Monash Certificate in Clinical Occupational Medicine
Monash Certificate in
Clinical Occupational Medicine
The Monash Certificate in Clinical Occupational Medicine is designed for GPs, occupational medicine trainees and other medical practitioners who assess and manage patients with work-related problems.
Course date
25–29 MAY 2026
(9am – 5pm each day)
Course delivery
Online via Zoom
Cost
$2,050 incl. GST
Program contact
Phone: +61 3 9903 0289
Terms and Conditions
Course registration closes one week prior to the course commencement date.
The five day course addresses various physiological and medical conditions that affect work – or can come about from work – such as conditions of the back, limbs, lungs, eyes, ears and skin, together with chronic pain, mental illness, travel illness, head injury, pregnancy and fatigue.
Doctors will learn how to approach medical conditions concerning focused history-taking, fitness for work, including safety-critical work, return to work, workers’ compensation, report-writing, travel advice, and screening for drugs, alcohol and industrial toxins.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Discuss a patient's clinical history relevant to work-related health.
- Assess a patient's capacity for work.
- Recognise common health conditions that can be caused by work and describe how to manage them.
- Identify the effects on work of prescribed drugs, illicit drugs and alcohol.
- Determine a management plan, including associated investigations, for two complex cases in occupational medicine.
Course outline
Download the course timetable here (PDF)
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Who should attend
The Monash Certificate in Clinical Occupational Medicine is designed for GPs, occupational medicine trainees and other medical practitioners who assess and manage patients with work-related problems.
Participants must be qualified medical doctors. International participants are welcome, but participants must possess a very good understanding of medical terminology in English.
Accreditation
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
The Monash Certificate in Clinical Occupational Medicine is endorsed by the RACGP as a CPD Approved Activity in the 2026-28 Triennium.
Australian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AFOEM)
This course meets many of the requirements for the AFOEM training curriculum.
Course facilitators
Over 15 other expert clinicians and specialists in their field contribute to the extensive week-long program, coordinated by the Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (MonCOEH).
While the information contained herein was correct at the date of publication, Monash University reserves the right to alter procedures, fees and regulations should the need arise.