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.

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Course date

25–29  MAY 2026

(9am – 5pm each day)

Course delivery

Online via Zoom

Cost

$2,050 incl. GST

Program contact

shortcourses.depm@monash.edu

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:

  1. Discuss a patient's clinical history relevant to work-related health.
  2. Assess a patient's capacity for work.
  3. Recognise common health conditions that can be caused by work and describe how to manage them.
  4. Identify the effects on work of prescribed drugs, illicit drugs and alcohol.
  5. Determine a management plan, including associated investigations, for two complex cases in occupational medicine.

Course outline

Download the course timetable here (PDF)

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5
  • Work-centred history taking
  • Low back pain
  • Occupational eye conditions
  • Epilepsy and work
  • Drugs and alcohol at work
  • Fatigue
  • Working with mental illness
  • WorkCover patients – some practical issues
  • Lower limb disorders
  • Fitness for work
  • Respiratory disorders
  • Biological monitoring and health surveillance
  • Upper limb disorders
  • Chronic pain
  • Travel medicine
  • Regulated medical examinations
  • Use of medical evidence in workers' compensation
  • Return to work after illness or injury
  • Work-related ear disorders
  • The pregnant worker
  • Skin disorders

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

RACGP CPD Approved ActivityRoyal 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.