publication organ of the DGAUM is the specialist journal Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine, Environmental Medicine (ASU) . ASU is the leading German-language specialist journal for all aspects of occupational medicine and informs company doctors, occupational physicians and everyone involved in company prevention about current topics from research and practice. Representatives and members of the DGAUM regularly publish scientific research results and practical articles on occupational and environmental medicine topics. As a longstanding organ partner, the DGAUM is responsible for the selection of the articles in the "Science" section.
Working groups
There are the following working groups that deal scientifically with certain topics and issue statements and recommendations:
- Work physiology
- Airways / lungs
- Epidemiology
- Hazardous substances
- Teaching
- Mental health at work
- Environmental medicine
Guideline work
For many years, guidelines on occupational and environmental medical issues have been developed within the DGAUM. In addition, the DGAUM also participates in guidelines that are drawn up under the leadership of other specialist societies (e.g. national supply guidelines, tobacco dependence). The Guidelines Working Group advises the DGAUM Executive Board in particular on the selection of suitable guideline topics, whereby the frequency or importance of questions in occupational or environmental medical practice are essential criteria. The guidelines drawn up under the aegis of the DGAUM can be roughly assigned to four groups:
- Diagnosis and assessment of occupational diseases (e.g. asbestos- related diseases)
- Company medical activity or preventive occupational health care for "work under the influence of hazardous substances" (e.g. lead , mercury )
- (Diagnostic) procedures (e.g. determination of heart rate variability , surface electromyography )
- Evaluation of particular hazards (e.g. climate, handedness )